Wine and art, the perfect fusion
The reasons are diverse (passion of the owner, reinforcement of an ambitious storytelling...) but what matters here is that the result makes tasting and contemplation merge into a single space. And everyone to enjoy these examples around the world.
Otazu
The Etxauri mountain range is an ideal terrain for creative experiments and this winery is not left out. It is true that the historical heritage of his lordship prevented Jaime Gaztelu designed a very complex building on the outside, although its interior is quite a delight. And not only because of the architecture, since sculptures and paintings by artists such as Manolo Valdés proliferate throughout the complex, making wine tourism flirt with cultural travel without being bothered by anyone.
Bodegas Otazu
VIVANCO DYNASTY
It is difficult for the wonderful Museum of the Culture of Wine not to appear in this type of list. Its vast collection suddenly makes art jewels appear in an unexpected way. The excuse is the thematic link and/or its authors with wine, while the result is a room, the fourth, that reviews the historical link between art and this drink. The consequence is a choice of or works by Picasso, Sorolla, Juan Gris or Miró that any museum in the world would like to have. And all for the wine...
** HESS FAMILY WINERIES **
This is nothing more than the logical culmination of Donald Hess's taste for art. The patriarch of this family has always combined the pleasure of making wine with that of collecting, so it was only a matter of time before turning his cellars into a museum. This explains that, Although these are on different continents, they all have a distinctive common link in painting and sculpture. Colomé (Argentina) is all about a retrospective of the artist James Turrell while Glen Carlou (South Africa) is a perfect branch for its Napa parent. And it is that Hess Collection is the true baby of this Swiss family, which explains why the crown jewels are kept in its rooms, such as the paintings by Francis Bacon, Anselm Kiefer and Franz Gertsch.
Glen Carlou Sculpture Museum
CHATEAU LA COSTE
Not only from the spell of Provence lives this wonderful 'Domaine'. And it is that art and architecture have crept into the vineyards of its hills in a big way, forming one of the most outstanding samples of contemporary creation in the open air . The main line-up of its firms is irrefutable, with designers of the stature of Gehry, Tadao Ando, Jean Prouvé or Jean Nouvel represented by its installations. To this must be added the sculptures and interventions signed by Calder, Paul Matisse, Tom Shannon or Richard Serra that suddenly appear between your payments. Simply hallucinogenic.
ART SPACE SANTORINI
The comings and goings of this place perfectly explain the purpose of amendment of this Greek island. First it was a winery, then it devoted itself to its most demanding visitors, reinventing itself as an art gallery and now it has decided to mix both passions. The consequence is a space where some of the most promising artists of the Greek and international scene exhibit and where, as if nothing, the barrels are part of the landscape.
Sculpture in Chateau La Coste
CHATEAU DE JAU
This charming Roussillon winery can boast of being one of the doyens of this trend. It all started in 1977 when its owner, Sabine Dauré, decided to set up a space within the entire complex to organize exhibitions. Since then, every summer, this room becomes an essential appointment where retrospectives of artists such as Tapiès or Saura have been held.
PEYRASSOL
In this French farmhouse located in the middle of Provence they have turned their vineyards into a cultural garden. That is why no one is surprised that, among vines and trees, inhabit outdoor sculptures and paintings that seek to dialogue with the landscape but rather kidnap it. Its collection is vast and includes some of the most influential artists of the last century such as Tinguely, Dubuffet, Vasarely or César.
Art in Peyrassol
TRADITION WINERIES
Although the collection that is exhibited inside is not of current art, Bodegas Tradición does follow that impulse to make wine and exhibit. In this case it is the Joaquín Rivero's collection, one of the most outstanding within the most 'classical' Spanish painting where works by Zurbarán, Velázquez or Goya are surprising. A surprise in his visit that finishes off an entire experience in a classic, honest Jerez winery with a lot of history(s).
CASTELLO DI AMA
Everything you can expect from that wonderful deep Tuscany is found in this old winery. The walk is idyllic, the landscape is dreamy and everything seems to be made for anyone who misses the contemporary. And suddenly bang! A whole invasion of current creativity flooding the old rooms . The fault lies with an agreement with the Galleria Continua de S. Gimignano that seeks to spread culture throughout the region. And that was how Anish Kapoor, Cristina Iglesias or Sugimoto reached their corners.
An invasion of creativity
** EXTREME VINEYARD **
In this beautiful hacienda of the incipient Ribera del Guadiana, the figure of the collector winegrower is perfectly exemplified. Everything is due to the figure of the Managing Director of this winery, Alfonso Schegel Iglesias, who decided to take advantage of the nooks and crannies of the different spaces to exhibit his pictorial, sculptural, archaeological jewels and even its rarities, with a sample of more than 700 decanters. In a matter of contemporaneity, the mojo of the matter are the works of Tapiès, Miró and Saura as well as the drawings of Picasso and Dalí.
VIGNE SURRAU
Wine tourism in Sardinia is not only based on the ease of its Grenache and the charm of Mediterranean landscapes. It also has examples of pure contemporaneity how is this bodeg a, where its architecture only presages the display desire of the place. Inside, not only tastings are promoted, but also visual enjoyment with a series of exhibitions of all kinds of art who have managed to consolidate this space among the current avant-gardes. And above all within photography, with a contest (Surrau Photo Win) with which they intend to internationalize the image of Sardinia.
pure contemporaneity
LESGOURGES
This sprawling estate on the outskirts of Bordeaux is the result of an owner who is passionate about contemporary art. Almost the vineyards are props, or at least that's what it seems. Especially since it is impossible to take a walk through its hectares without taking your eyes off the hypnotic silhouettes of the creations of local contemporary artists such as Guerrin, Dubuisson or Maya Anderson.
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