Spain’s Lagar de Besada Albariño is delicate and bone-dry with lemon and lemongrass flavors, mineral accents and endless finish. Courtesy of Lagar de Besada

If you’re building your life list of grapes, are looking for new flavors to segue into fall or want to impress your wine-loving friends, try this under-the-radar Spanish grape, Albariño (ahl-bah-REEN-yo) .

With flavors compared to stone fruit and citrus, Albariño lies between the liveliness of Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay’s roundness. The grape’s rousing acidity is the natural pairing for seafood, fried foods and any dish garnished with lemon. At One Lake Brewing, 1 Lake St. in Oak Park, where the wine is sold by the glass and bottle, it’s a hit with fish and chips.

Albariño’s homeland is Rias Baixas (R EE-ahs BY-jahs) , on Sp

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