Popular Spanish wine (5)

I believe the answer is:

rioja

'popular spanish wine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rioja that I've seen before include "Popular Spanish wine" , "kind of red" , "North Spanish wine" , "Wine from northern Spain" , "Spanish red wine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The New York Times.

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