Founded in 2001 and transformed under owners Allan and Mei Warburg after 2011, Donum has become one of the most distinctive wine destinations in California: a 200-acre Carneros estate that functions simultaneously as a Regenerative Organic Certified working farm, a single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist, and one of the largest accessible private sculpture collections in the world. More than 60 monumental artworks by Ai Weiwei, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, Keith Haring, Fernando Botero, Doug Aitken, and dozens of others are placed throughout the vineyards, many of them site-specific commissions. Wines are farmed to low yields, aged in the best French oak, and built with real depth and precision.
Carneros Pinot Noir: the flagship, a deep, structured single-appellation Pinot Noir from the Home Ranch's oldest plantings; cherry-cranberry fruit, black tea and rose petal.
West Slope Pinot Noir, Carneros: a distinct block-designate estate Pinot Noir from the ranch's western slope.
Carneros Chardonnay: a taut, mineral estate Chardonnay aged in a restrained share of French oak; lemon, orchard fruit and baking spice.
Rosé of Pinot Noir, Carneros: a light, refreshing dry rosé from estate Pinot Noir.
The Donum Estate farms five estate vineyards: the Donum Vineyard and TFV in Carneros, Ten Oaks in the Russian River Valley, Savoy in Anderson Valley (planted in 1991 and acquired in 2023), and Churchview, about five miles from the Pacific, whose first harvest came in 2024. The 2023 Savoy Vineyard Chardonnay earned 97 points from James Suckling, and the 2023 Three Hills Pinot Noir 95 from Wine Enthusiast.
Visits are structured around the intersection of wine, art, and landscape. The 60-minute Tasting Lounge experience is the most accessible ($80 per person): Pinot Noir and Chardonnay flights in a relaxed setting. Semi-private guided tours of the culinary gardens and select sculpture highlights extend to 60 to 90 minutes. The fully private Explore experience is a two-hour all-terrain vehicle tour of the culinary gardens, working farm, and complete sculpture collection, finishing with a seated Estate tasting and seasonal small plates. Art-only self-guided walking tours are also available ($50 per person, 21+). Reservations open quarterly, in February, May, August, and November. Adults only (21+), no pets; book six to eight weeks ahead, as last-minute visits are rarely available.
