443655 Fri Sep 21 19:26:04 -0700 2007 12 16 Mid-Atlantic 0 2965016 I have been trying to find someplace in Ocean County that sells this wine. We ordered it with dinner in AC, bought a bottle in Fort Lauderdale but have had no luck finding it closer to home. If any of you chowhounds have any ideas where I may purchase this wine, please write back and let me know. PS: If you do get an opportunity to try Albarino, I would suggest that you go for it. It is a light white wine that can be enjoyed by the most discriminating wine drinkers. Fri Sep 21 19:26:04 -0700 2007 50093 Babs16 1 2965034 Did you try googling "albarino" + "spanish wine" ? Fri Sep 21 19:42:30 -0700 2007 2965016 66662 scharffenberger 1 2965393 Go to the following web site and search. You will find several shops in NJ that sell this wine. http://www.wine-searcher.com Sat Sep 22 04:08:53 -0700 2007 2965016 57768 ambrose 1 2965465 I bought 2 bottles in Cherry Hill a few months back. Total Wine and More is a huge store and they have a very large selection of wine. I bought 2 different bottles of Albarino there. Very nice with fish. There are a few more stores in NJ if you go to their website. http://www.wineaccess.com/store/totalwine-cherryhill/our-catalog-search.html?wine_name=albarino&x=14&y=9 Sat Sep 22 05:48:18 -0700 2007 2965016 95489 mschow 2 2965865 Thanks ambrose, the site you suggested was very helpful. That site will now go on my favorites. I am going to try the wine shop in Brick as it is a little closer to where I live than Spring Lake. Which bottles of the Albarino did you try? Both times we enjoyed the Nora Albarino. Once was with a sea bass and the other was with a veggie dish I am partial to light white wines, so if there are any suggestions out there, I would enjoy knowing. Sat Sep 22 10:02:39 -0700 2007 2965465 50093 Babs16 3 2965886 Albarino is an excellent grape variety and popular especially during the summer due to the fact that its light, served chilled and is very refreshing. The Nora is a fine example and should be readily available. As the above poster suggested, wine-searcher.com is a good resource. Good Luck. If you like light refreshing whites, have you ever tried rieslings? Just a tad sweeter than albarino's. Sat Sep 22 10:09:51 -0700 2007 2965865 31617 bgut1 3 2970187 You live in Spring Lake and didn't check at the Bottle Shop before coming on-line? This is a very nice store. They have this wine from a couple of producers, including one from the well-thought of area of Rias Baixas. Mon Sep 24 08:40:41 -0700 2007 2965865 26666 FrankJBN 1 2966987 Try a Kabinett Reisling especially with Chinese, Thai, or Indian food Try an Italian white Wine called Tenuta Revoglia- delicious but not quite as crisp as a the Albarino. A good quality Austrian Gruner-Veltligner also might be to your liking (spelling ?) Mark H. Sat Sep 22 19:41:25 -0700 2007 2965016 24031 Markarotti 1 2966998 You can order online from wine library dot com. They're located in Springfield, NJ. They carry several different Albariños. Sat Sep 22 19:46:45 -0700 2007 2965016 52499 ChefJune 2 2968956 I shop at Total Wine in Claymont which is where I recently got turned on to Albarino. I bought Burgas (I'm pretty sure that's the spelling) and really enjoyed it. I'm sure you could get it at a Total Wine nearer to you. I'm just finishing up a bottle of Albarino... Val Do Sosego... yummy! Sun Sep 23 18:16:28 -0700 2007 2966998 68213 cjc519 3 2970146 I strongly echo Wine Library and wine-searcher.com. I even signed up for the pro version - worth every penny. I really like them too - so different from the typical chardonnays. Nova Terra (New Brunswick) usually has one by the glass. Mon Sep 24 08:28:20 -0700 2007 2968956 49232 aacharya 4 2970181 Albarino is NOT chardonnay. It's... Albarino. Mon Sep 24 08:39:27 -0700 2007 2970146 52499 ChefJune 5 2972492 Yes, i knew that. Should I have said "so different from the other white wines you normally see at restaurants, like chardonnay"? I think most people know that it isn't a chardonnay. Thanks for the negative, though. Really fits the mood of this board. Mon Sep 24 18:19:46 -0700 2007 2970181 49232 aacharya