2004 Quinta do Feital Vinho Regional Minho Auratus - Portugal, Minho, Vinho Regional Minho (9/8/2006)Alvarinho/Trajadura blendDeep daisey yellow in color. The nose took a bit to open up but when it did it showed white flowers, some rich citrus and a lot of cantelope! Completely dry in the mouth the ...

RE.6135 PO “Burgáns” 2005 Albariño (Rías Baixas) – Clean, refreshing lemon-lime juice with stickier grapefruit and sweet apple notes, plus a lingering descant of makrut lime. This is balanced and pure, growing in intensity as food demands, but simple and sweetly pretty by itself. (2/07...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Douglass Smith Post Time: 06-18-2007 at 08:34 AM

I found a few videos on the web today all about Albarino, a grape we featured recently with a Virtual Tasting. Sponsored by Rias Baixas and hosted by Doug Frost, they do a nice job telling people more about this great region and grape. Here’s... More info at www.catavino.net

Good Albariño is grown near the sea on the Atlantic Coast. Rias Brixas is located on the Northern Portugal boarder. This offers Atlantic breezes to cool the grapes during the evening. The Albariño ... the blistering sun off the grapes and allows good circulation. Albariño vines tend to be low yielding ... for what we received.A minor factoid; this Albariño started out on the western coast of Spain...

This Albariño is also from the Rias Baixas region of Spain. Very similar to the Burgaño and equally as appealing so check out that post for trivia. I would recommend this wine. It’s a bit pricy but remember that the Albariño grape needs some extra T.L.C. Albariño Lícia Rias Baixas Denominación de OrigenVintage: 2007Alcohol: 12.5%Price: $19.99Color: YellowIntensity: LightAromas: Melon, lemon...

If you are thinking about turning to light wines due to the weather - since in many areas (not all of course) of the world are starting to warm up - then one grapes you may want to consider is... Continue .

*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from WineQ because I am Beta Club member. It’s been quite a while since I had an Albariño and that’s a shame, since it’s a great grape ... get me back on the Albariño train, and I’m going to start trying to seek them out again. I chose the 2007 Bokisch Albariño Clement Hills Vineyard to go with our omelets! It clocked in at 14.1% alcohol...

Albariño is the classic wine from Spain's Galician coast, and as with many European wines, it's a natural fit for the foods the Spaniards had on hand. Shellfish...

Albariño is the classic wine from Spain's Galician coast, and as with many European wines, it's a natural fit for the foods the Spaniards had on hand. Shellfish...