white grape

Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris

Cool-to-temperate Alpine and ocean climates.

Known as: Pinot Gris, Grauburgunder, Tokay-Pinot Gris

Pinot Grigio (or Pinot Gris in France) is a chameleon white grape. In Italy, it's a crisp, light, everyday white; in Alsace it becomes a rich, honeyed, full-bodied wine; in Oregon it's creamy and aromatic.

The grape is a colour mutation of Pinot Noir, which explains its surprising versatility and depth.

For the buyer, Pinot Grigio is the easy-drinking white of choice - but seek out Alsace and Oregon versions to taste it at its most interesting.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

pearapplewhite flowerspicetropical

Flavour

green applepearcitrusalmondhoney

Food Pairing

· light salads
· seafood
· sushi
· risotto
· mild cheese

Notable Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris Wines

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Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris.

★ Top Pick

white

Alsace Pinot Grigio

Alsace · 2024 (representative vintage)

Alsace Pinot Grigio is an white wine from France, in the Alsace region (Northeastern France, a narrow strip between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine river along the German border.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Alsace pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Veneto Pinot Grigio

Veneto · 2024 (representative vintage)

Veneto Pinot Grigio is an white wine from Italy, in the Veneto region (Northeastern Italy, from the Dolomites foothills to Venice and the Adriatic; the plain around Verona and Treviso.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Veneto pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Mornington Peninsula Pinot Grigio

Mornington Peninsula · 2024 (representative vintage)

Mornington Peninsula Pinot Grigio is an white wine from Australia, in the Mornington Peninsula region (Victoria, an hour south of Melbourne, a cool peninsula wrapped by Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Mornington Peninsula pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Willamette Valley Pinot Grigio

Willamette Valley · 2024 (representative vintage)

Willamette Valley Pinot Grigio is an white wine from United States, in the Willamette Valley region (Western Oregon, a broad fertile valley running between the Coast Range and the Cascade Mountains, around Portland and Salem.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Willamette Valley pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

white

Marlborough Pinot Grigio

Marlborough · 2024 (representative vintage)

Marlborough Pinot Grigio is an white wine from New Zealand, in the Marlborough region (Northeastern corner of New Zealand's South Island, around the town of Blenheim.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Marlborough pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail

white

Central Otago Pinot Grigio

Central Otago · 2024 (representative vintage)

Central Otago Pinot Grigio is an white wine from New Zealand, in the Central Otago region (New Zealand's South Island interior, around Queenstown and Cromwell - the world's southernmost wine region.), made principally from Pinot Grigio. a house-style Central Otago pinot grigio that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail