Pinot Gris: taste, styles and the dishes that match
25 styles and 281 dish scores from our sommelier database
From easy weekday bottle to cellar-worthy wine: Pinot Gris has many faces. We unpack the taste profile with Wine DNA axes and show the dishes where this white grape demonstrably scores — starting with Salmon curry.
Taste profile (Wine DNA)
Averaged across the styles in our database, Pinot Gris shows fresh acidity, is medium-bodied and exuberantly fruity, with barely any tannin.
Well-known Pinot Gris styles
- Pinot Gris d'Alsace · Alsace — medium-bodied, fresh acidity
A robust and often high-alcohol (14%) white wine from Alsace with exuberant spiciness and sometimes a very perfumed nose. - Pinot Gris Oregon & Washington · Oregon & Washington — medium-bodied, fresh acidity
Fruity dry white from northwestern USA, made from the grape variety by the same name. - Pinot Gris d'Alsace Grand Cru · Alsace — full-bodied, fresh acidity
Full bodied and often heavy alcohol (14%) white wine from Alsace with exuberant spiciness and often very prefumed aromas. - Pinot Grigio · Italy — light-bodied, fresh acidity
Aangename lichtgroene witte wijn van de pinot grigio-druif, veelal uit Noord-Italië. - Pinot Gris New World Late Harvest · New World — full-bodied, fresh acidity, off-dry to sweet
Laat geoogste en daardoor zoete witte wijn uit de Nieuwe Wereld van de gelijknamige druivensoort. - Grauburgunder · Germany — medium-bodied, pronounced freshness
Aromatic dry or off-dry white wine from the grape variety by the same name, also known as grauer burgunder or pinot gris. - Pinot Gris d'Alsace demi sec · Alsace — full-bodied, fresh acidity, off-dry to sweet
A robust and often high-alcohol (14%) white wine from Alsace with exuberant spiciness and a very perfumed nose. - Grauburgunder Grosses Gewächs · Germany — medium-bodied, fresh acidity
Rijke en kruidige droge witte wijn van de gelijknamige druif, zeer naaste familie van de pinot-gris.
Price-wise Pinot Gris covers the full range: of the 25 styles in our database, 52% sit in the entry segment, 44% mid-range and 4% at the top end. You will find both a weekday bottle and a cellar-worthy wine in this grape.
The best-scoring dishes with Pinot Gris
The dishes below come from our expert scoring: every combination was scored by sommeliers using the Wine DNA of both dish and wine. These are the strongest matches for Pinot Gris styles, from classic to surprising.
- Salmon curry — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Stewed Mackerel with Couscous — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Mackerel sashimi — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna Tartare on Fresh Salad — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Roasted Tuna with Wasabi Mayonnaise — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna carpaccio with seaweed salad and wasabi mayonnaise — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Sashimi of tuna — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna tempura with green asparagus — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna Tartare with Wasabi — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna Tartare with Salad — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Tuna Carpaccio with White Beans and Ginger — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
- Pan-Seared Tuna with Couscous — best style: Pinot Gris d'Alsace
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Open the app →Frequently asked questions
- What does Pinot Gris taste like?
- Averaged across the styles in our database, Pinot Gris shows fresh acidity, is medium-bodied and exuberantly fruity, with barely any tannin. It varies by style: see the overview above.
- What food goes with Pinot Gris?
- The highest scores in our sommelier work: Salmon curry, Stewed Mackerel with Couscous, Mackerel sashimi. The full list is above.
- Is Pinot Gris a white wine?
- In our database Pinot Gris is mostly made as a white wine (25 linked styles); regional exceptions exist.