Vina Doña Paula – A Matter of Altitude

Sponsored by Santa Rita (Doña Paula) Designer: Alan Rudden

Multi-award-winning designer Alan Rudden returns to Bloom with another Santa Rita-sponsored large garden. Inspired by Alan’s recent visit to Doña Paula’s home in Mendoza, Argentina, Vina Doña Paula – A Matter of Altitude captures the contrast between the lower altitude, urban social life of Mendoza city and the higher altitude, more rural open landscape where Doña Paula’s vines are grown.

The garden boasts two main functions: the lowest point is a semi-covered entertaining and cooking area where you can enjoy an Argentinian ‘asado’ (an outdoor gathering of friends featuring a South American-style barbecue). This is complemented by a pathway that represents the higher altitude vineyards of Mendoza. Open to the public, it rises through the garden to the highest point where the Doña Paula bench is located before descending to the garden exit.