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Portlandia

Portlandia
2021 Pinot Gris, American

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Pinot Gris

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: .9%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$12

Portlandia
2021 Pinot Gris, American

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Pinot Gris

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5% RS: .9%
Light yellow straw color. Aromas of peach, lemon cream, and under ripe peach with a medium body and a medium pear juice and melon, white flowers, lemon, and honeydew rind finish. Pinot Gris is often an easy drinking and approachable wine for sharing at large group functions and this bottle suits that need perfectly.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: peach, lemon cream, and under ripe peach
Taste Flavor: pear juice and melon, white flowers, lemon, and honeydew rind
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai Chicken, Chicken Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Pinot Gris is often an easy drinking and approachable wine for sharing at large group functions and this bottle suits that need perfectly.

The Producer

Wine Hooligans LLC

The Producer
980 Airway Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
USA
1 707-527-7355

Their Portfolio

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Pinot Gris

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Pinot Gris is the same grape as Pinot Grigio, but when a wine is identified as a Pinot Gris, it is generally a more full-bodied, more complex, more age-worthy wine.

The best examples of Pinot Gris come from Alsace in northeastern France and Oregon. These wines are have excellent weight on the palate, good acidity and ripe apple and pear fruit with a distinct spiciness and a dry finish. Most examples are aged only in steel, but some producers in Alsace will age Pinot Gris in large, older wooden casks, which can add a touch of spice as well as additional texture.

There are also some sweeter versions of Pinot Gris produced in Alsace; these are labeled as vendange tardives or grains nobles.

There are also versions of Pinot Gris from the far northwestern Italian region of Valle d'Aosta as well as from California.

Consume most versions of Pinot Gris at an early age, from two to five years. The finest versions of Alsatian Pinot Gris (from Grand Cru vineyards) can be enjoyed at 15-20 years of age.

Food pairings that work well with Pinot Gris include smoked fish, sushi, Asian cuisine, chicken with cream sauce or veal, pork or poultry with mushrooms.