The Winery Desert Hills Estate of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Desert Hills Estate
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Desert Hills Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Desert Hills Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Desert Hills Estate wines in Okanagan Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Desert Hills Estate 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 Desert Hills Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate

How Winery Desert Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of flemish beer stew, slippers with lamb or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

  • 2009With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Okanagan Valley

The Okanagan Valley is one of six Designated Viticultural Areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The DryClimate in this "pocket desert" produces some unique wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. There is now an almost even split between white and red grapes planted, with Merlot the most common variety. Ice wine can be produced in the Okanagan Valley but the necessary temperatures are not as consistent as on the east coast, where the winters are much colder.

The DVA produces more than 80 percent of the province's output and is the second most prolific wine region in Canada, behind Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. There are around 185 licensed grape wineries and 3,575 hectares (8,830 acres) of vineyards. The Long, narrow Okanagan Valley runs for around 210 kilometers (130 miles) from the Northern town of Salmon Arm to the border of the United States in the South. Much of the viticulture occurs in the Center of the region on the shores of Lake Okanagan, from which the area takes its name.

The Okanagan river then flows south into the US state of Washington, where it converges with the viticulturally significant Columbia River (home to the extensive Columbia Valley AVA). The river is spelled Okonogan in the United States. Unlike in the fragmented Niagara Peninsula appellation, the Okanagan Valley forms just one designated viticultural area. However, the diversity of Terroir here means there are a number of subregions within it.

The top white wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate

How Winery Desert Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of quiche lorraine, paella valenciana (without seafood) or tuna and goat cheese pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate.

  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris

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 pink wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate

How Winery Desert Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The word of the wine: Flavours

There are generally four so-called fundamental flavours: acidity, bitterness, sweetness and saltiness. The first three are considered to be the building blocks of the structure of wines. They are perceived by the taste buds that cover the surface of the tongue.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate

How Winery Desert Hills Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, shish kebab or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Desert Hills Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Desert Hills Estate.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Desert Hills Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Okanagan Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Desert Hills Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.