Pinot gris, or pinot grigio, is a grape variety of the species
Vitis vinifera used to make
white wine. Thought to be a
mutant clone of
pinot noir, it normally has a pinkish-gray hue, accounting for its name, but the colors can vary from blue-gray to pinkish-brown. Pinot gris thrives in cooler climates, with the major growing regions being
Alsace in France, northeastern Italy and the U.S. state of
Oregon. The wines vary greatly with these regions; for example,
Alsatian pinot gris wines are medium to full-bodied and tend to be spicy in comparison with others. This photograph of a bunch of pinot gris grapes was
focus-stacked from twelve separate frames.
Photograph credit: Reinhold Möller