Had the pleasure of sampling this Pinot Grigio from Marlborough, New Zealand with Jim Robertson from Brancott Estate.  Jim believes that a wine should do two things: wow you and by yummy.  I’m not usually a big fan of Pinot Grigio, but this little number wowed me and tasty yummy.

This New Zealand wine is pale yellow in the glass misleading what’s to come in its taste.  On the nose, this wine offers aromas of juicy pear, wet stones with some grassy notes.  In the mouth, the 2010 Brancott Pinot Grigio shows bright minerality with a finish that caused me to pucker up from the bright acidity.  A zippy, refreshing wine that could be great as an aperitif.

Serve this summer white just lightly chilled at your next get-together.

Around $12.