The Winery Driftwood Estate of Texas Hill Country of Texas

Winery Driftwood Estate
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 30 of the estates of Texas.
It is located in Texas Hill Country in the region of Texas

The Winery Driftwood Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Texas Hill Country to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Driftwood Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Driftwood Estate wines in Texas Hill Country among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Driftwood 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 Driftwood Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Driftwood Estate

How Winery Driftwood Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of lamb skewers, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or sun wheat.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Driftwood Estate. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Texas Hill Country

The wine region of Texas Hill Country is located in the region of Texas of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine William Chris Vineyards or the Domaine Perissos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Texas Hill Country are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Texas Hill Country often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

In the mouth of Texas Hill Country is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 44 estates and châteaux in the of Texas Hill Country, producing 168 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Texas Hill Country go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Driftwood Estate

How Winery Driftwood Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of capellini with prosciutto, salmon and zucchini gratin or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Driftwood Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.64/5

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

  • Orange Muscat
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Albariño
  • Viognier

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 Driftwood Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Driftwood Estate

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

The word of the wine: Musky

Characteristic of the musk smell.

The top pink wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Driftwood Estate

How Winery Driftwood Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., lamb tagine with dried fruits or piperade.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Driftwood Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Driftwood Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Driftwood Estate.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Driftwood Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Texas Hill Country? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Driftwood Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

News about Winery Driftwood Estate and wines from the region

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 ...

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 2 min 50 sec clip, Yang LU shares his experience as a sommelier on the importance of Chablis wines in the restaurant industry. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Musky

Characteristic of the musk smell.