Thread: Pinot Grigio

dickr2 writes: I've had inexpensive Pinot Grigio in the past, and never thought too much about them until ... A recent dinner where we made Orange Roughy Amandine accompanied with white/wild rice, salad and biscuits. The wine: Avantgarde Pinot Grigio 2005 Rheinhessen from Germany. Alc. 12.5% I don't have any eloquent tasting notes, but the wine was superb with the fish, and I'll have to try more Pinot Grigio in the future. The...

I've had inexpensive Pinot Grigio in the past, and never thought too much about them until ... A recent dinner where we made Orange Roughy Amandine accompanied with white/wild rice, salad and biscuits. The wine: Avantgarde Pinot Grigio 2005 Rheinhessen from Germany. Alc. 12.5% I don't have any eloquent tasting notes, but the wine was superb with the fish, and I'll have to try more Pinot Grigio in the future. The wine was gifted...

On Nov 5, 6:17*pm, dickr2 wrote: I've had inexpensive Pinot Grigio in the past, and never thought too much about them until ... A recent dinner where we made Orange Roughy Amandine accompanied with white/wild rice, salad and biscuits. The wine: Avantgarde Pinot Grigio 2005 Rheinhessen from Germany. Alc. 12.5% I don't have any eloquent tasting notes, but the wine was superb with the fish, and I'll have to try more Pinot Grigio...

Bobchai wrote: I never knew that pinot grigio was being grown extensively in Germany It not unusual, but I am not sure how extensively it is grown. It is usually called Grauburgunder or, more traditionally, Ruländer. Never heard of one being sold as Pinot Grigio before. IMO it is a great variety, and very flexible in terms of matching with food. -- Steve Slatcher http://pobox.com/~steve.slatcher

"Steve Slatcher" skrev i melding ... Bobchai wrote: I never knew that pinot grigio was being grown extensively in Germany It not unusual, but I am not sure how extensively it is grown. It is usually called Grauburgunder or, more traditionally, Ruländer. Never heard of one being sold as Pinot Grigio before. Wein-Plus lists Pinot Gris (with synonyms Grauburgunder and Ruländer) as comprising 4.3% of the growing area in...

Hi, On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:27:22 -0800 (PST), Bobchai wrote: On Nov 6, 7:51*am, "pavane" wrote: This is music to my ears. It confirms my suspicion that Germany, Austria and Hungary might be the best places for pinot gris/pinot grigio. I have a lot of contacts in Hungary. The area around Sopron and Balaton would be ideal, but I don't know what the grape is called in Hungarian. As others have said, Szürkebarát. I've...

Hi, On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:27:22 -0800 (PST), Bobchai wrote: On Nov 6, 7:51*am, "pavane" wrote: This is music to my ears. It confirms my suspicion that Germany, Austria and Hungary might be the best places for pinot gris/pinot grigio. I have a lot of contacts in Hungary. The area around Sopron and Balaton would be ideal, but I don't know what the grape is called in Hungarian. As others have said, Szürkebarát. I've...