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Azores Wine Company

Azores Wine Company, Europe — Minimalist concrete bedroom with rattan chairs, floor-to-ceiling window framing rocky coastline and ocean horizon.

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The Winery is located on the island's north coast, near Cais do Mourato, in the middle of the Vineyard Landscape of Pico Island – World Heritage in Portugal.

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The Azores Wine Company Winery on Pico Island is explicitly designed to create excellent white wines but is also ideal for wine tourism. A duo of Portuguese architects teamed up with Daniel Rosbottom and David Howarth of DRHR to develop the Azores Wine Company Winery project, framed in the surrounding environment of Pico Island, considering the World Heritage Site Status.

Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modern volcanic stone residence overlooking terraced vineyards with Pico volcano and mist-laden landscape under clear sky.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modernist concrete terrace with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking volcanic peaks, minimalist aesthetic with gravel landscaping and natural light.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Narrow corridor with raw stone wall, concrete beam ceiling, and minimalist staircase flooded with natural light.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modernist concrete villa with volcanic stone accent, minimalist landscape, reflecting pool at dusk under clouded sky.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Concrete interior courtyard framing volcanic mountain under mist, minimalist architecture with dark soil landscaping and wooden overhang.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Minimalist concrete courtyard with rectangular pool, modern architecture, volcanic stone accent wall, and overcast sky.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Concrete kitchen with light wood cabinetry, bar seating, and stone accent wall overlooking landscape.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modern wine bar lounge with black leather chairs, natural wood slab table, orange cushioned seating, and extensive wine shelving against concrete backdrop.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Dining room with timber table, woven chairs, pendant light, stone fireplace, and panoramic windows overlooking rocky landscape.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modern hospitality bar with concrete ceiling, black bar stools, orange chairs, stone accent wall, and spherical pendant light overlooking vineyard views.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Minimalist dining space with wooden table, woven-seat chairs, layered pendant lamp, neutral plaster walls.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Stone and concrete pavilion with black lounge chairs overlooking volcanic landscape at dusk.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Cognac leather lounge chairs with ottoman beside floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking coastal landscape and water.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Concrete coastal bar with ocean views, minimalist black seating, pendant lighting, and floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto beach.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Concrete ceiling and polished floor with wooden table, built-in shelving, and natural light filtering through vertical-slat door.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Modern dining and lounge space with stone terrace, cognac leather chairs, wooden table, and volcanic landscape views.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Coastal volcanic landscape with lava fields, terraced vineyards, and dramatic mountain backdrop under clouded sky.
Azores Wine Company, Europe — Minimalist hotel bedroom with concrete ceiling, cream plaster walls, geometric patterned bedding, rattan chairs, and integrated bathroom pod.

Double Room

Azores Wine Company, Europe — Minimalist bedroom with stone terrace overlooking vineyard landscape, natural light, leather chair, geometric bedcover.

Two Bedroom Apartment

The Details

What makes it Kobu

The Azores Wine Company wants to embody the true sense that the word "winery" has in Pico Island: a winery is much more than a wine production space; it is a living room where you receive friends and enjoy the vineyard landscapes, wine-tasting, and good times. But a winery is sometimes a place where you can also sleep.

The founders of the Azores Wine Company theorized that there was great potential for quality in grape varieties, terroir, and existing wines in the Azores. This project has confirmed that by combining their knowledge with the experimentation of their misgivings, wines can be produced on a level no one would have dared to dream of in the Azores Region.

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Directions

Pico Airport (PIX)

5 min by car

The Destination

Europe

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