Bodegas Faustino
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The Bodegas Faustino vineyard is located in Spain within the province of Alava in the Basque Country. It is only 5 km (3 miles) from Logroño, the capital of La Rioja, and is included in the Rioja wine-producing region.
The Bodegas Faustino vineyard was established in 1861 by Eleuterio Martinez Arzok when he purchased the palace and vineyards of the Marques del Pierto. The objective was to make wine and sell it in bulk and over following years it steadily grew in size and quality. In 1930 Faustino Martinez Perez de Albeniz took over and was the first to bottle his wine within the region of Rioja. The names of the wines produced reflected the vineyard of origin. For example: Campillo, Parrita, Famar, and Santana. However this was soon abandoned, only to return 60 years later after the company introduced some single-vineyard wines. Then in 1957, Julio Faustino Martinez (Third generation) became head of the company and launched Faustino as an international brand, which today is sold in as many as 47 countries.
Vineyards
The vineyards of Bodegas Faustino are located in Logrono, Laguardia, Mendavia and Oyon within the Spanish wine region of Rioja. This is about 650ha (1,600 acres). The main grapes used for the production of wines within the vineyards being the Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano, and Viura grapes. These grape varietals are typical within the region. The winery can hold about 50,000 oak barrels and there is a permanent stock of some 9 million bottles.
Ownership
This vineyard is still a family-owned business and has expanded to become Grupo Faustino. Other than Faustino itself, the company includes Campillo and Marques de Vitoria also in Rioja; Valcarlos in Navarra; Condesa de Leganza in La Mancha; Bodegas Portia in Ribera del Duero; and Bodegas Victorianas, which offers varietal table wine from across Spain.
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