San Asensio

San Asensio
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°30′N2°45′W / 42.500°N 2.750°W / 42.500; -2.750
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Haro
Government
•  Mayor	Juan Francisco Blanco Zalvidea (PSOE)
Area
• Total	32.33 km2 (12.48 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2024) [1]
• Total	1,099
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	sanasensiano, na
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	www.sanasensio.org

San Asensio is a municipality and town in the La Rioja autonomous community, northern Spain.

The vineyards of San Asensio. In the distance is a medieval castle.

Viticulture

San Asensio has a tradition of wine production and is known for its rosés. ^[2] Production is regulated by the Denominación de origen system. The Rioja DOC is divided into 3 sub-regions, San Asensio being in Rioja Alta. ^[3]

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "San Asensio acogera el 25 y 26 de abril el segundo encuentro de barrios históricos de bodegas". Haro Digital (in Spanish). March 2019.
3. "Rioja Alta wine route". spain.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.