Browne Family Vineyards 2025 Gigi's Garden Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Gris 1000 ml

Andrew Browne's grandmother was his best friend. Elizabeth "Gigi" Pierce was, by every account from the family she left behind, a woman of elegance, kindness, and grit — an avid gardener who found joy in nurturing vibrant blooms and fragrant herbs, whose life was a testament to the beauty of tradition and connection, and whose unique ability to bring people together made her the center of the family's shared life. When Browne Family Vineyards introduced the Gigi's Garden label in February 2025, Andrew Browne said simply: "Our latest addition to the Browne Family portfolio is a tribute to her enduring legacy."

1000 ml (liter bottle)

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The wine that honors Gigi's memory is exactly what she was, by all accounts: bright, accessible, welcoming, and generous. A 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Pinot Gris blend from Washington's Columbia Valley — the warmest and the most broadly planted premium wine-growing region in the Pacific Northwest — delivered in a 1-liter bottle with lightweight glass, a screw cap for immediate accessibility, and a silk screen label designed to be beautiful even chilled in an ice bucket at a garden party. Thirty-three percent more wine than a standard bottle. The kind of generosity that makes every gathering a little better.

The official tasting notes are specific and immediately appealing: lemon peel and wet stone on the nose, lemongrass, Asian pear, and minerality on the palate, with subtle hints of pear, key lime, and apricot on the finish. The WineOnlineDelivery retailer adds: lemon, pear, and peach on the nose; citrus, green apple, and tropical notes on the palate. Crisp acidity. A refreshing finish. The wine that Gigi's garden-party spirit deserves — and 33% more of it than anyone expected.

Origins & Craftsmanship

Browne Family Vineyards is a Seattle-based premium wine and spirits company founded by Andrew Browne — the founder whose family-driven approach to brand building has extended from premium single-vineyard Washington wines to the Gigi's Garden lifestyle tier. Browne Family is part of the Precept Wine & Spirits portfolio, one of the Pacific Northwest's most significant wine businesses, whose Columbia Valley vineyard relationships and production resources provide the scale and quality consistency that the Gigi's Garden program requires.

The Columbia Valley AVA is Washington State's most broadly encompassing premium wine-growing appellation — a vast desert basin east of the Cascade Mountains where the Columbia River system irrigates vineyards across a distinctive semi-arid climate of intense summer sun, cool nights, and the specific combination of heat accumulation and acidity-preserving diurnal temperature variation that produces Washington's most consistent and most broadly distributed white wine quality. Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris are among the Columbia Valley's most naturally suited white varieties — the Sauvignon Blanc producing the citrus brightness and herbal freshness that the appellation's warm days and cool nights develop most specifically, and the Pinot Gris adding the stone fruit weight and slightly aromatic richness that the variety produces most generously in Columbia Valley's volcanic soils.

The 60/40 blend was specifically designed to balance Sauvignon Blanc's citrus crispness with Pinot Gris's rounder, more aromatic stone fruit character — the Sauvignon Blanc leading with the lemon peel, wet stone, and lemongrass freshness that drives the wine's immediate appeal, and the Pinot Gris adding the Asian pear, apricot, and subtle peach richness that gives the blend its broader and more generous body. The 1-liter format — with lightweight glass and screw cap — reflects the Gigi's Garden philosophy most directly: more wine, more accessibility, beautiful presentation, and the specific convenience that makes the bottle as natural at a garden party as it is at a dinner table.

Critics Reviews

No published critic scores are available for the Gigi's Garden Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Gris.

Browne Family Vineyards / Precept Wine official tasting notes: "Bright and refreshing, especially when slightly chilled, this wine is a blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Pinot Gris, which boasts aromas of lemon peel and wet stone, complemented by flavors of lemongrass, Asian pear, and minerality, with a crisp, refreshing finish."

Total Wine confirmed tasting note: "Crisp and refreshing. Vibrant aromas of lemon peel and wet stone. Flavors of lemongrass, Asian pear, and delicate minerality unfold into subtle hints of pear, key lime, and apricot, creating a balanced and lively finish."

WineOnlineDelivery confirmed tasting note: "Aromas of lemon, pear, and peach; palate of citrus, green apple, and tropical notes; crisp acidity with a refreshing finish."

Andrew Browne, Proprietor, Browne Family Vineyards: "My grandmother was my best friend, and I am reminded daily of the values she instilled in me. Our latest addition to the Browne Family portfolio is a tribute to her enduring legacy."

Alex Evans, Chief Marketing Officer, Browne Family: "The elegant Sauvignon Blanc + Pinot Gris blend is not only a tribute to Andrew's elegant grandmother but celebrating the joy of sharing wine with loved ones. Lighter glass, more wine, and a bright, crisp taste — Gigi's Garden is also a beautiful bottle, perfect for the changing seasons."

Tasting Profile

Nose Pale straw with bright green highlights — the Columbia Valley's intense summer sunshine and cool nights producing a fresh, luminous color. The nose opens with the clean, crisp, immediately welcoming character that the 60% Sauvignon Blanc leads most directly: lemon peel arrives first with the bright, slightly bitter citrus freshness that Sauvignon Blanc's most characteristic varietal aromatic produces from Columbia Valley's warm days. Wet stone adds the mineral coolness — the volcanic basalt soils of the Columbia Valley's most direct aromatic contribution. The Pinot Gris component then adds its warmth and weight: Asian pear arrives with the slightly sweet, slightly floral stone fruit character that Pinot Gris develops most generously in the Columbia Valley's extended growing season. Pear adds further orchard fruit depth. Peach adds the warmest and the most summer-adjacent secondary aromatic note. Lemongrass adds the most specifically herbal and the most refreshing secondary citrus quality — present as a cool, slightly grassy aromatic that amplifies the Sauvignon Blanc's most refreshing qualities.

Palate Crisp, lively, and immediately refreshing — the official characterization's most accurate description of a wine designed to be enjoyed with the accessibility and the immediacy that the 1-liter screw-cap format specifically communicates. The entry delivers the citrus brightness first — Sauvignon Blanc's lemon and citrus freshness arriving with the crispness that Columbia Valley's cool nights preserve through the growing season. Lemongrass and green apple add the herbal-fresh and slightly tart secondary dimension. Asian pear adds the Pinot Gris's most immediately generous stone fruit contribution — slightly sweet, slightly floral, and adding the roundness that prevents the wine from being simply a sharp citrus exercise. Tropical notes from the WineOnlineDelivery note add the warmest and the most Columbia Valley summer-characteristic dimension. Delicate minerality threads through the mid-palate — the wet stone quality carrying through from the nose as a cool, slightly stony structure that makes the palate feel clean and refreshing throughout. Key lime and apricot add the most vivid and the most satisfying secondary flavors at the palate's close — the Pinot Gris's stone fruit character and the Sauvignon Blanc's citrus acidity cycling together into something more complete than either achieves independently.

Finish Balanced, lively, and clean. Pear, key lime, and apricot carry the close most persistently in the Total Wine characterization's most accurate finish description — warm stone fruit and bright citrus persisting together before the minerality provides the clean, dry resolution. Crisp acidity carries the finish with the refreshing quality that makes the next sip immediately appealing. Balanced and lively to the very close.

Quick Overview

Food Pairings

The crisp acidity and the bright citrus-to-stone-fruit arc make Gigi's Garden a broadly versatile food companion:

• Grilled halibut or Pacific salmon — the citrus and minerality cutting through the fish's richness
• Seafood — oysters, scallops, shrimp — the wet stone mineral character aligning with ocean flavors
• Fresh salads with citrus vinaigrette — the lemongrass and lemon peel amplifying the dressing
• Light pasta dishes with white wine sauce — the Asian pear and apricot adding warmth
• Goat cheese — the mineral freshness meeting the cheese's tangy creaminess
• Charcuterie with stone fruit accompaniments — the pear and apricot aligning naturally
• Garden party grazing — the wine Gigi herself would have poured