Pinot Gris

50% less alcohol, 45% less calories without compromising on flavour.

We’ve crafted our Pure Light range to have maximum flavour with less alcohol and fewer calories than full-strength wines. So you can have it all… with less. At 6% alc./vol. this wine is 50% lighter in alcohol compared to our standard Giesen Pinot Gris (12.5% alc./vol), with only 49 calories and 1.9g of sugar per 125ml glass.

First, we craft premium, full-strength New Zealand Pinot Gris. A portion of this wine is then gently de-alcoholised using our state-of-the-art spinning cone technology, carefully preserving the wine’s natural aromas and flavour profile. This portion is then reintegrated with its full-strength counterpart to produce a wine that is round, full and easy drinking. The result is a Pinot Gris that is 50% less alcohol and 45% fewer calories compared to a standard 12.5% alc./vol. wine, yet still full of flavour.

Fresh and inviting, this lighter in alcohol Pinot Gris lifts with delicate floral aromas, juicy pear and ripe stone fruit. Silky and harmonious on the palate, it carries a gentle fruit sweetness that lingers softly on the finish.

Pure Light 6%

We’ve crafted our Pure Light range to have maximum flavour with less alcohol and less calories than full strength wines.

Vineyard

New Zealand

Winemaking

After harvest the fruit was pressed before the juice was transferred into tank for fermentation.

Yeasts specially selected to add texture and aromatics were used to prompt the ferment. Winemakers stopped the ferment at the precise time the balance of flavour and classic acidity in the blend was achieved.

A portion of the full-strength wine was then gently de-alcoholised using our spinning cone technology and blended back, creating a full-flavoured Pinot Gris that is 50% less alcohol and 45% fewer calories compared to a 12.5% alc./vol. wine.