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grigio

grigio

6 6.7
A light white wine from Italy like Pinot Grigio
  • noun
  • /ˈɡriːdʒioʊ/
translation icon : vino grigio
  • Do you have a glass of Pinot Grigio?
  • Pinot Grigio
  • glass of Pinot Grigio
  • Grigio wine

They identified the showman from Chicago who bought a case of Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio, which is, by the way, quick sidetrack on wine.

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Examples

  • The waiter served her a glass of Pinot Grigio, spilling some of it over his hand as his shaved head swiveled back and forth between them.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • He ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio, drank and ate breadsticks, and smiled with the smile of a man given new life by God.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Have you ever heard of Pinot Grigio?

  • No, you could get us a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio.

  • "She herself is a pinot grigio drinker, and she created a wine reflecting her style," he said.

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  • Now, where's my beloved Pinot Grigio?

  • We have a Pinot Grigio, and a Chardonnay, and a Riesling.

  • A simple Pinot Grigio, for example, isn't a powerful wine, so it won't stand up to mashed potatoes and gravy.

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  • The cozy and stylish cafe offers white and red wines—anything from Shiraz to Pinot Grigio.

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  • Do you have a glass of grigio?

Synonyms

vino
vsgrigio
  • Informal
15 7.7

A drink made from grapes, often red

is a specific white wine type rather than a general informal term
Prosecco
vsgrigio
2 3.6

A fizzy white wine from northeast Italy made from the Glera grape

is a still Italian white rather than a sparkling wine
Pinot blanc
vsgrigio
1 6.1

A white grape that grows in places like France and California and the dry white wine from that grape

originates in Italy and refers to a specific Italian style

How Dry

Sauvignon blanc
  • Specialized
3 3.7
Chardonnay
19 3.7
grigio
6 6.7
Riesling
4 5.7
muscatel
1 9.8

Surface Forms

grigio singular
grigios plural

Etymology

The wine name grigio in Pinot Grigio comes from Italian grigio 'grey' because the grape skin looks a light grey-pink, so grigio came to mean that kind of white wine.