Winery · Rioja Alavesa

Bodegas Ysios

Name: Bodegas Ysios
Address: Rioja Alavesa, ES

Santiago Calatrava's architectural masterpiece (2001) — 196-meter sinuous concrete/aluminum form echoing wine barrels, 120 acres Rioja Alavesa terroir.

What to do there

TourBodegas Ysios: Calatrava's Temple to WineSantiago Calatrava called it "a temple dedicated to wine." The aluminum wave roof MIRRORS the Sierra de Cantabria mountains behind it. At night, pools of light flow from the building like wine from a bottle.

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