Wine tasting notes: the best Albariños 2012 Taste the Difference Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain £7.99, Sainsbury's Albariño's homeland is Galicia, the region above Portugal on the Atlantic coast. It is fashionable, both in Spain and abroad, so to get a good example for less than £8 is rare. This explores the more exotic side of the grape, with ripe peach and heady flowers given the refreshment factor by a bite of acid. 2012 The Society's Exhibition Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain £12.95, Wine Society This complex take on the grape has some of its signature perfume and weight, but it is really about vibrancy and a taut savoury palate that is reminiscent of the sea - I can think of nothing better to drink with oysters.