Project Team
design: Grieve Gillett
Photos: Grant Hancock
Yalumba is Australia’s oldest and most successful family owned winery. The company’s success is driven by tradition and innovation.
Grieve Gillett was commissioned to design a flagship dining and wine tasting area for Yalumba’s most important clients and associates, within the fabric of the original Heritage listed Administration Building at Angaston.
This involved the renovation of the subterranean ‘Signature Cellar’ and conversion of underground concrete wine tanks into private dining and wine tasting rooms, with kitchen and service facilities.
The Signature Cellar was stripped of extraneous elements. Discreet lighting behind new barrel display racks emphasises the original rubble walls, achieving a clean, functional open space with richly textured surfaces.
The result is a reflective inward focused space disconnected from the outside world, where attention is concentrated on wine, food and fellowship.