Pinot Grigio
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pairs beautifully with light seafood dishes such as grilled sea bass, fresh prosciutto di San Daniele, or a classic Caprese salad.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the prestigious Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, Zonin's Pinot Grigio showcases a wine-making heritage shaped by the dramatic collision of Alpine and Mediterranean climates. The Zonin family, whose viticultural roots date back to 1821, selects grapes from vineyards nestled between the Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. This unique geography creates cool night breezes and warm days, preserving the grape's vibrant natural acidity while fostering rich aromatic complexity. Vinified entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to maintain its crisp, fruit-forward profile, this single-varietal Pinot Grigio avoids oak contact, allowing the pristine flavors of golden apple, pear, and delicate white blossoms to take center stage, underpinned by the subtle, stony minerality characteristic of Friulian soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1821 in Gambellara within the province of Vicenza, Zonin stands as one of Italy's most influential and historically significant wine dynasties. Across seven generations, the Zonin family expanded from their ancestral volcanic soils in the foothills of the Lessini Mountains to acquire top-tier estates spanning Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Piedmont, Lombardy, Puglia, and Sicily. Viticulture emphasizes sustainability and regional authenticity across more than 1,500 hectares of family-managed vineyards. The estate’s winemaking philosophy fuses modern temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification and precision Charmat method effervescence with time-honored barrel aging for structured reds. Celebrated internationally for pioneering the global prominence of Prosecco DOC—typified by its fresh, aromatic Cuvée 1821—Zonin also crafts classical expressions of Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie, native Veneto whites like Gambellara Classico, and the approachable Ventiterre line, delivering pure varietal typicity rooted in Italian terroir.