Why L’Ormarins got me wet
Architecture, Parks and Gardens | Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences
The farm that reminded me of my youth: Confused! Do we like cars, art, horses, biodiversity, Dutch architecture or wine? What?! Whatever it might be, they have certainly not capped any expense in guaranteeing that they are superior in every regard.
The estate is like Disneyland for grownups and Sarah was our tour guide. Friendly at first, the android in her crept up and took over. I guess after her long tenure at the estate these things become naturally tedious and monotonous. There are a lot of interesting facts about L’Ormarins, from the thousand plus collection of cars to the thousand plus collection of horses and thousand plus art collections and the very interesting way their red wine gets fermented via vertical (technical term here) with a rotational roof and whatnot. Read more here. This by far captured my imagination. This and the ‘The Eternal Kiss’ by Auguste Rodin sculpture that had me half wet (it was raining and I had to take a photo).
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