Here's something that trips up even confident wine drinkers: Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are the exact same grape. Gris is French, Grigio is Italian, and both mean "grey", a nod to the grape's pinkish-grey skin.

The name is a genuine style clue: Grigio traditionally leans lighter and crisper, while Gris tends toward something richer and more textural.

Here's a guide to some of the wines in our range:

Crisp & Fresh

Bright citrus, green apple and pear, fresh acidity, and built for easy, refreshing drinking. This is the classic Pinot Grigio style.

Tatachilla White Admiral Pinot Grigio is a great entry point, light and fresh with lime citrus, poached pear and a fine acid line. Petaluma Lumos Pinot Gris, despite the name, sits firmly in this style too: bright lemon, fresh pear and quince with a clean, vibrant finish and a lighter 9.9% ABV. Tasmania's cool climate is well suited to fresh, vibrant Pinot Gris, and Bay of Fires Pinot Gris and Eddystone Point Pinot Gris both show fresh, juicy pear fruit and a lively, refreshing style.

Rich & Textural

Fuller-bodied, more aromatic and sometimes shaped by oak or extended lees contact for added texture and weight. This is the classic Alsace-inspired style, exactly what you'd expect from the name Pinot Gris.

Petaluma White Label Pinot Gris brings extra texture through barrel fermentation and extended lees contact, with creamy complexity balanced by high natural acidity and a lemon-and-lime finish. Mud House Single Vineyard Home Block Pinot Gris, from New Zealand's Waipara Valley, is richly aromatic with quince, ripe pear and a hint of cardamom, full and succulent on the palate. Grant Burge East Argyle Pinot Gris takes a similar path, with a portion fermented in seasoned French oak for extra texture and mid-palate weight. Grant Burge Fifth Generation Pinot Gris and Church Road Pinot Gris offer softer, more generous expressions, with rounded textures balanced by fresh acidity.

The Pink One

There's another style worth knowing: sometimes called ramato in Italy, it's made by leaving Pinot Gris/Grigio's naturally pink-grey skins in contact with the juice, producing wines with a pink, copper or salmon hue and often adding texture and savoury character.

Cupio Pink Pinot Grigio offers a different take on the variety, with a pale salmon-pink appearance and lifted strawberry and red currant over pear and peach. Savoury spice, musky florals and a subtle cherry-tannin finish make it a distinctive, crisp and refreshing style.

Not Sure Where to Start?

If you like your whites bright and easy-drinking, start with the Crisp & Fresh styles. If you want something with more weight and texture, look to the Rich & Textural end. And if you're after something a little different altogether, the Pink Pinot Grigio is well worth a try.

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