pink gris grape · major international
Pinot Gris
Burgundy, France
Say it
pee·nohgree
T in Pinot is silent; S in Gris is silent; gris rhymes with 'free'
On the palate
Body
medium full
Acidity
medium
Aromatics
pronounced
white peachapricotpearhoneybeeswaxsmoke
How you spot it blind: smoky, honeyed stone-fruit richness with a distinctive waxy weight
The story
First written down · 14th century or earlier, Burgundy, France
A somatic mutation of Pinot Noir confirmed by DNA analysis; Cistercian monks spread it from Burgundy to Hungary in 1375 at Emperor Charles IV's request.
Family tree: Pinot Noir mutation
Where it lives
Alsace, France · Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy · Alto Adige, Italy · Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA · Marlborough, New Zealand
Shows up as
still whitesweet
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Also answers to Pinot Grigio, Grauburgunder, Pinot Beurot.
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