ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE WINERY COMPLEXES IN THE CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS PERSPECTIVE

In contemporary environmental design, the “postpandemic renaissance” of rural areas has led to an increasing researchers' attention not only to the urbanism issues but also to the agricultural sector renovation. For its part, one of the most promising topics in this field is the analysis of wine clusters as a research object having rich resources for contemporary aesthetics: philosophy of art, everyday aesthetics and aesthetics of atmosphere as well as aesthetics of secondary senses. Over the last 30 years, the activities of some wineries, especially in Italy, have gone beyond the functions aimed particularly at wine production. This circumstance inspires the emergence of so-called “cultural cellars” that have become venues for exhibitions, scientific events and attractive locations for artists' projects. The work considers two main vectors where winemaking is closely intertwined with culture and art: the specifics of architectural and landscape design and the potential of winery clusters as contemporary art centres.