Two large wine storage and ageing vaults showcase its laboratorial nature, employing digital technologies to control the environment, the state of the art in wine production and the investment that has been made. The need to compete on the world market requires standards that are a far cry from traditional practices, evident in the creation of efficient spaces. But they do not however neglect to evoke forms rooted in the region’s culture of being, such as the staircases of the Baroque manor houses.