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Architecture and wine: Italy’s Carapace succeeds

08/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

Final article in a 4-part series

Wine-alive inside a living sculpture, a photo montage

3 Montefalco red wines from Lunelli at Castelbuono

The Carapace, a winery designed by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro for the Ferrari estate Tenuta Castelbuono near Montefalco, is a rarity, for it is everything an architectural masterpiece and working winery should be (see my article on Medium).

The Lunelli family, of Trentino Ferrari sparkling wine fame, here make Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG and other wines.

Carapace, seen from the outside

Sculptor Arnaldo Comodoro’s giant red arrow marks the spot
The Carapace, Tenuta Castelbuno winery
Castelbuono

 

The Umbrian hills, a panorama

Panoramic shot of the Umbrian hillside from Castelbuono, late October, post-harvest

Reticular laminated wood for the dome

The dome of the extraordinary winery by architect Arnaldo Pomodoro for Lunelli’s Castelbuono

Down the stairs to the cellar and barrel room

4-part series

Umbrian good karma: the rebirth of Sagrantino

Best of Sagrantino

Sagrantino’s technical tamers

Photo gallery, Italy’s Carapace succeeds

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: architecture, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Carapace, Italy, Montefalco, Tenuta Lunelli - Tenuta Castelbuono, Umbria, winery

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