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Straw Bale Winery
Type of Construction: Infill/ Post and Beam
Size: 600 sq.ft. Interior, 1 Story
Built By: Don and Susie South and Volunteers
Length of Construction: Approx. 3 months
Completed: Fall 2006
Foundation: Slab on Grade
Visit the Straw Bale Winery Thursdays and Fridays from
12:00-6:00 pm or Saturdays 11:00-5:00 pm
To contact the winery email info@strawbalewinery.com and
visit their website at strawbalewinery.com for more information.
Located in Renner, just north of Sioux Falls, the Straw Bale Winery produces an assortment of wines produced from local growers. The wine tasting room is a post and beam straw bale construction which utilizes timber from fallen trees due to a windstorm in Minnesota as well as other reused surfaces including counter tops made from chalkboards reclaimed from a local school. The fermenting room is constructed of compressed wheat board panels from Agriboard Industries from Electra, TX and the wine fermentation tanks are reused ethanol tanks. The country setting and material esthetics evoke a country wine cellar and farm atmosphere.
Photos by Whitney Parks
Photos by Whitney Parks
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The first straw bale buildings were located in the Sand Hills of Nebraska in the 1800s. European settlers were given few alternatives for building as the northern plains offered minimal lumber, stone, or sod. So they used one of the oldest known methods of construction, stacking, in combination with a new material, straw. Many of these homes still exist and, if maintained, are still in excellent shape. The oldest known straw bale construction in the world, located in Alliance, Nebraska, turned 100 years old in 2003. Read More... |
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