The Winery Alvi's Drift is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Alvi's Drift wines in Breede River Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alvi's Drift wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alvi's Drift wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of blanquette of the sea, filet mignon with curry or simple cod fillet.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.
In the mouth of Breede River Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 56 estates and châteaux in the of Breede River Valley, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Breede River Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry.
How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots or basque chicken.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or peach. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of guinea fowl with olives, capellini with prosciutto or duck legs with honey and orange.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oak.
Synonymous with racking.
How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional veal stew, croziflette or wild rabbit with cider.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
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An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
