Variety
RedDornfelder
Germany's most successful modern crossing (1955) – deep-coloured, soft, fruit-forward. Grown up from bulk wine to serious barrel-aged red.
Taste profile
Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.
Typical aromas — Dornfelder
These 5 aromas typically define Dornfelder. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Sour cherry
Blackberry
Elderberry
Vanilla
Plum
Dornfelder aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Dornfelder. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Spicy aromas often emerge from oak aging (vanilla, clove) or with maturity (black pepper).
Wood and toast aromas emerge from aging in oak barriques or larger wooden barrels.
Key regions
Dornfelder is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Dornfelder
339 curated profiles in our atlas grow Dornfelder.
339 wineries
Thüringer Weingut Bad Sulza GmbH
Saale-Unstrut · Thüringen (Bad Sulza) · Bad Sulza OT Sonnendorf
Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Riesling
Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf
Pfalz · Mittelhaardt · Wachenheim an der Weinstraße
Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder
Weingut Groehl
Rheinhessen · Roter Hang · Nierstein
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Winzergenossenschaft Meißen
Sachsen · Meißen & Diesbar-Seußlitz · Meißen
Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Weißburgunder
Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut
Saale-Unstrut · Freyburg & Naumburg · Freyburg (Unstrut)
Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Riesling
Staatsweingut Weinsberg
Württemberg · Heilbronner Land · Weinsberg
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Acham-Magin
Pfalz · Mittelhaardt · Forst an der Weinstraße
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay
Weingut Kloster Ebernach
Mosel · Terrassenmosel · Cochem
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Weingut Schreiber
Rheingau · Hochheim · Hochheim am Main
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Sauvignon Blanc