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al·ba·ri·ño
variants:
or Albariño \ ˌäl-bə-ˈrēn-(ˌ)yō 
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\ plural albariños or Albariños
Definition of albariño
: a richly flavored white wine from the Galicia region of Spain
Good albariño can be very serious wine, with enormous intensity of flavor and a subtle, layered mouth-feel framing its lively acidity.— John Winthrop Haeger, Saveur, May 2006 also : the grape from which this wine is made Grown on the rainy, green Galician coast, Albariño is Spain's breakout white grape. — Richard Nalley, Food & Wine, September 2002
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