Tatler Asia: How The Eiffel Tower Has Been Turned Into A Temporary Winery

Nov. 11, 2019

High above the streets of Paris, in easily the most iconic tower in the world, a group of ambitious winemakers are pressing grapes that have been fermenting 57 meters above ground for the past month, sending perfumes of sweet and sour grapes into the cold, autumn air.

It's a historic event at the Eiffel Tower and in recent Parisian history: It's the first time that wine is being fermented, aged and eventually bottled inside its four pillars. 

After first announcing plans to turn the first floor of the Eiffel Tower into a temporary winery last month, La Winerie Parisienne recently invited a group of journalists to witness the pressing of the grapes, which had been quietly macerating and fermenting in stainless steel tanks for the last three weeks. 

A cloudy, plum-red liquor drains into bins, which will then be stored in French oak barrels where it will age until next spring and again, bottled on-site. 

The Merlot grapes are the first fruits ever to be harvested from Winerie Parisienne's Paris vineyards, which were planted just 20 minutes outside the city in 2017.  

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