Cooper Mountain Pinot Gris 2023 750ml

A powerful fresh-cut grass and wet-stone aroma mixes in an earthy fashion with tangy wisps of white grapefruit and lemon peel. There’s plenty of lemon power on the palate as lemon zest and lemon verbena flavors mingle in a tingly fashion with a pepperoncino note. I’m matching this tart treat with a plate of crab rangoons. (Best Buy) 

• Country: United States
• Region: Oregon
• Appellation: Willamette Valley
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.0%

Varietal

Pinot Gris

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.