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A fresh, light Pinot Grigio from Abruzzo's Adriatic coast, part of Laithwaites' own-label Farinelli range. Pale green straw, with pear, white peach and a zingy lemon-lime finish at just 11% alcohol. An easy £8.99 aperitivo white, best drunk young.
Light, dry and just 11% alcohol, this Abruzzo Pinot Grigio leads with pear, apple and white peach over a zingy lemon-lime finish. The notes below draw on the Laithwaites datasheet and the Vivino aggregate of 1,133 ratings.
Pale green straw in the glass, opening on ripe orchard fruit: pear, apple and white peach, the note Vivino tasters flag most often across 1,133 ratings. Behind the fruit sits a lift of melon and lemon typical of Abruzzo Pinot Grigio grown near the Adriatic.
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Lime
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White peachLight-bodied and fully dry, carried by just 11% alcohol. The fruit runs a shade riper than Pinot Grigio from Italy's northeast, showing peach and apple over a fresh, sapid core rather than the leaner, greener style of Friuli or the Veneto.
The close is short and clean, brightened by a zingy squeeze of lemon and lime. With alcohol at only 11% there is no heat to blur it, which keeps the wine crisp and easy to come back to.
A dependable everyday Pinot Grigio that earns its 3.7-star average across 1,133 Vivino ratings. At 8.99 pounds from Laithwaites it is built for early drinking, with a best-before of 31 August 2026 on the 2024, and it makes a reliable aperitivo or partner for light Italian seafood.
Laithwaites is the main UK stockist at 8.99 pounds a bottle, or about 7.99 pounds bought by the case. For a sub-10-pound own-label white, UK duty and VAT alone account for more than 4 pounds of that ticket.
Six quick reads on where this bottle fits. It rates highest for everyday and beginner drinking and lowest for cellaring, in line with a fresh 11% white built to drink on release.
This is its home ground: a chilled, low-alcohol, sub-10-pound white for a weeknight or a quick aperitivo. Easy pear and lemon fruit and just 11% alcohol make it an unfussy midweek pour you can open without ceremony.
An easy first Italian white: light, dry, fruit-forward and low at 11% alcohol, with no oak or tannin to decode. Pear, peach and lemon flavours are obvious and easy to like, and the price makes experimenting painless.
At 8.99 pounds, nearer 7.99 by the case, it delivers a steady 3.7-star Vivino wine from a range with IWC and Gilbert & Gaillard medals across vintages. Duty and VAT swallow over 4 pounds, so the liquid punches above its net cost.
Versatile with light Italian seafood, antipasti and aperitivo plates; the lemon-lime acidity and 11% body flatter mussels, salt cod and Caprese. Less happy with red meat or chilli heat, which caps the score below the top tier.
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Only the 2024 is in stock, bottled at a light 11% alcohol with a best-before date of 31 August 2026. Pinot Grigio at this level is made to a consistent, fruit-forward house style each year rather than for vintage variation.
Bottled at a light 11% alcohol and carrying a Laithwaites best-before date of 31 August 2026, the 2024 is a fresh, drink-young release. Pinot Grigio at this price is made to a consistent house style rather than for vintage variation.
Bottled at a light 11% alcohol and carrying a Laithwaites best-before date of 31 August 2026, the 2024 is a fresh, drink-young release. Pinot Grigio at this price is made to a consistent house style rather than for vintage variation.
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.
Dishes that complement this wine
The lemon-lime acidity and 11% featherweight make this a natural with briny shellfish, whipped salt cod and fresh Caprese, and an easy aperitivo. Fiery chilli dishes are the one thing to keep well away.
Pesce spada alla Siciliana leans on capers, olives and tomato. The citric acidity and zingy lemon finish cut straight through that salty, oily sauce, while the light 11% body keeps step with the fish rather than smothering it.
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Impepata di cozze is all black pepper and briny shellfish liquor. The fresh, sapid acidity of this Abruzzo Pinot Grigio balances the salt and lifts the broth, and its low alcohol lets the mussels stay the star.
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Baccala mantecato is rich, creamy and whipped smooth with oil. The lemon-lime zip and brisk acidity slice through that richness, refreshing the palate between forkfuls the way a squeeze of citrus would.
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Insalata Caprese is light: fresh mozzarella, ripe tomato, basil. At just 11% and pale in body, this Pinot Grigio matches that weight exactly, its pear and melon fruit echoing the sweetness of summer tomato. Laithwaites pitches the wine as an ideal aperitivo, and this is where it shows best.
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Vitello tonnato pairs cold veal with a creamy tuna-and-caper sauce. The wine's lemon and lime notes bridge the caper tang, while its acidity keeps the mayonnaise-rich sauce from cloying. A classic Italian summer aperitivo match.
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Pasta all'arrabbiata is built on fiery chilli. A delicate 11% Pinot Grigio has no sweetness or body to tame that heat, and its citric zip only sharpens the burn. Save this bottle for gentler, sea-facing dishes.
Skip with: Pasta all'arrabbiata · Pairing guide →
Peak around 2025. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Not a keeper. Laithwaites prints a best-before of 31 August 2026 on the 2024 and the wine is built for freshness. Drink it within a year of release; there is nothing here to gain from bottle age.
£8.99 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumOur 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 · MediumIt comes from Abruzzo on Italy's Adriatic coast, sold as an IGT wine that Wine-Searcher files under Colline Pescaresi. Farinelli is Laithwaites' own-label range, so no single estate is named on the bottle.
Light and dry at 11% alcohol, with ripe pear, apple and white peach fruit and a zingy lemon-lime finish. Across 1,133 Vivino ratings it averages 3.7 stars, and Laithwaites calls it a shade riper than Pinot Grigio from Italy's northeast.
Serve it chilled with light Italian seafood and antipasti: impepata di cozze, baccala mantecato, insalata Caprese or vitello tonnato. It also makes a good aperitivo. Keep it away from fiery chilli dishes such as pasta all'arrabbiata.
Drink it young. Laithwaites prints a best-before date of 31 August 2026 on the 2024, so this is a fresh everyday white to enjoy on release rather than cellar.
It is 8.99 pounds a bottle at Laithwaites, or nearer 7.99 pounds bought by the case. For a sub-10-pound Abruzzo white it is dependable, though UK duty and VAT alone account for more than 4 pounds of the price.
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