Pinot Gris

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Pinot Gris

also pinot gris (grē)

1. A variety of grape grown in France that is used to make white wine.

2. A dry white wine made from this grape.

[French : pinot, Pinot; see Pinot + gris, gray (in reference to its typically grayish-blue fruit) (of Germanic origin; akin to English gray).]

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2018 Winemaker's Selection Pinot Gris PS5.99 at Lidl Despite both being from the same grape, wine labelled as pinot gris usually has fewer floral and tropical fruit influences than its alter ego (pinot grigio).

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The strange thing is that I do love a pinot gris, which is effectively the same wine, albeit treated differently in Italy (in the case of pinot grigio) and France (in the case of pinot gris).

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WHITE: Ferrandiere Pinot Gris 2018, PS5.99 A lovely French white with notes of peach - great with fish or fruity puds.

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Freeman's Bay Pinot Gris 2018, New Zealand (PS5.99, Aldi) A deliciously fruity pinot gris (aka pinot grigio), there's nothing neutral about this lively, juicy, off-dry style that offers a lovely mixed bouquet of honeysuckle and mango followed by ripe flavours of melon and pear, which glide easily along with some pretty spice on the fresh, honeyed finish.

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This article is a companion to the report in the September 2018 issue of Wine East in Wines & Vines on growing Pinot Gris in New York's Finger Lakes wine region.

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I LOVE pinot noir and I love pinot gris. I crave them in the same way someone might crave ice cream, or chocolate.

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* Joel Gott 2015 Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley, Oregon; $16).

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This week I happened across a Pinot Gris from Oregon and was immediately intrigued.

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Sonoma, CA, April 09, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Wine by Design is pleased to announce the release of the new San Francisco Giants Pinot Gris in partnership with Cline Family Cellars, a family-owned winery in the Carneros region of Sonoma County, California.

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Using his estate grown grapes, Mitchell produces pinot gris, chardonnay, riesling and pinot noir, among others.

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Tennis fans will be able to order a glass of Bolney Wine Estate Pinot Gris 2014 to go with their strawberries and cream.