Ashes & Diamonds Winery, Napa, CA / Photo by Bruce Damonte
From the moment someone turns onto a lengthy driveway, enters through a Jurassic Park-like gate or rolls up to something reminiscent of a castle, all senses are engaged in a winery visit.
Just like label design and packaging, much consideration goes into architecture and design of a winery. Wineries hope to elevate their wines through everything a visitor touches and sees.
It’s important, then, for modern wineries to be designed in ways that reflect the company’s values, particularly as they coincide with organic and ecologically conscious winemaking.
“The word ‘sustainable’ is tossed around a lot and there is ample liberty taken with it, but it doesn’t mandate organic farming, which is something we do out of common sense,” says Kashy Khaledi, proprietor of Ashes & Diamonds, a certified Napa Green producer. “Does it make sense to spray harmful chemicals a stone’s throw away fr