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 ...

OK, what’s the difference? Different names, same grape. Pinot Grigio = Italian. Pinot Gris = French. The white-wine grape has a grayish / brownish hue to its skin; ‘gris’ means ‘gray’ in French. By ...

Like many people, I had long thought that the various varieties of pinot grapes (and their wines), such as pinot grigio or pinot blanc, were mutations of a parent grape, pinot noir. They are not; all ...

P inot is the Genghis Khan of the wine world; father to a great many different grape varieties. This can be partly explained by its habit of mutating in the vineyard. Pinot Gris (known as Pinot Grigio ...

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 ...

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