
Ruffino Lumina
Venezia Giulia IGT
Style Light white Old World Country Italy
Price $13
Vintage tasted 2009
Grapes Pinot Grigio
Website www.ruffino.comOverview This is Ruffino’s first Pinot Grigio and
its first wine produced outside
Tuscany—more evidence of Ruffino’s
solidification as an international
powerhouse. This wine is a nice
addition to the ever-expanding
portfolio. It’s light and refreshing,
and it has been selling nearly a
million bottles a year in the few years
it’s been produced. Sometimes the
masses are right.
Nose As one might expect from a
Pinot Grigio, it’s faint and subtly
floral.
Mouth Simple and tart, it has a
refreshing, chalky aspect that our
blind tasters enjoyed.