Pinot Gris: texture has a history

Glossary

Terms that have earned their place

Texture

A wine's tactile weight, surface, and persistence.

Lees

Post-fermentation sediment, especially spent yeast and grape solids; contact and stirring are separate claims.

Skin contact

Time during which juice remains with grape skins, potentially affecting colour, aroma, and phenolic texture.

Ramato

Italian for copper-coloured; a Pinot Grigio style that uses skin contact to reveal colour from grey-pink skins.

Style signal

A useful naming or regional tendency that still requires bottle-level verification.