Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Dornier Donatus White featured in Wine Library TV

Gary Vaynerchuk (VAY NER CHUK) goes to South Africa!

Dornier Donatus White 2004

Thursday, March 9, 2006

The Alchemy of Wine, Stories


BUSINESS DAY: If he were able, says Christoph Dornier, he would write what he paints. Since he believes he cannot convincingly express himself with words, Dornier’s surrealistic stories — labyrinths of dreams, riddles, mythology, secrets and symbols — are captured, in unfettered colour and imagery, on canvas. Dornier is intrigued by metamorphosis. A large painting of a female torso with the head of Zeus transforming into a two-headed swan overlooks the tasting room at the winery. “The thought that a plant can become a human being and vice versa, a face can become a fire, or a female body, an instrument, is an attractive thought to me. With a paint stroke, an abstract work can suddenly produce an animal. Out of coincidence, something new can develop.”

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The Alchemy of Wine, Stories

BUSINESS DAY: If he were able, says Christoph Dornier, he would write what he paints. Since he believes he cannot convincingly express himself with words, Dornier’s surrealistic stories — labyrinths of dreams, riddles, mythology, secrets and symbols — are captured, in unfettered colour and imagery, on canvas. Dornier is intrigued by metamorphosis. A large painting of a female torso with the head of Zeus transforming into a two-headed swan overlooks the tasting room at the winery. “The thought that a plant can become a human being and vice versa, a face can become a fire, or a female body, an instrument, is an attractive thought to me. With a paint stroke, an abstract work can suddenly produce an animal. Out of coincidence, something new can develop.”

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Friday, February 10, 2006

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Dornier Wines featured in One Small Seed Magazine



Combining elegant wines and award-winning architecture, Dornier Wine Estate creatively fuses the opposites of change and stasis, seriousness and pleasure, complexity and simplicity. By Mia Russell
Nestled in the heart of the Stellenbosch Valley and surrounded by lush green mountains, lies the elegant Dornier Wine Estate. Claiming both local and fast-growing international fame for their wines, Dornier is also an architectural gem and in an industry where competition is rife and differences often indistinguishable, the distinct quality and unconventional style of Dornier Wine Estate, sets it apart and places it a cut above the rest.

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