Pinot Gris, aka Tokay Pinot Gris in Alsace, is a slightly spicier and more expressive version of its stablemate, Pinot Blanc, and actually a mutation of Pinot Noir.

It is one of the chief dry white varieties in Alsace, but also produces some deliciously sweet, ageworthy, late-harvest styles. It is the same grape as northern Italy’s Pinot Grigio, Germany’s Grauburgunder or Ruländer and Hungary’s Szürkebarát and is becoming moderately fashionable in New Zealand.

  • smoky and spicy
  • occasionally oily

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