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pinot gris

Tempus Two 2011 Pinot Gris

5 January 2012
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Knowing Tempus Two‘s pedigree, I was really looking forward to trying the wines. Tempus Two was founded by Lisa McGuigan, part of the justly famous McGuigan clan of Australian winemakers. Lisa is the 4th generation of McGuigans to go into the winery business and although she at first shied away from it, working in the [...]

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Vin d’Alsace Pinot Gris Cave de Beblenheim

21 November 2011
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For those in any doubt, there couldn’t be much more difference between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio. Common sense and, moreover, a passing knowledge of French and Italian, will tell you they are basically meant to refer to the same thing (the thing being a grape in this case), but then so are ‘Syrah‘ and [...]

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Archangel – New Zealand Pinot Gris

2 May 2011
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New Zealand made its name in the wine world with Sauvignon Blanc but that was a few years back and although NZ s.b. is still a big seller, it’s become a bit of an old stand-by. New Zealand winemakers are still making excellent Sauvignon Blanc, but many of them are branching out into other white [...]

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Te Kauwhata – Quarry Road Estate – Pinot Gris

30 October 2009
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A rare variety in New Zealand – light glittering colour, vanilla bouquet with a firm body, dry and crispy. Other Quarry Road wines include Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Merlot/Malbec – of these, some are relatively new plantings which are just reaching full production. The quality can be testified by numerous [...]

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Erath Pinot Gris 2007, Oregon

9 June 2009
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The state of Oregon in the USA has built up a great reputation for Pinot Noir, producing world class wines, with Pinot Gris its secondary grape – achieving the complexity and depth of flavour for which its Alsace counterpart is famous. Dick Erath is one of the original wine pioneers of Oregon, who travelled west [...]

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