What Nick Kokonas has said about Napa Valley wine industry

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026

Nick Kokonas, American former options trader, co-founder of the restaurant Alinea and founder of the reservation software company Tock, has been quoted on Napa Valley wine industry once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Kokonas told Napa grape growers they were wrong to assume decades of rising prices would never reverse.
“you had 30 years up into the right and you thought you weren't going to get kicked in the face at some point”
My First Million: How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:23

Episodes

How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas
My First Million · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 7 min
Shaan Puri talks with Nick Kokonas about finding arbitrages across trading, the restaurant Alinea, Tock, Napa winemaking and an immersive magic venue.

Nick Kokonas on other topics

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Strange House · 2 quotes
Alinea (restaurant) · 2 quotes
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Restaurant industry economics · 1 quote
Tock · 1 quote