Pinot Grigio

Pinot Grigio is a dry, light-bodied white best known from Italy, particularly the north, with crisp flavours of lemon, green apple and pear alongside subtle floral and mineral notes. Fresh, clean and easy-drinking, it’s brilliant with prawns, grilled fish, seafood pasta, salads, roast chicken and light Mediterranean dishes.

Taste:

Crisp, fresh and very good at disappearing from the bottle.

Pinot Grigio is typically dry and light-bodied, with refreshing acidity and flavours of lemon, lime, green apple and pear. You may also find white peach, delicate floral aromas and a subtle mineral or saline edge.

Italian Pinot Grigio is usually made in a fresh, clean style that puts citrus and green fruit firmly at the front. Wines from cooler, mountainous areas can be particularly crisp and precise, while riper examples may bring more stone fruit and texture.

It's straightforward in the best possible way. Sometimes you want a white wine. Pinot Grigio understood the entire assignment.

Food Pairings:

Pinot Grigio’s freshness makes it particularly good with seafood and lighter dishes.

Try it with prawns, mussels, crab, calamari, grilled fish, sea bass, cod or seafood salad. It’s also a great match for seafood pasta, prawn linguine and dishes with lemon, garlic or fresh herbs.

For meat, pair it with grilled chicken, roast chicken or lighter chicken pasta dishes.

Salads work brilliantly too, particularly Greek salad, chicken salad, goat’s cheese salad and fresh tomato and mozzarella salad.

For Italian and Mediterranean food, try bruschetta, antipasti, grilled vegetables, pesto pasta or a light vegetable pasta.

On the cheese board, goat’s cheese, mozzarella, ricotta and other fresh, mild cheeses are good matches.

Similar Wines:

If you enjoy Pinot Grigio, Gavi is a great next move for another crisp Italian white with citrus, green fruit and a mineral edge.

Vermentino brings more Mediterranean herbs and saline character, while Albariño is worth exploring if fresh citrus and seafood-friendly acidity are what you love most.

Sauvignon Blanc turns up the aromatics and herbal flavours while keeping plenty of freshness.

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More About Pinot Grigio:

Pinot Grigio is the Italian name for the grape known as Pinot Gris in France and many other parts of the world.

Despite producing white wine, the grape’s skins are actually greyish-pink – grigio means grey in Italian. It’s a colour mutation of Pinot Noir and belongs to the same extended Pinot family.

In Italy, Pinot Grigio is particularly associated with northeastern regions including Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige.

You’ll often find richer wines labelled Pinot Gris elsewhere, particularly in Alsace, while the Pinot Grigio name has become associated with the lighter, crisper Italian style.

Same grape, two names, noticeably different personalities.

Wine does love a rebrand.