"Les résistants du vin gris". Dans Le Point du 3 août 2006, C'est sous ce titre que Laure Gasparotto rend hommage aux 6 producteurs de l'appellation Touraine Noble Joué qui, au sud de l'agglomération tourangelle, résistent encore et toujours aux promoteurs qui aimeraient que les dernières parcelles de vignes de Saint-Avertin ou Chambray-les-Tours disparaissent sous le béton...

Les vendanges se sont terminées fin septembre en Muscadet et bien que les conditions climatiques aient été peu encourageantes cette année, la qualité est au rendez-vous de la récolte 2006 avec un millésime plein de promesses

At the crack of dawn this morning our pinot gris arrived from the Del Rio Vineyard in southern Oregon. We whole-cluster press our pinot gris, meaning that the entire bunch of grapes goes ... gris. Many people are surprised to find out that the pinot gris grapes we use to make a white wine are almost as dark as our pinot noir grapes.  Pictured left are pinot gris grapes just before they go...

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Pinot gris (or pinot grigio, as it is known in Italy) probably is the best-known "white" variant-clone of Pinot Noir. Ripe pinot gris grapes may be described as having colors from bluish grey ... it is used to add richness and to lighten, when blended with Pinot Noir. Some pinot gris is grown ... quantity, but only two appellations have Pinot Gris stars in the wine quality galaxy: Alsace, France...

Lots of Pinot Gris After several years of rising sales, Pinot Gris has surpassed Sauvignon Blanc as the second most popular white wine in the country in 2002. Only Chardonnay is currently more popular, based on national sales. Pinot Gris acreage continues to grow as well...

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So my first post after deciding to write about things other than wine.  A post about wine of course. Just opened a bottle and felt compelled to write something.  This wine is a gorgeous strawberry color.  It super fresh rose that must have just hit the market because it's an ...

My e-zine article "Pinot Gris - The 'Other' White Wine " has recently climbed to Page 1 on Google for searches under Pinot Gris . You can see the Google results here . I'm currently at the bottom of Page 1. Read the article here...