Dornier Petit Verdot secures Top 10 in 2021 Prescient Minority Report Over the last decade Dornier has become known for producing lesser known single varietal wines in addition to mainstream varieties such as Chenin Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon etc. The collection of niche wines produced at Dornier serves to distinguish Dornier in terms of wine […]

Dornier Moordenaarskloof secures Top 10 in 2021 Prescient Minority Report In November 2020 Dornier released the maiden vintage of Moordenaarskloof Tinta Barocca, the follow-up to the much lauded Moordenaarskloof Chenin Blanc. It is no coincidence that Dornier chose Tinta Barocca as the red wine grape variety for this wine as so often before Dornier has demonstrated […]

After recently securing 2 Double Gold medals, Dornier Merlot gets the nod again and secures a Top 10 ranking and second highest point score in this year’s Prescient Merlot Report. Dornier Merlot is a true labour of love. Given the variety’s propensity in South Africa towards being either green, overripe or even both, meticulous care […]

In November 2020 Dornier Merlot received a Double Gold Award in the prestigious Veritas wine competition, South Africa’s longest running wine competition. Hot on the heels of this achievement Dornier Merlot has been acknowledged with a second Double Gold Medal as recently awarded in the 2021 National Wine Challenge. Since the reintroduction of Merlot into […]

DORNIER EQUANIMITY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 TOP 100 SA WINE This year’s National Wine Challenge / Top 100 SA Wines sees 63 red wines awarded Top 100 status of which 8 wines are Cabernet Sauvignon. Only three of the Cabernet Sauvignon wines are Wine of Origin Stellenbosch of which Dornier Equanimity Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 proudly forms […]

 Dornier Donatus 2017, 94 Points, Top 10 Cape Bordeaux Red Blend now available at The Wine Lounge at Dornier Dornier Donatus, Dornier’s Bordeaux style red blend saw its maiden release in 2002. Originally a blend of only 3 grape varieties, today Dornier Donatus includes all 5 Bordeaux red varieties. All vintages of Donatus have always […]