Pinot Gris is a white wine known locally and abroad as
Rulander and is a "fearful" competitor of the Pinot Gris produced in the Tarnave, Alba Iulia and Aiud vineyards.
If you're browsing German labels, you'll see grauburgunder a dry wine) or
rulander (a sweeter version).
Nichole Johnson
Rulander, MS, MLS (ASCP); David Cardamone, MS, MT (ASCP); Marilyn Senior, PhD; Peter J.
And, of course, the beautiful Pinot Grigio von
Rulander, the Granato, all the Lagreins and Teroldegos I had tasted.I considered -- and seriously, at that -- getting off at the next station and simply taking a train back.
German winemakers know more than most about Pinot Gris (they call it Grauburgunder or
Rulander).
In Germany the same grape is called
rulander, but their strict wine laws prohibited them from calling it pinot grigio.
In Germany and Austria it is known as
Rulander or Grauer Burgunder.
In Germany it's known as
Rulander or Grau-Burgunder.
Because of his German connection, Kerivan planted
Rulander, Sylvaner and Muller-Thurgau along with Riesling.
Its home is Alsace in France and Germany where it's called
Rulander. It has a complex flowery vegetal and mineral character with underlying aromats and spices - rather akin to a tasty Chinese dish.
Upon discovering that the fruit made a delightful wine, he began to propagate the vines which were called
Rulander in his honor.
This grape variety has several other names such as the
Rulander in Germany (whose wine laws refuse it to be called Pinot Grigio), and the Tokay or Pinot Gris in Alsace, the area that always has marketed wine by grape variety, long before the trend in the new world.