Consistently one of the best bargains in high quality Pinot Grigio, Torre di Luna’s fresh, lively, medium-bodied, soft 2003 possesses good fruit as well as an easy-going personality designed to please both neophytes and connoisseurs. Drink it over the next year. Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200

This wine has plenty of mouthfilling pear and melon fruit, carried along by a broad, expansive mouthfeel and low acidity. Lacks a refreshing bite on the finish, probably because of the warm vintage.——J.C.(12/31/2004)—— 84