Spit or Swallow at Dornier Wines

Dornier Wines

Total Swallows 196	Rated by 34	Avg Swallows 5.76

Total Swallows
196

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34

Avg Swallows
5.76

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Reviewed by Jan Langenhoven - 20 June 2010 at 17:01

Trailblazer Winefly - 157 farms visited and 108 reviewed.

Been here a couple of times always had a good time. Excellant white blend.

Reviewed by Raphael Dornier - 11 June 2010 at 08:32

Novice Winefly - 0 farms visited and 1 reviewed.

@Maggie Mostert – Hi Maggie. I would like to follow up on your experience. Please contact me at 021 880057. Thanks.

Reviewed by Maggie Mostert - 16 May 2010 at 18:23

Explorer Winefly - 128 farms visited and 112 reviewed.

Wine is average. Beautiful farm not being done justice by the service and products. Had an appointment to see the restaurant manager who couldn’t be bothered to show up. I will never go there again.

Reviewed by Joris Goudriaan - 20 November 2009 at 12:45

Casual Winefly - 32 farms visited and 4 reviewed.

Had Tapas & wine there yesterday. Wasn’t too impressed with their wines, but the setting and food is great. Shame that you almost need a Phd to order food, as everything seems an exception instead of the norm. The welcome was rather cold. You would think that arriving at 5:30pm, i.e. half an hour after their taps special started, you would be welcomed to a table etc. Staff tried looking the other way, and felt that I had to request their attention. Tapas is also meant for exactly 4 people, no less, no more. Weird as you would have expected a two person platter to be more marketable. Anyway, thanks to the grace of the Chef, we were allowed to order it for two. In short: great place, but a lit more animo & marketability would do great here. I will coming back for a lunch and a dinner to experience it fully, hopefully it will be better!

Reviewed by Carla Swanson - 27 October 2009 at 14:22

Discoverer Winefly - 51 farms visited and 54 reviewed.

Dornier se imposante wynkelder het my nog altyd gefassineer. Die Helderberg Wynfees was ‘n puik geleentheid om die kunswerk van ‘n gebou van nader te beskou. Bodega, die bekende restaurant op die wynplaas, het ‘n Aspersiefees beplan, en ‘n gourmet spitbraai was Saterdagaand op die spyskaart.
Teen Sondagmiddagete was selfs die broodblik leeg en het ons, na ‘n vinnige draai om die dam by die kelder, op die helderkleurige stoele in die proelokaal gaan sit en al die bont skilderye en kunswerke bekyk. Te oordeel aan die gebruik van al die helder kleure, was oorle’ Mnr Dornier sowaar ‘n kleurvolle karakter!
Fransesca, ‘n leerlingwerker vanaf Europa, het vir ons die Dornier Donatus White 08 geskink – ‘n gehoute versnit van Chenin en Semillon. Alhoewel ek nie ‘n voorliefde vir gehoute wyne het nie, was die wyn verrassend aangenaam. Daarna het ons oorgeslaan na rooi toe met die Cocoa Hill 06. Ek herroep die 2005 oesjaar as ‘n lieflike, drinkbare, bekostigbare wyn. Die 2006 was teleurstellend met ooorweldigende tanienne.
Ons het Fransesca gepols oor die simboliek van die swart swaan met twee koppe wat dien as Dornier se handelsmerk. Sy het belowe om dit vir ons na te vors, maar voor haar terugkeer vanuit die virtuele argiewe, het ons ongelukkig besluit om ‘n laaste wynplaas in te pas voordat ons die pad terug vat Kaap toe.

Reviewed by Mariana Engelbrecht - 11 October 2009 at 12:39

Casual Winefly - 15 farms visited and 16 reviewed.

Had a great day at Bodega restaurant yesterday. Lovely stoep, play area for kids and good food. Service a bit slow but friendly.
Great view and love the design of the labels etc to reflect great cellar design.

Reviewed by Martin Oordt - 10 August 2009 at 18:56

Explorer Winefly - 99 farms visited and 99 reviewed.

It was time for lunch and we decided to go to this estate. From the outside it looks very ‘English Garden’ and stiff to some extend with all the linier lines. But once you enter, Africa jumps at you in an array of colour and flea market funfair (not in a bad way). It reminded me of Obs’ unique and laid-back charm, and that’s what you want to do when visiting a farm. We didn’t focus on their wines (had Graceland Shiraz 2005 with lunch) as food was a priority. The restaurant seems like its Mexican expired but with a funky African twist and mixed with fine dining (to a degree) of homemade intrigue. An Eclectic Patsy Indeed!! The only thing missing: personalised service. It felt as if the service personnel were recruited from Wimpy.

The duck and veg spring rolls were big, crunchy and full of flavour & the cheese platter . . . mmmmwah!

Extra swallow for uniqueness!

^M^

Reviewed by Andrew Chigorimbo - 21 May 2009 at 16:44

Super Winefly - 258 farms visited and 213 reviewed.

Very stylish building. People in tasting room where a bit stuck up and arrogant. all they did was pour wine and did not have much to say about it.

Reviewed by Madame de Wyn - 17 May 2009 at 12:58

Master Winefly - 280 farms visited and 381 reviewed.

190320092470Beautiful on the outside and stylish on the inside. It’s just a pity that our host did not interact with us at all. She was friendly, but literally just poured our wine and left us at the counter. The computer that she was busy on, was clearly more important than the customers. It would have been nice if she shared some history with us on the estate and their wines.

The restaurant (Bodega) looked really interesting and if I ever do visit them again, I’ll book a table there. The food looked amazing and the waiters were hot and friendly.

Reviewed by James - 21 February 2009 at 15:28