Albariño
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Albariño (Galician pronunciation: [alβaˈɾiɲʊ]) or Alvarinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [alvɐˈɾiɲu]) is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia (northwest Spain) and in Northwest Portugal (Monção and Melgaço) where it is also used to make varietal white wines.[1] Albariño is the name for the grape in Galician. In Portugal it is known as Alvarinho, and sometimes as Cainho Branco.
Albariño / Alvarinho | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | Alvarinho and other synonyms |
Origin | Galicia and Portugal |
Notable regions | Minho, Portugal; Galicia, Spain |
Notable wines | Vinho Verde (Vinho Alvarinho), Rías Baixas |
VIVC number | 15689 |
It was presumably brought to Iberia by Cluny monks in the twelfth century but recent studies point to Albariño/Alvarinho being native to Galicia/Portugal.[2] Both the Galician "Albariño" and the Portuguese "Alvarinho", derive from albo<albus, meaning "white, whitish".[3] It has locally been thought to be a Riesling clone originating from the Alsace region of France, although earliest known records of Riesling as a grape variety date from the 15th, rather than the 12th, century[citation needed]. It is also theorized that the grape is a close relative of the French grape Petit Manseng.[4]
It should not be confused with the Alvarinho Lilás[5] grape of Madeira.