I am generally a white wine drinker, but sometimes a decent bottle of red appeals. I am not a wine snob, but find that cheap red wine tends to give me a headache. Whilst shopping in Asda recently I decided to buy a bottle of Faustino V reserva rioja. I have had this wine in the past and remembered that I had enjoyed it. I paid £8 for my bottle, but it generally sells for around £12, far more than I like to pay! Faustino V reserva rioja comes in a dark bottle with orange label. It is produced by the 1,625 acre Bodegas winery in northern Spain. The area is famous for producing rioja. The climate is perfect for growing the tempranillo grape that makes up 92% of ...  Read the complete review

I like my wine, but wine is an arena where it is extremely easy to get a bad wine for a mid range price. By mid range I mean between £8 - £15. Regular disappointment comes from France, followed by Italy and Spain. You may be lucky enough to get a decent bottle one day and a bad one the next, while still choosing the same marque and style. Rioja is no different. Beware of most special offers, as you can end up with a bottle of table vinegar. However, Faustino Rioja is dependably good. I have had some Faustino V's that have been better than others, but I've never had a bad bottle of Faustino. Rioja is a region, just like Bordeaux. Bodegas Faustino ...  Read the complete review

Faustino is one of the great names of Spanish winemaking - the group was founded over 140 years ago - and it's a brand you'll find in supermarkets as well as specialist wine stores. In recent years I've found that the space on supermarket shelves has increasingly been taken up with the big brand names and I've found it harder and harder to find something interesting and unusual, but if there is one brand I'm happy to buy it's Faustino. As a group Faustino produces all kinds of wines - roses, sparkling whites, both classic and modern reds and whites - but it's the red riojas that I most associate with the Faustino name and if I can't see another rioja that appeals I know .  Read the complete review