Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of California
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of California.
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 region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 80% of Pinot gris
- Tree fruitPresent in 77% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 61% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 49% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 48% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 43% of Pinot gris
- VegetalPresent in 38% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 31% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 25% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 20% of Pinot gris
- FloralPresent in 17% of Pinot gris
- Black fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- StrawPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- CreamPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- PineapplePresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- MelonPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- PeachPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- TropicalPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
News about the grape variety Pinot gris
Cambridge University study suggests smaller glasses can reduce overall wine consumption
The researchers conducted a crossover trial featuring 217 UK households that drink wine on a regular basis. They were randomly given 290ml or 350ml glasses to drink from during the four-week study period. Researchers noted that wine consumption fell by 6.5% when those featured in the study were drinking from the smaller glasses. The trial also focused on bottle sizes. The households taking part in the survey spent two weeks drinking from full-sized 75cl bottles and two weeks drinking from half b ...
St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A
St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...
Champagne harvest 2022: top quality forecast as picking begins
The Champagne 2022 harvest has begun and picking start dates have been set for the majority of villages, the Comité Champagne has announced. Individual harvest start dates are set for each village and grape variety in the entire Champagne region. This year, dates range between 20 August (Montgueux in the Côte des Blancs) and 6 September (Dormans Soilly in the Vallée de la Marne). The Réseau Matu, a network of hundreds of vineyard control plots, is used to observe the ripening of grapes across th ...