A limestone wall runs along the front facade of a tasting room for Auteur Wines in Sonoma County , which was designed by US architecture studio Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to prioritise a casual atmosphere and a "connection to place".

The project, called Auteur Russian River, is located just outside of Healdsburg, a popular town in Northern California's wine country. It sits within the Russian River Valley, known for its verdant vineyards, redwood forests and mild climate.

The brief consisted of a tasting room for the new home of Auteur Wines , which specialises in pinot noir and chardonnay wines.

Auteur Russian River is a hillside winery in California

Auteur Wines turned to Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to design the new tasting room, as the winery had outgrown its first, a small bungalow in the city of Sonoma, which opened in 2012.

As the winery grew in popularity, its owners sought to create a new and larger home, leading to its acquisition of the eight-acre (3.2-hectare) property near Healdsburg.…