Delle Venezie (Veneto / Friuli / Trentino) DOC
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The biggest single DOC in Italy by volume and effectively the world's Pinot Grigio appellation: some 25,000 hectares across three regions, created in 2017 to put the mass of northeast Italian Pinot Grigio under DOC rules with a taste panel and yield cap. The style is what you'd expect, pale, dry, light bodied, with green pear, lemon and a faint almond note, made cold in tanks and sold within a year. It's a category rather than a place, and the difference between a 9 dollar bottle and a 15 dollar bottle is mostly about how much fruit was sacrificed for yield. Ramato (skin-contact, copper pink) versions are the interesting fringe.
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Cavit
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie
The best-selling Italian wine in the US, from the Trentino co-op; clean, light, lemon and pear, exactly what the category is.
$8 to $10Wine-SearcherRuffino
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Lumina
A step up in fruit concentration, white peach and citrus; everywhere.
$10 to $13Wine-SearcherJermann
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie
The Friulian estate's Pinot Grigio carries the delle Venezie DOC; riper, textured, with pear and a saline finish, the serious version of the category.
$22 to $28Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavit | Pinot Grigio delle Venezie The best-selling Italian wine in the US, from the Trentino co-op; clean, light, lemon and pear, exactly what the category is. | $8 to $10 | Wine-Searcher |
| Ruffino | Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Lumina A step up in fruit concentration, white peach and citrus; everywhere. | $10 to $13 | Wine-Searcher |
| Jermann | Pinot Grigio delle Venezie The Friulian estate's Pinot Grigio carries the delle Venezie DOC; riper, textured, with pear and a saline finish, the serious version of the category. | $22 to $28 | Wine-Searcher |