Via Nova Pinot Grigio 2024
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Via Nova Pinot Grigio

Via Nova

Vintages 2025 2024

Via Nova Pinot Grigio is an easy, dry white from the delle Venezie, sourced by Sergio de Luca around Verona and Venice. Lemon and green apple lead on a light 11% frame with crisp acidity. A dependable aperitivo and shellfish white at around £9.

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Tasting Notes

Lemon-led delle Venezie: tasting Via Nova Pinot Grigio

Drinkers on Vivino flag lemon and grapefruit most often across 454 ratings, backed by green apple and pear. It is a light 11% white built on crisp acidity.

Tasted by
Vivino drinker consensus (454 ratings)
Tasted on
12 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Lemon and grapefruit lead, the notes drinkers flag most often across 454 Vivino ratings, with green apple and a hint of pear behind. The producer describes a lemony nose, and aromatics stay restrained in the neutral delle Venezie register, lifted by a faint elderflower note.

GrapefruitGrapefruit
LemonLemon
ElderflowerElderflower
Green AppleGreen Apple
PearPear
White peachWhite peach
AlmondAlmond
Palate

Dry and light at 11% alcohol, framed by crisp citrus acidity. Lemon and green apple carry through over a lean, stainless-steel texture, the Verona and Venice fruit kept fresh rather than ripe. There is little weight or oak, in keeping with an easy everyday Pinot Grigio.

Finish

Clean and citrus-fresh on the close, finishing on lemon zest with a light saline edge that keeps it refreshing.

Overall

A dependable, sub-£10 aperitivo white that drinkers rate 3.4 on Vivino across 454 reviews. Sourced by Sergio de Luca from Veneto vineyards around Verona and Venice, it suits shellfish, light antipasti and easy weeknight drinking rather than cellaring. Best enjoyed young, within a year or two of the vintage.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Buying Via Nova Pinot Grigio in the UK

Stocked by The Great Wine Co. and Great Wines Direct at around £9, the vintages currently in the market are 2024 and 2025.

Best price · 75 cl £9.06 at Great Wines Direct
Price spread £9.06 – £10.00 Across 2 UK retailers tracked
Retailers tracked 2UK 2 in stock
Vintages live 2025 · 2024 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £12.08 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 7 Jun 2026, 14:21 BST Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Where Via Nova Pinot Grigio fits

A sub-£10 everyday white: strong on value and easy drinking, modest for cellaring or grand occasions.

Best everyday bottle 9.0/10

A sub-£10, low-alcohol, easy-drinking white: close to an ideal everyday and weeknight bottle.

Best intro to this style 8.4/10

Pinot Grigio is the most familiar Italian white for newcomers; this light, dry, unoaked style at a low price is an easy, low-risk introduction.

Best with food 7.2/10

Crisp 11% acidity makes it a flexible match for shellfish, light antipasti and fried seafood, though its neutral profile limits range with bolder dishes.

Best value 6.8/10

At around £9 it is fairly priced for a dependable delle Venezie Pinot Grigio; a 3.4 Vivino average across 454 ratings keeps it solid rather than standout value.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Delle Venezie in five fields

A compact view of what the Delle Venezie denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Pinot Grigio.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Friuli Venezia Giulia · Trentino-South Tyrol · Veneto
Style
DOC · Delle Venezie
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
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Where to Buy

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Best Live Price £9.06
Retailers Tracked 2
Last Checked 7 Jun 2026
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Vintage 2025
£9.06
£12.08/L · checked 7 Jun
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75 cl · Low stock confidence
Vintages

Via Nova across the 2024 and 2025 vintages

Both are made for early drinking. The 11% Veneto fruit changes little year to year in this everyday style, so the freshest vintage is the one to choose.

2025 Current release
Lowest price
£9.06
Retailers
2 in stock
ABV
11.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

The 2025 is the current release, picked for freshness around Verona and Venice and bottled young; drink it now for its lemon and green-apple lift.

2024 Previous release
Lowest price
£9.95
Retailers
0 in stock · 1 awaiting restock
ABV
11.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027

The 2024 drinks well now as an everyday Veneto white; its lemon and green-apple freshness is best enjoyed within a couple of years of the vintage.

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.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Where delle Venezie Pinot Grigio comes from

The delle Venezie DOC was created in 2017 to organise Pinot Grigio across Veneto, Friuli and Trentino, and requires at least 85% Pinot Grigio.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

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.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Delle Venezie falls within Friuli Venezia Giulia , covering Friuli Venezia Giulia · Trentino-South Tyrol · Veneto.

04

Reading the label

  • Via NovaProducer / brand
  • Pinot GrigioGrape varieties (in declared order of dominance)
  • Delle Venezie DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 11.0% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
05

What sits behind the price of Pinot Grigio

Tracked from
£9.06
Direction
Mostly cost down
Drivers
2 up / 3 down
Main factor
Negoce sourcing, no estate or single-vineyard premium
  1. 01

    Negoce sourcing, no estate or single-vineyard premium

    Cost down

    Via Nova is a merchant label assembled by Sergio de Luca from bought-in Veneto fruit, not estate-grown, which keeps the bottle near £9 rather than carrying a grower's overheads.

  2. 02

    High-volume delle Venezie DOC Pinot Grigio

    Cost down

    The delle Venezie DOC is built for volume across the Triveneto, with generous permitted yields that hold grape costs low for an everyday Pinot Grigio.

  3. 03

    Unoaked, stainless-steel style, released young

    Cost down

    No barrel ageing and a quick release to market remove cellar and oak costs; the wine is sealed under screw cap for early drinking.

  4. 04

    UK alcohol duty and VAT on a still white

    Cost up

    UK still-wine duty is charged by strength; at 11% that is roughly £2 a bottle, and 20% VAT applies on top, together a sizeable share of the £9 shelf price.

  5. 05

    Import freight and UK distribution via Enotria

    Cost up

    Shipping from the Veneto and UK distribution through Enotria add freight, logistics and retailer margin to the landed cost.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that complement this wine

Food Pairing

Citrus and acidity: dishes that fit Via Nova Pinot Grigio

Its lemon-and-green-apple profile and low 11% weight favour shellfish, light antipasti and fried seafood, and steer it clear of heavy spice.

Acidity matching Strong match

Raw and steamed shellfish

Bright citrus acidity and a light 11% body mirror the saline freshness of shellfish, lifting briny flavours without weighing them down. Lemon and green apple act like a squeeze of citrus over the plate.

Try with: Oysters · Mussels · Crab · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Fried and tempura seafood

Crisp acidity cuts through fried batter, and the low alcohol resets the palate between bites. A neutral, citrus-driven white keeps light fried seafood clean rather than heavy.

Try with: Prawn Tempura · Tempura · Salt and pepper prawns · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Light Italian antipasti and primi

The lemon-and-green-apple profile sits beside tomato, basil and pesto without clashing, and the wine's leanness lets delicate primi speak. A classic everyday match for the Veneto table.

Try with: Insalata Caprese · Trofie al pesto · Squid ink risotto · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Delicate steamed fish

A clean, citrus-edged white balances the gentle salt and ginger of steamed fish and keeps the focus on freshness. Low alcohol avoids overwhelming subtle, flaky textures.

Try with: Steamed sea bass · Lemon chicken · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Vegetable risotto and young cheeses

Light meets light: the acidity cuts the creaminess of a vegetable risotto and refreshes against fresh, young cheeses. It will not stand up to anything richer.

Try with: Pumpkin risotto · Radicchio risotto · Gorgonzola, pear, and walnut risotto · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Heavy spice and tannic red meat

Fiery curries scorch the wine's delicate citrus and make it taste thin, while big tannic red-meat dishes flatten an 11% white. These call for an aromatic white or a structured red, not this glass.

Skip with: Rogan josh · Goan fish curry · Fiorentina steak · Beef wellington · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar
Drinking window
2025 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
no

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Built for immediate drinking with no ageing structure; there is nothing to gain from cellaring this delle Venezie white.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£9.06 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Via Nova page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 7 Jun 2026, 14:21 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn 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 · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
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Common Questions

It is a light, dry white led by lemon and grapefruit, with green apple and a touch of pear. At 11% alcohol with crisp acidity it drinks cleanly and finishes citrus-fresh. Across 454 Vivino ratings it averages 3.4, a dependable everyday style.

It comes from the delle Venezie DOC in north-east Italy, the Triveneto zone spanning Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino. This bottling is sourced by Sergio de Luca from vineyards around Verona and Venice in the Veneto.

Its citrus acidity suits raw and steamed shellfish, light Italian antipasti such as Insalata Caprese, and fried seafood or tempura, and it works as an aperitivo. Avoid heavily spiced curries and tannic red-meat dishes, which overwhelm its delicate frame.

Yes. The producer lists it as both vegan and vegetarian, sealed under screw cap. It is an unoaked, dry white meant for drinking young, within a year or two of the vintage.

It sells for around £9 to £10 a bottle in the UK, placing it firmly in the everyday-drinking tier. The 2024 and 2025 vintages are the ones currently stocked.

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