Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Puget Sound
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Puget Sound.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
More informations about the region of Washington
Washington State's only AVA west of the Cascades (~121 planted acres), temperate oceanic climate with warm dry summers, glacial sandy-gravelly soils. Pinot Noir signature as cool-climate red: elegant and silky with red cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and fine spices, fine tannins and freshness. Star Madeleine Angevine native white (early Loire cross, citrus, flowers), taut Riesling, aromatic Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe. Fresh maritime niche whites.