Pinot Gris = French. The white-wine grape has a grayish / brownish hue to its skin; ‘gris’ means ‘gray’ in French. By the way, Pinot Blanc is a stepsister but different.

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 ...

Pinot Grigio is also found in a few other regions, notably Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. It's the same grape as the French Pinot Gris. (In fact, the grape originated in France.) ...

Uncorked. Profiling 'pinot' and its different variations. September 12, 2018 at 1:42 a.m. by Lorri Hambuchen ...

This week's taste: A quartet of Pinot Grigios, from Astoria Alisia, Lindeman's, Peter Zemmer and Tommasi.

Gris is a French word for the color gray. Pinot gris got its start in our region thanks to the late David Lett, who first established pinot noir and pinot gris in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 1965.

Pinot grigio is the Italian way to say the name of the white French grape variety pinot gris, which can result in wines ranging from light and dry, to fuller and richer — Italian varieties tend ...

9 Delicious White Wines From Alsace to Help You Ring in Spring, From Riesling to Pinot Gris These French offerings are as good with food as they are on their own. Published on March 18, 2023.

Pinot Gris (or Grigio, if Italian) is grown around the world these days, but the most significant sources are northern Italy, France’s Alsace region, and Oregon. Much of it, especially in Italy ...