Remember when our winemaking team began blending sessions for our 2021 wines? Since then, winemaker Carmel Greenberg and assistant winemaker J.P. Pierce have tasted through various potential blends made from barrel samples. They started with our flagship Napa Valley Cabernet,…
Blending is a quintessential part of Clos du Val's signature winemaking style, but the mechanics of blending upwards of 1000 barrels at a time is not as simple it may sound. A few weeks ago, we talked to…
It feels like just yesterday that our vines were putting out their first growth of the season, but our vineyards have already been transformed by an influx of bright green of new shoots and leaves. Around this time of year,…
It’s not easy to imagine today, when blended wines seem to have a near monopoly over the pinnacle positions of Napa Valley winery portfolios, but proprietary blends haven’t always reigned supreme here. When Clos du Val was founded in 1972,…
Who says Cabernet Sauvignon doesn’t pair well with fish? While some Napa Cabs may be best suited for dinners at the steakhouse, we pride ourselves on a distinctly French-Californian winemaking style that results in remarkably food-friendly wines, pairing effortlessly with…
