Pinot Blanc (or in Italy, Pinot Bianco) tends to be medium-bodied, with moderate acidity and flavors that suggest orchard fruits—think nectarines, peaches, pears). It’s far less popular than its ...

Genetically speaking, there's no difference between the first two. And, contrary to widespread belief, there's virtually no difference with regard to the latter. Pinot grigio is merely the alternative ...

In wine, as in most things in life, there’s black and white, and then there’s gray. This idea is abundantly clear in Alsace, the wine region in northeastern France where you can follow “pinot” ...

From the same grape, Pinot Grigio hits a more neutral note than the concentrated flavours of Pinot Gris Our wine critic's pick of Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris options What a difference a yield can make ...

America's fickle wine drinkers have a new darling. Their long-term love affair with Chardonnay fading, they've fallen for Pinot Grigio. It's become a chic alternative for aperitifs, and for diners ...

For my last column, I decided to celebrate spring with recommendations for a variety of “alternative” white wines. But I ran out of room. This time I focus on Pinot Gris, sauvignon blanc and pinot ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Popular wines mean popular problems. For example, take pinot grigio. Please. Whose is better; whose is best? Aren’t they all pretty much the same? If the ...

Your mention in March of Hester Creek Pinot Blanc 2017, from B.C.’s Okanagan Valley, set me in search of pinot blancs in Ontario. I stopped in at the flagship store in Ottawa, where, sheepishly, the ...