Dornier Wines, established in 1995, is located at foot of the Stellenbosch Mountains in South Africa's
wine region. The winery is named after the German artist Christoph Dornier; he was the youngest son of aircraft designer
Claude Dornier
Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier (born in Kempten im Allgäu on 14 May 1884 – 5 December 1969) was a German-French airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, ...
.
In 1995 Dornier started the estate by purchasing their first of five farms and the winery has since grown to more than 800 hectares. The land itself has a wine-growing history that dates to the mid 1960s. Since 2006, Dornier has been a member of the
Biodiversity and Wine Initiative, which contributes to the sustainable cultivation of the vineyards and the protection of the local
fynbos
Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
. In 2007 Dornier opened their Bodega Restaurant in one of the oldest buildings of Stellenbosch.
Wines produced from this winery has received some awards from
International Wine and Spirit Competition
The International Wine & Spirit Competition is an annual wine and spirit competition founded in 1969 by the German/British oenologist Anton Massel. Each year the competition receives entries from over 90 countries worldwide. The awards given by t ...
and
Decanter World Wide Awards and their labels have been recognized by the design community.
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.dornier.co.za/
Wineries of South Africa
Companies based in Stellenbosch