Verdelho originated in Portugal and has acclimatized itself well to the McLaren Vale's maritime climes. One of the very first varietals planted in McLaren Vale circa 1825, Verdelho is a beguiling variety, its generous and vibrant characters evoke an array of stylistic influences, making it a highly fashionable wine with wide versatility. Chapel Hill showcases the three distinct flavour profiles of Verdelho, grassy, pungent characters, tropical fruit flavours and beautifully scented honeysuckle blossom perfumes.

Chapel Hill's mantra is to produce wines with pure varietal and regional characters. Grown to the cooler climes of the Adelaide Hills this fine example of Pinot Grigio displays all the elements associated with the variety. Hints of guava, lychee and nashi pear overlay a textured, viscous, dry spicy palate with subtle mineral notes.

Western Australia has enjoyed a long and salubrious experience with Verdelho, renowned as a winegrowing region for a memorable succession of the nation's finest vintages. Capel Vale have made the most of their baronial expanse of vineyards, to find the perfect sites for the establishment of superior Verdelho vines. Made to measure for service alongside whole roast birds, pine nut risotto and fine Al fresco faire, a revitalizing Verdelho wine at its very best, fruit forward and refreshingly unoaked.

The vintners Canti are one of the most eminent winemakers in all Veneto, a rich pastoral paradise of extraordinary beauty with a long tradition of the very finest wines, their skilled and dedicated team employ a combination of traditional and cutting edge vinification techniques. Canti Pinot Grigio begins with the selection of fruit and pressing of grapes, sourced from an inventory of estate owned properties and vineyards operated by the best growers in all Veneto.

The Breathing Space team have made the most out of the vivaciousness and vitality which define Margaret River fruit. Verdelho and Shiraz, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, the region yields the finest harvests in the new world, Breathing Space have assembled a choice parcel of each, to be fashioned into a satiating pink wine of unadultarated savouryness, fleshyness and style. The Verdelho component is treated to a rich course of barrel ferments in French oak puncheons, achieving a delightfully seductive, tittilatingly perfumed, Turkish delight and rose petal bouquet.

Bleasdale was established in 1850, classified by the National Trust and listed on the State National Heritage Registers. Fully conversant with the soils, the microclimates and the cycle of flooding which nourishes the unique terroir of the estate's vineyards, fifth generation winemaker Michael Potts cultivates the old Grenache and Verdelho vines destined for inclusion into the Wise Old Tawny. A smooth rich Port wine full of rancio and nutty flavours obtained through a slow maturation over many years under small oak casks. It's all about the history and moreish Tawny rancio richness.

Frank Potts planted Verdelho cuttings, sourced off the isle of Madeira, into the rich alluvial flood plains of Langhorne Creek during the 1860s. Today, Bleasdale's Verdelho is fast emerging as one of Langhorne Creek's most stylishly savoury and pleasant drink now whites. Some of the grapes are hand picked from vines over eighty yeas of age. An estery, lifted fruit style of Verdelho wine, unwooded and dry, crisp and refreshing with zippy acidity and ripe fruit salad flavours, seasoned by a touch of lithe perfumed grassyness.

Single vineyard Pinot Grigio from a superlative block of vine at Kuitpo in the southern Adelaide Hills. Crafted to the vivaciously food friendly Veneto styling, albeit with a crisp Adelaide minerality, fruit is harvested on the very day that grapes display peak flavour and optimal intensity. Lifted floral notes, nashi pear, baking apple and rice pudding spice, the palate tantalizes with flavour, toothsome textures and delicious acid crunch. A delicately balanced yet flavourful Grigio to accompany Al fresco and all voguish, cosmopolitan fare.

The Pinot Grigio of Adelaide Hills are renowned for their excellence, outstanding varietal elocution and luxuriously textural minerality. Partisans in pursuit of the penultimate Grigio would surely make a move towards Lenswood and Lobethal for estate grown, Bird In Hand Pinot Grigio, fashioned to the topical antipasti style, redolent of freshly peeled pear, lemon blossom florals and a hint of fragrant musk. Grab your Grigio and serve alongside frutti di mare, quaglie ripiene or any recipes Provolone e Tallegio.

Vineyards and olive groves are co habitants, almost everywhere around the globe. Bird In Hand are proud of both, their olives have been met with prestigious accolades throughout the world of gastronomy. Harvested during the chill of night to capture and preserve the uniqueness of Arneis, parcels are crushed and destemmed, a minor part is sent to French oak barrels for vinification, the balance is treated to a long, cool ferment. Textural and defined, the crisp dry white of choice to serve alongside pinenut calamari, rice stuffed vegetables and all Mediterranean fare.

There are only two hectares of Pinot Grigio at Bellvale but they are very well provided for, planted to well drained, moderately fertile ferrous soils, they yield a wine of sound structure and refined acidity. A rigorous regimen of pruning and canopy management is essential to the quality of fruit, there is no sleight of hand at the Bellvale wineworks, the ultimate quality of wine is determined as fruit ripens on the vine. A stylish Gippsland Pinot Grigio of eloquence and length, the perfect match to delicately flavoured cuisines, quails under pinenut or whiting and white meat terrine.

De Bortoli established their Bellariva vineyard at King River near the base of Victoria's snowfields in 1994. Planted to some of the more exotic Italianate grapes, it is the source of Pinot Grigio for a wine that's more about vitality and style. Finely polished, juicy and fragrantly aromatic, finely textured and dry, its soft stonefruit characters, lemon lime sherbet flavours and withheld acidity make Bella Riva an engaging, food friendly style which will appeal to all comers, above all it is delicious.

The team at Barefoot believe that it's in the national interest to make delightful, easy drinking wines available to everybody. Consistent wines with generous flavours that refresh the palate and make life more pleasurable. Pinot Grigio fits the bill perfectly, a food friendly style with a little more fruit and a little extra complexity. It all begins in the vineyard where the winemakers themselves take an interest in harvesting those grapes which are worthy of the Barefoot label, a wine that dances across the palate with luscious Pinot Grigio fruit characters.

Originally a native of Portugal, Margaret River has cordially received and given sanctuary to the wayward Verdelho grape, to make it, it's very own. Small wonder, as the maritime climes and sultry Indian Ocean breezes stimulate the vines with ideal conditions to ripen fully and develop maximum fruit flavour. Ashbrook is one of the oldest producers in Margaret River and has been fashioning Verdelho wines of some import for over a quarter of a century. The vineyard is now fully mature and yielding harvests of the finest Verdelho in the land.

Alta had a clear vision from day one, to showcase the Adelaide Hills as Australia's premiere cool climate wine region. Emphasis was placed on a careful selection of site, grape variety and controlled yields of the highest quality hand picked fruit. Alta were adamant that the Adelaide Hills would make marvelous Pinot Grigio and have now made sure there's no doubt about it. Alta is fashioned to vibrant cosmopolitan style, relying heavily on the varietal characters and naturally high acid levels in the grapes at harvest to provide aromatics and structure.

Frogmore Creek work to nurture a biologically diverse environment for health of the soil and Tasmania's fauna. Their superlative vineyards were established with a priority on sustainable farming practises. Since the first Frogmore Creek vines were planted and dams established, four species of frogs have made the Frogmore Creek Vineyard their home. Parcels grown to fine vineyards at Relbia in the north are assembled with a component from Cambridge in the south, into a juicy Grigio wine of exuberant fruit character and fine, textural richness.