https://sommo.app/tags/pinot-gris/Recent content in Pinot Gris on Sommo — AI Wine Scanner, WSET Prep & Wine Journal AppHugoen-USSommoTue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/pinot-grigio-in-2026/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/pinot-grigio-in-2026/<p>Pinot Grigio is one of the most-bought, least-respected white wines in the world. Mention it at a wine bar and you will see the trained sommelier wince. The grape&rsquo;s reputation, built on decades of cheap, mass-market Italian bottlings, is that of a neutral, inoffensive, slightly bland house white: a wine that lubricates lunch but never demands attention.</p> <p>That reputation is mostly the result of how Pinot Grigio is grown in one specific region of Italy, not what the grape is capable of. The same grape, planted in different soils and farmed with intent, produces some of the most distinctive white wines in Europe. Pinot Grigio from Friuli or Alto Adige is a serious wine. Pinot Gris from Alsace is occasionally extraordinary. The supermarket version is to real Pinot Grigio what supermarket lager is to a vintage Trappist beer: the same category in name only.</p>