While I was home last to visit my parents, my mom and I bonded over our newfound love for wine. I had always known her to drink dry, oaky California Chardonnays, but it seemed that she had moved on to Pinot Grigio since I saw her last. We decided to open a bottle of Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, vintage 2021. The wine comes from delle Venezie (, a geographic location situated in northwestern Italy. The wine retails for $12 online, and has an alcohol content of 12.5%.
From community reviews found on the website Vivino, the wine tastes of pear, green apple, and mineral. It also has a scent of white peach, with ripe cantaloupe and lemon zest. It is described as crisp and refreshing, with citrus notes.
My personal review is only slightly different. It was a very light yellow in color, and we had it chilled beforehand. The aroma was very fruity and sweet, almost tropical. It was a light but firm scent of peach, lemon, and even a sweet citrus like pineapple. What struck me about it upon tasting was the light and silky body. The sweetness of this wine is what I would consider to be off-dry; it was perfectly sweet to me. There was plenty of acidity present in this wine, with strong flavors of pineapple and guava, but surprisingly no peach. There was a certain minerality to it, perhaps slate. It was kind of tart, and only a tad astringent.
According to page 149 of the text Wine Folly, Pinot Grigio (otherwise known as Pinot Gris) has flavors of white peach, lemon zest, cantaloupe, raw almond, and crushed gravel. They have a wide range of sweetness, from dry to semi-sweet, and usually have a medium amount of acidity. The body is typically light and tannins are next to none.
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