Last night we had a rare evening together so you know that means, yep I cook a real meal and there was wine with dinner. I sautéed pork chops and roasted broccoli for dinner and for the wine I opened a bottle of wine that was a gift from our friends.

The wine, a Pinot Gris, was a Washington State white wine, Summit Estates, from Columbia Valley. The wine was a 2014 with 13% alcohol content. It was a very pale yellow color almost colorless in the glass. I could smell honeysuckle and a light lemony citrus scent. I tasted apricot and lemon when I swirled the wine around on my first taste. The wine was dry with a medium finish and a hint, just a hint of mineral on the finish.

The wine surprised me some, because so far all the Washington Pinot Gris’ have tasted very dry with a lot of mineral, like a California Sauvignon Blanc instead of the fruit forward California and Italian Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio, respectively. The wine from Summit Estates was quite pleasant and one glass turned into two glasses. Okay, three glasses.

This is definitely a wine I will look for again.