About Donum Estate
Donum Estate is one of AFAR Magazine's essential Sonoma County wineries, and the description is almost too restrained. The 200-acre Carneros estate is home to over 50 large-scale sculptures from one of the world's most impressive private art collections open to the public: works by Ai Weiwei, Louise Bourgeois, Keith Haring, Anthony Gormley, and Jaume Plensa are scattered across the vineyard landscape in a genuinely museum-quality installation that transforms a winery visit into a cultural experience unlike anything else in wine country.
The wines are equally exceptional. Donum produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay exclusively from their sustainably farmed Carneros estate, cool-climate, bay-influenced wines of extraordinary depth and longevity. The West Slope Pinot Noir in particular is consistently among the finest Carneros Pinots produced, from major critics.
The tasting experience, priced accordingly at $125+, is genuinely comprehensive: a guided estate walk among the sculptures followed by a seated tasting of current and library releases. For visitors who love both art and wine at the highest level, Donum is one of the most extraordinary experiences in all of California.
Donum Estate presents a featured lineup that includes West Slope Pinot Noir, Estate Pinot Noir, Estate Chardonnay, and Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Selections. Together, these bottles provide a focused introduction to the varieties, vineyard sources, and style that define the winery's current portfolio.
In 2026, The Donum Estate announced a partnership with the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation, deepening its commitment to regenerative farming across its Carneros vineyards.
"AFAR's essential Sonoma pick, 50+ museum-quality sculptures scattered across 200 Carneros acres, and Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of extraordinary depth"
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Sonoma County SettingDonum is a Sonoma County producer, California’s most diverse wine-growing region by AVA, climate, and style.
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Casual HospitalitySonoma County tasting rooms lean more relaxed, dog-friendly, and walk-in welcoming than Napa.
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Better Value than NapaAverage tasting fees in Sonoma are significantly lower than Napa for comparable quality.
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Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
West Slope Pinot Noir
The Donum flagship, from the estate's finest Pinot blocks on the western slope above the bay influence.. One of Carneros's greatest and most age-worthy Pinot Noirs.
Pinot Noir
Estate Pinot Noir
The appellation blend, combining multiple estate Carneros blocks into the most accessible Donum expression. Still extraordinary at this price. Sustainably farmed.
Chardonnay
Estate Chardonnay
Cool-climate estate Chardonnay from the bay-influenced Carneros floor, mineral, precise, and showing the longevity that sustainably farmed Donum farming consistently produces.
Pinot Noir
Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Selections
Multiple single-block estate expressions tasted during the extended estate experience, showing how different Carneros exposures and soil types produce distinctly different Pinot characters.
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Sculpture Walk & Estate Tasting
$125
A guided walk among 50+ world-class sculptures, Ai Weiwei, Louise Bourgeois, Jaume Plensa, followed by a seated tasting of current Donum releases. AFAR Magazine's essential Sonoma experience.
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Extended Library Tasting
$175
An expanded version including library Pinot Noirs showing Donum's extraordinary aging potential alongside the full sculpture walk. The most complete Donum experience.
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