a gathering place.
If you think you know what Chamard Vineyards is about… think again. This treasured winery with its’ strong history as one of the premier wineries in Connecticut, is becoming reborn under new ownership. The site has always been a great location for growing grapes and the winery hits that perfect balance of being both stately yet understated. In the past year, more focus is being placed on creating a local experience for visitors and creating a more welcoming environment for customers. Chamard now hosts all types of events from small intimate dinners to larger elegant weddings {coordinated by our very own contributing blogger, Sarah True of True Event}. They have a farmer’s market on Sundays where local producers gather at the vineyard to bring their wares to “market.” They offer a singer songwriter series featuring fresh + local bites, custom winemaking programs and the list goes on and on. If you haven’t been in the past year…. GO!
Recently, I heard about these farm tables they were building for events and it so perfectly fit with what they are creating as a whole we just had to share! Below are photos of the “farm table project” with comments from Jeff Vernon, Chamard’s Vineyard + Winery Manager.
“We are really excited to have these tables for our winery; it continues both my family and Chamard traditions. At the winery, the wine cellar beams were milled from trees cleared to make the vineyards in 1983. I grew up on a 200 acre grape farm in Western NY and used reclaimed barn wood for everything we made. The wood came from 3 barns we salvaged on our property. Using reclaimed wood promotes sustainable living, something we feel strongly about at Chamard.
We made the farm tables from reclaimed hemlock barn flooring and structural barn posts from Pennsylvania. The benches are made from the same barn wood, structural posts and reclaimed Ipe deck boards from CT. All the materials are reclaimed from previous construction except the screws. All the wood is different and therefore each table and bench are completely unique. After they were constructed, they were lightly sanded to remove rough corners and then power washed. I will be using a crystal clear acrylic polyurethane to seal them from red wine spills.”
There is something so magical about gathering around an old farm table, surrounded by friends, family and wine!
Chamard is a FANTASTIC place for a wedding ;)