The other night at a restaurant, I looked through a wine list that included pinot gris and pinot grigio selections, and I asked the server the difference, interested in how she would describe it. She ...

OK, what’s the difference? Different names, same grape. Pinot Grigio = Italian. Pinot Gris = French. The white-wine grape has a grayish / brownish hue to its skin; ‘gris’ means ‘gray’ in French. By ...

Pinot grigio is hot, but pinot gris is cool. Whether gris or grigio, the grape is the same, the style is different. Gris, pronounced GREE, is French for gray, and grigio is Italian for gray. When ripe ...

“I want Chardonnay,” the gentleman perusing the wine list in the New Yorker cartoon confesses to his dining companion, “but I like saying ‘Pinot Grigio.’ “ Millions like him have sent sales of this ...

Until the time comes when you can ask for a crisp Fromentot to pair with your Kumamotos on the half shell, Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are the names to know. Though the spelling is different and the ...

If you’re well versed in this paradox, fast-forward down the page to six mouth-watering whites mainly in the pinot gris style – even if a couple are labelled pinot grigio. Confused? Perhaps you better ...

Pinot Gris (or Grigio, if Italian) is grown around the world these days, but the most significant sources are northern Italy, France’s Alsace region, and Oregon. Much of it, especially in Italy, goes ...

Pinot Grigio, which also goes by the name Pinot Gris, is capable of producing far more complex wines than it often gets credit for. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event ...

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Pinot grigio or pinot gris? If you’re confused between the two, you are not alone. The grapes are the same — much like syrah and shiraz — but represent a difference in style more than anything else.