The Rescue of Clos de Verger

Derelict and lonely, Clos de Verger was in desperate need of love and even more desperate need of rescue.

Built around 300 years ago, Clos de Verger was a homage to wine. All of the downstairs rooms were used to make the wine, from the pressing room which is now the kitchen, the ramp to the lounge down which they rolled the full oak barrels for racking in the darkened subterranean area and then the snug, as it is now, is where the refining, bottling and tasting would happen. Finally the little building on the other side of the courtyard by the gate was the Atelier in which the wine was sold. The little bell above the door by the gate was used to alert the vigneron to a customer. 

Upstairs, the house was dedicated to the winemaker and his family. Decorated with beautiful stone fireplaces made from Burgundian stone and with floors covered in handmade terracotta tomettes and polished Burgundian stone tiles – original features which remain today.

The house was in use to make wine as late as the early 2000s but by the time we found it in 2017, it was derelict. We were looking for a home from home but were adamant we didn’t want a project. The madness of a pregnancy with just two months left to go obviously overwhelmed us and we purchased the house the same day we saw it! A year of complete renovation later, Clos de Verger was the family home that we dreamed of enjoying. 

We really hope that you stay with us and come to love Clos de Verger and its surrounding area as much as our family does. 

Just to show how far it has come, we've popped some of our renovation photos here for you to enjoy.