Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Italy

Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Italy.

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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 Italy

Italy - home of Moscato, Chianti, Amarone and Prosecco">Prosecco - has a Rich and diverse wine heritage that dates back over two thousand years. Famous for its astonishing diversity of Grape varieties and wine styles, Italy is also important for the Volume of wine it produces: just over 4 billion liters (about 1. 06 billion U. S.

What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?

Citrus fruitPresent in 93% of Pinot gris
Tree fruitPresent in 92% of Pinot gris
EarthPresent in 88% of Pinot gris
MicrobioPresent in 76% of Pinot gris
OakPresent in 67% of Pinot gris
Tropical fruitPresent in 63% of Pinot gris
VegetalPresent in 62% of Pinot gris
Non oakPresent in 52% of Pinot gris
SpicesPresent in 43% of Pinot gris
FloralPresent in 39% of Pinot gris

Red fruitPresent in 18% of Pinot gris
Black fruitPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
TropicalPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
CitrusPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
EarthyPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
ApricotPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
LemonPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
SaltPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
StonePresent in 1% of Pinot gris

News about the grape variety Pinot gris

Historic cottage with English vineyard listed for sale

Sealwood Cottage Farm in Derbyshire, central England, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £1.4m ($1.66m). A five-bedroom, Grade II-listed cottage is the focal point for the 8.68-hectare (21.44 acres) estate, but it also features a vineyard of around 1.6ha established by the current owners, John and Elisabeth Goodall. Listing agent Fisher German said the Swadlincote-based estate’s guide price doesn’t include ‘any apportionment of the [wine] business’, but the owners would be ‘open to s ...

Gérard Basset Foundation launches wine scholarships for victims of war

The Gérard Basset Foundation has partnered with Artémis Domaines to offer The Golden Vines Victims of Conflict Scholarships. Artémis Domaines is the owner of famed estates Château Latour (Bordeaux), Clos de Tart (Burgundy), Domaine d’Eugénie (Burgundy), Château Grillet (Rhône) and Eisele Vineyard (California). The scholarships will ‘support qualified wine industry professionals who are victims of war and geopolitical conflict’, said the group. Successful scholars will be offered six months of vi ...

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