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Press Releases

  • 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $400,000
  • 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Announced
  • Sonoma County Barrel Auction Honors Wine Industry Trailblazers at the 10th Anniversary Celebration
  • Sonoma County Barrel Auction Celebrates 10th Anniversary May 2-3, 2024
  • 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $535,000
  • 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Announced
  • Honorees to Receive Lifetime Achievement, Icon and Innovator Awards from Sonoma County Vintners at Ninth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Trade Registration Now Open for Sonoma County Barrel Auction May 4-5, 2023
  • Sonoma County Barrel Auction Holds First In-Person Event Since 2019
  • 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Revealed
  • Icons and Innovators to be Honored at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • David Ramey to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Sonoma County Vintners at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Trade Registration Now Open for 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Presented by American AgCredit: Never Before, Never Again Wines from Sonoma County
  • 2019 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Brings Trade and Media from Around the World to Celebrate Fifth Year of a Sonoma County Tradition
  • Fervent Bidding Results in a Record-Breaking 2018 Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • 2017 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Continues to Break Records as Third Annual Event Raises $794,500
  • 2016 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Sets New Fundraising Record; Increases Auction Sales by More Than 50%
  • Sonoma County’s Inaugural 2015 Trade Barrel Auction Raises Over $460,000

Press Coverage

  • Sonoma Barrel Auction 2024 Recap in SOMM Journal
  • Haute Living San Francisco: Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $400,000
  • Wine Industry Network Founder George Christie Presented with Innovator’s Award
  • Life Between the Vines Interview with Brandon Muller & Gregory Roberts, Founders & Vintners of Brandon Gregory Estate Wines at SoCoBA
  • Life Between the Vines Video Interview with 2024 SoCoBA Participating Vintners
  • Life Between the Vines Video Interview with George Christie of Wine Industry Network, 2024 SoCoBA Innovator
  • Life Between the Vines Video Interview with Katie MacMurray of MacMurray Ranch, 2024 SoCoBA Venue Host
  • Morning Ag Clips: 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $400,000
  • Best Wineries: 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $400,000
  • Wine Industry Network: 2024 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $400,000
  • The Good Stuff: Zelma Long’s Life in Wine in Sonoma County and Beyond
  • Sonoma County Barrel Auction Honors Wine Industry Trailblazers
  • Gary Farrell Winemaker Theresa Heredia interviewed by Ray Fister on Life Between the Vines
  • Life Between the Vines Video: 2023 SoCoBA Vintner Interviews
  • KCBS Interview with Michael Haney: The 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction raised hundreds of thousands of dollars this month
  • KCBS Interview with Michael Haney: Sonoma County’s wine industry is continuing it’s rebound from pandemic shutdowns. The 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction proves it.
  • Haute Living: Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises Over Half A Million Dollars
  • Sonoma County Gazette: The annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction (SoCoBA), a vibrant celebration of the region’s wine industry, recently marked its ninth year.
  • The Press Democrat: 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction raises over $535,000
  • Wine Industry Advisor: 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises More Than $535,000
  • Wine Industry Network Video: Lee Martinelli Sr. Accepts 2023 SoCoBa Icons Award
  • The Press Democrat: Rodney Strong proprietor clinches lifetime achievement award at lively 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Wine Industry Network Video: 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lot #1 Sold!
  • Sonoma County Barrel Auction coming May 4, 2023
  • Wine Industry Advisor: Honorees to Receive Lifetime Achievement, Icon and Innovator Awards from Sonoma County Vintners at Ninth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Wine Industry Advisor: Trade Registration Now Open for Sonoma County Barrel Auction May 4 – 5, 2023
  • Jetsetting Fashionista: 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Haute Living San Francisco: Sonoma County Barrel Auction Raises Over $445K
  • Forbes: Never Before, Never Again Wine Lots Featured at Sonoma County 2022 Barrel Auction
  • Press Democrat: Wine buyers return for Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Instagram: @TheMillennialSomm #SoCoBA Recap
  • Wine Industry Network: Sonoma County Barrel Auction Holds First In-Person Event Since 2019
  • Instagram: @TheMillennialSomm at #SoCoBA
  • Wine Industry Network Video (as featured in daily news): Sonoma County Barrel Auction lot #1 bidding
  • Instagram: @SommVivant with Zelma Long at #SoCoBA
  • Wine Industry Network Video (as featured in daily news): Sonoma County Barrel Auction Winds of Change, Petaluma Gap
  • Morning Ag Clips: David Ramey to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Sonoma County Vintners
  • Wine Industry Advisor: Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery Announces 50th Anniversary Chardonnay Lot #8 for the 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Wine Industry Advisor: 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Revealed
  • Morning Ag Clips: Icons & Innovators to be honored at Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • North Bay Business Journal: Sonoma winery group plans to honor 4 industry ‘icons’
  • Spirited Zine: Sonoma County Barrel Auction To Honor Region’s Icons And Innovators
  • Wine Industry Advisor: Icons and Innovators to Be Honored at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Press Democrat: Ramey Wine Cellars co-founder to be honored at Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • North Bay Business Journal: David Ramey to get lifetime award
  • Wine Industry Advisor: David Ramey to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Sonoma County Vintners at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
  • Wine Industry Advisor: Trade Registration Now Open for 2022 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Presented by American AgCredit

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Action shots from the annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction, where we tasted through a brilliant line-up of Never Before Never Again Wines exclusively produced by #sonomacountyvintners finest...It was a pleasure to see the three honorees winemaker Theresa Heredia, winegrowers Lee and Carolyn Martinelli and proprietor Tom Klein be honored at this cherished #SoCoBA event and so many other legendary winemakers, proprietors, retailers, fellow somms and journalists, and a sea of so many other gifted wine professionals, all gathered together for such a noble cause! #SoCoBA2023 rocked this past weekend!!! . #sawyersomm #thevarietalshow #thesommelierfiles #sommjournal #californiasbestwineries #socoba #sonomavintners #cawines #neverbefore #neveragain #sonomawinegrowers #barrelauction #sonomastrong #letstastethis sonomacountyvintners
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The inimitable johncurleyofficial at this year’s sonomacountyvintners #socobarrelauction! What a treat to watch this #auctioneer in action. . #sonomawine #sonomacounty #auction #wineauction #socoba #sonomacountywine
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Congratulations to the Ninth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction Honorees! Lifetime Achievement Award - Tom Klein, Proprietor of @rsvineyards; Icons - Lee Sr. and Carolyn Martinelli, Proprietors of @martinelliwinery; Innovator - Theresa Heredia, Director of Winemaking at @garyfarrellwinery. Read the full @pressdemo story at www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/wine-buyers-turn-out-for-sonoma-county-barrel-auction/ or on our Sonoma County Barrel Auction website, link in bio. #SoCoBA #sonomawine #sipsonoma #sonomacounty #sonomacountywine
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The top bidder of our “4x4 by Vineyard eleven” auction lot is Jin ksd_wines #socoba #sonomacountyvintners #sonomacounty #pinotnoir #winewriter #russianrivervalleypinotnoir #russianrivervalley #familywinery #limitedproductionwines #wineauction #wine #wineexperience #healdsburg #windsorcalifornia #bayareawine #bayareafoodie #concierge #hositality
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What an honor to attend the Sonoma County Barrel Auction at the beautiful MacMurray Ranch yesterday hosted by Sonoma County Vintners. We celebrated icons Lee Sr. & Carolyn Martinelli, Innovator Theresa Heredia, and lifetime achievement award winner Tom Klein. Yesterday’s auction funds millions of dollars invested in vital early literacy, education, arts, and human services programming in Sonoma County.
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It was a real pleasure to tape the next Visual Oral History for the Sonoma Co Wine Library Assoc with Lee Martinelli Sr. the same week he and his wife Carolyn received the award for being named Icons for the #SoCoBA by the sonomacountyvintners Congratulations!! #martinelliwinery #sonomacowinelibraryassn #definitionfilms definitionfilms
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Our Never Before, Never Again Sonoma Wine Barrel Auction Lot is up for bid today at #SoCoBA Our 2022 Sebastopol Hills - California Heritage Clones Pinot Noir by winemaker, Anthony Beckman. A rare opportunity for us to showcase an exclusive, one-of-a-kind wine! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The clonal material was made possible by California’s wine pioneers, who searched, begged and smuggled Pinot Noir plantings into California. After decades of trials and winemaking, a handful of California heritage clones emerged as superior for the California climate. This Pinot Noir encompasses both the spirit of those who gathered these cuttings, and John Balletto’s 25-year push to establish the Sebastopol Hills as a world-premiere wine region. John is a true pioneer! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At Balletto, we know that supporting the local community is important and we are happy to be a part of an event raising money for initiatives that support the wine trade and industry. We love being a part of the Sonoma County Barrel Auction with the sonomacountyvintners each and every year. #sonomacounty #sonomawine #sipsonoma #socobarrelauction #barrelauction #Sonomachat #Sonoma #Sonomacoast #Sebastopol #Sebastopolhills #SantaRosa #winecountry #Farmersfirst #Californiaheritage #californiaheritageclones #heritageclones #winegrowers #winegrower
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Excited for an awesome day honoring Tom Klein, and raising money for SonomaCounty sonomacountyvintners rsvineyards #sonomacounty #rodneystrong #sonomacountybarrelauction
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Here we go!!!! Fun action highlights from Day 1 at the Sonoma County Barrel Auction, where we tasted through a brilliant line-up of Never Before Never Again Wines exclusively produced by #sonomacountyvintners finest. These fabulous wines will be auctioned off later today, May 5th...Great to see so many legendary winemakers, proprietors, retailers, fellow somms and journalists, and a sea of so many other gifted wine professionals, all gathered together for such a noble cause! #SoCoBA rocks!!! . #socoba #sonomacountybarrelauction #sonomacountyvintners #sawyersomm #thevarietalshow #thesommelierfiles #sommjournal #californiasbestwineries #bestwineries #sonomavintners #SoCoBA2023 #cawines #neverbefore #neveragain #sonomawinegrowers #barrelauction #sonomastrong #letstastethis sonomacountyvintners
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Good luck to bansheewines Sonoma County Barrel Auction lot #3 today!! Such a tasty 5 case treat never to be made again ☺️🤤 It was a pleasure to pour at the sonomacountyvintners preview tasting yesterday. Such great #SonomaCounty wines all around 🤩🤩🤩🤩
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Here we go! #SoCoBA2023 kicks off with the preview tasting at @bacchuslanding! #sonomawine #sonomacounty #sonomacountywine
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Day 3 of #SonomaSummit started with a master class on Cooler AVAs & The Big 3 Whites before enjoying a wine tasting & lunch at @grandcrucrush with @dumolwinery & @ernestvineyards. Then they stopped off for something sweet at @noblefolk on their way to a vineyard tour & wine tasting at @mauritsonwines. They wrapped up the day with dinner at @barndivahealdsburg hosted by @courseygraves. Thanks to all of our winery and restaurant hosts for sharing #SonomaCounty with our international visitors! #sonomacountywine #sipsonoma
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Final Barrel Auction Blend from our Estate Vineyard eleven! #socoba #sonomacountyvintners #pinotnoir #russianrivervalley #russianrivervalleypinotnoir #sonomacounty #wines #winecountry #smallwinery #bayareafoodie #bayareawine #hospitality #concierge
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We can barrel-y contain our excitement to be a part of the 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction! #socoba The only thing better than a good pun is our Lot #7! ABOUT THE WINE: The "Whole Lot o' Moonshine" auction lot was made from the winery’s best barrels of outstanding 2022 vintage Pinot Noir from the Moonshine Ranch vineyard in the Sonoma Coast AVA. The 100% whole cluster fermentation adds many dimensions and layers of spices and exotic perfumes that captivate the mind and spirit. The vineyard is farmed by the martinelliwinery family, who have been working the land in Sonoma County for over 135 years.
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Had a wonderful visit with Wine Industry Professionals from Korea. The weather cooperated, and we got a little time to green prune in the Vineyard before our tasting. A wonderful group!
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Day 2 of #SonomaSummit started with a master class on The Big 3 Reds and featured international trade visits to @Dry Creek Vineyards, @smallvines and @senseswines, finishing with dinner at Farmstand hosted by @rsvineyards. Stay tuned to see where our guests will be learning about #SonomaCounty wines on day 3! Thank you to all of our wonderful vintners and partners for hosting this great group. Photos by Sunny Cho. @farmhouse_inn #sonomacountywine #sipsonoma
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