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…
Lot #6 Balletto Vineyards
This “Classic Sebastopol Hills” custom blend encompasses the best of the Balletto family’s Sebastopol Hills vineyard sites. It features grapes from the warm sun on Cider Ridge, the cool north-west facing Sexton Hill, and finally the vineyard…
Lot #14 Brandon Gregory Estate
This delicious Bordeaux blend was crafted by winemaker Julien Fayard and blended from the best barrels of the small lot wines produced by Brandon Gregory Estate in 2022. In 1871, Clark Foss, a daredevil stagecoach driver and entrepreneur, founded…
Lot #22 Domaine de la Rivière
The "Barrel Brothers" auction lot is made from special barrel selections of Pommard and UV-Vosne Romanèe Pinot Noir clones from Domaine de la Rivière's estate, Vineyard eleven. The "Barrel Brothers" (Duff and Zak Bedrosian) worked with winemaker…
Lot #30 Marimar Estate Winery
Marimar Estate has been growing and making Tempranillo for 15 years, but this is the first barrel selection from their finest lots to make a special small bottling. The lot name “TEMP'rature Rising” is a play on words with Tempranillo and…
Lot #31 Merriam Vineyards
“Downeast Old Wente” is a block-designated wine from Eastside Estate Vineyard. The grapes from this mono-clone block are hand-picked, pressed and fermented independently to distinguish its unique characteristics from the rest. Winemaker…