🏰 How does winery architecture make better wine❓
5 Architecturally Stunning Wineries Blending Form, Function and Fermentation
🍸 Always great to raise a glass, or three, with Jess Allen & Cynthia Loyst
🌍 For the World Architecture Day, we’re raising a glass to some of the most iconic wineries around the world.
🏛️ In both architecture and wine, structure is everything – though I prefer my wine’s structure to be a little more fluid than my buildings.
🍁 We’ll start right here in Ontario with Southbrook Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
🍏 We have the Southbrook Vineyards Triomphe Chardonnay, a vegan-friendly wine made from organically grown grapes.
🌄 We’re heading west next to the 50th Parallel Estate Winery in BC’s Okanagan Valley.
❤️ You have their gorgeous estate Pinot Noir.
🌊 The 50th Parallel estate has some of the most light-infused vineyards on the planet with the reflected light from Lake Okanagan.
🏔️ We’re traveling south to Chile to visit Pérez Cruz, nestled at the foot of the Andes Mountains.
🌌 We have the Perez Cruz Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, a smooth, full-bodied red with aromas of ripe blackberry, dark plum and a whisper of smoke.
✈️ We’re flying over to Italy to visit Antinori nel Chianti Classico winery.
🍋 You have the Villa Antinori Bianco Toscana is a crisp, refreshing white wine with notes of lime zest and lemon sunshine.
🏰 We’re heading to Spain to visit the Marques de Riscal winery, built in 1860 as a traditional sandstone bodega in a medieval Rioja town.
🌿 Marques de Riscal Rioja Reserva is a smooth, full-bodied red with aromas of dark fruit and dusty, earthy notes. I’d love to pair this with lamb and rosemary.
🌱 Wine and design are a natural blend since both are influenced by place: the soil, the climate and the contours of the land.
🍇 Have you tried a wine from any of these wineries❓
Let me know in the comments 👇