English language selected
Choose French language

Cellar & Winemaking

Mary Mertens, Rupert Birch - propriétaires-vigneron

The Cellar

When I bought the vineyard, the only building was a small wooden shack from Castorama, and for the first year we hid the tractor in the forest each evening.

In 2001, we made our first wine in a nearby cellar borrowed from friends, and in February 2002, laid the foundations for a brand new cellar. Although building was still going on, by September of that year we were able to install vats, pumps, crusher and all the other paraphernalia necessary to deal with the forthcoming harvest.

And now – we ‘live above the shop’ : but a shop that is both functional and a pleasure to work in….