jcoulter wrote:

Plonk of the week at the local supermarket is Faustino VII rioja listed as
"cosecho" as opposed to Crianza, Riserva and Gran Riserva. Is this the low
grade stuff someone was talking about?


Well, that seems to be a misunderstanding. As far as I know, it should
be "cosecha" and it just means vintage.

The Faustino VII is probably a crianza, with 10 months of ageing in oak
barrels and 6 months in bottle. For marketing blurb, see the Bodegas
Faustino website at www.bodegasfaustino.es.

Cheers,

-Topi Kuusinen, Finland