Pinot Grigio

I'm sure this grape has been talked about on this forum, but what I want are some low to medium priced suggestions for my next great glass of Pinot Grigio.

Any help in this area will be gratefully accepted.


Tanx!

Ritratti at around $20 U.S. We have found that almost all of the lower priced Pinot Grigios are belly wash.

Hm.

I will respectfully disagree....but I appreciate the response.

I have two suggestions: try looking to Alsace (Pinot Gris) or Oregon, such as Stone Wolf.

I'm sure this grape has been talked about on this forum, but what I want are some low to medium priced suggestions for my next great glass of Pinot Grigio.

Any help in this area will be gratefully accepted.


Tanx!

Hi Tim,

Try Marco of Lo Triolet in Valle d´Aosta, amazing wine with 3 glasses in Gambero Rosso 4 times as well. He also produce a barrique aged Pinot Gris but I prefer the "normal" one.

Disclaimer: I import it to Denmark.

Ciao
Birger

Thanks, guys.


I'll check it out next chance I get.

In Alsace it's hard to go wrong with Josmeyer or Trimbach (assuming you don't need something over-the-top in richness).

For something slightly different, Dönnhoff has a nice interpretation. But not sure how easy it is to find in the US.

From Italy I like Botega Venaia. It has shown well in numerous blind tasting and really has some grip. Kris is another dependable PG from the NE, and a little easier on the wallet. Livio Felluga is another nice PG from Italy.
They all will have trouble keeping up with wines from Alsace like Trimbach Private Reserve PG. And, if you are partial to the US, King Estate has a very nice PG that is worth a try. Let us know what you discover on your end!

From Italy I like Botega Venaia. It has shown well in numerous blind tasting and really has some grip. Kris is another dependable PG from the NE, and a little easier on the wallet. Livio Felluga is another nice PG from Italy.
They all will have trouble keeping up with wines from Alsace like Trimbach Private Reserve PG. And, if you are partial to the US, King Estate has a very nice PG that is worth a try. Let us know what you discover on your end!

Can do.

Once pay day rolls around, I'm going to search out some of the recommendations.

Again, my thanks!


Tim

I had one from Oregon a couple of weeks ago that was quite nice and in the $20 range. I cannot remember the name of it off the top of my head though.

In general, I'd say the Alsace, Trentino-Alto Adige and in general northeast Italy, and Austria present the best and most distinctive (as compared to bland and featureless) Pinot Grigio wines. Germany to a lesser extent.

Oregon is okay; can be good, can be average. Odds are fair. Wines like King Estate (regular, not the Reserve, which tends to be oaky) and Sylvan Ridge/Hinman can be delicious, but more in a fruit-punch sort of way, and very different (not better, not worse: different) from the Alsace/Italy/Austria zones.

California tends to go mass volume so-so, but as always you can find some decent ones.

New Zealand is showing some promise. As is Canada's Okanagon. But those are hardly mainstream, and usually not easy to find anyway.

Well, tomorrow I'm off to find some of your suggestions. I'll check back in and let you know what I found/tried/liked.


The Italian wines may be tough to hunt down in my area, but the Oregon wines probably won't be too hard to find.


So we wait and see what's available...and thanks again, Guys. 'Preciate it.

So far...no luck.

I did find a Piccinini Pinot Grigio, but little else.


I'll keep trying.

Try a grauburgunder (pinot grigio) from Steiermark (Austria), though their probably hard to get where you are. Mattias Trummer just started with the grape and has an excellent 09er (sells around €14 in Austria though). Or try Ploder-Rosenberg and Strablegg-Leitner which sell below €10. All excellent wines

I'm with Hoke, if you looking for Italian versions of PG I'd look in the Trentino/Alto Adige region.

If you are generally interested in interesting white wines from N. Italy, there's a wealth of options open to you; Pinot Bianco, Ribolla Gialla or Tocai Friulano from the Friuli region, Arneis...

Yeah, grauburgunder is a great idea! I like Anton Bauer Pinot Gris 2009: The style falls between Friuli and Alsace--lots of apple and yellow fruit but still nice and crisp. Around fifteen bucks and worth searching out. Leo Hillinger makes one, too, but after about five years, it seems he's still figuring out a style. A few years ago he decided to do an extended maceration: It came out slightly pink, but it had an exotic note of nectarine. It didn't look right and was a tough sell, even though it tasted fine. I've tasted the '09, and it's...peculiar.

From the Alto Adige, I like Abbazia di Novacella 2008: This vintage is a bit rich for my tastes--I prefer the years when it is hair-raisingly acidic--but it is still top quality stuff.

Great suggestions, Guys...but I live in an area where the "big city" is some four hours drive away.

Trader Joe's in close by [45 minutes North] perhaps there are some recommendations on that level?

Yeah, grauburgunder is a great idea! I like Anton Bauer Pinot Gris 2009: The style falls between Friuli and Alsace--lots of apple and yellow fruit but still nice and crisp. Around fifteen bucks and worth searching out. Leo Hillinger makes one, too, but after about five years, it seems he's still figuring out a style. A few years ago he decided to do an extended maceration: It came out slightly pink, but it had an exotic note of nectarine. It didn't look right and was a tough sell, even though it tasted fine. I've tasted the '09, and it's...peculiar.

From the Alto Adige, I like Abbazia di Novacella 2008: This vintage is a bit rich for my tastes--I prefer the years when it is hair-raisingly acidic--but it is still top quality stuff.

Forget Hillinger! He's a marketeer, not a wine maker. At least thats how a lot of Austrian people think about him. Anton Bauer makes really good wines. Reds and whites.