Although these grayish-blue grapes have been cultivated for centuries in Europe, the versatile varietal is one of the fastest-growing white wines in America today. Grown in Burgundy since the Middle ...

For many the holidays were a blur filled with great food and great wine but now they’re drying out. “Dry January” is a common ...

Pinot grigio is a crisp and light white wine that's perfect for hot summer days. The tipple is typically dry, with citrusy notes that evoke lemon, lime, and sometimes apples and grapefruit.

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 ...

True story: I was treating my wife’s 20-something nieces to dinner one night in an expensive restaurant, where the wine list started at $30 and went up like a rocket. The young women were up to ...

I’ve always been a fan of underdogs. The horse with 50 to 1 odds. (Remember Mind That Bird, the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby?) A number 16 seed miraculously knocking out a top seed in the first ...

The determining factors in whether pinot grigio makes a good wine stem not from the cellar, not from decisions about how to “make” the wine, but from the fields where the grapes themselves grow. The ...

White wine lovers know that picking out the perfect pinot grigio is a personal experience, but it can be helpful to know where to start. A recommendation for a nice wine can change the shape of a meal ...