Sonoma County Barrel Auction


Welcome to the 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction lots! The live auction events are planned for May 2-3, 2024 in Healdsburg, CA.



Lot #5 Convene, by Dan Kosta

“Western Wind” is an expressive Pinot Noir forged in barrels coopered by Boutes, Sirugue & Rousseau in Burgundy. Dan Kosta loves the tension he tastes in this special wine from the West Sonoma Coast. It is a result of extreme growing conditions…
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Lot #17 Deerfield Ranch Winery

Deerfield Ranch Winery’s “Sonoma Private Reserve Select” is a one-off Bordeaux style Meritage blend by master blender, winemaker and owner Robert Rex and winemaker, Cecilia Valdivia. Blended by taste from just the best tasting barrels…

Lot #20 Ernest Vineyards

Joyce Vineyard is the southernmost vineyard in the West Sonoma Coast AVA. Perched on a steep, southeastern facing slope and ringed by Redwoods and coastal pines, this isolated vineyard truly feels like standing on the “Edge of the World.”…

Lot #29 Ektimo Vineyards

Never again will an assemblage of 226,914 grapes squeeze so perfectly into one barrel and create such harmonious timbre as to weave a complex tapestry of sensations that will leave an indelible mark on the select few that will experience its…
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Lot #32 Westwood Estate Winery

Dedicated to all the Pinot-philes, “Double Trouble” Pinot Noir from Westwood Estates is a celebration of Pinot Noir and its inherent complexity. Westwood’s Sonoma Valley AVA estate, the Annadel Gap Vineyard, is planted with nine diverse…

Lot #34 Flowers Vineyards & Winery

“Three Ridgelines” is a rare trade release of Flowers Pinot Noir sourced from Fort Ross-Seaview, comprised of organically farmed fruit from their iconic Sea View Ridge estate (planted in 1998) as well as lots from multi-generational family…
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Lot #42 Martinelli Vineyards & Winery

Lee Martinelli Sr. inherited the Bondi Home Ranch and Zio Tony Ranch from his Uncle Tony Bondi in the 1970s. He converted the apple orchards on the ranches to wine grapes in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Martinelli makes a single vineyard…
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Lot #44 Peay Vineyards, Alma Fria

The West Sonoma Coast AVA is the newest Sonoma County appellation and the most extreme in weather and location. This “West Sonoma Coast Vintners: Annapolis-Sea Ranch” lot is a one-time-only collaboration from the outstanding 2017 vintage.…
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Lot #46 Nottingham Cellars

The 2023 vintage was the winery’s first year working with a handful of Cabernet Franc growers throughout Sonoma County. One site in particular, Nuns Canyon Vineyard in Moon Mountain, truly shined. It sits on a west-facing hillside at about…
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Lot #47 Fort Ross Vineyard

“Terraces Above the Fog” is made from the Winemaker Jeff Pisoni’s favorite barrel of wine from his favorite vineyard block, planted 100% to Calera Clone Pinot Noir. This block, called the Terraces, wraps around the mountainside and produces…
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Lot #49 River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

“Stephanie’s Select” is a special lot selection hand-picked by Winemaker Ed Morris during the 2023 harvest. The wine is named for the daughter of the original family who planted the Pinot Noir in River Road Vineyard. This estate vineyard…
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Lot #55 Sojourn Cellars

Let's get down to the "bare" facts... Desnudo Vineyard (which translates into 'nude' in Spanish) is located on the southern end of the Mayacamas Mountains, and in the 1940s it was a nudist colony known as Sun-o-ma. The nudist ranch, in its heyday,…