Fruity and friendly, this easy-going pinot gris shows ripe stone fruit, baked pear and floral aromas with a hint of mixed spice. The palate is juicy and lively, and delivers appealing fruit intensity and bright acidity, finishing succulent and smooth. At its best: now to 2018. July 2016.

Family owned Villa Maria Estate has been rated as New Zealands

VNO Lighter Pinot Gris has soft green hue with fresh citrus aromas and a clean, refreshing palate with green apple, rose water and lime flavours.

Vavasour Pinot Gris displays a richly structured palate featuring layers of crisp fruit, backed by hints of ginger and the long mineral finish typical of the Awatere Valley.

Taylors Pinot Gris is a strikingly varietal wine showing notes of baked apple and pear on the nose, with characteristic texture on the palate and soft acidity on the finish. Ideally suited to a whole range of foods, especially flash-barbecued prawns.

Bright pale yellow, there is nothing Innocent about this Pinot Gris! An extremely well made wine with distinct pear and freshly cut green apple slice on the nose followed by similar varietal characters on the palate. It is satisfyingly crisp with great acidity structure to be one of the great summer enjoyment.

RedHeads wine studio began with elite winemakers ‘moonlighting’ away from their jobs to craft tiny volumes of wines they wanted to make. Soon wine writers were praising the jaw-dropping drops and it wasn’t long before merchants were placing orders. “Avant-garde and highly successful” (Halliday) ... “stratospheric pleasure quotient ... this operation is serious” (Robert Parker). The Pinot Gris is an exclusive, lush and exotic 100% handcrafted white picked a little later to give a slightly richer style (Pinot Gris, as opposed to Pinot Grigio). Ripe and intense, it’s packed with tangy lime, pear, honeysuckle and floral characters on a deliciously smooth, textured palate. It’s mouthwateringly good – try it and see!

Baily & Baily painstakingly scour the country's best wine regions for the best fruit on offer that suits the regional characteristics and brings to your affordable and flavoursome wines. Their King Valley Pinot Gris shows this perfectly with great flavours of crisp Granny Smith apple skins with a hint of cooked pear. Lovely aromatics of white flowers and a delicate, but firm line of acid.

The hallmark of Tim Adams' Pinot Gris is the balance between flavour sweetness and acidity. Nashi pear, green apple and tropical fruit aromas lead into a full-flavoured, rich and textured palate.

This is a very fine Gris. Its elegant nose shows hints of citrus, grapefruit, musk and apricot while on the palate the wine is structured and remarkably tight with mineral characteristics supporting rich, tropical fruit. The acid is very fresh and the length impeccable.

Grown on the alluvial gravel soils of the Martinborough Terrace during a perfect growing season for the district. A warm dry summer allowed fruit to ripen wonderfully producing opulent fruit flavours combining beautifully with barrel fermentation to create Burgundian inspired Pinot Gris. Flavours are reminiscent of ripe pears and white stone fruit with delightful soft texture ensuring a long commanding finish. A dry style has enhanced the fruit flavours Pinot Gris is renowned for.