The Winery Alvi's Drift of Breede River Valley of Western Cape

Winery Alvi's Drift
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Breede River Valley in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top Winery Alvi's Drift wines

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.

The top white wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alvi's Drift

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 scallops with cream, chicken pie or fideuà (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, nectarine or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

  • 2011With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alvi's Drift.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Breede River Valley

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.

The top red wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alvi's Drift

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 alsatian bäckeoffe, rabbit socks in gibelotte or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or clove and sometimes also flavors of caramel, toffee or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alvi's Drift. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alvi's Drift.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Petit Verdot
  • Grenache
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alvi's Drift

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 veal meatballs with curry, stuffed peppers or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

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.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alvi's Drift.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinotage

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Alvi's Drift

How Winery Alvi's Drift wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

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.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

  • 2012With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Alvi's Drift.

  • Muscat de Frontignan

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Alvi's Drift

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 veal head with vinaigrette, very simple spaghetti carbonara or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

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.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Alvi's Drift

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Alvi's Drift.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Dish

Wine lacking tone and relief in the mouth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alvi's Drift

Planning a wine route in the of Breede River Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alvi's Drift.

Discover the grape variety: muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Winery Alvi's Drift and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.