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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris (pee-no gree-d'jo/pee-no gree)

Regions and Vineyards

Sutter Creek, Galt, Placerville, Isleton, Clarksburg, Somerset, Plymouth, Acampo, Manteca, Lodi, Sacramento, Mokelumne Hill, Murphys, Grass Valley, Ripon, Fair Play, Shingle Springs, Rancho Cordova

Wineries

Avio Vineyards, Barsetti Vineyards, Boeger Winery, California Cellars, Carvalho Family Wines, Conti Estate/Charles B Mitchell Vineyards & Winery, Cooper Vineyards, Dancing Coyote Wines, Delicato Family Vineyards, E2 Family Winery, Frasinetti Winery, French Hill Winery, Frog's Tooth Vineyards, Hatcher Winery, Indian Rock Vineyards, Lodi Wine & Visitor Center, Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery, McManis Family Vineyards, Milliaire Winery, Montoliva Vineyard & Winery, Oak Ridge Winery, Oakstone Winery, Renwood Winery, Revolution Wines , Ripken Vineyards, River Grove Winery Inc., Scribner Bend Vineyards, Sogno Winery, Stevenot Winery, Talus Collection, Terra d'Oro Winery, Van Ruiten Family Winery, Villa Toscano Winery, Vino Con Brio, Vintner's Cellar Custom Winery of Greater Sacramento, Woodbridge By Robert Mondavi ...more

Flavor

Depending on where it is grown, pinot grigio/pinot gris can pack fruit flavors from the delicate to the concentrated, but generally with suggestions of peach, apple, pear, nuts and honey.

Body

Dry and crisp to medium-bodied and even luxurious, with the best biting, assertive and refreshing

At the table, pour it with...

With fresh fruit and ample acidity, pinot grigio/pinot gris is one of the more adaptable white wines, sharp enough for shellfish and pasta with a pesto sauce, deep enough for seafood or pork without aggressive seasonings or accompaniments.

Curiosities

To Italians, it's pinot grigio, and to the French, it's pinot gris, but it's also rulander and grauer burgunder in Germany, malvoisie in Switzerland, and szurkebarat in Hungary.

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