Alvarinho

Known as Albariño in Spain, and Alvarinho in Portugal, this white grape variety feels at home in the damper, cooler areas of north west Iberia.

In Spain’s North West coastal state of Galicia, this thick-skinned, mildly aromatic variety dominates the massively under-rated Rias Baixas wine region producing light, aromatic, and high-quality white wines. Elsewhere in Iberia, Vinho Verde wines are an exquisite Portuguese wine.