How to Use pinot blanc in a Sentence
pinot blanc
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In the Loire, that means chenin blanc; in Alsace, pinot blanc, as well as auxerrois; and in Savoie, jacquere and altesse.
— Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018 -
This will be an evening filled with white wines and some chardonnay, pinot blanc, marsanne, grenache blanc and falanghina.
— Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2017 -
The green pinot blanc grape and the dusky pinot grigio grape are both mutations of the much more ancient pinot noir grape.
— Gar Joseph, Philly.com, 18 Oct. 2017 -
And Alsace’s Hugel winery makes a pinot blanc called Cuvée les Amours.
— Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020 -
The wine was the Schramsberg 1969 Blanc de Blancs, a blend of chardonnay and pinot blanc made in the traditional champagne method.
— Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 -
Riesling, pinot blanc, pinot noir, gamay and lemberger do well.
— Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020 -
The Blanc Burgunder is a blend of pinot blanc and pinot gris from a producer in Nahe, Germany.
— Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Visit to taste riesling from plants that are hundreds of years old, or even go crazy and try pinot blanc—two percent of the vineyard’s 21 hectares are planted with the grape.
— Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2018 -
Made with 100% pinot blanc grapes in the champagne method, this award-winning bottle offers hints of lemon, apple, and fresh baked bread that will lure even the most devout champagne snobs.
— Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022 -
Since its inception in 1992, Lieb Cellars on Long Island has been a staunch advocate of pinot blanc, with good reason.
— New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021 -
Blended from chardonnay, pinot blanc and pinot nero (the Italian name for pinot noir), this lovely, lively sparkler bursts with red currant and apricot flavors, plus some toasty yeasty notes.
— Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020 -
But producers also use other varieties grown in the region, such as pinot blanc, aligote, and gamay.
— Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018 -
So would a pinot blanc from Germany or Austria, where it might also be called weissburgunder or a silvaner.
— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 28 July 2020 -
Hubatch currently offers a pinot blanc, single-vineyard syrah and melon de Bourgogne in to-go pouches.
— Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021 -
While a blanc de blancs Champagne is most likely made entirely of chardonnay, this California version is one-quarter pinot blanc.
— Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022 -
Just as Lieb Cellars has stuck with pinot blanc despite its relative anonymity, Paumanok has been a chenin blanc partisan regardless of fashion.
— New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021 -
Among the most popular are pinot blanc, pinot gris (also called pinot grigio by some Michigan winemakers), sauvignon blanc, riesling, gewurztraminer and chardonnay on the white side; or pinot noir, cabernet franc and merlot on the red side.
— Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018 -
Due to the colder location, Trentodoc is ideally situated to produce sparkling wine from chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot blanc, and meurnier grapes, which prefer cooler climates.
— Liz Thach, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021 -
Mutchnick’s blend of Willamette Valley ribolla gialla, Tocai Friulano, pinot blanc and chardonnay is one of my favorite discoveries of 2020.
— Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2021 -
Other options include grüner veltliner, dry gewürztraminer, silvaner, sauvignon blanc and pinot blanc.
— New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
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