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Wine of the Week: 2008 St. Michael-Eppan Pinot Grigio

By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times, Source: MCT News Service

Here's a lively, fresh Pinot Grigio from the vineyards of the Alto Adige region of Italy, near the Austrian border. Scented with flowers and sweet grasses, the 2008 St. Michael-Eppan Pinot Grigio comes from a great little cooperative in the region. I'm taken with its bright acidity and touch of minerality, along with its notes of pear and ripe apple.

Pinot Grigio is a tremendously versatile white wine that can go with all sorts of dishes. Minestrone and other rustic vegetable soups, pasta dishes, grilled fish and scampi come to mind first.

Region: Alto Adige, Italy

Price: About $20

Style: Floral and crisp

What it goes with: Minestrone, pasta dishes, grilled fish

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