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Family estate since the 15th century. Pierre and Bertrand Couly are committed to highlight the diversity of the terroirs and wines of the Chinon appellation. Very attached to sustainable viticulture, biodiversity and climate change, our farm has been labelled HVE: High Environmental Value since 2014. Our estate, rooted in the past and tradition,...
Family estate since the 15th century. Pierre and Bertrand Couly are committed to highlight the diversity of the terroirs and wines of the Chinon appellation. Very attached to sustainable viticulture, biodiversity and climate change, our farm has been labelled HVE: High Environmental Value since 2014. Our estate, rooted in the past and tradition,...
This visit will plunge you into the heart of our estate, in our wine storehouse which combines tradition and modernity.
On the program of the discovery tour, we offer you:
- A guided tour of the winery.
- The wine tasting of 6 AOC Chinon wines vinified by terroir (1 rosé, 1 white and 4 reds), to better understand the influence of this one....
We invite you to share our passion with a fun and friendly visit during which you will discover our profession. This visit is necessarily carried out by the Winemaker himself, who will answer all your questions and show you his daily work.
In the program :
- Discovery walk of the vineyard and cultivation techniques
- Demonstration and expla...
You want to pull off the heist of the century? Leave with as many bottles as possible? Build your team quickly because one of the most beautiful cellars in the world is in Chinon. Will you be the first to discover the secrets of this mythical cellar and leave with the most beautiful treasure ?
This escape game is of course followed by a cella...
Discover the vineyard in an original way. Go with Vincent, the Winemaker (in person) for a Gyropod loop in the family vineyard. We favor small groups (6 maximum) in order to be able to adapt the visit to your wishes and desires ... You will discover, through this walk, the history of Chinon, its city, its appellation, but also our philosophy of ...
Discover the vineyard in an original way. Go with Vincent, the Winemaker (in person) for a Segway loop in the family vineyard. We favor small groups (6 maximum) in order to adapt the visit to your wishes and desires ... You will discover, through this walk, the history of Chinon, its town, its appellation, but also our philosophy of viticulture ...
Meet at 9am at 4 rue de Saint-Louans, in the old family farm.
Here is the program of the day (times are indicative)
- 9 a.m. breakfast and gathering of the pickers
- 10 a.m. departure for the vines and training for new pickers
- 10am-12pm: festive manual harvest
- 11 a.m. break/tasting in the vineyards
- 12.30 p.m.: Winegrower’s snac...
Meet at 9am at 4 rue de Saint-Louans, in the old family farm.
- 10am-12pm: Festive manual harvest
- 11 a.m.: Break/tasting in the vineyards
- 12:30 p.m.: Winegrower's snack under the estate's vine pergola
– 2 p.m.: Visit of the cellar and the facilities with the winemaker, and introduction to the work dedicated to the cellar (rea...
The principle ?
Any good vintage begins with size. This essential step in the work in the vineyard takes place from December to March. After a presentation of the estate in the heart of the village of Saint-Louans, participate in the pruning by learning the theoretical bases, before putting it into practice! We will end this workshop with a ...
Spring has started, the vines are growing visibly! This vine, which will give us beautiful grapes in a few months, needs to be maintained and contained. Come and discover the various works that are carried out between March and July to help our vineyard to produce the best quality grapes. Disbudding / Lifting / Trimming / Leaf stripping will no ...
Working in the vineyard and in the cellar is good! Finishing a season and seeing your work accomplished in the bottle is better. To end this vintage, we therefore invite you to bottle it, butcher it, label it and especially to take it away! But before that, it is imperative to prepare it and finish the breeding. Following this last work of the v...
How to taste? How to hold your glass? What is an aroma? Do we use our 5 senses when tasting? In what places and what conditions to drink wine?
To try to answer these questions, we offer you a workshop of the senses. We will rediscover our 5 senses and try to master them thanks to a few workshops in 1h30 to 2h.
This tasting is not just for ...
Come and taste our wines, thanks to two food and wine pairing tastings in autonomy.
These tastings of 7 to 9 wines allow you to appreciate our wines accompanied by culinary specialties produced in Touraine. (note this is not a meal but a tasting)
This includes, the wines, the service, the appetizers (2 per wine), the tasting booklet.
