Winemaking facilities require specific interior hygrothermal conditions for wine production and aging, often necessitating the use of electromechanical cooling and humidification systems that increase energy consumption costs. This study aimed to assess the potential application of bioclimatic strategies in artisanal wine cellars within the Guadalupe Valley, Baja California, Mexico, using a quantitative theoretical method. Psychrometric charts incorporating estimated and measured meteorological data from the study area were employed to analyze bioclimatic strategies for two key areas of a wine cellar: (1) Production and (2) Aging. Our findings highlight that integrating high thermal mass and shading techniques represents an effective strategy for wine cellar design, offering reduced reliance on active systems and promoting substantial energy savings. This research underscores the viability and benefits of bioclimatic design approaches in enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of wine cellar operations, particularly in regions with specific climatic challenges. like the Guadalupe Valley.

Conditions of the thermal environment in outdoor spaces determine not only its quality, but also the risk of morbidity from remaining in it. The objective of this research was to estimate the effect of dry bulb temperature and relative humidity on the perceived thermal sensation in outdoor spaces in hot dry climate. The thermal comfort adaptation approach was used with the thermal sensation interval means method, the analysis considered three activity levels for the warm period (with 823 observations) and cold period (with 863 observations), and the adaptation level of subjects based on their thermal sensation. The results indicate that even when the critical effect is due to the dry bulb temperature, the relative humidity has an important effect on the perceived sensation.

Greater amount of energy consumed in wineries is used for cooling and humidifying of the interior, for this reason the correct design of energy efficient wineries has become an important issue for winemaking countries. The purpose of the design of buildings that require less or no energy to achieve controlled conditions of the indoor hygrothermal environment for production and aging of wine, allowed to formulate the objective of this work, which was to evaluate six models of wineries with bioclimatic design located in El Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California from data on thermal performance (indoor temperature and relative humidity) and energy consumption (kWh and degrees-hour), obtained by dynamic thermal simulation. The zone of the study was characterized, based on the review of previous studies optimum temperature ranges were defined for aging and wine production. A basic model of a winemaking building was designed to which bioclimatic strategies were applied. The results obtained allowed to suggest the best bioclimatic design options for this type of buildings.

Wineries require a significant energy demand for cooling interior spaces. As a result, designing energy-efficient winery buildings has become a crucial concern for winemaking countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate six winery building models with bioclimatic designs, located in the Guadalupe Valley, Baja California, using data on thermal performances (indoor temperature and relative humidity) and energy consumption obtained through dynamic thermal simulation. A baseline winery building model was developed and then enhanced with bioclimatic strategies: a semi-buried building; an underground cellar; an underground cellar with the variants of a green roof, double roof, shaded walls, and polyurethane insulation. The last solution entailed the requirement of a reduction in cooling in the warm season by 98 MWh, followed by the one with a green roof, corresponding to 94 MWh. This study provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of different architectural approaches, offering guidelines for the design of functional buildings for wine production, besides presenting energy-efficient solutions for wineries tailored to the climatic conditions of the study region. These findings highlight the importance of a function-based and energy-efficient architectural design in the winemaking industry, which leads to the definition of buildings with a compact arrangement of the functional spaces and a fruitful integration of the landscape through a wise adoption of underground solutions.