Wines made from Albarino grapes of Spain
Discover the best wines made with Albarino as a single variety or as a blend of Spain.
More informations about the variety Albarino
It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
More informations about the wines of Spain
Spain is a land of breathtaking scenery, colourful history and a Deep and Complex culture in which wine has Long played an important role. Grapes have been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since at least 3000 BC, although it wasn't until 1000 BC that viticulture really began here - a skill brought by Phoenician traders from the eastern Mediterranean. Today, Spain is home to more vineyards than any other country in the world, and its national wine production is exceeded only by France and Italy. All of Spain's seventeen administrative regions (communidades autónomas) produce wine to some degree, including the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
What are the typical flavors of the Albarino grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 95% of Albarino
- Citrus fruitPresent in 95% of Albarino
- EarthPresent in 92% of Albarino
- MicrobioPresent in 80% of Albarino
- OakPresent in 74% of Albarino
- Tropical fruitPresent in 71% of Albarino
- VegetalPresent in 60% of Albarino
- Non oakPresent in 56% of Albarino
- SpicesPresent in 53% of Albarino
- FloralPresent in 40% of Albarino
- MineralityPresent in 33% of Albarino
- PeachPresent in 32% of Albarino
- CitrusPresent in 32% of Albarino
- LemonPresent in 31% of Albarino
- ApplesPresent in 29% of Albarino
- Green applePresent in 27% of Albarino
- PearPresent in 27% of Albarino
- PineapplePresent in 26% of Albarino
- OakyPresent in 26% of Albarino
- StonePresent in 25% of Albarino
News about the grape variety Albarino
Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia
Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers
According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...
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