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A brand of Collis Veneto Wine Group, not an estate
A Virgin Wines own-label Pinot Grigio from the Veneto, bone dry and light at 10.5% ABV. Pear, green apple and lemon zest lead into a crisp, aperitivo-friendly white made for shellfish. Drink the 2025 vintage young, ideally by the end of 2027.
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Winemaker Walter Zuccotto aims for pure varietal character: orchard and stone fruit with a touch of citrus. That is what the glass shows, with apple, pear and lemon in the lead.
Pear and green apple lead, the orchard fruit winemaker Walter Zuccotto says he chases in this bottling, with lemon zest behind. Tree fruit sits ahead of everything else: apple and melon first, then citrus.
Lemon
Green Apple
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Pear
Wet stones
HoneyBone dry and light-bodied at 10.5% ABV, lighter than the 12% carried by older vintages. Brisk lemony acidity runs over melon and white stone fruit. No oak touches it; a faint honeyed, stony undertone stops it tasting one-note.
Clean, short-to-medium and zesty, closing on lemon and a wet-stone hint rather than any richness.
An aperitivo-first Pinot Grigio, exactly as Walter Zuccotto positions it. A classic easy Pinot Grigio, solid rather than spectacular, marked down by those who find cheaper bottles similar. Drink it young, chilled, by end 2027.
Bella Perla is a Virgin Wines exclusive, so the price is set by one merchant. The 2025 vintage is £11.99, covered by the retailer's money-back guarantee.
It scores high for beginners and weeknights, low for the cellar and special occasions. That is exactly what an £11.99 bone-dry delle Venezie Pinot Grigio should be.
An archetypal entry Italian white: famous grape, bone dry but soft, low 10.5% alcohol, no oak. Winemaker Walter Zuccotto's stated aim is pure varietal character.
Light, low in alcohol, versatile and under £12: built for weeknight shellfish, salads and the aperitivo hour rather than special-occasion dining.
Bone dry, 10.5% ABV and lemon-zesty, it flatters oysters, mussels and antipasti, though it lacks the weight for rich mains. Shellfish, mushrooms and aperitivo plates are its natural company.
The £11.99 buys a clean but simple delle Venezie Pinot Grigio. Entry-level Northern Italy Pinot Grigio starts near €4.99, and some drinkers find cheaper bottles drink much the same.
An own-label delle Venezie DOC at £11.99 carries no prestige signal for gifting or celebration; its job is casual, everyday drinking.
A drink-young DOC with no ageing mandate; the drinking window closes at the end of 2027, so buy to drink, not to keep.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Delle Venezie denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The current release is the 2025 harvest, bottled light at 10.5% ABV and at its best from now until the end of 2027.
The 2025 vintage is the current Virgin Wines release, bottled light at 10.5% ABV, a gentler strength than the 12% older Bella Perla vintages logged on Vivino. The retailer lists it at its best from now to the end of 2027, so drink it young and well chilled.
The 2025 vintage is the current Virgin Wines release, bottled light at 10.5% ABV, a gentler strength than the 12% older Bella Perla vintages logged on Vivino. The retailer lists it at its best from now to the end of 2027, so drink it young and well chilled.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Delle Venezie DOC was created in 2016 to give Triveneto Pinot Grigio one appellation. It is the world's largest planting of the grape, across Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trento.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Delle Venezie is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Delle Venezie falls within Friuli Venezia Giulia, covering Friuli Venezia Giulia · Trentino-Alto Adige · Veneto.
Duty is charged per litre of pure alcohol. At 10.5% ABV this bottle carries roughly £2.30 of duty, under the £2.67 a 12.5% wine pays, plus £2.00 of VAT inside the £11.99.
The DOC created in 2016 spans Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trento, the world's largest Pinot Grigio area. Varietal DOC grapes are plentiful, which keeps Bella Perla's base cost low.
Bella Perla is Virgin Wines' own brand. A buyer sourced the parcel and the Botticelli-inspired label was painted at Virgin's HQ, so no producer marketing budget is built into the price.
The label fronts winemaker Walter Zuccotto, a Garda-born oenologist trained in Valpolicella, not an estate. Merchant parcels like this cost less than estate-bottled Veneto whites.
Virgin Wines sells it direct at £11.99 with a 100% money-back guarantee and ratings-led curation. That service layer is priced above the €4.99 entry level for Northern Italy Pinot Grigio.
Dishes that go with this wine
This wine belongs with shellfish, vegetarian plates, mushrooms and the aperitif hour. Its bone-dry lemon bite and 10.5% lightness explain every one of those calls.
Bone-dry lemon acidity and a light 10.5% frame do what lemon juice does on a shellfish platter. They lift the brine and leave the palate clean. Shellfish is this wine's first pairing.
Try with: Oysters · Mussels · Potted Shrimp · More pairings →
Walter Zuccotto pitches Bella Perla as an aperitif wine, and its light body sits level with small plates instead of steamrolling them. Fresh acidity keeps salty nibbles moreish.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Gnocco fritto · Arancini · More pairings →
The wine's zesty acidity scrubs frying fat from the palate the way a squeeze of lemon does. At 10.5% it never fights delicate white fish inside the batter.
Try with: Fish and Chips · Prawn Tempura · Salt and pepper prawns
Mushrooms sit among this wine's best matches: the faint honeyed, stony undertone bridges to earthy porcini while the acidity cuts the risotto's butter.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Pumpkin risotto · More pairings →
At 10.5% with no residual sugar, Bella Perla has nothing to buffer capsaicin. Hot curries and chilli oil flatten its pear and lemon delicacy into thin acidity.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hot pot · Barbecue brisket · Pairing guide →
This is a wine bottled to drink on release: no oak, no ageing mandate. The drinking window closes at the end of 2027, so buy bottles you will open this year or next.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Pour it straight from the bottle.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
A drink-young DOC with no ageing mandate; the drinking window closes at the end of 2027, so buy to drink, not to keep.
£11.99 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, at Virgin Wines, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 25 Oct 2026, 02:29 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighThe name on the label is a brand of Collis Veneto Wine Group, not the estate that grew the grapes. How we tell estate, shop and brand labels apart.
Confidence · MediumDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.5 out of 5 from 234 ratings on Vivino.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumBella Perla is Virgin Wines' own label. The merchant's buying team sourced the wine in the Veneto and painted the Botticelli-inspired label at Virgin's HQ. The named winemaker is Walter Zuccotto, a Garda-born oenologist trained in Valpolicella; the bottling cellar is not disclosed on the label.
Delle Venezie is a DOC created in 2016. It covers Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the province of Trento, together the world's largest Pinot Grigio territory. A varietal delle Venezie Pinot Grigio must be overwhelmingly Pinot Grigio, with only a small share of non-aromatic local grapes allowed.
Bone dry. At a light 10.5% ABV it shows pear, green apple and lemon zest carried by fresh acidity rather than any sweetness.
Shellfish first: oysters, mussels and prawns suit its bone-dry citrus bite, and it also works with vegetarian plates, mushrooms and aperitivo snacks. It is light enough for insalata Caprese and stands up nicely to fish and chips.
At £11.99 from Virgin Wines it costs more than supermarket delle Venezie Pinot Grigio. Drinkers rate it solid rather than spectacular. Drink the 2025 young: it is at its best until the end of 2027.
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