Italo Cescon Pinot Grigio from the Veneto region in Northeastern Italy, features crisp acidity, with lively fruit and minerality on the palate.  Perfect with warm spring days, and light meals that tend to grace our tables as the summer months approach.  Pair this with chicken, soft cheeses, or melons... perfection!  You'll find this in some retailers at around $14.  Look for the twig on the long neck, being held in place with the ochre colored ribbon!

New into the marketplace, this lovely little Pinot Grigio comes from the Friuli region of Italy.  Microclimates give the grapes for this wine the appropriate cooling periods in the evenings and overnight, to produce nice acidity, and balance with some delicate minerality. An everyday type of wine, at an amazingly great price!  Look for this at around $6-$8!

Loredona Pinot Grigio, from the Monterey Bay area, does produce the tangy, citrusy benchmarks of typical California Pinot Grigio.  Warm days and cooling evenings during the growing season make these grapevines produce fruit similar to what you'd expect from the Friuli region of Italy, and the minerality lingers on the finish.  The presentation of the bottle, the label, and then the wine in the glass really do make for a posh statement;  Impress your guests with this well made and exceptionally affordable wine... it's only about $8!

With local temps in the Seattle area reaching near 80 degrees over the Mother's Day weekend, these three wines are great additions to any meal plans!