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.

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Lot #1 Pride Mountain Vineyards

“First & Five” offers a first look at vineyard-to-bottle winemaking at Pride Mountain Vineyards as seen through Winemaker Matt Ward’s eyes. Matt joined the winery in July of 2022, making this one of his first priorities. It is also…

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…

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.”…
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Lot #24 Fisher Vineyards

This "High Elevation Heritage" barrel auction lot represents a special selection from the 20th consecutive vintage produced from the winery’s Mountain Estate Vineyard. First planted in 1999 to a selection of Dijon clones, this hillside site…

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 #38 Head High Wines

"Nalu 'Alani" translates to "Orange Wave" in Hawaiian. This skin-contact white wine, sometimes referred to as orange wine, is given its slight golden hue as a result of fermentation on the skins, adding to its unique character. "Nalu 'Alani"…
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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 #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…