Weekend Wine Notes: Riesling and Pinot Gris from Oregon

It's an article of faith that Oregon -- specifically the Willamette Valley and its constituent AVAs -- is a salubrious region for the pinot noir grape, but other "pinots" thrive there, too, as in pinot gris and pinot blanc. Willamette also turns out to be a spot rich in possibility for the

versatile riesling grape. Consumers simply need to be exposed to …