TheFrenchCellar

{{Short description|Singaporean wine company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox company

| name = The French Cellar (Wala Club)

| owner = Wala Technology

| services = Wine and Liquor Subscription

| homepage = {{URL|www.walaclub.sg}}

}}

File:TheFrenchCellar_Logo.png

The French Cellar is a wine subscription company based in Singapore.

History

The company was founded in 2013 by Vincent Morello and Eric Joubert.victoria Sek, [https://vulcanpost.com/665149/the-french-cellar-singapore-closure/ The French Cellar 'Wines' Up Without Notice - Customers Owed "Thousands Of Dollars"], Vulcanpost.com, May 2019 The wine bottles were selected by the sommelier Nicolas Rebut. It is one of the first online wine subscription companies in Asia.Ruoshan Tao, [https://www.tradegecko.com/blog/inventory-management/the-french-cellar The French Cellar - bringing the wine subscription model to Asia], Tradegecko.com, 27 October 2014

In May 2019, the French Cellar announced through its Facebook page that operations ceased as of May 27, and launched a process of voluntary liquidation. Deliveries had become irregular in the months before the closure, and some customers lost several hundred dollars in yearly subscriptions paid upfront.

The French Cellar was acquired by Wala Technology Pte Ltd in 2019 and became the Wala Club.[http://www.thefrenchcellar.sg/echelons-asia-top-62-startups-french-cellar-secures-7-figure-series-funding-esw-manage/ The French Cellar raised $1m in June 2014.]

Description

The French Cellar specialized in delivering French wines to homes in Asia.

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