On Nov 6, 7:27*am, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> On Nov 6, 6:49*am, "Anders Tørneskog" >
> wrote:
>
> > "Steve Slatcher" > skrev i ...> Bobchai wrote:
>
> > >>I never knew that pinot grigio
> > >> was being grown extensively in Germany
>
> > > It not unusual, but I am not sure how extensively it is grown. *It is
> > > usually called Grauburgunder or, more traditionally, Ruländer. *Never
> > > heard of one being sold as Pinot Grigio before.
>
> > Wein-Plus lists Pinot Gris (with synonyms Grauburgunder and Ruländer) as
> > comprising 4.3% of the growing area in Germany - 4.413 hectares - about
> > 11.000 acres, I believe
>
> One of the traditional better known regions for this grape in Germany
> is in Baden. In modern times the dry versions tend to be sold as
> Grauburgunder and the sweeter versions as Rulander. I don't know about
> Europe outside of Germany, but this wine in the higher quality form
> does not seem to be easily available in many areas of the US. I still
> have a few bottles of Bickensohler Steinfelsen Rulander Auslese 1976.
> It is a very rich sweet wine with great intensity of taste and smell
> and considerable complexity.

cwdjirxz:

I never thought of pinot gris as a late harvest wine. It sounds very
interesting!

--Bob