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Systematic layout planning of wineries: the case of Rioja region (Spain)

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Published
5 April 2018
Section
Original Articles
DOI
10.4081/jae.2018.778
Pages
34-41

Abstract

Winery design can be very varied - the consequence of different influences acting at different times of construction. Unlike the designs of other food industries, those of wineries are commonly influenced by aesthetics - sometimes to potentiate wine tourism, and sometimes to safeguard the agricultural landscape of which they are part. However, the functionality of the production space cannot be ignored; the efficient distribution of space in a winery contributes towards both economic and environmental sustainability - two requisites of an ever more demanding and competitive market. The present work gathers qualitative and quantitative information on the design of industrial wineries in Spain’s Rioja winemaking region. Different classes of winery are identified and, using the systematic layout planning method, several type layouts proposed. With the necessary adaptations made to suit particular circumstances, these could be used to guide future winery design in the same and other winemaking areas.

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Author Biographies

  • Javier Gómez, Faber 1900, Logroño; Department of Agriculture and Food, University of La Rioja

    Dr. Eng., Senior Design Engineer

  • Alberto Tascón, Department of Agriculture and Food, University of La Rioja

    Dr. Ing.,Associate Professor

  • Francisco Ayuga, Department of Agroforestry Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid

    Dr. Eng., Professor

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