{"id":16576,"date":"2020-11-05T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winebulanceiow.com\/?page_id=16576"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:48:53","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winebulanceiow.com\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Us<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;small&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;21&#8243; down=&#8221;52&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; anchor=&#8221;portfolio&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;16&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Winebulance was developed by Wight and Wessex Wines, a wine merchant based on the Isle of Wight. 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