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Albariño
white grape · also Alvarinho Rías Baixas; Vinho Verde (Monção e Melgaço) serve 6–9 °C ages 1–4 years
Albariño is a white grape: light-bodied, very high acidity, usually dry. 12 Albariño wines from £16.46. Typical aromas: citrus, grapefruit, white peach, apricot, saline, white flowers.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
light
very high
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Is Albariño sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
seafood, shellfish, grilled fish, ceviche, sushi, tapas, salads. the seafood grape: saline, high acid
Where it grows
Rías Baixas, Spain — cool, wet Atlantic Galicia; pergola-trained; crisp and saline
Vinho Verde (Monção e Melgaço), Portugal — Alvarinho: slightly fuller
If you like Albariño
12 Albariño wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 12
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Mendez Salvora 2024 Rodrigo Mendez · Galicia | £35.68 | |||
| Bodegas Forjas del Salnes Leirana O Pradino 2021 Bodegas Forjas del Salnes · Galicia | £48.88 | |||
| Raul Perez La Vizcaina Las Gundinas Mencia 2023 Raul Perez · Bierzo | £28.81 | |||
| Rodrigo Mendez Cies Blanco 2025 Rodrigo Mendez · Galicia | £18.26 | |||
| Anselmo Mendes Parcela Unica Alvarinho 2022 Anselmo Mendes · Vinho Verde | £33.13 | |||
| Anselmo Mendes Muros de Melgaco Alvarinho 2024 Anselmo Mendes · Vinho Verde | £18.52 | |||
| Bodegas Forjas del Salnes Leirana Albarino 2025 Bodegas Forjas del Salnes · Galicia | £19.55 | |||
| Luis Seabra Granito Cru Alvarinho 2023 Luis Seabra · Douro | £23.77 | |||
| Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos Alvarinho 2025 Anselmo Mendes · Vinho Verde | £16.46 | |||
| Anselmo Mendes Contacto Alvarinho 2025 Anselmo Mendes · Vinho Verde | £16.98 | |||
| Lagar de Cervera Albarino 2025 La Rioja Alta · Galicia | £16.98 | |||
| Mettler Albarino 2021 Mettler · California | £24.60 |