“Albarińo makes some of the freshest, most exciting wine in the world. It never loses it’s crunchy, juicy, bright, perfumed lemony flavour” – Oz Clarke

Oz and Tom talk you through four wines from Rías Baixas, the home of Albariño:  

Cooperativa Vitivincola Arousana, Paco Y Lola Albarińo 2024, D.O. Rías Baixas, Spain
RRP: £22.00
Stockists: Simply Wines Direct, All About Wine, The Fine Wine Company

Pazo Pondal, Leira Pondal Albarińo 2025, D.O. Rías Baixas, Spain
RRP: £18.95
Stockists: Brompton Wine

Quinta De Couselo, Rosal 2024, D.O.Rías Baixas, Spain
RRP: £24.00
Stockists: Terra Wines, York Wines

Bodegas As Laxas, Sensum Laxas NV, Brut Albarińo,D.O. Rías Baixas, Spain
RRP: £26.90
Stockists: Mumbles Fine Wines

Watch the full video as Oz and Tom talk you through what to expect from this exciting and adaptable grape variety,  explain more about Rías Baixas, Galicia, why it’s known as Green Spain and what exactly all this has to do with Manchester (England) and bagpipes!

Love Albariño Day with Rías Baixas’ is the 5th episode in the 2026 WineAlive Summer Sipping Series with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey  . Other blogs and videos in the series include “Celebrate English Wine Week’, ‘Reach for Cava this Summer’, ‘New Wave Summer Softs’, ‘It’s Rosé Season! and, coming up later this summer, ‘Smart Summer Wine-Based Cocktails’, and ‘Make it an English Sparkling Summer’. See them all as they are published here:

Catch WineAlive’s full Summer Sipping series on YouTube at @wine-alive