The world of wine is anything but banal. You can go to your local grocery store or wine purveyor and find varietals beyond your wildest dreams (or, you can just grab Trader Joe's $5 wine and call it a ...

The popular grape variety is going through an exciting renaissance. Winning a medal at the Global Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris Masters could help your wines stand out in a crowded market. Enter before 6 ...

WASHINGTON – Last week we talked about the allure and versatility of pinot blanc wines. I received an interesting email from a reader asking me if pinot gris and pinot grigio were wines made from the ...

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 ...

Jim Bernau, the president of Oregon’s Willamette Valley Vineyards, did something interesting the other day. Along with his latest releases of Pinot Gris, he sent me a bottle of the well known, heavily ...

Last week I wrote a column about the allure and versatility of pinot blanc wines. I began the article by discussing how a friend had thought pinot blanc and pinot grigio were the same wine. Of course, ...