Pinot Grigio/Gris
									This white wine style is called Pinot Gris in it's native home in France and Pinot Grigio in Northern Italy.  Here in the states, you are likely to hear it called both.  I have noticed that examples of this wine from California usually take on the Pinot Grigio name, while the wines from Oregon tend to use the French version. The range and styles of this wine vary greatly and usually reflect the part of the world that they come from.  For example, the Pinot Gris wines from the Northern most wine region in France, known as Alsace, tend to be rounded and flavorful with a honeyed characteristic, while Pinot Grigio, from
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Northern Italy, tend to be much drier with more citrus fruits.  In the states,
they can be a little of both.

Pinot Grigio is a mutation of the Pinot Noir grape (a red wine grape) and a
white wine grape.  As a result, this grape is gray in color and the Italian word
for Gray is Grigio.  Make sense?  

Pinot Grigio/Gris can exhibit a variety of flavors and aromas that may
include; lemon, citrus, grapefruit, peach, flint and floral or perfurmed odors.
It also tends to be bone dry and it is because of this characteristic along with
it's citrus flavors that it is a natural compliment to Seafood dishes.  Pinot
Grigio is not a wine for aging and should be consumed within a year or two of
the vintage.  Pinot Gris from the Alsace region in France on the other hand,
may be kept between three to five years and sometimes longer.