Come and admire the Vinaterie house
Built between the 15th and 17th centuries in the rue Merindot in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, the Maison de la Vinaterie is a half-timbered building with half-timbering, decorated with vines, carved wooden panels and red shutters. The house has three storeys plus an attic and a cellar.
Another notable fact is that the exterior woodwork is decorated with grapes, a small addition by one of its owners, an Alsatian by the name of Paul Natter, probably in the XIXᵉ century, as a tribute to wine and the vine, which was very present on the island at one time. The house would have served as a warehouse for bottles of wine, obviously as a house, and also as a place for collecting taxes.
Privately owned, the Maison de la Vinaterie cannot be visited, but it is possible to get close to it from the street.
Another notable fact is that the exterior woodwork is decorated with grapes, a small addition by one of its owners, an Alsatian by the name of Paul Natter, probably in the XIXᵉ century, as a tribute to wine and the vine, which was very present on the island at one time. The house would have served as a warehouse for bottles of wine, obviously as a house, and also as a place for collecting taxes.
Privately owned, the Maison de la Vinaterie cannot be visited, but it is possible to get close to it from the street.
