Readers seeking a crisp, fresh, Italian-styled Pinot Gris should check out Flora Springs’ 2004 Pinot Grigio, a light to medium-bodied white offering plenty of crisp apple and citrus-like fruit notes, good freshness, and a tasty texture as well as finish. It should be consumed over the next year. Tel. (707) 963-5711; Fax (707) 963-7518

Made Alsatian style, which is to say dry, but the ripe fruit is distinctly Californian. It suggests fresh green apples, drizzled with lemon and lime zest, and notes of honey and smoke. But there’s no oak at all here. The wine could benefit from higher acidity, to give it backbone.——S.H.(11/1/2003)—— 85

Here’s a delicious summer sipper that’s affordable, too. It’s brimming with rich floral, citrus and vanilla aromas. Very bright and fruity, with soft tannins and a pretty bite of crispness. ——S.H.(11/15/2001)—— 85

The 1999 Pinot Grigio is a 2,000-case, tank-fermented white that spends all its upbringing in old wood uprights. The wine is fresh, with notes of citrus presented in a medium-bodied, straightforward style. It is meant to be drunk during its first year of life. Tel. (707) 963-5711; fax (707) 963-7518

Flora Springs' Italian-inspired 1997 Pinot Grigio is a tank-fermented, round, fresh, lively wine with good fruit. Although not complex, it is unquestionably a fair value. It should be drunk over the next year.Tel. (707) 963-5711; Fax (707) 963-7518