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Nothing wrong with that, really. It's an emerging market and the newbies have got to start somewhere. These names are widely mentioned and probably easy to remember. Furthermore, it's only recently that wine makers have got some sense of which varieties and which vineyards 'belong' to each other, I think. We'll probably see more differentiation if public awareness increases. But it is hilarious to imagine success films resulting in the uprooting of fine Cab.S. vines and planting of PN merely based on the whim and fancy of the day :-) Screaming Pinot, anyone? Anders

Actually, Americans DO know there are other wines to choose from. Heck, there's Pinot Noir!

Most of it is Italian too, if the labels are to be trusted.

FWIW, that subject came up among a group of us over the holidays. I learned from a knowledgeable wine expert that most Italian Pinot Grigio is actually made from a different varietal. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the varietal, but I can find out. Michael Pronay probably knows too.

Tom S

Not to mention all the old vine Zin grafted over to Chardonnay in that same era. For all that I dislike White Zin, I appreciate how many great vineyards it saved until the red Zin revival of the '90s.

That's an interesting idea, and why not after all? They're all sort of squatters on the v. labrusca rootstock anyway. ;-)

Mark Lipton

Re Pinot Grigio--Colli Orientali del Friuli is the best outside of Alsace-- Producers:Ca'Ronesca, Volpe Pasini(Zuc di Volpe), Marco Felluga, Livio Felluga.

Expect to pay chardonnay price. There's a ton of plonk out there from other parts of Friuli, the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige(where it may be labeled Rulander)

Joe,

Thanks. I'll try and score a bottle, or two and give it a go. As I have been exposed to far more of the plonk, than serious wine, this is not a varietal that I seek out in hopes of finding a good one. Your recommendation is greatly appreciated.

Hunt