Pinot Grigio
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years of the vintage release to capture its signature freshness and vibrant fruit profile.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Fresh seafood salads, grilled white fish, and light pasta dishes with pesto or spring vegetables.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
In 1961, Santa Margherita revolutionized the wine world by pioneering a new way to vinify Pinot Grigio. Historically, this pink-skinned grape was fermented with skin contact, producing a copper-colored, heavier wine known as ramato. By introducing a gentle pressing technique that separated the must from the skins immediately, Santa Margherita created a crystal-clear, dry, and vibrantly fresh white wine that defined the modern Italian Pinot Grigio style. Sourced from the high-altitude, sun-drenched vineyards of Trentino-Alto Adige, the grapes benefit from dramatic diurnal temperature shifts and mineral-rich glacial soils. This alpine terroir imparts a signature crisp acidity, clean minerality, and delicate aromas of golden delicious apples and citrus blossoms, making it an international icon of Italian winemaking heritage.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1935 by Count Gaetano Marzotto, Santa Margherita is a pioneering Italian wine estate headquartered in Fossalta di Portogruaro, Veneto, with historic vineyards spanning Trentino-Alto Adige, Prosecco, Tuscany, and Lombardy. The winery achieved legendary status in 1961 by revolutionizing the wine world with its pathbreaking vinification of Pinot Grigio as a white wine without skin contact. Committed to sustainable viticulture and state-of-the-art production, Santa Margherita crafts elegant, terroir-driven wines, ranging from their iconic Pinot Grigio Valdadige to expressive sparkling Prosecco Superiore and refined Tuscan reds. This dedication to innovation and quality has made them a global ambassador for Italian winemaking excellence.