Dornfelder

What is a Dornfelder Wine? Review of Ampelos Epsilon 2007

March 17, 2010
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What is Dornfelder you ask? That’s a good question. It’s a dark skinned grape originating in Germany. It’s the second most grown red wine grape in Germany and used to add pigment to pale wines. Germany’s viticulture is geared more toward white and pale red wines, otherwise. Dornfelder is not widely known in the US, however, it’s now able to be classified as it’s own varietal on Dornfelder wines produced in the US. I had [...]

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