Final article in a 4-part series

Wine-alive inside a living sculpture, a photo montage

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

 

The Umbrian hills, a panorama

Reticular laminated wood for the dome

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