2017 Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio, Italy, Alto Adige-Suditrol, Wine Review

Do you like affordable, easy drinking white wines? Then look for this one. This is authentic and as good as wine costing twice the price. Will it blow your doors off? Probably not, but for $15, you will have no regrets. Food friendly or on its own. Light copper gold in color. The nose is great with minerals, mountain air (think cold and fresh) and a hint of lemon peel. On the palate, this is refreshing. Slightly more than lean texture. Made for drinking young. Lots of verve. Good finish.

Grade:

B+

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Vintage:

2017

Current Price:

$14.00USD

Pinot Grigio: Italy's Trentino-Alto Adige Region Produces a Great Summer Sipping Wine

Summertime. For many of us that is the time for a cool white wine. Of course many of them are produced in Italy. One of the more commercially successful whites is the Pinot Grigio from Italy. Specifically, those produced in the north-eastern province of Trentino-Alto Adige. Surrounded the Alps and Dolomites, and bordering Austria and Switzerland, this is the northern most region in Italy. The area is mountainous with only about 15% of the land being farmable.

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2016 Castelfeder Pinot Grigio Pertico, Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

Score:

Grade:

B+

Green/gold in color (not the typical copper notes). The nose is nice with minerals and limes. Slightly oily texture. This is all about minerals on the palate. Slightly sour lime note. There is a bit of warmth but only 12.5% Alc. Very food friendly with all but the heartiest of foods. At $10, this is a great value. Drink now.

2020 Cantina Terlan Pinot Grigio Tradition, Italy, Alto Adige, Wine Review

Vintage:

2020

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$18.00USD

Served blind. Light golden in color with a touch of copper color making me think Pinot Grigio. The nose is nice with lots of minerality. Also dust, apples and some initial sulfur notes (which blew off). Slightly oily texture. Medium bodied. A fair mount of oak showing but it somehow works. On the palate, limes and apples. Good acidity. This is an excellent winery with good values. Drink over the next few years. This will work on its own or with a pasta with a cream sauce.

2019 Barone Montalto Pinot Grigio Collezione di Famiglia, Italy, Terre Siciliane (Sicily) IGT, Wine Review

Vintage:

2019

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$12.00USD

This is a lovely Pinot Grigio from Sicily. It comes in a tinted green clear bottles, but the wine is silvery copper/gold in color. On the nose there is a nice steeliness to it along with some limes. With air, a bit of chalk emerges. Nice acidity with a slightly oily texture. On the palate, this is dry. Notes of lemons and wintergreen. Slight tannins. The finish has sour lemon candy. This is a big wine with some warmth to it. Very refreshing on its own but worked better with a Watermelon, Feta and Mint salad. This should be consumed in the next two or three years but the sooner th

2021 Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato Friuli DOC, Italy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2021

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$20.00USD

The name Romato is the term the Friulians used to describe the color which comes from the purple skins of the grapes that get very short contact with the juice before pressing. This is a very pale copper/pink colored wine. Clear and bright. The nose has pink grapefruits with some minerality and a bit of dried hay. Light bodied. Crisp acidity. On the palate, this is quite tasty. Pink grapefruit with a very slight grassy note and some minerality. Crisp finish. This is lovely on its own and will work well with vegetables or even pork or chicken dishes. Drink over the next year or two

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