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Glass and class

South Australian winemaker Chester Osborn is aiming to reinvent cellar door experience. He is the creative inspiration behind the d’Arenberg Cube, a five-storey $14 million glass-encased steel and concrete structure that overlooks the Mourvedre vineyards.

Expected to open in May 2017, The Cube will be filled with art installations, a “wine fog room”, wine tasting rooms, a restaurant and a top balcony made of two-tonne glass panels. Some people refer to it as Willy Wonka’s wine factory, and in a way it is,” , but Osborn knows he is onto something.

“With 500 acres of organic and biodynamic vines," he says, "we represent about a third of all McLaren Vale’s premium production and we’re the busiest cellar door in the region with 50,000 visitors a year.”

Osborn plans to fill any vacant space with art installations and has already lined up an installation by local artist Jane Skeer that will give the impression of being inside a wine fermenter. The space will also double as a dining venue for special occasions.

(information from Open House)

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