Go on folks, how long is it since you tried a Pinot Grigio? It was one of those wines like Blue Nunn and Liebfraumilch, that we started our wine journey with as pimply faced early twenty somethings trying to act like sophisticated early forty somethings. Then it became a grape that we didn't buy for ourselves any more because we had moved onto Chardonnay, so we gave it as gifts to neighbours who didn't annoy us before at some point in our thirties, letting it drift into memory. Well, it’s time to give it another go folks because the drink of our youth is hip again, as well as being very nice indeed now that the sun seems to be coming out to play.
Pinot Grigio by the way is also known as Pinot Gris in Alsace and parts of the New World, particularly New Zealand and it’s been used to make wine since the middle ages. It's an interesting grape because the style of the wine it produces can range from light bodied with youthful bouncy fruit to bone dry with high acidity and a palate as refreshing as a cold shower. So, now that we’re all grown up and our acne has faded, we can revisit Pinot in an adult fashion and pair it with shellfish, especially grilled Langoustines with which Pinot Grigio shines. It’s also particularly good paired with dover sole and lemon or for a real summer treat, a fresh crab salad.
Anyway folks, I'm about to uncork my twenties again so its time to say pip pip for another week.
Sanziana Pinot Grigio Recas Cramele, Romania
As a wine snob, I didn't want to like this, after all it’s Romanian and its under a tenner but by heck its good. It’s like a liquidised fruit salad with grapefruit, melon, peach and apples and alcohol thrown in for fun!
Corney & Barrow £8.25
Ponte Del Diavlo, Pinot Grigio, Italy
Pears and Brioche bread on the nose with the lovely quirky addition of hazelnuts on the finish. I've had this one with pork and lamb chops and it’s paired very well.
Villeneuve Wines £10.00
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