Albarino (known as Alvarinho in its native Portugal) is typically thought of as a Spanish grape from the Rias Baixas region.  It got its name in the 12th Century known as “whitish”.  It is typically trained on high pergolas, in maritime climate to increase the yields, which lowers the sugar levels, ultimately keeping the alcohol levels low, often below 10% alcohol by volume.  It has clean, crisp flavors of apricot, peach and lemon flavors.  When it is grown closer to the ocean (where it can handle humidity) it picks up salinity notes.  Albarino has a very light body and high acidity, but in order to keep all of its attributes pronounced it needs a loving viticulturalist.  It can bud 40 buds per vine and really needs cropping back to 30 in order to be a wine of caliber.  It pairs perfectly served at about 45 degrees Fahrenheit with light seafood, such as shellfish, halibut and seabass.