Life Style / Wine Grapes / Albariño: Has synonym name Alvarinho where grown in Portugal. White-wine producing variety, used to create a serious varietal wine with pleasant citrus fruit aroma, widely grown in regions of N.W. Spain and also in northern Portugal. In other regions it is used in blends with other local grapewines. Regarded by some as having the ability to improve with oak ageing. Thought by some to be a Riesling clone originating from the Alsace region of France.
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