Pinot Grigio Wine

Pinot Grigio (pronounced pee-noh gree-jhee-oh) is the happy-go-lucky offspring of the Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc grape varieties. With its unique dusty greyish-pink skin, the Pinot Grigio grape produces some of the world’s most-loved white wines.

While it’s widely grown in Italy, Pinot Grigio originated in France, where it’s known as Pinot Gris—which means ‘gray’ in French.

Despite using the same grape, the two countries produce quite different wines. Italy’s Pinot Grigio yields a crisp, dry white wine that bursts with citrus flavors, whereas Pinot Gris wine has low acidity, higher alcohol levels, producing a fuller, riper wine.

Due to the range of colors in its skins, Pinot Grigio can produce various colors of white wine, from copper to deep golden, and even with a hint of pink.

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Despite its French origins, Pinot Grigio is widely grown in Italy, particularly in the North East regions of Lombardy, Friuli, and the Veneto. It also thrives in France’s Alsace region, where it’s known as Pinot Gris and produces a different style of wine to Pinot Grigio a range of premium wines from dry to sweet.

This versatile grape has since spread its wings across Europe and can now be found growing in Germany, Hungary, and Austria, and further afield, such as here in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

Pinot Grigio’s characteristics vary depending on the region in which it’s grown.

Typically, it’s a light-medium-bodied dry white wine with medium to high acidity. With its medium-to-high alcohol content (12.5%—13.5% ABV), Italian Pinot Grigio is fresh and light, offering a hint of citrus. Despite being the same grape, French Pinot Gris has its unique style and tends to have more body, texture, and alcohol than its Italian counterparts.

Pinot Grigio is popular with white wine drinkers who enjoy light, zesty, and zingy white wine. A French Pinot Gris is more attuned to those who enjoy a full-bodied, luscious white wine with a degree of sweetness.

Early-ripening Pinot Grigio grapes produce wines with a light body and high acidity, offering a citric taste and packed with fruit flavors, including:

• Grapefruit
• Lime
• Lemon
• White peach
• Green apple

With later-ripening Pinot Grigio grapes, more luscious fruit flavors take center stage, including:

• Pear
• Peach
• Apricot
• White nectarine

Pinot Grigio wines may also have hints of other flavors, including:

• Ginger
• White flowers
• Almond

Northern Italy is famous for its production of Pinot Grigio and is a good bet for fans of dry, fresh and crisp white wines.

Pinot Grigio outside of Italy yields a fresh, lighter-style wine.

For a fuller, more opulent style, choose a Pinot Gris from its native France, particularly Alsace. If this fruitier, richer style with a more viscous texture is more to your taste, you can also look for a bottle from warmer regions in the U.S. and New Zealand.

Most Pinot Grigio is best consumed young (within a year or two after release), and it’s rarely an option for cellaring. However, French Pinot Gris from Alsace has greater aging capacity, with Premier Cru and Grand Cru bottlings having the longest drinking windows.

Pinot Grigio is best matched with fresh food and light meals. Think fish, seafood, salads, and fresh vegetables. A bottle of Pinot Grigio is an excellent choice for sushi fans. Chicken and turkey work well, and herbs complement this wine, too—so a herby chicken dish should be on the menu with a Pinot Grigio.

Cheese lovers needn’t feel left out. A bottle of Pinot Grigio is a must with a slice of sweet, nutty Gruyere, semi-soft Muenster, fresh Buffalo Mozzarella, or dishes featuring Grana Padano.

As a dry white wine, Pinot Grigio is best served ice-cold. Allow your bottle to chill, or pack it in an ice bucket an hour or so before serving. Around 45° F will bring out the wine’s zesty, lean flavors.