Jermann Pinot Grigio Italian White Wine

Take the word Italian in the name, because it tells you less than it looks like it does. Italy is a whole country of origin rather than one protected wine name, and its vineyards run from the Alps down to Mediterranean islands, so no single note on climate or grape covers all of it. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.

A narrower location comes from Jermann itself, which says its estate sits near Dolegna del Collio, in Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, though that is where the producer is based rather than a confirmed vineyard source for this bottle.

Pinot Grigio is the same grape that shows up elsewhere as Pinot Gris, and official guides say the Grigio name is often used for a lighter, crisper pour, though the name does not guarantee the style. Those guides describe pear, apple and citrus as possible Pinot Grigio notes. This bottle, which sat between $32.99 and $39.99 in our September 2026 checks, is grown from that grape in Italy.

By Jermann's own account the estate covers about 200 hectares, 170 of them vineyard.

Jermann's own product page narrows some of what the origin paragraph above could not confirm. The appellation stated for this bottle is DOC Friuli, the broader regional designation, not the narrower Collio zone that surrounds the estate near Dolegna del Collio; the producer's own numbers put the finished wine at 13 percent alcohol with acidity of 5.50 to 6.00 grams per litre. The winemaking notes describe time on the spent yeast in stainless steel tanks for about six months, followed by a few more months resting in the bottle, and the producer seals the bottle with a screw cap, a choice it says protects the wine's aroma. Jermann traces this label back to a first vintage in 1974; by the producer's account, the Italian critic Luigi Veronelli praised that debut vintage in the magazine Panorama the following year. The producer's own tasting note calls the wine "dry, velvety, fragrant and persistent," the maker's words, and pairs it with fish soups, grilled seafood and squid ink pasta.

Our call: worth a look if a documented history and a specific technical sheet matter to you; Jermann traces this label to 1974 and states real numbers, alcohol, acidity, and months on the spent yeast, for the bottle in hand. Pass if you want a confirmed vineyard source or a shopper's opinion behind it; the appellation on record is the broader DOC Friuli rather than the Collio zone around the estate, and no shopper rating has reached our record.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.