Tag: Clos Du Val
Afternoon Brief, March 29th
Omar Khan Has Pleaded Guilty to Identity Theft: Omar Khan, the bon vivant who allegedly swindled fine-wine insiders out of at least $9.5 million, pleaded guilty to identity theft on Thursday, less than one month after the FBI arrested him at John F. Kennedy International Airport...
Afternoon Brief, January 17th
HK$490 Million of Liquid Cocaine Found Hidden in Wine Shipment: Two men have been arrested after a record 444kg haul of liquid cocaine concealed in a shipment of bag-in-box wine was intercepted by Hong Kong customs...
Olav Goelet Named CEO of Clos du Val in the Stags...
Third Generation Seeks to Build on Family Legacy in Drive Toward the Future
NAPA, Calif. (January 17, 2024) – Third generation owner Olav Goelet has...
Afternoon Brief, July 5
Wine Set for Regulatory Shake-Up - A federal agency reviewing the current regulations for selling drinks in the US? What could possibly go wrong...
Napa Valley’s Clos du Val Launches CLOS DU GEAUX Half-bottle 4-Packs...
NAPA, Calif. (July 5, 2023) – For wine lovers looking for something new and exciting this summer, Clos du Val has the answer. The...
Afternoon Brief, September 30th
Serial ADA Plaintiff in California Alleged to Be Feigning Blindness in Order to Sue: A Southern California law firm announced Wednesday that it has obtained footage of a frequent filer of suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act that allegedly shows he is not "legally blind" as he has maintained in hundreds of ADA lawsuits...
Afternoon Brief, June 17
Wine Consumption Probably Won't Return to "Normal": We work in the most interesting and wonderful industry on earth. Two things I love about the industry are the infinite palate of interesting souls and the sheer volume of optimists within it ...
Afternoon Brief, August 8
Sexism Sparks Token Wine Gestures: Trump openly boasts about sexual molestation, Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and Rolf Harris was found guilty of indecent assault...
Afternoon Brief, November 27
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While Amazon has officially announced its exit from its online wine sales platform,...
Afternoon Brief, December 28
Wine Industry M&A Brisk Pace Expected to Continue in 2017: The North Coast had a second year of high-profile, big-value sales of wine properties and brands, and those in the thick of such deal-making said the spigot on such transactions likely will remain open in 2017...
Afternoon Brief, November 16
In Pursuit of Balance Wine Group Calls It Quits with Last Tasting: To a passerby, the scene would have looked unremarkable: another wine tasting at another fancy San Francisco restaurant...
Afternoon Brief, October 24
Study Finds Red Wines Gets Higher Scores for No Apparent Reason: Do experts rate red wines more highly than white wines, regardless of price, vintage, and region? Does this mean there is a critical bias toward red wines...
Clos Du Val Names Armen Khachaturian Director of National Sales and...
NAPA VALLEY, Calif. – October 24, 2016 – Clos Du Val is happy to announce the appointment of Armen Khachaturian to the position of...
Clos Du Val Appoints Jon-Mark Chappellet Director of Operations and Ted...
NAPA VALLEY, Calif. – January 12, 2016 – Clos Du Val is happy to announce the appointment of Jon-Mark Chappellet to the position of...
Afternoon Brief, October 8
Cabernet Outgrows Chardonnay Off-Premise Sales in Long Term Projection: Over the last year the volume of Cabernet Sauvignon sold off-premise grew 4.8% compared to a 0.7% growth for Chardonnay, which has been the biggest varietal wine for decades, but may now have a serious threat to its dominance...
