The Terra do Rio range focusses on Portugese and Spanish grape varieties, and here we're looking at Arinto. This white is imbued with soft lemon and peach aromas, backed up by some bay leaf and laurel. Complex and charming, it has a smooth mid-palate with just enough thirst-quenching acidity worked through it. There's a twinge of grapefruity bitterness on the end to keep things smart.

Origin: Portugal. Mainly Grown In: Portugal, Spain, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. Key Facts: Nowadays, it is planted from the cool north in Vinho Verde to the hot south of Alentejo in Portugal. The best examples come from the Bucelas region, where Arinto makes up 75% of the blend. Its second role is being a component in the ever-popular Vinho Verde, Portugal’s spritzy gift to the world; these wines are youthful, flavourful, and, importantly, affordable. On its own, Arinto tastes lemony, with green apple, and has a refreshing chalky minerality; while in a white ‘Vinho Verde’ blend, Arinto is all that and more. In Vinho Verde, Arinto is blended alongside other indigenous Portuguese varieties delivering crunchy tropical fruit, pear, melon, lime and cool mineral notes, and even a signature effervescence! Fun fact: In Portugal's most popular white wine, Vinho Verde, Arinto is blended with Azal, Avesso, Loureiro and Trajadura. What a delicious mouthful!