Cheers to the Pinot Gris/Grigio National Day!🎉🎉🎉

🤔 GRIS or GRIGIO?

Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are the same grape variety from different countries: Grigio in France and Gris in Italy. You will see two distinct styles of wine subject to its origins!

🍇 GRAPE TYPE:

🌎 ORIGINAL:

🇫🇷 France: 💡 In France: Burgundy then spread to Alsace and Champagne.

🇮🇹 Italy

📍 IMPORTANT REGIONS:

🇫🇷 France: Alsace

🇮🇹 Italy: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, delle Venezie DOC and Veneto IGT

👅 HOW DOES IT TASTE?

🇫🇷 Pinot Gris:

🇮🇹 Pinot Grigio:

🍾 WINE STYLES:

🇫🇷 Pinot Gris:

In Alsace AOC, it is typically made from extra-ripen grapes. Dry to medium in sweetness with medium to full-bodied.

🇮🇹 Pinot Grigio:

📌 delle Venezie DOC and Veneto IGT: Simple, unoaked and light-bodied.

📌 Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Complex and fuller-bodied.

🍽️ FOOD PAIRING:

🇫🇷 Pinot Gris:

🇮🇹 Pinot Grigio:

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