Pinot Grigio

This is 100% Pinot Grigio from northern Italy.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is mineral driven but also some lemon and slight green tart apple.  Light to medium bodied.  Slightly "oily" texture.  Good energy.  On the palate, flavors of crisp green apples with underlying minerality.  Long finish.  This drinks easily on its own but works even  better with food.  This would go well with a full charcuterie board including soft cheeses and prosciutto.  Drink over the next few years.  

This white wine is 100% Pinot Grigio from Northeast Italy.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with pears, minerality and just a touch of white floral notes.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is refreshing and tasty.  Plenty of pear fruit and minerality.  Good finish.  This is nice on its own and even better with food.  It went very nicely with a chilled pasta dish.  Drink over the next couple of years.  

An excellent Pinot Grigio from Northern Italy.  Light golden in color with a light touch of copper, clear and bright.  The nose is clean with nice minerality, crushed rocks, slight lime, a bit of almonds and steely finish.  Medium bodied.  Juicy texture.  Crisp acidity.  13.5% abv.  On the palate, this is tasty with Granny Smith apples, lots of stony minerality and a long finish.  This is great on its own and will work with some foods.  This would go well with Pasta in a cream sauce but also, think Grilled Shrimp.  Drink over the next two or three years.  

Really interesting wine.  This is Pinot Gris (Grigio) from Germany.  The name of the wine comes from a Goethe poem Prometheus.  Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has light white peach and minerality.  Medium bodied.  Good balance.  Nice acidity.  On the palate, minerals, peach and a slight herbal quality.  Good finish.  This is nice on its own, but better with food.  A nice wine with a Red Lentil salad.  drink over the next five years.  

Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is more mineral driven.  Some chalk with a touch of pears.  Overall, nice if on the lighter side.  Light bodied.  Good balance.  More interesting on the palate.  The chalk comes thru but also a "non-sweet Pineapple" note that is tasty.  Good finish.  This drinks easily on its own but will need lighter foods or it risks being over powered.  It would be nice with a light summer salad.  Drink over the next few years.  

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

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.

This second vintage of Lucy’s Pico Blanco from Monterey County continues its impressive winemaking style. Comprised of 85% Pinot Gris and 15% Pinot Blanc, this is both elegant and exciting; an enticing white wine for people who don’t like white wines. It offers crisp acidity, fresh flavors of lemon zest, lime kefir, quince, white peach and Asian pear, lithe honeysuckle, fresh baked bread, light resin and a stony minerality. The Lucy label is from the Pisoni brothers and the Pisoni family has been producing wine from Monterey since the early 1970s.

This is a pleasant white that was consumed over Passover, 2023.  Pale straw in color with green hues, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with pear notes.  Light bodied.  On the palate, pears with an almond note on the finish.  Easy.  Short finish.  This is more the type to sip on the patio on a nice day.  Drink over the next year.