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 ...
ONE OF THE least-understood grapes anywhere might just be pinot gris. It’s also one of the perfect wines for the Pacific Northwest. Known as pinot gris in the Alsace region of France and pinot grigio ...
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Somehow, it seems that pinot gris too often is overlooked despite being one of the most deliciously dependable wines produced in the Pacific Northwest. And this summer’s Cascadia International Wine ...
If light-bodied, easy-drinking pinot grigio leaves you wanting for something more in a white wine, consider pinot gris. Pinot grigio, the Italian name for the grape, and pinot gris, which is French, ...
Pinot gris is the wine phenomenon of the moment. It's the fastest growing wine category at retail level. It's growing at 12.8 per cent a year, according to A.C. Nielsen market research. And yet it's ...
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 ...
Over the centuries, grapegrowers have learned that some grape varieties are more ”farmer friendly” than others. Trebbiano and carignane, for instance, are varieties that the grower can pretty much ...
The back labels of Alsatian pinot gris wines tend to mention foie gras. In today’s economy, this is not likely to win converts to a wine we know little about. The grape’s counterpart (and historically ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Pinot gris is a grape that can be used to make lovely white wines that go so well with springtime’s blooming flowers and verdant ...