Lahofer is completing a new headquarters for 120 million, opening in May

Dobšice - A new headquarters with a visitor center and an outdoor amphitheater will be opened by Winery Lahofer at the beginning of May. The uniquely designed building in the shape of a wave was constructed according to a design by the architectural office Chybik+Kristof Architects and is located between Dobšice and Suchohrdly in the Znojmo region. The construction cost was 120 million crowns. Daniel Smola, the marketing and sales director of the winery, announced this today.

"The production area includes a pressing room, a cellar with a capacity of around 750,000 liters in tanks, storage spaces, and a modern bottling line. There is also an office area for administrative staff that visually connects directly to the visitor area," said Smola.

In the generously designed visitor center with a view of the landscape, the architects' intention for the building to mimic the shape of a hilly vineyard is clearly evident. The individual ribs divide the room in an arched manner, similar to traditional cellars, distanced as if they were between the rows of the vineyard. This will be further enhanced in spring by the vineyard planted in close proximity to the new headquarters.

"We will welcome our first visitors at the grand opening on May 1, when we will also prepare a supporting program in the amphitheater. From May, the visitor center, where wine can be tasted and purchased, will be open seven days a week. Starting in June, we want to hold concerts, theater performances, and outdoor movie screenings in the amphitheater every Thursday regularly until August," Smola stated.

The completion of the new headquarters will also bring innovations to technological processes. Until now, Winery Lahofer has exclusively used stainless steel tanks. At the request of the cellar master, they will begin using wooden barrels, concrete tanks, and kvevri containers in the new premises this year.

Winery Lahofer is one of the largest grape growers in the Czech Republic, managing 430 hectares of vineyards. The Lahofer group of companies, which includes Vinice Lahofer, Hotel Lahofer, Winery Hanzel, and the online store Vinotrh.cz, employs 120 people and sold 800,000 bottles of its own brands of wine last year. The company's annual turnover was approximately 90 million crowns.