Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio is far and wide one of the most popular white wine styles in North America. Today, Pinot Grigio is as popular as Chardonnay and Sauvignon, yet also has the ability to attract non-traditional wine drinkers due to the low acid, high fruit combination that makes it so dangerously drinkable.
Pinot Grigio is grown all over the world, but its roots go back to northern Italy – especially Friuli-Venezia and the Alto Adige where its produces a light to medium bodied wine with subtle white fruit and spice characters. In Alsace ,France the same grape , known here as Pinot Gris, gives more expressive, fuller-bodied wine, perfectly suiting the rich foods of the region.
North American styled Pinot Grigio tends to be less complex than those produced in Alto Adige or Alsace, often displaying a much softer style that is more fruit forward.
Signature Style
Pale green with subtle white fruit and spice characters.
Principal Regions
Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia, Marlborough
Synonyms
Pinot Gris, Tokay-Pinot Gris, Pinot Beurot
Did you know?
- Pinot Grigio is a mutation of the red grape Pinot Noir.
- The skin of the Pinot Grigio grape has a discernibly grey/pink hue, prompting some producers to make a Rosé version of the wine.