Spritzer glass of each). In Croatia, a popular drink called "gemišt" is mixed with white wine and sparkling water to taste. In north-eastern regions of Italy, especially Venice and surroundings, a "spritz" is a popular light cocktail, a mix of sparkling white wine (e.g., Prosecco), sparkling water, and Aperol, Bitter Campari, or other colored alcohols. In the United States, some non-alcoholic carbonated juices are sold as "spritzers." The same type of carbonated juice (actually made with juice and carbonated mineral water) is known in Germany as "Saftschorle" or "Fruchtschorle". (Both short for rarely used "Fruchtsaftschorle".) Particularly "Apfelschorle" (apple juice spritzer) is
Rioja (wine) Vino" where participants conduct a food fight of sorts with wine. Rioja (wine) Rioja [] is a wine region in Spain, with "Denominación de Origen Calificada" (D.O.Ca., "Qualified Designation of Origin"). Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa. Many wines have traditionally blended fruit from all three regions, though there is a slow growth in single-zone wines. The harvesting of wine in La Rioja has an ancient lineage with origins dating