PINOT GRIGIO BY CAVIT AND PINOT GRIGIO ECCO DOMANI BY MEZACORONA ARE THE ITALIN WINES DRUNK MOST OFTEN IN U.S. RESTAURANTS ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE ‘RESTAURANT WINES’

The American magazine ‘Restaurant Wine’, animated by Master of Wine Ronn Wiegand, recently published in its quarterly newsletter the results of a survey that reveals the 100 wines and 100 labels that are most often sold in American restaurants, ranging from the cheapest to the most expensive, with data in reference to 2007.
Naturally, U.S. made wines prevail on the list (in fact, 6 are American made wines and 8 are U.S. brands), but there is also a bit of Italian wine that made it onto the list. There are, in fact, two Italian wines – Pinot Grigio by Cavit and Pinot Grigio Ecco Domani by Mezzacorona.
The Top Ten Wines Drunk in U.S. Restaurants in 2007
1) Kendall-Jackson, Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay (US)
2) Beringer, Vineyards White Zinfandel (US)
3) Cavit, Pinot Grigio (Italy)
4) Sutter Home, White Zinfandel (US)
5) Inglenook, Chablis (US)
6) Mezzacorona, “Ecco Domani” Pinot Grigio (Italy)
7) Yellow Tail, Chardonnay (Australia)
8) Copperidge, Chardonnay (US)
9) Yellow Tail, Shiraz (Australia)
10) Franzia Winetaps, Vintner Select White Zinfandel (US)

The Top Ten Labels Sold in U.S. Restaurants in 2007
1) Beringer Vineyards, Foster’s Wine (Australia)
2) Kendall-Jackson (US)
3) Franzia Winetaps (US)
4) Yellow Tail (Australia)
5) Sutter Home (US)
6) Inglenook (US)
7) Copperidge, E. & J. Gallo (US)
8) Cavit (Italy)
9) Woodbridge (US)
10) Foxhorn Vineyards (US)
Info: www.restaurantwine.com