The Barone Fini Valdadige Pinot Grigio 2013 is a DOC wine sourced from the Valdadige district of the Trentno-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. A rough translation of Valdadige is the valley of Adige and Alto Adige is the heights of Adige, The Barone and the Fini families founded the winery in 1497 and their…
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The Gia Pinot Grigio 2013 is sourced from vineyards located in more than one California grape growing AVA. The Gia on the label is Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and Gia wine is one of the Coppola family of wines. Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris are the same grape, the difference is Pinot…
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The 2012 Left Foot Charley Pinot Gris is sourced from a 2 acre vineyard (Tale Feathers) in the Old Mission Peninsula AVA near Traverse City on Lake Michigan in Upper Michigan. They have been growing grapes on the Peninsula since 1870, but didn’t really get serious about it until the 1970s. The Old Mission Peninsula…
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The 2013 Belle Ambiance Pinot Grigio is sourced from more than one California grape growing AVA. Belle Ambiance translates to “beautiful place” and is one of Delicato Family Vineyards wines, their other labels include Gnarly Head, Brazin and HandCraft, they specialize in well priced California wines aimed at the American palate. DFV is family…
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The Michelle Brut Sparkling wine is a non vintage blend of 63% Chardonnay, 19% Pinot Noir and 18% Pinot Gris sourced from vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Washington State. Michelle is a rebranding (and maybe a little reconfiguring) of Domaine Ste Michelle Sparkling wines which were/are the Bubbly division of Chateau Ste Michelle. This…
Read MoreThe HandCraft Inspiration White Wine is a blend of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Moscato and Pinot Grigio sourced from vineyards in more than one California grape growing AVA. Hand Craft is one of Delicato Family Vineyards labels (Gnarly Head, Brazin, Twisted and {Noble Vines}, among others). Hand Craft is the brainchild of Cheryl Indelicato, the…
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The 2012 Skinnygirl Pinot Grigio is sourced from vineyards located in more than one California grape growing AVA. Skinnygirl wines are the newest additions to Bethenny Frankel’s line of low calorie pre-mixed drinks and spirits. This Pinot Grigio has 100 calories per 5 ounce serving and 10% alcohol content, a typical Pinot Grigio has 122…
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The 2011 St Francis White Splash is a blend of Muscat, Gewurztraminer, Roussanne and Pinot Grigio along with lesser amounts of Malvasia and Marsanne sourced from vineyards in more than one California grape growing AVA. St Francis established its vineyard in 1971 and open the winery in 1979, they specialize in Sonoma based wines, White…
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The 2012 Sequin Pinot Grigio (Delicately Bubbled) Sparkling wine is sourced from vineyards in more than one California grape growing AVA. Sequin is a brand owned by Delicato Family Vineyards, the producers of Gnarly Head, Brazin, Bota Box and a host of other wines. The Sequin Pinot Grigio has soft, less intense bubbles, this isn’t…
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The 2012 Pizzolato Pinot Grigio is certified organic and Vegan friendly sourced from La Cantina Pizzolato estate vineyards in the Venezia DOC of Northeastern Italy. The vineyards are located both the hillside and plain of the Piave River. Venice is the leading town in the Venezia DOC region and this is also the area where…
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The 2009 Masi Modello Delle Venezie Bianco (White) is a blend of 85% Pinot Grigio and 15% indigenous grapes sourced from the Masi Estate (owned and operated by the Boscaini family for 6 generations) vineyards in the Stra’ del Milione region of Friuli Grave DOC in Veneto near Venice. 40% of the Pinot Grigio was…
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The 2011 Wine by Joe Pinot Gris is part of Joe Dobbes Wines value priced line of wines. The major difference between the Wine by Joe wines and Dobbes other wines is that these grapes are sourced from contracted vineyards and not Estate grapes. He is not buying bulk grapes on the open market, these are…
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The 2011 Lange Willamette Valley Pinot Gris is sourced from Lange Estate vineyards and possibly some contracted local vineyards. Lange Estate Winery is family owned and has been in operation since 1987. They are the 4th American winery to produce a Pinot Gris wine, so they have the experience. Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are…
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The 2011 Arborbrook Croft Vineyard Pinot Gris is sourced from the certified organically farmed, Croft Vineyards in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Arborbrook is a small, family owned winery, specializing mainly in Pinot Noir, this is a small production wine, only 609 cases were produced. The grapes in the 2011 vintage provided a little more…
Read MoreThe 2011 Attems Pinot Grigio is sourced from vineyards in the Collio Goriziano area of Venezia Giulia in Italy. Venezia Giulia is in the Northeast corner of Italy, near the Alps and the area is a mix of German, Slovakian and Italian influences. This is an IGT designated wine, which is similar to Vin de Pays…
Read MoreThe 2011 Gnarly Head Pinot Grigio was mainly sourced from vineyards in the Lodi AVA of California, and a small proportion of the grapes came from Delicato Family Vineyards (Gnarly Head is their label) premium San Bernabe Vineyard (to give the wine a little extra shine) in Monterey. The front label lists California as the…
Read MoreThe 2011 Pedigris Pinot Gris is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive, 100% Pinot Gris sourced from vineyards in Columbia Valley, Washington. The wine is made for Trader Joe’s by The Ranch Winery (the parent company is Wine Trees), a custom winemaking facility in St. Helena, California. You tell them what you want and at what price,…
Read MoreThe 2011 Bota Box Pinot Grigio comes in a 500 ml (glass bottles are 750 ml) Tetra Pak, light weight and recyclable. The Tetra Pak is made from paper, soy ink is used, the whole earth friendly thing. It also fits into a coat pocket, purse or backpack with ease and it holds 3 good…
Read MoreThe 2010 Brassfield Estate Serenity Proprietary White Blend is 65% Sauvignon Blanc, 28% Pinot Grigio and 7% Gewurztraminer sourced from sustainably grown Brassfield Estate vineyards located in the High Valley sub AVA of the Lake County AVA (just north of Napa) in Northern California. The grapes were grown, the wine was produced and bottled, all on…
Read MoreFor 20 years Cristom’s been making some remarkable Pinot Noir in Willamette Valley – all 20 with Pinot Noir guru winemaker Steve Doerner. These babies are all estate-owned and single-vineyard, so sadly they’re usually priced out of this site’s namesake. But on a recent visit to the 312 CEO Tom Gerrie (the “TOM” of “CHRIStine”…
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If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what is the difference between Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris – if there is any at all? Some say the difference is in how the wine is aged – oak barrels indicated by Pinot Gris and stainless steel by Pinot Grigio. Some say it’s just how the Italians…
Read MoreThe Sokol Blosser Evolution White 15th Edition is a non-vintage blend of 9 grapes, Pinot Gris, Muller-Thurgau, White Riesling (not the same as regular Riesling), Semillon, Muscat Canelli, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Sylvaner, a wild mix of French, Italian and German grape varietals. The bottle lists this blend as an American wine, which indicates…
Read MoreTheir Merlot is an awesome value and has been selling out everywhere. Now here’s their Pinot Grigio and it’s just as wonderful a deal as the Merlot. Hints of lemon grass and apricot with a small amount of acidity. Not watery like other examples out there at the same price. Easy drinking and yummy. This…
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