Inniskillin Pinot Grigio 2001
Pinot Gris/Grigio
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Vintage
2001
Size
750ML
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Considered a "cepage noble" (noble variety) in Northern Italy and the Alsace region of France, the Pinot Grigio produces a typically medium to full-bodied white wine with a pronounced bouquet. Its harmonious natural acid balance when fermented dry makes it a nice complement to hearty, savoury dishes such as roast pork, with glazed or grilled vegetables.
Austrian-born and monastically educated, Karl J. Kaiser, and native Canadian Donald J.P. Ziraldo, a decendant of a family of winegrowers in Northern Italy, founded Innisklillin Wines on July 31, 1975, obtaining the first winery license granted in the province of Ontario since 1929. Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake at the historic Brae Burn Estate, Inniskillin was founded upon and is dedicated to the principle of producing outstanding wines from vinifera wine grapes grown in the Niagara Peninsula. Karl and Donald tirelessly tested the new ground of Niagara, grafting old-world wisdom in the new-world terroir. Inniskillin rocketed to international notoriety when its pioneering 1989 Vidal Icewine was awarded the Grand Prix d'Honneur at Vinexpo 1991, and drew worldwide attention to Canada's burgeoning wine industry.
What is Icewine?
VQA Icewine is a highly concentrated dessert wine made by harvesting grapes naturally frozen on the vine at -10 C in December-January. Inniskillin VQA Icewine is internationally awarded and recognized and is exported throughout the world.
CRH22598_2001 Item# 53231