Wines and Cheeses

[Thomas]

I agree, completely, with Innkeeper's cheese and wine assesments. But I have one comment to make about the Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris subject.

It is the same grape (likely different clones of same grape) but it does not produce the same wine. In northern Italy, Pinot Grigio does not have the kind of spicy-apple-like quality that Alsatian Pinot Gris has, and its American counterpart runs the range from spicy (Oregon) to lean (just about everywhere else in the US, with a few exceptions in California). So, an Italian Pinot Grigio and an Alsatian or Oregonian Pinot Gris will likely be different, and likely pair with different cheeses. I have never had cheese with an Alsatian Pinot Gris but I suspect it would be best to go with a big, fatty, soft one.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 12-03-2002).]