Definition of pinot grigio
: a dry white wine that is produced in Italy
Updated on: 26 Apr 2018
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In some cases, Le Virtù features wines almost entirely unknown by the pinot grigio-drinking masses — but completely worth the discovery.
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The green pinot blanc grape and the dusky pinot grigio grape are both mutations of the much more ancient pinot noir grape.
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The wine features a delicate texture reminiscent of refreshing Italian pinot grigios, but its fruitier scent and riper flavors of peach and pear are closer to those of French pinot gris.
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In 2010, after founding the label Massican, Petroski released Annia (named after his mother), a blend of friulano, chardonnay, and ribolla gialla; Gemina, a blend of greco and pinot grigio; and a fierce, mouth-puckering sauvignon blanc.
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Like, if cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir are red wines, how can sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio be white?
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Even fewer are a weird, dusty reddish-purplish color — pinot grigio is one of those.
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But now, more serious wines, like whites from Francis Ford Coppola’s Diamond Collection — well-made chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio — are starting to show up in cans.
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Cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, moscato, pinot grigio and red blend are offered.
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Origin and Etymology of pinot grigio
Italian, literally, gray Pinot
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