Pairings | Alvarinho

The best pairings for albarino (and alvarinho)

Posted on September 2 2019 at 07:21

If I had to sum up the best food pairing for albarino in one word it would be seafood. Which makes sense considering where it comes from on the coast of Galicia in the Rias Baixas region of northern Spain.

Wine of the week: Casal de Ventozela Alvarinho 2015

Posted on July 30 2016 at 15:16

If you’re a fan of Spain’s fashionable white wine albarino you’ll almost certainly like its Portuguese cousin alvarinho which is made just over the border.

Tags: sardines mackerel crab clams food:fish & shellfish albarino alvarinho Minho Portuguese white wine drink:white wine
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Anchovies and alvarinho

Posted on May 7 2018 at 10:56

If you don’t like fish don’t go to Olhao! Restaurants in this bustling fishing port on the Algarve serve almost nothing else which is fine with me but less good for people, like my friend J, who has a real phobia about fishbones.

Tags: Portuguese white wine albarino alvarinho drink:white wine pink peppercorns anchovy anchovies food:fish & shellfish
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The best wine matches for sardines

Posted on June 20 2018 at 09:42

Freshly caught grilled sardines are a treat at this time of year but how easy is it fo find a wine that will go with them? Look to the French and Portuguese for inspiration!