The Ned. 2021 Pinot Gris

 

Today's wine is The Ned's 2021 orange pinot gris! Sticking to the red wine tannins, this wine was allowed to soak in the skins of the grape to give the orange color. Alongside this wine, I pulled out Manchester smoked cheddar and salami to see if it would enhance the flavor.

      

I started off with a taste of the wine to try it by itself and I was hit with a crisp apricot-like flavor. With this flavor came the normal white wine bitter aftertaste. After eating a bit of the cheese, the aftertaste quickly went away and was replaced with the sharpness of the cheddar. The apricot flavor also was enhanced and brought up a peachy flavor. 

Overall, for an orange white wine, I'd give this a solid 7 out of 10. It is definitely a fruit forward type drink and presented itself with a fuller body, much like a red wine would.