{"id":448,"date":"2023-03-15T13:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2025-09-21T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T14:36:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/?page_id=448&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_7657-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_7657-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_7657-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_7657-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_7657-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, we were interested wine tasters without extensive background knowledge. About seven years ago, our lives took a drastic turn after a wine tasting course and an intensive training in winemaking. Wine making became a true passion that we wanted to pursue further. After the first visit to Couldraies, we were excited and convinced by the domain&#8217;s many assets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ch\u00e2teau des Couldraies is the perfect marriage between historical heritage in a world-renowned region and a magnificent, south facing vineyard in an exceptional landscape with great biological diversity. From the start, our mission is to strive for a wine with that extra touch every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chenonceau-1-507x338.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ch\u00e2teau de Chenonceau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" data-id=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos.jpg 960w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/herfst-bos-507x338.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Amboise-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"567\" data-id=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Amboise-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Amboise-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Amboise-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Amboise-1-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amboise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wilde-dieren.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"546\" data-id=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wilde-dieren.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wilde-dieren.jpg 960w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wilde-dieren-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wilde-dieren-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family-run estate consists of a small, permanent team supplemented by experienced seasonal workers who have been helping with the harvest for many years.<br>As a Flemish winemaker, I can count on a passionate French winemaker who has been getting the best out of the soil and the grape for more than 25 years at the domain. I am therefore firmly convinced that together we will write a vibrant new chapter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the work is done manually as there are several plots with vines older than 50 years and these only reveal the concentrated juice thanks to a very careful and expert approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250828_092357-2-scaled.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2-1180x1536.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tafel-2.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tracteur-2-499x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tracteur-2-499x1024.jpg 499w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tracteur-2-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/couldraies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tracteur-2.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our story For years, we were interested wine tasters without extensive background knowledge. 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