European Wine Reference (Wine Folly)
Pinot Grigio (Italy)
The Italian benchmark for Pinot Grigio — from Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia — and the dry counterpart to Alsace's off-dry Pinot Gris.
"Stop drinking all other bottles labeled Pinot Grigio until you've tried one from either Alto Adige or Friuli-Venezia Giulia. If you love Pinot Grigio, you need a benchmark to judge the rest" (source: European Wine Exploration Map _ Wine Folly.pdf).
The same grape behaves very differently across the Alps: unlike the Italians, the French in Alsace make a peachy, off-dry style of Pinot Gris "that's in a league of its own" — Alsace has no competition with this wine (source: European Wine Exploration Map _ Wine Folly.pdf). That Alsatian style is one of the seven varieties covered in Alsace Grape Varieties and tasted all along the Alsace Wine Route.
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