ery sweet with unusually thick skins, which help the fruit tolerate the damp climate and also contribute to the acidity and flavor that characterize Albarino wine.
Though the albarino grape can be blended (and it often is!), only wine made from albarino grapes can bear the label “Albarino wine.” Most of the Albarino wine hails from the Rias Baixas D.O. (Denominacion de Origen, which basically means that it’s a Spanish controlled appellation). The Rias Baixas is located in the southern part