Portugese Patio Wine

Did you ever dash a little salt on apples as a kid? Albarino sort gives you the idea that someone dashed a little salt in your Sauvignon Blanc. It's absolutely crushable but not in a flippant or unimportant way. Back before Sancerre was over distributed and $40+ a bottle, we did exactly with it what I'm proposing you do with Albarino - drink the heck out of it. On the porch. By the pool. With the calamari app before dinner. You name it!

Today's featured bottling from Nortico is a perfect introduction. It's spelled Alvarinho since it is across the border into Portugal, and it offers a tasty introduction in the world of this do-anything variety. It's not quite so grassy as Sauvignon Blanc, but it offers a certain refreshment rarely found in say Chardonnay in this range. Come by and try a glass or grab a bottle!