This romantic pinot grigio will make you think of LOVE Park

Italy and France are longtime rivals as the world’s leaders in total wine production. Italy rules the roost in sheer diversity, boasting hundreds more of its own native grape varieties. But France’s historical focus on the refinement of a handful of its top varieties has put French grapes in a league of their own in terms of international success. Not only are French grapes like pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot household names among wine drinkers, but they are so universally respected that they are planted by wine growers worldwide. French grapes are also cultivated in Italy, and have been for hundreds of years. The most visible is pinot grigio, the Italian name for France’s pinot gris.

Pinot grigio is Italy’s No. 1 white wine grape, dominating wine production in the northeastern regions known as the Tre Venezie. However, these same regions also excel with the original purple-skinned variant of the pinot family, producing some of the world’s best values in the pinot noir category. This snappy, lightweight example demonstrates this Burgundian grape’s incredible talent for making delicious wines at low levels of ripeness. It features charming fresh raspberry aromas and food-friendly cherry tomato flavors. It has a surprisingly long finish despite an uncommonly low alcohol content. Sartori is a leading vintner in Verona, the setting of the world’s most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet. With this Shakespearean inspiration, they have created a label symbolizing their love for their city with artwork that evokes our own symbol in LOVE Park.

$12.99 13% alcohol

PLCB Item #306

Sale price through Jan. 3, 2021 — regularly $14.99

Also available at:

Total Wine & More in Wilmington — $12.99

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