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 tata simone's dumplings, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou.

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 endives with ham, duck with orange or vitello tonnato.

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
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5

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: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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

The word of the wine: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

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 harira de mamie (moroccan soup), saddle of lamb with herbs or wild boar stew.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

News about Winery Desert Hills Estate and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

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-Burgy, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. 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​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The Saint-Véran 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 Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

The word of the wine: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.