Winemaker Notes
Bright peaches with a lemon-lime twist will invigorate you, as grapefruit encapsulates all your senses. Honeysuckle adds a round mid palate, while the bright acidity keeps the wine light and compliments the effervescence, perfect for relaxing as you float down the lazy river.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Fableist Albarino 2021 is authentic and understated. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of mineral notes, stone fruits, and peach skin. Enjoy its lively palate and crisp finish with linguine and steamed clams in a light garlicky sauce. (Tasted: September 12, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Bright and aromatic with distinctive floral and fruity characteristics, Albariño has enjoyed a surge in popularity and an increase in plantings over the last couple of decades. Thick skins allow it to withstand the humid conditions of its homeland, Rías Baixas, Spain, free of malady, and produce a weighty but fresh white. Somm Secret—Albariño claims dual citizenship in Spain and Portugal. Under the name Alvarinho, it thrives in Portugal’s northwestern Vinho Verde region, which predictably, borders part of Spain’s Rías Baixas.
The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.
Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.
While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.