Unlike most pinot grigios, Massican's blend features 88% pinot grigio grapes and 12% cortese, adding a unique twist to its ...

New types of grapes begin either as a cross or a mutation. A horticulturist would say pinot grigio is a “spontaneous mutation” of pinot noir that just sort of happened one day. Hundreds of years ago, ...

Pinot grigio, a classic Italian white, has been popular for years and is made in a range of styles and quality levels. But North Coast producers, particularly in Sonoma and Mendocino where ties to ...

On a hot summer day, choosing between a cheap pinot grigio and an expensive one may not seem like much of a choice. You'll take the Diet Coke, thanks. That's understandable. Chances are, your earliest ...

Editor's Note: Today we launch a new occasional series, "A Study In." Wine editor Jon Bonné will look at different versions of one type of wine available at Bay Area retail stores, in order to help ...

PINOT GRIGIO (same grape as pinot gris) is the most popular white-wine import from Italy, and in many ways the perfect wine for spring. Though it may sometimes be faulted for being innocuous and thin, ...

Pinot Grigio is widely considered an easy-to-drink, uncomplicated wine. Don’t be deceived. The “gray Pinot” is a devious grape. It changes identity like a spy, according to local climate and popular ...

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This coming Tuesday has been designated as the day when we celebrate a wine made from a greyish-blue, even light-purple grape. It is genetically a cousin of pinot noir and, for much of its history, it ...