Bodega Sommos

Bodega Sommos is a Spanish winery based in Barbastro, the capital of the Comarca Somontano de Barbastro in the province of Huesca, within the autonomous community of Aragón. Its vineyards lie in the Somontano wine region, and its wines are marketed under the D.O.P. Somontano appellation. The winery was formerly known as Bodega Irius and today operates under the Sommos name, presenting itself as "mucho más que una bodega" — much more than a winery — combining wine production with wine tourism, dining and retail. The estate is best known for its striking winery building, a glass-and-steel prism designed by the architect Jesús Marino Pascual. The building is conceived on bioclimatic principles: above ground, its elements rise up to 27 metres, while below ground it was excavated to a depth of 27 metres to provide the correct temperature and humidity for ageing oak barrels and bottled wines, giving a total usable height of 54 metres. Natural climate control is central to the design, supplemented by air conditioning in the barrel cellar to regulate humidity (around 80%) and temperature (around 14 °C). The design is credited with achieving a primary energy saving of 70%. Gravity replaces pumps as the transport force, which is intended to be gentler on grapes and wine and to raise quality. The architectural whole brings together three wings around a central area housing administrative and social spaces as well as a restaurant; the functional and operational parts are underground, while the representative parts are above ground. Stainless steel and glass underline the uniqueness of the forms, and the massive underground structure also provides an impressive setting for wine presentations. The building is designed to integrate into the hilly Somontano landscape — literally the "region below the mountains" — and the avant-garde design of the exterior continues inside the winery. On the commercial side, Bodega Sommos produces a range of wines that includes SOMMOS Colección Gewürztraminer, SOMMOS Chardonnay, SOMMOS Colección Sauvignon Blanc, SOMMOS Rosé, SOMMOS Colección Garnacha Blanca, SOMMOS Roble and SOMMOS Colección Chardonnay. The winery also runs a visitor centre with guided tours and tastings of three wines, a physical shop selling its wines, a wine bar, and the Restaurante SOMMOS. Its wine tourism programme extends to gastronomy, horse riding and Segway rides, and the estate promotes itself as "una de las Maravillas Arquitectónicas del Mundo del Vino" — one of the architectural wonders of the world of wine. The company communicates directly with consumers through its website, which includes an age-verification gate for alcohol, a news and blog section, and information on visits and activities. Recent news highlighted on the site includes the start of the 2026 harvest at Sommos Garnacha, described as the earliest harvest in the winery's history due to heatwaves. The winery is active and continues to position itself at the intersection of quality winemaking, architectural tourism and hospitality in the Somontano region.

Bodega Sommos is a Spanish winery located in Barbastro, the capital of the Comarca Somontano de Barbastro in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragón. Its vineyards lie within the Somontano wine region, and its wines are produced under the D.O.P. Somontano appellation. The winery was formerly known as Bodega Irius before adopting the Sommos name. The estate is particularly associated with its winery building, designed by the renowned architect Jesús Marino Pascual on bioclimatic principles. The building is a new landmark and belongs to the avant-garde buildings of wine architecture. Above ground, its components rise up to 27 metres above the surface, while the winery was excavated 27 metres deep to ensure the correct temperature and humidity for stored oak barrels and filled bottles, allowing a total height of 54 metres to be used economically. In addition to the natural climate control that defines the winery's architecture, Sommos was equipped with air conditioning in the barrel cellar to regulate humidity (80%) and temperature (14 °C). The construction method achieves a primary energy saving of 70%. Beyond design, the building height serves another purpose: gravity replaces pumps as the transport force, which is gentler on grapes and wine and increases quality. The overall architectural form brings together three wings in the central area, where the administrative and social areas and a restaurant are located. The entire functional and operational part was placed underground and the representative part above ground. The division of the three naves is oriented towards the processes of cellar management, barrel and bottle ageing. The architecture's uniqueness of forms is underlined by the use of stainless steel and glass. The massive underground structure, thanks to its size, also forms an impressive setting for the presentation of the wines. The building is designed to integrate into the hilly landscape of Somontano, translated as "region below the mountains". Inside the winery, the avant-garde design of the exterior continues. Today the winery presents itself as much more than a winery, combining wine production with wine tourism. Its website offers visits and activities, a news and blog section, a shop, a wine bar and the Restaurante SOMMOS. Guided tours include a tasting of three wines, and the estate promotes itself as "one of the Architectural Wonders of the World of Wine". Wine tourism activities extend to gastronomy, horse riding and Segway rides. The winery's product range includes SOMMOS Colección Gewürztraminer, SOMMOS Chardonnay, SOMMOS Colección Sauvignon Blanc, SOMMOS Rosé, SOMMOS Colección Garnacha Blanca, SOMMOS Roble and SOMMOS Colección Chardonnay. In its latest news, the winery announced the start of the 2026 harvest at Sommos Garnacha, the earliest harvest in its history due to heatwaves.

• Bodega Irius is renamed Bodega Sommos.

• The winery building designed by Jesús Marino Pascual is completed, becoming a landmark of avant-garde wine architecture.

• Bodega Sommos begins the earliest harvest in its history at Sommos Garnacha due to heatwaves.

Quality D.O.P. Somontano wines with their own personality, produced in an avant-garde, bioclimatic winery that doubles as an architectural wine-tourism destination.

• SOMMOS Colección Gewürztraminer

• SOMMOS Chardonnay

• SOMMOS Colección Sauvignon Blanc

• SOMMOS Rosé

• SOMMOS Colección Garnacha Blanca

• SOMMOS Roble

• SOMMOS Colección Chardonnay

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2. 2Información sobre las garantías en la venta de bienes de consumo – Bodega SOMMOSbodegasommos.com
3. 3Bodega Sommos – Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Bodega Sommos – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org