Zarate is a family winery based in Meaño, in the Salnés Valley in Rías Baixas. Since the 1950s this winery has been an important player in working with the Albariño…
Albariño series (3) Terras Gauda O Rosal 2017 Rías Baixas, Spain
Technically, I shouldn’t be including this wine in my series because it’s a blend, in this case of 70% Albariño, 20% Caiño and 10% Loureiro. Stainless steel fermented with vineyard…
Albariño series (2) Granbazán Etiqueta Ámbar 2016 Rías Baixas, Spain
The second wine in this series on Albariño, that wonderful grape from northwest Spain and Portugal, is another from Rias Baixas. This one is a bit of a surprise: I…
Albariño series (1) – Eulogio Pomares Parcelarios (I) 2015, Rías Baixas
I’m beginning a series on Albariño, which is a white grape from north east Spain and Portugal (where it is known as Alvarinho). My mission over the next few months…
Lagar de Cervera 2016, a classic Albariño
Lagar de Cervera is owned by La Rioja Alta. Back in the 1980s they realized that their white Riojas weren’t the best ever wines, and began searching for a companion…
Albariño: a new grape for New Zealand
There’s a bit of buzz about Albariño in New Zealand. But it’s early days yet: there are currently just 27 hectares in the whole country. Gisborne, where it was first…
Eulogio Pomares Albariño Crianza Oxidativa 2011 Rías Baixas, Spain
Eulogio Pomares is the viticulturist and winemaker at Zarate in Rias Baixas, Spain, and he has also his own project, Grandes Vinos Desiguales. He makes two wines, both from Albariño:…
Do Ferreiro Albariño Cepas Vellas from 200 year old vines
This was a remarkable Albariño, made from a one-hectare plot of vines that’s over 200 years old. It’s made by Gerardo Méndez of Do Ferreiro, who farms 10 hectares, split into…