Driftwood Estate

Driftwood Estate
Location	3314 Caves Road, Wilyabrup WA 6280, Australia
Coordinates	33°43′58″S115°02′09″E / 33.73278°S 115.03583°E / -33.73278; 115.03583
Wine region	Margaret River
Founded	1989 (1989)
Key people	Helen and Tom Galapoulos, owners Kane Grove, Tom Houghton, winemakers
Known for	Single Site Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay
Varietals	Chardonnay , Cabernet franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Sauvignon blanc , Semillon , Shiraz , Verdelho , Viognier
Other attractions	Restaurant
Distribution	International
Tasting	Open to public
Website	Driftwood Estate

Driftwood Estate is an Australian winery at Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. The winery was established by Tom and Helen Galapoulos in 1989, on what had been a country retreat. ^{[1] [2]} It received acclaim when its first wine, a semillon produced in 1993, won a special commendation in a British competition. ^[2] In 2009, leading Australian wine writer James Halliday rated Driftwood Estate as one of the best wineries in the Margaret River region. ^[3]

See also

• Wine portal
• Western Australia portal

• List of wineries in Western Australia
• Western Australian wine

References

Notes

1. Forrestal 1999 , p. 254.
2. Zekulich 2000 , p. 152.
3. Halliday 2009 , p. 167.

Bibliography

• Forrestal, Peter, ed. (1999). Discover Australia: Wineries. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia. ISBN   0091837898.
• Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 234–239. ISBN   9781740666855.
• Halliday, James (2009). The Australian Wine Encyclopedia. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN   9781740667746.
• Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN   0909699887.
• Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN   0867780614.

External links

• Driftwood Estate – official site