The name is one of my favorite "in" jokes in the industry. Clos is French for a small, walled vineyard. Bois is French for woods. Thus Clos du Bois would translate as "vineyard of the woods." And ...

Motivated by both humanitarian and profit concerns, a major Sonoma county winery is coming out of the closet. Clos du Bois, a large premium wine producer in the Alexander Valley, is declaring its ...

For 25 years Clos du Bois winery has been making beautiful wines from grapes grown in Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley. Classic red and white varietals such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot and ...

Frank Woods, the master of marketing who set the bar for enticing consumers to Sonoma County wine when he co-founded and made a leading label of Clos du Bois, died May 8. He was 81. Woods excelled in ...