Alvarinho is the Portuguese name for the aromatic white grape known in Spain as Albariño, grown along the Atlantic-facing Minho and Rías Baixas regions for crisp, saline whites. California's CDFA crush data under this exact spelling run only from 2017 through 2021, across five districts, with volumes always tiny, never exceeding about 5.5 tons crushed in a year. No bearing acreage was ever separately reported, and the variety disappears from state reports after 2021 — though plantings using the more common "Albariño" spelling may continue to be tracked separately from this entry.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- BLANC
- Country of origin
- PORTUGAL
- Synonyms
- 11
- Approved on a US label
- Albariño (Alvarinho)
- FPS selections
- 3
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
the names TTB permits on a bottle
distinct clones and selections held at UC Davis
Registries
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Alvarinho, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 0
county-years of acreage
the Grape Acreage Report has never named it in a county table
- 9
district-years of crush
5 of 17 crush districts, 4 crop years
- 9
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 0
producers in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Tonnage and price by district
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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Brix at the crusher
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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