Today we visit the Petra Winery designed by the famous Swiss architect Mario Botta. Among his many commissions is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PETRA WINERY.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THW SWISS ARCHITECT BOTTA.
Today’s route takes us through Donoratico,San Vincenzo, Cafaggio, San Lorenzo, Suvereto, Sassetta and Castagneto Carducci.
The winery visit was pre-crash. This an amazing place. The high-end architecture continues through the galleries, sculpture, custom furniture and total operation. In the theater images of the owners and the architect are projected on the screen. The hostess swipes her had across an image and he or she starts to talk. When the slide show is over, curtains across the hall automatically raise showing us the workings of the winery. Here are photos from the Petre Winery. The wooden furniture piece is made of a type of African wood. The back side is pretty non-descript, but from the front you see why it is named ‘Flower’. The petals peal back to reveal the most precious of the Petra offerings, with glasses presumable for tasting. Also there is a photo of our guide, Alena. She is a chemist and does daily analysis of the samples taken from barrels. This information is used to assist the wine makers in blending from various barrels of the same varietal before bottling. Quite a science. -- Also shown is a “day after” photo. Most of the bandages have been removed an I’m feeling pretty good.
Back in the room, with the patio door cracked a bit we hear the continuous pounding of the waves. Yesterday, with high winds, the waves were high and the pounding intense. Today, it’s much calmer.
How did you keep from breaking your glasses? Glad to hear you are feeling better today.
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