At the heart of Clos du Val is an epic love story. Wine, after all, is a product of passion, and Clos du Val is the passion project of John and Henrietta Goelet, together with winemaker Bernard Portet. Over the last half of a century, Clos du Val has seen three generations of Goelet family ownership.

In the early 1970s, John & Henrietta dreamt of founding a winery outside the insular world of the French wine industry, and sharing their love for French-style wines with the world. The two took a chance, and challenged a young Bernard Portet–fresh out of winemaking school and steeped in the Bordeaux tradition–to travel the world and find a place where they could grow Cabernet Sauvignon that would rival the world’s best. A two-year global search ensued, ultimately leading Portet to the Napa Valley before it was recognized as a world-class wine region. Together with Bernard, the couple planted their first vineyard and began production of their beloved Bordeaux-style wines. Soon, early vintages of Clos du Val were turning heads at top competitions in France and the U.S., kickstarting what would become one of the couple’s biggest adventures yet.

The inaugural 1972 vintage of Clos Du Val Cabernet Sauvignon was one of six California Cabernet Sauvignon wines pitted against the best that Bordeaux had to offer in the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. The Californian wines took top scores, in a shocking result that reverberated around the wine world and placed Napa Valley firmly on track to becoming one of the world’s renowned wine regions.

Join us on Wednesday, October 18th, when we welcome Bari Zelizer, Eastern Regional Sales Director for Clos Du Val, and celebrate this utterly historic site in Napa Valley which speaks to the heritage and legacy of both family-owned vineyards and world class wines.

Ticket are $125 per person, including wine pairings, excluding tax and gratuity. Reservations required.