Sonoma County Barrel Auction


These Sonoma County Barrel Auction lots were auctioned off on May 3, 2024. Stay tuned for next year's 2025 SoCoBA lots!



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Lot #3 Benziger Family Winery

“Mother Earth” is a distinctive first bottling from a single block of organically-farmed Old Wente Clone Chardonnay, sourced from the renowned Sangiacomo Vineyard. At Benziger, the Chardonnay grape isn't just a grape, it's a tiny, round…
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Lot #4 Adobe Road Winery

Adobe Road lives by the mantra that rules were made to be broken. Flying in the face of traditional winemaking norms is an area where they excel. This lot is a perfect example. A nod to France's Rhône River valley with its feet firmly rooted…
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Lot #16 Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery

“Winner’s Circle” is the first time a 100% Pinot Noir wine has been solely sourced from these two vineyards. The juxtaposition of the steep hillside rows in the Winner’s Circle vineyard and flat vineyard rows of the Trenton Old Barn…
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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…
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Lot #28 Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery

Ferrari-Carano has never created a blend of the three Cabernet Sauvignon blocks that are selected for their PreVail Wines - West Face, Lookout Tree, and Back Forty. “PreVail Trio” is the first wine to represent all three wines in one bottling.…
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Lot #57 Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery

This special bottling of their Tower Block has as much historical significance for California winemaking as it does to the continuance of the Martin Ray winemaking philosophy. Winemaker Lindsey Haughton has chosen this barrel as an example of…