Dominus Winery California Herzog De Meuron 1997
Completed in 1997 the dominus winery was designed by the swiss architects herzog and de meuron.
Dominus winery california herzog de meuron 1997. 137 dominus winery yountville napa valley california usa project 1995 realization 1996 1998. Herzog and de meuron designed the dominus winery. To celebrate the 30th vintage of dominus estate the 2013 label dons a special. The text below is from dominus website which also features a video tour.
Commissioned in 1995 and completed in 1997 the dominus winery was the first project built in the united states by herzog de meuron. Best known for the. With its gabion facade the winery seems to dissolve into its surroundings an intentional effect underscoring the importance of the vineyard in the. Thus in 1995 moueix and his wife cherise commissioned herzog de meuron to build a winery.
It was completed in 1997. Site credits dominus estate 2011 2020. For optimal viewing of this site we recommend downloading ie9 google chrome firefox or safari ie9. In 1997 a winery designed by the swiss architects herzog de meuron was completed.
De meuron employs a technique used for retaining structures on highways steel cages called gabions containing locally produced rocks. Jazzy li s series documents the interiors and exteriors of the napa winery which was completed by herzog de meuron in 1997 marking its first project in the united states. The tank room with huge chrome tanks for the first stage of fermentation the barrique cellar where the wine matures in oak vats for two years and the storeroom where the wine is bottled packed in. Structured seamless and perfectly integrated dominus is an elegant wine that improves with age.
See more ideas about winery yountville herzog. It was completed in 1997. Completed in 1997 by the visionary swiss architects jacques herzog and pierre de meuron the dominus estate winery is perfectly integrated into its landscape offering panoramic views of the vineyard and hillsides. In yountville napa valley california.
The building is divided into three functional units.