Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of France - Page 7
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of France.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
More informations about the wines of France
France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is arguably the world's largest wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced more wine - and apparently better quality - than any other country. Wine is embedded in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. However, the lasting appeal of French wine is not necessarily its Volume or prestige, but rather the variety of styles available.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 37% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 25% of Pinot gris
- Citrus fruitPresent in 14% of Pinot gris
- HoneyPresent in 13% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 9% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- MineralityPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- PeachPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- ApplesPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- ApricotPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- PearPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- YeastPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- ButterPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Green applePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- LemonPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
News about the grape variety Pinot gris
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Taking place over a month, between the 11 December and the 10 January, the unique Decanter at Home online event provides the perfect opportunity to sample a range of fine wines and access a series of curated videos from leading winemakers and experts at a time that suits you. A limited number of tickets are available for six world-class wine tasting masterclasses, including Bordeaux’s Château Angelus and Burgundy’s Bonneau du Martray, as well as general non-tasting tickets unlocking ...
Jackson Family Wines joins with The Urban Grape to help promote diversity
Jackson Family Wines announced it would partner with The Urban Grape, a retail wine shop based in Boston, Massachusetts, on its Wine Studies Award for Students of Color. Created in 2020 by The Urban Grape’s owners, TJ and Hadley Douglas, to mark the store’s 10th anniversary, the programme aims to provide career opportunities for its students while increasing diversity in the wine industry. ‘As a Black man in wine, I’ve always been, for the most part, the only one in this space,’ said TJ Do ...
Record sales for Burgundy’s Hospices de Nuits 2022 auction
Total sales at the Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges 2022 auction reached €2.49m ($2.74m) from 109 ‘pièces‘ of wines from the Burgundy 2021 vintage, said organisers. Held on Sunday 20 March, sales rose by nearly 30% on last year’s auction, which hit €1.9m from 114 pièces of 2020-vintage wines. One pièce is equivalent to 288 bottles. Sales were €1.6m back in 2020, and this year’s record total is more evidence of Burgundy’s strong momentum on the fine wine market. It also suggests the annua ...
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