Dornfelder

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/ˈdɔːnˌfɛldɚ/

proper noun

A dark-skinned grape variety used for red wine, developed as a hybrid (Helfensteiner × Heroldrebe) by August Herold in 1955 at the Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg (State Education and Research Institute for Viticulture and Pomology Weinsberg) in Württemberg, Germany.

OriginGerman Dornfelder →
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Meanings

proper nounDornfelder (countable and uncountable, plural Dornfelder)
  1. uncountableA dark-skinned grape variety used for red wine, developed as a hybrid (Helfensteiner × Heroldrebe) by August Herold in 1955 at the Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg (State Education and Research Institute for Viticulture and Pomology Weinsberg) in Württemberg, Germany.
  2. countableuncountableAny wine produced from the Dornfelder grape.
  3. countableAny discrete quantity of Dornfelder wine.

Origin

  1. GermanDornfelder
  2. EnglishDornfelder

From German Dornfelder.

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Translations

German Dornfelder, Dornfelder
  • Dornfelderred-wine grape variety from the Württemberg region of Germany
  • Dornfelderwine produced from Dornfelder grapes
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APA

Dornfelder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dornfelder

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“Dornfelder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dornfelder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dornfelder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dornfelder.

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