As the country’s leading lifestyle culinary publication, Food & Wine knows that readers are constantly seeking exciting, refreshing ways to enjoy fresh summer produce this season and tips on wines to enhance them. In this spirit, Senior Wine Editor Ray Isle shares his suggested wine pairings with different styles of salad dressings.
Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris 2018 is selected as a great sipper with a ranch-style dressing as the wine’s acidity will balance out the richness. He adds, “Ponzi’s interpretation is spot on, with kumquat and nectarine flavors and flinty finish. It’s ripe and rich, but the fresh acidity keeps everything lifted and alive.”
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Ponzi Vineyards
Chehalem Mountain AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Dick and Nancy Ponzi helped put Oregon on the wine map, and the Ponzi family has worked continuously for over 50 years leading and innovating in the region and, in the case of Pinot Noir, across the country and indeed the world. Today winemaker Luisa Ponzi continues her work with the family of Champagne Bollinger, which acquired the estate in 2021.