Cité du Vin, Wine museum in Bordeaux, France

The Cité du Vin is a wine museum in Bordeaux, France, with a curved, bulbous form. Its tower rises 55 meters and is wrapped in vertical fins alternating reflective glass and gold-colored strips; the lower wing is clad in smooth silver metal panels. The facade uses 918 glass panels and 2,300 aluminum panels.

The project for a wine cultural centre began in 2009, when an association of the Aquitaine region, Bordeaux Métropole, the city, the CIVB and the chamber of commerce was formed. The first stone was laid in 2013 during Vinexpo, and President François Hollande and Alain Juppé inaugurated the building on 31 May 2016; it opened to the public the next day. In January 2015 a foundation recognised as being of public utility took over its operation.

The permanent exhibition occupies the second floor and is organised into twenty thematic spaces, with a visit estimated at two hours. A device called the Travel Companion triggers multimedia content and provides lip translation in eight languages. Since 2017 the venue has hosted exhibitions such as "Bistrot! From Baudelaire to Picasso" and "Georgia, Cradle of Viticulture."

The Cité du Vin is reached by tram line B at the Cité du Vin stop, by bus lines 7 and 32, by the ring road and the Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas, with a Batcub stop nearby. The visit uses a Travel Companion audio-guide with lip translation in eight languages. The belvedere on the 8th floor, 35 metres up, includes a tasting of one or two wines chosen from about fifteen partner wines.

The building rests on 300 concrete piles sunk up to 30 metres deep and is clad in 918 glass panels in clear, grey and gold plus 2,300 aluminium panels. Its tower rises 55 metres, and the belvedere on the 8th floor stands 35 metres above the ground, looking over the Port of the Moon.