Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Netherlands
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Netherlands.
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 Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northern Europe, often referred to as "Holland". The latter is the name of the former county in the western Netherlands where the key cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are located. Holland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, its overseas island territories in the Caribbean. To complicate matters further, the demonym for the Netherlands is "Dutch".
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- Citrus fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 6% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- MelonPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- GooseberryPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- MangoPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- LycheePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- HayPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- FloralPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Yellow applePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- AcaciaPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
News about the grape variety Pinot gris
Andrew Jefford: ‘Drinking cheap wine need not be a cheap experience’
Annual domestic gas bills in the UK threaten to rival, in craziness, the price of a box of Bordeaux first growths. Those energy costs have sent the price of almost everything else ripping up after them. Is there, um, anything to be said for cheap wine? There is. First, though, we must sip the bitter harvest of alcohol taxes. These are high in the UK and higher still in Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and India; they tend to vary by state in the US and by province in Canada, and in general th ...
La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals
Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...
Walls: Counoise spreads its wings
It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...