2007 Live Auction Lots
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| 01 Heck Estates | $1,400.00 | |
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Establish your collection with a marriage between fine wine and fine art. The winner of this auction lot
will become the owner of a beautiful six 750mL bottle case of Kenwood Vineyards' 2002 Artist Series
Cabernet Sauvignon blend. The bottles will come labeled with Kenjilo Nanao's abstract expressionism
piece entitled "White Waves." This ornate case will be wrapped in tissue
and delivered in a wooden crate.
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| 02 Frog's Leap Winery | $900.00 | |
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Sample the unique bounty of Frog's Leap Winery with this 3L bottle of their 2004 Merlot. Frog's Leap
believes that their 2004 Merlot is indicative of their overall style due to its elegance, balance and restraint.
This wine is 100% Merlot with a dark garnet color and a range of flavors including stewed plums, wild brambly
berries and underlying notes of cigar box and green tea.
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| 03 Buehler Vineyards | $1,000.00 | |
Fit for your cellar; add two large format bottles to your collection from Buehler Vineyards 300 acre
estate property:
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| 04 Quintessa | $2,400.00 | |
We invite two couples to spend an afternoon in the Napa Valley at the stunning Quintessa vineyard in the heart
of Rutherford. While our guest, we invite you to a private tour of the vineyard and architecturally acclaimed
winery, followed by a guided tasting of our current release. The final flourish to your Napa Valley experience
will be a luxurious lunch overlooking the vineyard, paired with our current vintage of Quintessa.
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| 05 Iron Horse Vineyards | $900.00 | |
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A pioneer in Green Valley, the Iron Horse family is building a legacy of prestige sparkling wines and luxury
estate-bottled wines within a holistic environment of natural balance, cultivation and love of the land. Experience
their winery in the ideal style with two VIP all access guest passes as they host the April 2008 Earth
Day Celebration in Green Valley. Enjoy a caviar reception complete with a sparkling wine along with limited
edition Green Valley wines presented in a completely eco-friendly gift box. "Earth Fair" style food stations with
dishes prepared by Iron Horse Chef Christopher Greenwald, featuring the finest local seasonal products. |
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| 06 BR Cohn Winery | $6,500.00 | |
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Six guests will enjoy a fabulous dinner at Durant's Restaurant with wines poured by a BR Cohn representative.
In addition to your dinner party one lucky guest will take home a 6L bottle of 2004 Olive Hill Estate
Cabernet, a gold medal winner at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. |
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| 07 Diamond Creek Vineyards | $1,800.00 | |
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For your enjoyment Diamond Creek Vineyards, California's first exclusively Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
Vineyard is offering a vertical of some of their finest wines. Diamond Creek Vineyards is renowned for its crystal
pure waters, ideal microclimates, unique soil personality and traditional winemaking. The vertical you will
receive contains three 750mL bottles of Lake Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (1992, 1994 and 1996) individually
boxed with silk screened labels.
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| 08 Terlato Wines International | $3,200.00 | |
Terlato has gathered a phenomenal selection of wines to embellish, amplify, enhance, complement your
collection. Included in this amazing lot are:
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| 09 Alexander Valley Vineyards | $4,200.00 | |
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Enjoy an excursion to historic Alexander Valley Vineyards in Sonoma County California. Your visit will
include a two night stay for up to six people in a private guesthouse on the Wetzel Family Estate. You and your
guests will be treated to a private tour through the winery and its caves. Your tour will include a private tasting
with a barrel sampling of estate wines in the caves and a private lunch or dinner prepared by the winery chef,
served in Cyrus Alexander's historic adobe. To honor this glorious occasion you will take home one case of
select estate wines as well as a beautifully etched and painted 3L bottle of Sin Zin, a 2007 gold medal winner
at the Los Angeles International Wine Competition. |
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| 10 Benovia Winery | $10,000.00 | |
This two-part auction lot will give the winning bidder and three guests unique insight into the winemaking
process from start to finish. Four guests will enjoy a two night stay at Benovia Winery estate's Vineyard
Hideaway during which they will join the family in the initial winemaking process and a communal lunch and
wine party. The second day is yours to relax and enjoy the sights of the Russian River Valley. In the following 12
to 18 months your foursome will return to the Vineyard Hideaway for an additional two night stay while you
bottle the wine your party helped to produce. Each member of your party will enjoy the fruits of their
labor by taking home a case of this very special vintage. The capstone of this experience will be a gourmet
dinner with the winery owner Joe Anderson at his home on the Cohn Vineyard.
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| 11 Spring Mountain Vineyard | $4,000.00 | |
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Four guests escape for a private mountain jeep tour with vineyard manager and winemaker, Ron Rosenbrad
to take pleasure in the magnificent 850 acre estate. Following the vineyard tour, resident winemaker Jac
Cole will join your party for a five-course gourmet library lunch. The setting will be the century old
Miravalle Villa which offers breathtaking views of the surrounding gardens and several acres of pristine
vineyards. To commemorate your experience take home a four year, 12 x 750mL-bottle vertical of Elivette
(vintages: 2000-2003). Elivette, "A Wine for the Ages," is the premier wine from the Spring Mountain
Vineyard estate. It is "Estate Grown and Bottled" and possesses power, elegance, and finesse. Conclude your
stay with an intimate two-night stay at the Vineyard Country Inn located in nearby St. Helena, California.
$1200 credit towards airfare on US Airways. |
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| 12 Markham Vineyards | $3,000.00 | |
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Escape to Markham Vineyards for what is sure to be a superb pleasure trip. The winner of this auction lot
along with three of their guests will be given the privilege to stay for two nights in Markham's beautiful
Yountville Guesthouse. Your stay will include a private tour of Markham Vineyards and a unique tasting in
Markham's historic stone cellar, which was the original wine making facility when it was built in 1879.
Honor this occasion by taking home two signed 1.5L bottles of Markham Vineyards Merlot. |
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| 13 Truchard Vineyards | $2,800.00 | |
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Six guests will be invited to the Truchard Vineyards to enjoy a personalized tour of their wine caves, winery and
estate vineyards. Following the tour your party will return to the winery for a private lunch with the Truchard
family. As a tribute to your visit you will take home a top scoring 3L bottle of 2002 Truchard Pinot Noir
signed by winemaker Sal Delanni.
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| 14 HALL Wines | $4,000.00 | |
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Your winemaking day starts with a personal tour of HALL Rutherford Winery with winemaker Richard
Batchelor, during which Richard will help you (and your cadre of five aspiring winemakers) blend your own premier
Napa Valley cuvee. Your exclusive three-case blend, created from HALL's finest and rarest wines, will then
be custom bottled, labeled and delivered to your personal cellar. Kathryn Hall will join you and your entourage
after the blending for a private multi-course wine dinner in HALL Rutherford's spectacular Austrian-inspired
caves. This lot is complemented by two etched and hand-painted 3L bottles of HALL wine: 2004 Kathryn
Hall Cabernet Sauvignon and 2004 HALL Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This
lot also features $600 credit towards airfare on US Airways. |
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| 15 PlumpJack Winery | $4,000.00 | |
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You and a guest will spend one night at PlumpJack Winery's resort, Carneros Inn. During your stay you will
enjoy a private winery tour and tasting. In addition to this you will also be treated to an elegant, organic
dinner at the Carneros Inn's FARM restaurant. Upon the conclusion of your stay you will receive a signed 3L
bottle of PlumpJack's magnificent 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, which was given a 96 point
rating by Robert Parker Jr. $600 credit towards airfare on US Airways. |
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| 16 Kosta Browne Winery | $15,000.00 | |
Travel in style on a private jet (courtesy of Blue Star Jets) to indulge in some of Sonoma County's highest rated
wines during a tour of the Kosta Browne Winery. To highlight your purchase of this lot, enjoy a Library dinner
for four at Zazu restaurant in Santa Rosa. To increase your cellar's range, Dan Kosta and Michael Browne will
supply you with some of the most prestigious and diverse California Pinots, according to Wine Spectator's
California wine expert, James Laube. As a part of this lot you will receive:
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| 17 Arietta Winery | $4,400.00 | |
You and up to seven guests will be invited to what is sure to be a riotous and musical tasting of the Arietta
Library wines at the Hatton Victorian in Saint Helena, California. In order to memorialize the occasion you
will take home a wonderful set of three elaborately engraved Arietta double magnums. The set includes:
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| 18 Caymus Vineyards | $8,000.00 | |
Any wine enthusiast would be pleased to build the range of their cellar with this fabulous collection of wines
courtesy of the Wagner Family. You will receive:
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| 19 Dutton-Goldfield | $2,000.00 | |
Nestled in the Russian River Valley, the Dutton-Goldfield Winery offers a wonderful selection of their single
vineyard wines entitled "Five from ’05." The winner of this auction lot will receive five signed 1.5L bottles of
wines, comprised as follows:
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| 20 ZD Wines | $8,000.00 | |
Begin your experience with the deLeuze family & winemaking team by joining them for an in-depth tour of
ZD Wines. You and up to seven guests, will sample upcoming wines right out of the barrel; hear the rich history
of this family owned winery, and learn the "behind the scenes" of winemaking. Join the ZD team for a
sit down "insiders" blind tasting in their vineyard room. In addition, guests will also participate in a wine tasting
with the deLeuze family and staff focusing on vineyard blending, historical vintages or a competitive tasting.
The ZD winemaking staff will take you through how to rank these wines on a 100 point scale; and guide
you through how they evaluate their wines. Enjoy the rest of your stay having lunch with family, friends and
great wine, while overlooking the beautiful Napa Valley. Finally, you will take some of ZD's best wines to complete
your cellar:
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| 21 John Anthony Vineyards | $5,600.00 | |
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You and three guests will be guided by John Anthony as he takes you on a private tour of his vineyard in
Napa Valley complete with a tasting of the winery's current release wines. Savor an unforgettable luncheon
for four guests hosted by Michele and John Anthony Truchard in the Oak Knoll District Vineyard overlooking
spectacular views of the Napa Valley. Also featured in this lot are two Magnums of 2004 John
Anthony Cabernet Sauvignon signed by John Anthony to commemorate the day. This lot also features
$600 credit towards airfare on US Airways. |
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| 22 Alliance Beverage Distributing Company | $2,000.00 | |
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Wine education seminar and tasting with Gary Spadafore CWE, Certified Wine Educator and Director of
Education for Alliance Beverage Distributing Co. Seminar includes wine and food for maximum 14 people.
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| 23 Long Meadow Ranch Winery | $6,800.00 | |
Two guests will enjoy a quiet and romantic two night stay in the Long Meadow Ranch secluded Chef's Cabin.
During your stay you and a guest will be invited to take the breathtaking Pinzgauer tour, an excursion through
the back roads of Long Meadow Ranch's 650 acre estate with stops in their world-class vineyards and historic
olive orchards. Following the trip you will be presented with a sampling of Long Meadow Ranch's two distinct
extra virgin olive oils, their estate produced red wines as well as some of their garden produce and grass-fed beef.
To commemorate the occasion you will take home:
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| 24 Amuse Bouche | $2,400.00 | |
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Gain exclusive access to the prestigious Amuse Bouche Winery for a private tasting and an overnight stay for
three couples. This unique lot will provide you with a treasure for your cellar, a signed 2005 1.5L bottle labeled
with Heidi Barrett's limited edition artwork.
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| 25 Willamette Valley Vineyards | $2,000.00 | |
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Visit what has been proclaimed "One of America's Great Pinot Noir Producers" by Wine Enthusiast
Magazine. Parallels have been drawn between the Willamette Valley's volcanically influenced terroir to the
terroir of the Romaneé-st-Vivant region in Burgundy, which explains why the goal of Willamette Valley
Vineyards has been to produce the highest quality Burgundian varietals. The winner of this experience package
along with nine guests will be invited to majestic Turner, Oregon for a tour, tasting and lunch overlooking
the stunning estate vineyards. |
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| 26 Zahtila Vineyards | $2,800.00 | |
The enthusiast that wins this auction lot will receive a mixed case of Laura Zahtila wines and a private
dinner at the winery home of Laura Zahtila for six guests. The case will include:
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| 27 Molina Fine Jewelers | $19,000.00 | |
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First Press Presenting Sponsor Alfredo Molina of Molina Fine Jewelers has donated a five night stay on his
yacht, the Crystal Spirit I. Three couples will enjoy the sights and sounds of Vancouver, B.C. as they are
catered to by the boat’s staff. Guests’ meals will be prepared by the on-board chef, and – for one
special dinner – First Press will offer wines to be paired with your meal. |
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| 28 Founder's Lot | $4,200.00 | |
This collection is sure to please any connoisseur. Courtesy of the First Press founder, Ray Klemp of AZ Wine is
pleased to offer a variety of magnums:
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| 29 New Belgium Brewing Company | $600.00 | |
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Tonight, take home a basket that includes four of New Belgium's brews as well as the appropriate glasses to
drink them in. Then plan your getaway to Fort Collins, CO for your private VIP tour of the New Belgium
brewing company. A $50 credit for NBB merchandise, roundtrip airfare on US Airways and $100 in
rental car credit are also included! |
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| 30 Clos Du Val | $900.00 | |
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Journey to the Clos Du Val Winery located in the gorgeous Stag's Leap District of Napa Valley. This region is
renowned for its distinctive soils and is often referred to as a "valley within a valley." The winner of this auction
lot and three of their guests will be privileged to a VIP tasting tour and lunch at the winery. In addition to this,
you will take home an exemplary bottle of 1982 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which is typically regarded for
its power and grace. |
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| 31 Foster's Wine Estates | $3,000.00 | |
Foster’s Wine Estates of Napa Valley has offered up three cases of robust red wines. Included in this
auction lot is one case of twelve 750mL bottles of Etude 2005 Carneros Estate Pinot Noir, one case of
twelve 750ml bottles of Stags’ Leap Winery 2004 Napa Valley Petite Syrah, and one case of twelve
750mL bottles of St. Clement.
3 cases of 750 mL bottles
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| 32 V Wine Cellar | $700.00 | |
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Napa Valley's Yountville, V Wine Cellar in historic Vintage 1870 is a full-service boutique wine shop and
tasting lounge, offering rare and hard to find wines eagerly sought after by collectors. With the purchase of
this lot one couple receives a one year membership to the V Club giving them access to special winemaker
dinners, special wine tasting events hosted by the house sommeliers and a dozen wines (one bottle each
month of your membership). On your next visit be sure to redeem your membership and receive the VIP
treatment during an exclusive wine tasting of some of the best Napa Valley wines. |
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| 33 AZ Stronghold | $500.00 | |
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Who needs Napa when "...thick, dense, rich, complex, engaging, emotional and spiritual" lie in our own backyard.
Experience for yourself some of the hottest new organic wines to hit the market out of Northern
Arizona. The very unique, rich, volcanic soils and dramatic temperature swinging climates encompass what
has become known as Caduceus and Page Spring Cellars. Six guests will be invited to attend a VIP tour,
tasting and wine pairing lunch with winery owner and winemaker Eric Glomski and Caduceus winemaker
Maynard James Keenan. A special gift to those who decide these great wines are much more than an
"acquired taste," Page Spring Cellars and Caduceus will share a signed bottle with each guest. |
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| 34 Yabby Lake Vineyards | $700.00 | |
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Yabby Lake Vineyards is an Australian estate that endeavors towards the long term goal of producing benchmarks
in the Burgundian varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The winner of this auction lot will
receive a select vertical of four 1.5L bottles ideal for sampling the unique vintages that come from Victoria's
Mornington Peninsula. This vertical will contain a bottle of 2004 Yabby Lake Pinot Noir, a bottle of 2002
Yabby Lake Pinot Noir and two bottles of the Heathcote Estate Shiraz. |
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| 35 Wedell Cellars | $500.00 | |
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Wedell Cellars is a central coast estate known for their exceptional Pinot Noirs. Wine Spectator consistently
scores their wines in the mid 90s point range and Decanter Magazine recently commented that
Wedell's Pinot Noir could easily be mistaken for the finest French Pinot Noir made, Domaine de la
Romanee Conti. The winner of this lot will receive a 1.5L bottle of 2005 Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir and
a 1.5L bottle of 2004 Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir, both signed by esteemed winemaker Maurice Wedell. |
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| 36 Robert Mondavi Winery | $1,800.00 | |
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This Napa Valley winery has gained international acclaim by being at the
forefront of winemaking technology. Robert Mondavi¹s Winery seeks to
produce the best wine possible, as well as protecting people and the
environment. They achieve this through innovative and gentle winemaking and
natural farming techniques. This lot includes a vertical containing three
3L bottles of Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet containing the years 1997,
1998, 1999. These wines were produced with immense care and are certain to
have amazing aging potential. |
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| 37 Italy America Chamber of Commerce | $11,500.00 | |
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A couple will enjoy a fantastic Spring getaway in Italy spending three nights in hotel in Catania and four nights at Hotel Isabella in the city center of Taormina, Italy. This trip will include an excursion up to Mt. Etna and two tickets to the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania to enjoy a live concert and a full day winery visit with a Catania winery producer. This lot also features two cases of Italian wine. |
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| 38 Camelback Toyota | $29,000.00 | |
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"Leave no stone unclimbed." The rugged yet stylish Toyota FJ Cruiser is one of the newest designs in Toyota¹s 2007 fleet. This capable sport utility vehicle hails from a historic line of prestigious off-road vehicles and is built for rugged adventure. It is equipped with four wheel drive, a six speed manual transmission and a 4.0L V6 engine in order to give you the utmost in performance, while its sleek design and body language are sure to garner attention from all. This lot will also feature:
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