# Rioja DOP changes minimum barrel rule for wine-ageing facilities > Spain’s agriculture ministry published in the BOE on 19 October its approval of a normal amendment to the Rioja Protected Designation of Origin specification. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: Spain - Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-19 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026.md) The main change revises minimum capacity and barrel requirements for wine-ageing facilities: the previous 225-hectolitre and 50-barrel thresholds are replaced by a requirement for one barrel. The amendment also removes a misplaced duplicate paragraph and changes how annual production volume and stock/guarantee documents are checked. It changes the specification; it does not report new wine output or exports. ## Data ### Specification amendment summary Changed minimum for wine ageing facilities. Methodology: Prior and approved requirements transcribed from the BOE decision. | Requirement | Previous | Approved amendment | |---|---|---| | Minimum aging requirement | 225 hL and 50 barrels | 1 barrel | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026/data/rioja-specification-change?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rioja-dop-cellar-aging-requirement-changed-2026/data/rioja-specification-change?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)