Pinot Bianco

Pinot Grigio is not a mother grape. It's not a father grape either. It is a cross breed. Pinot Nero is the father and Pinot Bianco is the mother. And until about 30 years ago, most Pinot Grigio was pale rose, grey-rose colour.
The mom, Pinot Bianco is native to northeast Italy where it grasps all the minerality out of the soil and the winemaker add a pleasant yeasty-flowery flavor. It is a nice wine to show off good food. The 2008 Tieffenbrunner Pinot Bianco is a classic. Nice yeasty-flowery nose switches to crisp minerality on the palate. At $14.99 its a good wine to make anyone's cooking taste better. I have always wondered way more restaurants don't use this grape for a not too expensive high class dinner wine. Oh well. The less they know about it, the more it helps keep the prices reasonable