Dornfelderドルンフェルダー
- Wineries growing it
- 1
- Awards
- 3
A German cross giving an unusually deep-coloured red with soft, easy tannin.
Bred in 1955 at Weinsberg in Germany, it spread as a way of making genuinely dark red wine in a country better known for white, and is named after the nineteenth-century founder of that breeding institute. The colour is strikingly deep purple, yet the taste is soft in tannin, led by cherry and blackcurrant fruit. Because it ripens in cool conditions it suits northern sites, and in Japan it is grown in Hokkaido. It goes easily with everyday food such as sausages and ham.
Notes on aroma and taste describe general tendencies for this grape, not claims about any particular wine — the actual character depends on the producer and how it is made.
For this grape we have not yet confirmed a primary source for its origin or growing regions. (Winery entries always carry a source and the date it was checked.)
Wineries growing Dornfelder
1 listed wineries are recorded by their sources as growing this grape.