Also in the Broad Ripple neighbourhood, chef Greg Hardesty presents plates of edible art at his acclaimed Recess, illustrating just how refined the Indianapolis food scene has become, with a rotating menu of fresh fish like sable served with a sweetcorn-scallion blini, and an international drinks list of perfect dish pairings, from a French 2009 Domaines Schlumberger pinot gris to a local Sun King Brewery Wee Mac Scottish-style ale.

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Pinot Gris is a lot of things to a lot of people, not all of them good.

FORBES: Pinot Gris makes the Pinot family proud.

Couple this with the grape's prima donna temperature demands--warm though not-too-warm days to ripen up, but with cool nights to keep acidity from respiring out--and you begin to see why making great Pinot Gris takes a special calling.

FORBES: Pinot Gris makes the Pinot family proud.