NASHVILLE WINE AUCTION presents
Nashville’s Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend FEBRUARY 27 – 29, 2020
Nashville’s Ultimate Wine & Food Weekend
February 27-29, 2020
Please bring this catalog with you to Pairings on Saturday night.
1 | Pairings Dear Friends,
Welcome to Pairings, Nashville’s Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend. It is a winter night that is sure to warm your heart, excite your palates, and expand your circle of friends. We can’t think of a better way to spend a portion of the extra 24 hours 2020 gifted us than to help support a great cause among old and new friends.
This year, our taste buds will leap with joy as we are treated to divine creations from six favorite local chefs… Each dish paired perfectly with wonderful wine from world-class vintners. Cheers!
While the food and wine deserve recognition, we must shine the spotlight on the reason we are all here tonight… To significantly advance Nashville Wine Auction’s fundraising to fight cancer, to show gratitude for our own health by helping those battling this disease, to pay tribute to our loved ones, friends, and neighbors who have lost their fight, and to help heal the 1.8 million Americans that will be diagnosed this year.
Tonight, we ask you to fight the battle by raising your paddle. You are the ally every cancer patient needs.
Thank you for being here and for your support of the Nashville Wine Auction beneficiaries – eight organizations dedicated to patient care, the treatment and eradication of cancer.
With gratitude,
Gary Rzucidlo & Lori Latusek
John & Jennifer Steele
Alex Marks Kris Marks Alex & Kris Marks
2 | Pairings Schedule of Events
Thursday, February 27, 2020 Private Vintner Dinners 6:30 pm In private homes and restaurants throughout Nashville Business Casual Attire
Friday, February 28, 2020 Wined Up! 6:00 pm City Winery 609 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203 Come as you are! #WinedUp
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Pairings* 6:00 pm City Winery 609 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203 Cocktail Attire #Pairings2020
* We will be serving a glass of wine paired with each course. Please enjoy these featured wines presented by the winemakers. You may also bring your favorite wines to share at your table.
Ask a volunteer to assist you with placing your dinner wine on your table during the reception.
3 | Pairings Please join Nashville Wine Auction in thanking our Sponsors for helping us fulfill our mission.
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4 | Pairings Mission Uniting the Wine Community to Fund the Fight Against Cancer
Vision Accelerating Generosity Through the Sharing of Wine Our History It began simply enough. In the summer of 1980, a group of Nashville friends, led by Tennessean critic Homer Blitch and businessman Thomas J. Milam, were looking for a new and entertaining way to raise funds for charity.
Inspiration struck, and the friends decided to host an auction of their favorite wines. Most of the bottles sold at the first (Un) Eté du Vin, A Summer of Wine, auction were opened and shared on the spot, with some $3,000 raised. Since that evening in 1980, Nashville Wine Auction has raised more To learn more about our than $26 million for cancer-related charities. history, including a list of past Featured Vintners, What sets Nashville Wine Auction apart? visit our website at Part of the answer is the unique assortment NashvilleWineAuction.com. of wines available for auction at each event. Part of the answer, too, lies in the events’ friendly and convivial mix of attendees. Finally, Nashville Wine Auction is unique because it has never lost sight of its original purpose. As science grows ever closer to finding better answers for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cancer, the organizers and guests of Nashville Wine Auction events find renewed purpose. Nashville Wine Auction remains focused on its mission of uniting the wine community to fund the fight against cancer. 5 | Our Mission Our Beneficiaries
Since Nashville Wine Auction’s inception in 1980, more than $26 million has been raised for organizations whose purpose is directly related to patient care, treatment, and the eradication of cancer. Much of the costs to produce the auction are underwritten by corporate sponsors. Individuals, wine producers and other businesses donate auction items, with the single objective of generating as much money as possible for cancer related programs. Nashville Wine Auction is proud to provide financial support to these organizations in 2020.
To learn more about our beneficiaries and how they are using the funds raised by Nashville Wine Auction, visit our website at NashvilleWineAuction.com.
6 | Our Mission Featured Guests
Auctioneer
Charles Antin
Charles Antin is currently an international benefit auctioneer and fundraising consultant, performing over 75 auctions internationally in 2019 alone! He is also a Senior Wine Specialist and Auctioneer at Zachys Wine Auctions where in 2019 he was responsible for the consignment of over $3.5m of fine wine in New York and Hong Kong. Prior to Zachys he was both a commercial auctioneer and charity auctioneer at Christie’s for nearly a decade.
Senior Wine Specialist He has auctioneered hundreds of benefits and Auctioneer at over the past decade including The Clinton Zachys Wine Auctions Foundation, the TJ Martell Foundation, Breakthrough, GenYOUth, and more. At No. of Years at Pairings: 6 Christie’s, he was the youngest licensed auctioneer in the Rockefeller Center offices, Shop the Auction and manned the rostrum for the sale of • Silent Lot #340 thousands of lots and tens of millions of dollars of wine, watches, Post War and contemporary art, Asian art, and single- owner collections.
Charles holds an MFA in fiction from NYU, a commercial pilot’s license, and his essays and fiction have appeared in Food & Wine, the New York Times, the VQR and elsewhere. He is delighted to be back for his sixth year at Pairings. Contact him at CharlesAntin@ gmail.com and see what he’s drinking on Instagram @CharlesAntin.
9 | Featured Guests Master of Ceremonies
Matt Bolus
After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science in business administration, Chef Matt Bolus chose instead to pursue his love of cooking. Bolus attended Le Cordon Bleu in London where he earned both the Diplôme de Cuisine as well as the Diplôme de Pâtisserie, and he received the Grand Diplôme in 2003.
Before moving to Nashville, Chef Bolus Executive Chef of worked as a butcher and fishmonger at FIG The 404 Kitchen in Charleston, SC, and at sous chef stations at The Ocean Room at The Sanctuary Hotel No. of Years at Pairings in Kiawah Island, SC, and Little Star in as Master of Ceremonies: 2 Knoxville, TN. He has extensive experience working in kitchens overseas, including No. of Years at Pairings stints at Blagden’s Fish Monger and Allen’s as a Chef: 6 Butcher Shop, both in London.
Shop the Auction As executive chef of The 404 Kitchen in • Live Lot #111 Nashville, TN, Bolus relishes his role. From the pressures of the kitchen to budgeting, forecasting and pricing, every aspect of the job leaves him fulfilled and excited. Bolus takes a hands on approach to his cuisine, insisting upon seeing, smelling and tasting every ingredient that comes through the door. This enthusiasm has led to great success in his culinary career, and he counts as his greatest professional success the restaurant’s 2014 James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant for The 404 Kitchen.
When he is away from the restaurant, Bolus treasures time spent with his wife Kelly, his beautiful baby girl Delaney Gray, and their two dogs and a cat. He loves cooking, reading, gardening and, most of all, spending time with family and friends.
10 | Featured Guests Featured Chefs
Chris Allen City Winery
Kevin Ramquist The Unicorn Nashville
Joe Townsend 360 Bistro
11 | Featured Guests Featured Chefs
Tony Galzin Nicky’s Coal Fired
Andrew Whitney Kayne Prime
Burke Conley G Catering
12 | Featured Guests Guest Vintner
Ackerman Family Vineyards
Ackerman Family began their wine adventure a year after purchasing the small “Stonehaven” property in Napa’s Coombsville district. Originally, they planned on this site as an equestrian ranch, but Bob Ackerman was encouraged by both Robert Mondavi and Bill Phelps to launch a wine brand. He knew he had to make changes in the vineyard as the old Lauren Ackerman, vines were succumbing to phylloxera. So, Owner/President they completely replanted and expanded the existing vineyards becoming the first Kristie Fundario, certified organic vineyard in Coombsville in 2009. This commitment to the land feeds Director of Sales their philosophy of producing higher- quality, better tasting wines with each No. of Years at Pairings: 1 vintage.
Pouring at Wined Up! Both Bob and Lauren feel strongly about • Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 giving back to the community they cherish. When they decided to make and sell wine Pouring at Pairings commercially, the Ackermans resolved to • Le Chatelaine 2014 donate net proceeds from the new venture to address community needs through Shop the Auction the Napa Valley Community Foundation. • Live Lot #116 As each vintage grows, so will their • Live Lot #119 benevolence.
Today, Ackerman Family Vineyards offers ackermanfamily their tastings in a beautifully restored vineyards.com Aviary where you can sample their latest offering of their inaugural Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux-blend La Chatelain and a Cabernet Sangiovese blend Alavigna Tosca.
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Arrington Vineyards
Arrington Vineyards opened its doors July 1, 2007. Since then, they have been providing the “wine country experience” with award winning wines set among the picturesque rolling hills of middle Tennessee. Owned by country music artist Kix Brooks, winemaker Kip Summers, and entrepreneur John Russell, Arrington Vineyards has truly become “Nashville’s Wine Country.” Kip Summers, President and Winemaker The vineyards were first established in 2003 with the purchase of a 25 acre hog No. of Years at Pairings: 7 farm, when the property was cleared and grapevines were planted. The first two Pouring at Wined Up! vintages were 2005 and 2006 and were • Sparkle 2017 produced by Kip Summers at Beachaven Vineyards & Winery in Clarksville. In 2007, • Sparkle Rosé 2017 the wine and equipment moved in, bottling • “KB1117” Reserve commenced, and Arrington quickly Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 established itself as a first-class operation– winning “Best of Show” at the Wines of the Shop the Auction South Competition for its 2004 Syrah, as • Silent Lot #238 well as gold medals at the Indy International Wine Competition six years in a row.
arringtonvineyards.com Since its inception, Arrington Vineyards has focused on quality while continuing to develop and grow. They invite everyone to visit and experience their version of “wine country.”
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Black by Black
Black by Black is inspired by 2018 l’Eté du Vin chair, Tom Black, and the L.A. Times Winemaker of the Year, Jim Clendenen from Au Bon Climat Winery. An avid donor for many years, Tom decided to begin production on Black by Black in 2001 with the intent of donating it strictly to charities, including Nashville Wine Auction.
Tom Black Jim selects only the finest grapes from their 300 acre ranch in Santa Barbara County No. of Years at Pairings: 2 to create a special Meritage wine that has won several blind tastings and been Pouring at Wined Up! scored a perfect 100 points. This wine Collectors’ Showcase is a combination of California Cabernet • Black by Black Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot and produces a bold and balanced red wine.
Shop the Auction Very few cases are produced (especially in • Live Lot #131 3L format) and are presently available to the • Silent Lot #220 public only at charity auctions.
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Bricoleur Vineyards
While the word bricoleur means “one who starts building something with no clear plan, adding bits here and there cobbling together a whole while flying by the seat of one’s pants”, the Hanson family is decidedly not flying by the seat of its pants.
Beth and Mark Hanson along with Sarah Hansen Citron have created an exceptional Mark Hanson, experience on their breathtakingly beautiful Founder Russian River Valley estate. With legendary ties to Sonoma, (Beth Wall Hanson’s great Elizabeth Hanson, grandfather, Pietro Carlo Rossi,) they are devoted to creating one of Sonoma Valley’s Founder great wine destinations through fostering a sense of community with elegant wines No. of Years at Pairings: 1 and gracious hospitality on their 40-acre Windsor estate. Pouring at Wined Up! • Russian River Estate-Grown Fourth generation winemaker, Cary Gott, Chardonnay 2017 crafts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Zinfandel • Russian River Estate-Grown and Viognier with the finest fruit from the Pinot Noir 2017 Bricoleur, Kick Ranch and Demonstene • Alexander Valley Zinfandel vineyards. Gott coaxes the best from 2017 these vineyards to create balanced, well- structured wines that often express unique Shop the Auction character in traditional varietals. • Live Lot #112
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Byron Winery
Established in 1984 by Ken Byron Brown, Byron Winery was founded on the principal of exploration—the quest to discover some of the most exceptional vineyards in which to craft Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County.
35 years later, Winemaker Jonathan Nagy stands at the helm of Byron, where he Jonathan Nagy, continues the tradition of seeking profound Winemaker vineyards in Santa Barbara County’s two defining appellations; Santa Maria and Sta. Brian York, Rita Hills. With a portfolio comprised of small-lot, single-vineyard Pinot Noirs and Direct Sales Manager Chardonnays, Byron wines are defined by
the site-specific distinctions of the terroir in No. of Years at Pairings: 3 which they are grown—soils, microclimates, fog cover, wind exposure, elevation, clonal Pouring at Wined Up! selections and farming practices. • Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 • Monument Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 • Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 • Bien Nacido Q Block Pinot Noir 2017
Shop the Auction • Silent Lot #337
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CADE Estate Winery PlumpJack Estate Winery
In 2000, PlumpJack Estate Winery forever changed the wine world when they introduced their 1997 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon at the Napa Valley Wine Auction by bottling 50% of their flagship wine under a screw cap closure. In 2016, PlumpJack, now an industry leader in the use of John Conover, General alternative closures for luxury wines, earned Manager/Partner 100-points from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate for their 2013 Reserve Cabernet No. of Years at Pairings: 1 Sauvignon marking just the second time in history that a wine under a screw cap Pouring at Wined Up! closure received this award. • PlumpJack Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 The critical and fiscal success of PlumpJack Winery ultimately inspired the purchase • CADE Estate Cabernet of a new 54-acre property on Howell Sauvignon 2017 Mountain. CADE Winery, founded in 2005 • Odette Estate Cabernet by partners Conover, Gordon Getty and Sauvignon 2017 Gavin Newsom, is nestled against dramatic slopes at an elevation of 1800 feet. From the Pouring at Pairings outset of this new endeavor, the partners • CADE Estate Cabernet were committed to building CADE as the Sauvignon 2017 first Gold LEED-certified estate winery. “No one had ever attempted this, even the Shop the Auction contractors, so the responsibility fell to us • Live Lot #109 to develop a completely original plan,” says Conover.
cadewinery.com Conover spends time at each winery each day. “Running wineries isn’t something one plumpjackwinery.com does remotely,” he says. “It’s an agricultural business and requires a ‘feet in the soil’ approach to management. It’s also a very human business and that means spending time with the people who are the bedrock of our organization.
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Christopher Creek Winery
The Christopher Creek story begins in 2011 when co-owner Dominic Foppoli purchased a breathtaking property in Healdsburg, just overlooking Fitch Mountain within the Russian River Valley. In partnership with brother Joe and childhood friend Liam McCormick, the team is now known for their award winning, estate bottled wines. While this is a newer project for them, wine Liam McCormick, Owner has been in the family’s blood for many generations. Their ancestry in the Italian No. of Years at Pairings: 1 wine industry dates back to the 1400’s and the family has been making boutique wine Pouring at Wined Up! in California for almost 100 years. • Eastside Pinot Noir 2016 The winery currently produces around • Lavio Pinot Noir 2016 4,000 cases each year with a large focus on the old-vine estate Syrah and Petite Pouring at Pairings Sirah, planted in 1972. However, they • Petite Syrah Port 2014 are also quite passionate about and • Deux Barriques 2016 becoming known for Pinot Noir. Growing up in the tight knit farm community, they Shop the Auction know which vineyard blocks possess the • Live Lot #129 highest quality fruit. Through their valley connections, the team is able to cherry pick from these fabled vines to produce christophercreek.com exquisite single vineyard Pinot Noir. What began as a single barrel project has grown exponentially to feature ten different vineyard designate Pinots!
Third generation Sonoma County resident, Mike Brunson brings over 20 years vineyard and winery experience to Christopher Creek. Through his knowledgeable support of hand-crafted winemaking, they have expanded the portfolio to include Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Viognier and Rosé. Truly something for every palette.
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Clif Family Winery
For Clif Family, winemaking is simple. Delicious wines begin with the best fruit. They keep a keen eye on the vineyards, ensuring their health and vitality, and make their wines with minimal intervention for a true expression of the grape’s character.
Clif Family Winery has ten acres of Estate vineyards in the Napa Valley that are CCOF Troy Jolliffe, On the Road certified organic and Napa Green Certified. Sales Associate These ten acres are the source for their Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Estate No. of Years at Pairings: 3 Zinfandel. In addition, they source fruit from growers in the Napa Valley, Anderson Valley Pouring at Wined Up! and Mendocino County with an emphasis • Oak Knoll Sauvignon Blanc on organic and sustainable practices. 2018 Their vineyard management team is led by • Viognier 2018 Tom Prentice of Crop Care Associates and • Estate Zinfandel 2017 Erik Dodd of Wight Vineyard Management. • Kit’s Killer Howell Mountain Together, with their Winemaker Laura Cabernet 2016 Barrett, they strive to achieve balance, structure, varietal character and beauty in Shop the Auction an environmentally friendly manner. • Live Lot #119 • Live Lot #124
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Crocker & Starr Winery
The Crocker & Starr name reflects the unique partnership between Charlie and Pam and the key components that each one brings to the table to achieve great wine: great grapes and great talent. In 1997, Charlie Crocker and Pam Starr established Crocker & Starr with a common goal of resurrecting the historic Crocker Vineyard Estate and creating world-class wines from Pam Starr, its extraordinary terroir. The winery has Owner/President been blessed with a strong heritage of credibility that represents a winemaking No. of Years at Pairings: 3 history of excellence from vine to bottle.
Pouring at Wined Up! Passionate about translating terroir into • AVA Sauvignon Blanc 2018 wine, Pam is known for her distinctive Bordeaux style blends that express a deep • Estate Cabernet Sauvignon sense of place. The enterprising winemaker RLC 2016 worked for Spottswoode Vineyards and • Casali 9th Edition Malbec Winery and began wine consulting for other 2016 highly regarded vineyards in the Valley at the same time Crocker & Starr opened its Pouring at Pairings doors. Reception • AVA Cabernet Franc Blend Crocker & Starr is serious about their wines, 2016 but they also know how to have fun. The new estate winery, built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Crocker & Starr Shop the Auction in 2016, represents the forward-thinking • Live Lot #119 philosophy of its founders as science • Silent Lot #292 and technology are the foundation for constantly improving on what nature has blessed them with. crockerstarr.com Keeping that forward thinking, Pam and Charlie promoted Evyn Cameron to winemaker who has a fire in her soul for wine. Pam and Charlie have total trust in her wine sense. There is no doubt Crocker & Starr will continue to shine with such amazing talent.
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Donelan Family Wines
Donelan Family Wines is a small, boutique winery founded in 2009, with a focus on Rhône and Burgundian varietals that come from dynamic cooler climate vineyard sites throughout Sonoma County. They have elected to prize quality over all other factors. Simply put, they think wine should taste great.
Cushing Donelan, They believe that everyone deserves to Marketing Director experience a great bottle of wine, whether you’re an enthusiast with an extensive cellar No. of Years at Pairings: 2 collection, food and wine lover seeking out unforgettable epicurean delights, or entirely Pouring at Wined Up! new to the world of wine. Every member of • Venus Viognier 2017 their team is fueled with a genuine desire to guide others on their discovery of great • Two Brothers Pinot Noir wine. 2014
• Moriah GSM 2015 They pursue the philosophy that the • Richards Syrah 2013 best wines come from unique sites, and to produce inimitable wines, one must Shop the Auction understand what it is that creates the • Silent Lot #270 unique, governing characters we enjoy imbibing. They are not interested in making the average of any single vineyard—even if donelanwines.com it is very good—they want to parse out and discover only the best of every place.
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Double Eagle Wines Grieve Family Wines
Double Eagle Wines Napa Valley In golf, Double Eagle is an extremely rare score, in Napa Valley it’s all about extremely delicious red wines. Double Eagle is produced in the tiny swath of Lovell Valley, tucked away between Sonoma Valley, Carneros and Mt. Veeder. This is the coolest region in all of Sonoma and Napa and is Catherine Larsen, Sales ideal for Bordeaux varietals that deliver and Marketing Director intense flavor.
No. of Years at Pairings: 1 Double Eagle began as a passion project when David Grieve was introduced to wine Pouring at Wined Up! industry veteran and chef Vance Rose. Soon • Double Eagle Napa Valley after, they teamed up to produce 98 cases Bordeaux Blend 2013 for their personal consumption, but the • Grieve Family Winery Napa wine was too great to keep secret. Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Grieve Family Winery Napa Valley In 2002, David and Kathleen Grieve bought a house on 10 acres in the middle of Lovall Shop the Auction Valley and relocated to Sonoma. Adjacent to • Silent Lot #339 the house was a Sauvignon Blanc vineyard on 60 acres of land. At the time David and Kathleen were not Sauvignon Blanc fans, doubleeaglewine.com but every evening they would look over the grievewinery.com vineyard admiringly. Eventually in 2004 they bought the vineyard. David made a small quantity of wine each year and sold the rest of the fruit to select, high quality producers. These producers had such great success in wines produced with Grieve fruit, David decided to pursue their own family label.
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FRIAS Family Vineyard
The FRIAS Family Vineyard is located on Spring Mountain, a sub-appellation of the Napa Valley. The area is comprised of only 8,600 acres, mostly unplanted, and is well known for producing bold Bordeaux varietal wines. Fernando Frias became serious about his winemaking hobby in 1991 and produced the first commercial vintage from FRIAS Family Vineyard. Of the 100 acres Manny Frias Jr., purchased in 1977, only five acres of hillside Proprietor vineyard were initially planted. These five acres produced scarcely over 325 cases of No. of Years at Pairings: 2 that initial vintage; however, as the vines matured, and Mother Nature cooperated, Pouring at Wined Up! they were able to eventually produce 500 • SMD 2016 cases.
While the fruit they harvest is sparse, it is Pouring at Pairings intense in concentration and high in quality. Reception The Frias Family now plants an additional 8 • Reserva 2016 acres; 6 of Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 of Merlot and 1 of Cabernet Franc. While they will Shop the Auction continue to expand the vineyard slightly, • Silent Lot #217 they hope to preserve the beauty of the property, as the vineyard is surrounded by native trees and wildlife. friasfamilyvineyard.com
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The GRADE Cellars
In 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “we entered on the grade” at the south corner of what was his, and is now The GRADE Cellars estate vineyard, and began his ascent in a horse-drawn wagon up Mount Brenda Mixson, Saint Helena. THE GRADE Cellars was named to commemorate Stevenson’s legendary Proprietor stories about Napa Valley and life on this mountain, but also as a way for the new proprietors, Tom Thornton and Brenda Mixson, to tell their story.
“Making the grade” is also an expression for achievement and success in life by reaching the highest standard, and it is a fitting Karen Davis, Director, metaphor to their approach to winemaking. Sales and Marketing The GRADE Cellars produces wines of rare balance, eloquence and complexity from No. of Years at Pairings: 1 fruit grown on their estate vineyard since the first vintage in 2004. Situated in the Pouring at Wined Up! foothills of the mountain, the vineyard • Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 combines naturally pure groundwater, the terroir of its alluvial sedimentary fans Shop the Auction and mesoclimate conditions unique to • Silent Lot #213 the upper valley into an ideal Cabernet • Silent Lot #237 Sauvignon growing site. As Robert Parker once told them, “Calistoga is all about earthiness.” thegradecellars.com The wines are made under the direction of Thomas Rivers Brown, and it is their quest to show, as Stevenson expressed a century before modern critics, that California’s earth produces the finest Cabernets. They hope all who taste their wines will be inspired to make the grade in their own lives.
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Hirsch Vineyards
In an effort to purchase land before California’s inevitable population influx, David Hirsch found an inexpensive 400-acre sheep ranch in Sonoma. No one wanted to be there (the area used to be redwood forests, but had since been completely logged) and it was a crazy place to grow grapes, with the ocean just a few miles away. Jasmine Hirsch, General Manager Nonetheless, Hirsch’s property flourished and soon became the birthplace of great No. of Years at Pairings: 2 Pinot Noir grapes. With minimal interest in winemaking, Hirsch sold fruit to cult Pouring at Wined Up! producers like Williams Selyem, Flowers, • Bohan Dillon Estate Pinot and Littorai. It wasn’t until 2002 that Hirsch Noir 2017 decided to make their own wines… without a doubt a fantastic decision. Wines from • San Andreas Fault Estate Hirsch Vineyards give the passionate drinker Pinot Noir 2017 an experience of the clash of opposites • Block 8 Estate Pinot Noir meeting in Nature and Life like the edge of 2017 the continent washed by the sea or the wet winters and dry summers caused by the Shop the Auction ocean and desert climates. • Silent Lot #260 • Silent Lot #263 Made with grapes from the Pinot Noir grower in Sonoma, it’s no wonder that the Hirsch Vineyards wines are some of the hirschvineyards.com most sought after in the area. Everyone wants to get their hands on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay made by the man himself.
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Italics Winegrowers
The Martin Family’s first move into the wine business was working with winemaker Steve Reynolds to develop Napa’s prestigious Appellations series of wines which honors all the sub-regions of Napa Valley. Today, the Appellations wines live within the Italics Winegrowers portfolio as an expression of the Martin family’s mission: to highlight the diversity of vineyards whose Taylor Martin, uniqueness has something special to say. Managing Partner While searching for a vineyard for the Jeff Warren, Director Appellations series, they happened upon what is now Italics Winegrowers in the of Hospitality newly appellated Coombsville AVA. They chose the name Italics, because Italics show No. of Years at Pairings: 2 you something worth paying attention to and the family wanted to produce wines Pouring at Wined Up! that would be noticed. With a tiny release of • Sixteen Appellations 2015 only 350 cases in its beginnings, Italics has • Estate Cabernet Sauvignon grown to around 4,500 cases per year while 2016 following their family mantra: take care of • Estate Weapon X Cabernet business in the field, stay genuine, and treat Sauvignon 2017 your clients like family. • Estate Placemark Red Blend 2017
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JUSTIN
Historical Paso Robles California is home to Justin Winery, where their first vineyard was planted in 1981 with a mission to make world-class Bordeaux-style blends. No wine lover will ever forget the year that Justin Vineyard’s 1994 Isosceles won the Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande trophy for “best blended red wine worldwide” in London. The year was 1997 when the Autumn Fleck, judging panel included 27 Masters of Wine, Regional Director On and this award truly put Paso Robles on the Premise – Mid-Atlantic map as a destination delivering fine wine.
Today Justin continues to craft outstanding Kelsey Phillips, wines with the same mission as well as On Premise Manager a commitment to delivering world class hospitality. The region has the widest No. of Years at Pairings: 1 diurnal temperature range and calcareous soils which allows winemakers to produce Pouring at Wined Up! wines full of varietal character. Justin • Justification 2017 combines traditional Old World methods of • Isosceles 2017 hand-harvesting and small-barrel aging in • Rosé 2018 French oak with New World technology, for • Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 example the “Air Knife,” an ingenious process invented by their winemakers that boosts grape quality and efficiency. Shop the Auction • Live Lot #130 Justin’s winemakers, Fred Holloway • Silent Lot #276 and Scott Shirley combine a scientific perspective with an artistic approach greeting each harvest like a painter facing a justinwine.com blank canvas, open to the possibilities.
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Kanzler Vineyards
As a small, family-owned winery, the Kanzler Family lives amidst the vines. Their vineyard and the rhythms of the season are constant reminders that the soil, the air, the water and the vines are the essence of the wines they craft. They believe great fruit is the real star of their winemaking team. The grapes take center stage while they let time, traditional winemaking techniques and Alex Kanzler, Winemaker good French oak work its magic.
Breauna Kanzler, Before crafting their own wines in 2004, Sales and Hospitality Kanzler Vineyards began growing grapes in 2000 and sold them to wineries both known and unknown. Early customers included No. of Years at Pairings: 2 Landmark Vineyards, Flowers Vineyard, Kosta Browne Wines, Rhys Vineyards, and Pouring at Wined Up! CL Wines. Kosta Browne has made a Kanzler • Kanzler Rosé of Pinot Noir Vineyard designate Pinot Noir every year 2019 since 2002 (with 2004 rating 98 points by • Kanzler Russian River Pinot Wine Spectator). Noir 2017 • Kanzler Estate Reserve Today Kanzler Vineyards has earned a Pinot Noir 2017 reputation for consistently producing highly regarded Pinot Noir from their estate Shop the Auction vineyard and other select vineyards in • Live Lot #123 Sonoma County. As their production has • Silent Lot #272 grown, they cut back on grape sales, but they are proud to still have their vineyard • Silent Lot #310 featured by premium Pinot Noir producers such as Kosta Browne and Lynmar Estate. kanzlervineyards.com
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Lombardi Wines
Founded in 2013, Tony and Christine Lombardi began a passion project that honors a rich family history of wine, food and tradition. Together with winemaker Cabell Coursey, they craft small lots of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from some of the finest vineyards in Sonoma Coast. The Pinot Noir is produced with care from a family of growers in Petaluma where the Tony Lombardi, Founder Lombardi Family roots extend over 70 years.
Christine Lombardi, Tony grew up in Sonoma County and has 25 Founder years of experience in all facets of the wine industry. Notably, he has been involved with No. of Years at Pairings: 2 marketing and management rolls at Clos De Bois Winery, Beam Wine Estates, J Vineyards, Pouring at Wined Up! and Kosta Browne Winery. This expertise led • Sonoma Coast to creating Lombardi Marketing in 2005, a Chardonnay 2017 boutique consulting company to benefit small to mid-size wine companies. • Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2017 Passion, inspiration, and family are the cornerstones of Lombardi Wines and they Shop the Auction believe this is evident in every sip of wine. • Silent Lot #261
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PATEL Napa Valley
PATEL strives to create outstanding Bordeaux-varietal wines produced in a neo- classical style yet distinctively Napa Valley in expression, whether exploring Cabernet Sauvignon in-depth from a variety of AVAs within the Valley, or showcasing some of their favorite Bordeaux varietals. Sourced from Atlas Peak, Carneros, Coombsville, Oakville, and Rutherford, each PATEL Raj Patel, Owner wine is passionately crafted to express the uniqueness of its terroir and exhibit a No. of Years at Pairings: 3 distinct individual personality, true to the characteristics of the varietal. Pouring at Wined Up! • Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Producing the most expressive Cabernet Sauvignon possible is Raj Patel’s primary • Coombsville Cabernet focus and it has been since the winery’s Sauvignon 2015 first vintage in 2007. Originally from India’s • Red Wine 2010 Gujarat State, he settled in Northern California in the 1970s and attended the Pouring at Pairings University of California, Davis, where an Reception internship at Robert Mondavi Winery • Malbec 2015 sparked what would become a lifelong interest in fine wine. Shop the Auction • Live Lot #108 At a mere 700 case production, PATEL wines are offered directly to loyal mailing list members and through limited distribution patelwinery.com in a handful of key markets. Their passion is and always will be, to produce beautiful wines of outstanding quality, with distinction and elegance.
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Peacock Family Vineyard
Situated on Spring Mountain 1,000 feet above the Napa Valley floor, Peacock Family Vineyard released its first offering of estate- grown, 100-percent Cabernet in 1999. Proprietors Chris and Betsy Peacock moved to their new rammed-earth home on the 50-acre property—6.2 acres of which came with Cabernet Sauvignon vines—in 1995. They chose it for its view, on a clear day you Rebecca Peacock Fogg, can see all the way from Mount Diablo to Vintner Mount St. Helena.
No. of Years at Pairings: 3 Prior to releasing their first vintage, the Peacocks sold their fruit to Barnett Vineyard Pouring at Wined Up! and Cain Vineyard and Winery, both also • Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 on Spring Mountain. Featuring Peacock Family Vineyard fruit in the wine and on the • Pinot Noir 2015 label, the 1997 and 1999 Barnett Vineyard • Rosé 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon releases were so highly acclaimed that the family decided Shop the Auction to make its own Cabernet Sauvignon with • Live Lot #119 Craig Becker, who remains the vineyard’s • Silent Lot #239 winemaker to this day.
All Peacock Family Vineyard wines are made peacockvineyard.com with 100-percent of the given varietal. One cannot help but notice their labeling; each label features a large colorful peacock with feathers comprising most of the label. Beautiful wine in a beautiful bottle.
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Penner-Ash Wine Cellars
Founded in 1998, by husband and wife team Lynn and Ron Penner-Ash, Penner- Ash Wine Cellars embodies the spirit and passion of a boutique producer specializing in Pinot Noir, Syrah and Riesling from the northern Willamette Valley. With a portfolio spanning the 7 major AVAs of the Willamette Valley, Penner-Ash sources from some of the region’s most distinguished Lynn Penner-Ash, Owner vineyards, including the Shea Vineyard in and Founding Winemaker Yamhill-Carlton, the Bramble Hill Vineyard in Ribbon Ridge, and the Zena Crown Vineyard Ron Penner-Ash, Owner in Eola-Amity.
Ashlyn Deffenbaugh, The first woman winemaker of note in Hospitality and Events Oregon, Lynn began her career in the Coordinator Willamette Valley with Rex Hill Vineyards. Lynn has been described as a master No. of Years at Pairings: 2 blender, skillfully working with each lot to bring forth the truest expression of Pouring at Wined Up! a given vineyard site. In 2005, Lynn and • Viognier 2018 Ron designed and built their sustainable, gravity-flow estate winery in the Yamhill- • Willamette Valley Pinot Carlton AVA. Surrounded by estate Noir 2016 vineyards, the building appears to spring from the hillside and enjoys 360 degree Pouring at Pairings views of the Willamette Valley, making • Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir the Penner-Ash tasting room a popular 2017 destination for locals and tourists alike.
Shop the Auction • Live Lot #106 • Silent Lot #268
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Purlieu Wines
Purlieu means “the edge of the forest” or “an outlying area.” Directly it is a reference to the winery’s home base in the new Coombsville AVA, at the edge of the forest and the Napa Valley. Symbolically, “purlieu” refers to their approach to winemaking, to exploring the outskirts and navigating the boundaries of what one may expect of a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. For them, the Rebekah Burns, key to successfully walking that edge lies in Director of Sales maintaining balance: between innovation and tradition, confidence and restraint, No. of Years at Pairings: 1 depth and refreshment. With balance comes the capacity for wine to age, fascinate and excite. Pouring at Wined Up! • Le Pich Cabernet The Napa Valley is blessed with a dizzying Sauvignon 2016 array of soil strata, microclimates and • Purlieu Platt Vineyard exposures. They have sourced the fruit for Chardonnay 2017 their flagship Purlieu, and its sister label Le • Purlieu Georges III Vineyard Pich, from a variety of top vineyard sites Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 throughout the Napa Valley. They rely on our strong relationships with the best Shop the Auction growers and our ability to walk the vines • Silent Lot #215 daily.
Winemaker, Julien Fayard, ensures that purlieuwines.com every cluster on every vine is treated as an individual and receives the precise amount of both nourishment and stress needed to produce perfectly balanced fruit.
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Roy Estate
With her late husband, Charles, Shirley Roy established Roy Estate in 1999. The couple sought to produce world-class wines, identifying the ideal site and engaging Napa Valley’s most respected vineyard and winemaking consultants to craft wines worthy of the Grands Crus de Napa Valley designation. Roy Estate’s scenic 17 acre vineyard, a unique property Shirley Roy, blessed by its geography, topography, and Founding Vintner terroir is situated immediately south of the renowned Stags Leap District at the cooler, Kathryn Reynolds, southern end of the Napa Valley. Its gentle slopes, nestled at the base of Atlas Peak, are Director of Hospitality planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. A creek divides the parcel No. of Years at Pairings: 2 roughly in half, producing two noticeably distinct sites on one small estate “akin to the Pouring at Wined Up! Right Bank and the Left Bank in Bordeaux,” Collectors’ Showcase says winemaker Philippe Melka. • Mr. Evan’s Proprietary Red 2015 Winemaker Philippe Melka began working • Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 at Roy Estate in 2005. Many credit Melka • La Rêveuse Cabernet with catalyzing a return to a focus on terroir Sauvignon 2012 in the Napa Valley. Melka blends his French influence and training with decades of Shop the Auction experience at the most celebrated wineries • Live Lot #125 in the United States. Under Melka’s careful guidance the vineyards at Roy Estate are farmed entirely by hand and the estate’s royestate.com winemaking approach emphasizes minimally interventionist practices.
36 | Featured Guests Guest Vintner
Selah Wines
For Kentucky-born Joe Blanton and his wife, California native LeeAndra Blanton, Selah Wines represents an opportunity to live in a place they love and pursue a passion they share: making great wine. They purchased their small Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard on Howell Mountain in Napa Valley in 2014, but their fondness for this wine region – and their determination to live and work here – Joe Blanton, Owner goes back much further.
No. of Years at Pairings: 1 Joe was a young major league baseball player playing for the Oakland A’s when his Pouring at Wined Up! interest in wine was stoked at team dinners • Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 on the road. Older players – mentors on and off the field – would order wine for • Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 the group, and Joe became intrigued. Trips to nearby wine country, particularly Napa Shop the Auction Valley, furthered his interest, but it was • Silent Lot #240 an “a-ha” moment with a bottle of 2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia that made Joe selahwines.com realize there was much more to wine than he’d experienced so far. His interest quickly turned into an obsession, and though he was traded in 2008, he continued to learn as much as he could about growing grapes and making wine. During travel between games he immersed himself in wine books and tasted as often as he could with like minded teammates.
After securing the vineyard, they assembled their team: well-known winemaker Thomas Brown and Josh Clark, one of the most trusted vineyard managers in Napa Valley. With several harvests under their belts, Joe and LeeAndra look forward to a long life in Napa Valley, and to applying the same dedication to excellence in wine that Joe has devoted to his distinguished baseball career.
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Senses Wines
Senses Wines began in 2011 when childhood friends Christopher Strieter, Max Thieriot and Myles Lawrence-Briggs, were just 22 years old and decided to turn their love for wine, sustainable farming and entrepreneurship into a wine label of their own. Each plays a vital role in the success of the winery.
Christopher Lloyd Chris focuses on strategic planning and Strieter, Founder business development while leading and managing the team. Chris has been No. of Years at Pairings: 1 recognized by Wine Folly’s “Coolest Wine People to Follow.” Pouring at Wined Up! • Charles Heintz Chardonnay Max is primarily responsible for marketing 2018 and communications for Senses Wines. Max grew up on his family’s B.A.Thieriot Estate, • MCM88 Pinot Noir 2018 which is renowned for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pouring at Wined Up! Collectors’ Showcase Myles manages production and all the • Oakville Cabernet grape things, from the vineyards to the Sauvignon 2017 bottle. Myles grew up on a vineyard in Occidental and at an early age helped his Pouring at Pairings family with harvest each year. • Charles Heintz Chardonnay 2018 Senses attracted the attention of renowned winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown who Shop the Auction joined the young team in 2013. Brown • Live Lot #110 is a rockstar in a valley of prestigious winemakers.
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The Spire Collection
At its heart, The Spire Collection connects its most elite and emerging vineyard estates with collectors across the globe. It’s an international portfolio, from their Tuscan estate outside of Siena to their Napa and Erik Ackerman, Sonoma mountain properties that has taken Vice President over four decades to amass. They own and farm prestigious vineyards in California, Oregon, France, Italy, Australia, and South Africa. Five countries. Four continents. They bring these estates, their wines and stories together under one roof in Calistoga.
They’ve spent decades laying the groundwork for the Spire Collection. Now, Ryan Hughes, they offer the opportunity to explore and Estate Manager connect with their curated portfolio of rare and limited production wines. No. of Years at Pairings: 5
Pouring at Wined Up! • Maggy Hawk Pinot Noir 2017 • Capture Pine Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2018 • Hickinbotham “The Peake” 2016 • Legacy Chardonnay 2016
Pouring at Wined Up! Collectors’ Showcase • Caladan Cabernet Franc 2015
Shop the Auction • Live Lot #104 • Live Lot #106 • Silent Lot #268
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39 | Featured Guests Guest Vintner
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Spottswoode is a family owned historic vineyard and winery renowned for its exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon. Established in 1882 by George Schonewald, the estate is distinguished by the pre- prohibition Victorian home depicted on the wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Alber Spotts in 1910 and it was acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Lindy Novak, Marketing Ambassador Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly 100 years after No. of Years at Pairings: 2 the estate’s founding. Mary was the winery’s driving force for many years after her Pouring at Wined Up! husband passed away, and today, daughters • Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Beth and Lindy manage the property, • Lyndenhurst Cabernet maintaining the vision of their mother, who Sauvignon 2016 passed in 2016.
Pouring at Wined Up! Situated on the western edge of St. Helena Collectors’ Showcase at the foot of the Mayacamus mountains, • Estate Cabernet Sauvignon the Spottswoode terroir is ideal for growing 2016 fine wine grapes. They have organically farmed their fruit since 1985 and acquired Pouring at Pairings California Certified Organic Farmers • Sauvignon Blanc 2018 (CCOF) certification in 1992. The roles of winemaking and vineyard management Shop the Auction are extremely integrated at Spottswoode. • Live Lot #103 This union produces wines with integrity • Live Lot #119 that faithfully reflect their grape origins, and are consistently known for their refined spottswoode.com elegance, balance, and classic structure.
40 | Featured Guests Guest Vintner
Staglin Family Vineyard
The Staglin Family Vineyard has a 130- year heritage of viticulture and a rich social history based on an extraordinary procession of owners through multiple generations. In 1985, the Staglin family purchased the historic estate on the Rutherford Bench. With a strong respect for the former proprietors they worked closely with Andre Tchelistcheff to bridge his Shannon Staglin, knowledge of this unique land. President Staglin Family Vineyards produces site No. of Years at Pairings: 1 driven wines from their certified organic Rutherford estate, including Cabernet Pouring at Wined Up! Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sangiovese and • Salus Cabernet Sauvignon a Bordeaux style blend. With each vintage 2014 they strive to create wines that express the unique characteristics of the property and that reflect the care and attention to Pouring at Wined Up! detail they impart to their viticultural and Collectors’ Showcase production practices. • Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
In 2002 they completed a 24,000 ft Shop the Auction underground production facility customized • Live Lot #119 to enhance the unique characteristics • Live Lot #124 of their vineyard. Situated under a steep • Silent Lot #246 hillside overlooking the vines, the winery’s underground construction minimizes its impact on the local ecosystem. They use less staglinfamily.com electricity to cool the winery and lose less wine to evaporation.
Today all members of the family work in day to day operations of the vineyard and winery.
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ZD Wines
Founded in 1969, ZD Wines is owned and operated by the deLeuze Family. The winery is located in Rutherford, a premium Cabernet Sauvignon growing region in the heart of the Napa Valley. ZD Wines is a family business that is committed to producing world-class wines, farming organically and providing first-class hospitality to guests, all while supporting many charitable efforts Brett deLeuze, Owner locally and throughout the country. This year they celebrate 50 years of winemaking, Natalie deLeuze, with the second and third generations of President the deLeuze family carrying on the family legacy. No. of Years at Pairings: 2 ZD Wines primarily produces three core varietals: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pouring at Wined Up! Cabernet Sauvignon. Additionally, the • 50th Anniversary winery annually produces two small Chardonnay 2018 production whimsical wines, named “Rosa • Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Lee,” and this fall the winery will release its first-ever sparkling wine to commemorate Pouring at Wined Up! 50 years. Collectors’ Showcase • Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Pouring at Pairings Reception • 50th Anniversary Pinot Noir 2018
Shop the Auction • Live Lot #102
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Mingle with 32 West Coast vintners, experience their wines and enjoy delectable cuisine while bidding in our exciting Silent Auction!
Friday, February 28, 2020 6:00 pm at City Winery 609 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203
General Admission $135 per person ($110 is tax-deductible)
Collectors’ Showcase Includes general admission and eight additional wines upstairs in a more intimate gathering $275 per person ($240 is tax-deductible) #WinedUp
Gary Rzucidlo & Lori Latusek John & Jennifer Steele Alex & Kris Marks Co-Chairs
45 | Events - Wined Up! Wined Up! Door Prize Giveaway
Keep Me Connected Sign-up for the vintner email lists and you to the Wined Up! could win a lot of wine! One lucky winner takes home one amazing bottle from each Vintners of the following vintners:
Enter your name in • Ackerman Family Vineyards the drawing during Wined • Arrington Vineyards Up! at City Winery. • Bricoleur Vineyards • Byron Winery All Wined Up! attendees are eligible • Clif Family Winery to participate. You must be present to win. • Cork Dorks • Donelan Family Wines • Double Eagle Wines Napa Valley • FRIAS Family Vineyards • Grieve Family Winery Napa Valley • The GRADE Cellars • HARUMPH • Hirsch Vineyards • Italics Winegrowers • JUSTIN • Kanzler Vineyards • Lombardi Wines • Peacock Family Vineyard • PATEL Napa Valley • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars • Purlieu Wines • Roy Estate • Selah Wines • Senses Wines • ZD Wines
46 | Events - Wined Up! Wined Up! Silent Auction
Silent Auction Opens Tuesday, February 25 at Outstanding wines and specialty items will noon. A link will be texted be offered by Silent Auction at Wined Up! on to your mobile device. Friday, February 28, 2020. Auction lots will be on display during the event. Silent Auction Closes Friday, February 28 at Because Nashville Wine Auction uses Mobile 8:00 pm during Wined Up! Bidding for the Silent Auction, you will be able to start bidding at noon on Tuesday, Pick Up February 25, 2020. Guests who have Winning bidders may visit provided a cell phone number will receive Check Out and claim lots an automated welcome text message from Pick Up starting at containing a personal bidding link. If you 8:30 pm. If you are not do not pre-register your cell phone number, attending Wined Up! you you will receive your automated welcome may pick up your winnings text message when you check in at Wined from the NWA office after Up! Please bring a fully charged smart Tuesday of the following phone or tablet (with WiFi capability) to the week. party. A charging station will be available to recharge your device if necessary. Volunteers will also be available to help you examine the lots and place your bids.
At the time of closing, all bids are final. All winning bidders are responsible for payment. After visiting Check Out, winning bidders can collect their winnings at Pick Up starting at 8:30 pm.
The Silent Auction lot listing begins on page 109 of this catalog.
Please note: In our auction descriptions, unless otherwise noted, bottle size is 750ml and quantity is one single bottle.
47 | Events - Wined Up! Indulge in a 6-course meal prepared by our favorite Nashville chefs paired with fantastic wines from esteemed vintners.
Saturday, February 29, 2020 6:00 pm at City Winery 609 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203 $275 per person ($225 is tax-deductible) #Pairings2020
Gary Rzucidlo & Lori Latusek John & Jennifer Steele Alex & Kris Marks Co-Chairs
48 | Events – Pairings Pairings Live Auction
Wine Pairings Live Auction The Live Auction will take Reception/ First Pairing place between courses. Chef Chris Allen, City Winery • Senses Wines Charles Heintz Chardonnay Live Auction Lot listings begin 2018 on page 57 of this catalog. • ZD Wines 50th Anniversary Pinot Noir 2018 Check Out & Pick Up • Crocker & Starr AVA Napa Valley Cabernet Winning bidders may visit Franc Blend 2016 Check Out and claim lots from Pick Up at the • FRIAS Family Vineyard Reserva 2016 conclusion of the evening. • Harumph Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • PATEL Napa Valley Malbec 2015
Second Pairing Chef Kevin Ramquist, The Unicorn Nashville • Spottswoode Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Third Pairing Chef Joe Townsend, 360 Bistro • Penner-Ash Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
Fourth Pairing Chef Tony Galzin, Nicky’s Coal Fired • Ackerman Family Vineyards Le Chatelaine 2014
Fifth Pairing Chef Andrew Whitney, Kayne Prime • CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Sixth Pairing Chef Burke Connelly, G Catering • Christopher Creek Petite Syrah Port 2014 • Christopher Creek Deux Barriques 2016
49 | Events – Pairings Second Pairing Tasting Notes Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc is a serious and expressive wine with structure and sophistication, meant to stand among the greatest Sauvignon Blancs in the world. The grapes are sourced from the organically farmed Spottswoode Estate Vineyard as well as from some of the finest vineyards in Napa Valley and on Sonoma Mountain.
This 2018 is rich and powerful, built on a backbone of great acidity. The nose jumps out of the glass with vibrant Meyer lemon, pink grapefruit, white peach, pears, and nectarines. The mouth is taut yet nicely textured, with creamy guava, lemon curd, and a wonderful blend of fruitiness, wet Spottswoode Estate stone minerality, and a structure that Sauvignon Blanc 2018 persists in a very long and salivating finish. This Sauvignon Blanc can be enjoyed both now and into the future.
Third Pairing Tasting Notes Penner-Ash Wine Cellars embodies the spirit and passion of a boutique producer specializing in Pinot Noir, Syrah and Riesling from the northern Willamette Valley.
That spirit and passion shines through in this Estate Pinot Noir. The initial taste carries an essence of boysenberry jam and blueberry pie mix with a dusting of cocoa powder, dried cherry and black pepper. Firm tannins, spiced vanilla and warm fig bring the mid-palate of this wine a sweet and savory note and long-lasting finish.
Penner-Ash Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
50 | Events – Pairings Fourth Pairing Tasting Notes The Ackerman Family Vineyards’ philosophy is consistent with the farming models used in the Médoc. They recently moved to a rotation of 18 months in wood and 18 months in bottle for a release in the third year. Still with no fining or filtration, the wine was made in a certified organic winemaking facility.
The 2014 vintage was a perfect growing season developing exceptionally high- quality fruit with deep layers of flavor which is reflected in this wine.
This 2014 Ackerman Family Vineyards’ red blend has deep garnet color with aromas of Ackerman Family sweet vanilla, dark blackberries, red violets Vineyards Le Chatelaine with unsweetened coco. On the palate, 2014 this wine has a layered complexity of dark cherries and blackberries with seductive velvety tannins. This wine has the ability to age well as is consistent with all their Cabernet-based varietals. Fifth Pairing Tasting Notes This Cab is sourced from five vineyards on Howell Mountain, including the CADE Estate Vineyard, CADE 13th Vineyard, Ink Grade Vineyard, Cold Springs, and Eagle Summit. The warm and dry 2016 vintage started on September 22, with fruit from the Ink Grade Vineyard and finished on October 21 with fruit from Eagle Summit.
A potpourri of aromas explode from the glass with notes of raspberry coulis, black cherry, cedar, cocoa nib, boysenberry, mint, graham cracker, and a hint of lavender, rose and bay. The palette follows with bright flavors of red cherry and strawberry jam CADE Estate Cabernet before tertiary elements of coffee, dark Sauvignon 2017 chocolate, licorice, and fresh plums take over. This wine is full-bodied displaying archetypal Howell Mountain tannin balanced by an elegant structure. 51 | Events – Pairings Sixth Pairing Tasting Notes Christopher Creek Petite Syrah Port 2014 Christopher Creek Winery sits on 11 acres of Estate Syrah and Petite Sirah Vineyards. These 42-year-old vines produce fewer and fewer grapes as they age but continue to grow in quality with each vintage.
Picked at the very end of the growing season, these grapes came in naturally sweet and ripe. With all the characteristics wanted from the fruit, they had to make certain to stop the fermentation process right where they wanted. Germain Robin brandy did the trick as it has for the past 15+ years. Ripe fruit on front end leans into Christopher Creek the rich dark chocolate and raspberry mid Petite Syrah Port 2014 palate. With the structure and alcohol level & Deux Barriques 2016 in this wine, it will last forever. Pairs well with full bellies and late-night laughter.
Christopher Creek Deux Barriques 2016 The Deux Barriques is a blend you will see nowhere else. It is a blend of Zinfandel and Russian River Valley Petite Sirah. The two unlikely partners create a well-balanced wine with a fruit forward beginning and a dry smoky finish.
As with previous vintages, this Deux Barriques was co-fermented. The wine has been married since the fruit came off the vine. Direct red and black fruit overlays the sophisticated middle. A lengthy, structured finish with whispers of toasted oak and vanilla.
52 | Events – Pairings Pairings Door Prize Giveaway
Keep Me Connected Sign-up for the vintner email lists and you to the Pairings could win a lot of great wine! One lucky Vintners! winner takes home one amazing bottle from each of the following vintners:
Enter your name in • Ackerman Family Vineyards the drawing during the Pairings Reception, • Bricoleur Vineyards upstairs at City Winery. • FRIAS Family Vineyards • HARUMPH All Pairings attendees are eligible to participate. You must be present • Hirsch Vineyards to win. • PATEL Napa Valley • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars • Senses Wines • ZD Wines
53 | Events – Pairings 54 | Events – Pairings live Auction
HARVEY & ELISE CROUCH PAM & STEVE TAYLOR LOT 101 Thanks to Elise, Harvey, Pam, and Steve we’re starting our Pairings Live Auction off right – with Champagne! POP GOES THE AUCTION! If you’re like us, you live by the firm belief that it’s impossible to kick off a celebration This wine lot includes: without Champagne. It’s the Golden Rule of liquids, parties, and life. That’s why we’re • Champagne Gardet starting Pairings with a lot that is chock full Cuvée 120 Anniversary of some of the most incredible non-vintage Extra Brut NV (1.5L) bubbles out there. Now we can officially • Krug Champagne Brut begin tonight’s festivities! Grande Cuvée NV (1.5L)
Did you know, though, that not everyone • Gonet-Medeville had quite the same affinity for the golden Tradition Premier Cru liquid? In fact, winemakers way back before Brut NV (2 bottles) the 1600s were appalled to find bubbles in • Nicolas Feuillatte Reserve their bottles, an unintended consequence Exclusive Brut NV of incomplete fermentation brought on (2 bottles) by early frosts, followed by a secondary • Ruinart Brut Rosé NV fermentation when temperatures climbed (2 bottles) in the spring. We’ve come to appreciate that • Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin fizz, a deserved estimation for sure. Brut NV (2 bottles)
From grower to Krug to Ruinart to Veuve, • Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin this lot has ten bottles and two magnums Brut Rosé NV (2 bottles) of some of the illusive region’s best growers. These NV gems are your very own party starter. Let’s all raise our glasses along with our paddles and start this party with a POP!
Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor, Harvey & Elise Crouch
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LOT 102 ZD WINES
A special thanks to Brett and Natalie deLeuze of ZD OUT-OF-THIS- Wines for this very special large format bottle of Cab. We are very grateful for your return to Pairings this WORLD ZD CAB year and for your generosity.
This wine lot includes: ZD Wines was founded in 1969 by aerospace engineers Norman deLeuze and • ZD Wines Reserve Gino Zepponi, and took its name from the Cabernet Sauvignon two owners’ surname initials. Today, second 2016 (3L) and third generations of the deLeuze family carry on the winery’s legacy of producing wines of quality, consistency, and style as originally envisioned by its founders.
This large format of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon shows ZD’s commitment to producing a powerful yet balanced wine highlighting the best vineyard in Napa Valley. And 2016 was a milestone vintage for the winery: 100% of the grapes were certified organic.
Each vineyard lot was hand harvested and fermented separately in small stainless steel open-top fermenters. Hand punchdowns during fermentation ensured a gentle extraction of color and tannin. Their hard work delivers a wine showing richness, balanced with silky tannins that embrace an incredibly long finish.
Luckily, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to raise your paddle and enjoy this out-of-this-world wine!
Donated by ZD Wines
58 | Live Auction
SPOTTSWOODE VINEYARD & WINERY LOT 103
What a joy to have Lindy Novak back in Nashville sharing her time and her fabulous Spottswoode wine. SNAPSHOTS OF Many thanks. SPOTTSWOODE
Spottswoode Estate so perfectly embodies family values and the idyllic winery dream. This wine lot includes: This iconic piece of Napa Valley history is located on the western edge of St. Helena • Spottswoode Sauvignon and is home to the Novak family and their Blanc 2018 (3 bottles) beloved grapes. • Spottswoode Lyndenhurst Cabernet Today, daughters Beth and Lindy aspire to Sauvignon 2016 carry their parents’ vision forward. Lindy (3 bottles) says, “When you own a family winery like • Spottswoode Estate ours, the cellar is like a photo album, each Cabernet Sauvignon vintage of our Spottswoode Estate Cabernet 2016 (3 bottles) is a picture of a year in our family’s life, and a testament for our love of this place. This is why it has always been so important to us that our wines reflect who we are, and what we believe in.”
This photo album… er, auction lot, generously donated tonight includes three bottles each of the following pieces of Spottswoode history:
• Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Described as a complex wine with a balanced focus and intensity, full of citrus and spice with fresh acidity. • Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 An image of the pre-Prohibition stone winery building graces the label in homage to the original name of the property. This Cabernet offers depth, character and quality that we have come to expect! • Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Robert Parker said, “Wow!” as he rated this wine 100 points. It is beautifully expressive and will keep improving in the cellar.
Donated by Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery
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LOT 104 JIM & KIMBERLY LEWIS
Kimberly and Jim have made a lasting impact on MOUNT VEEDER Nashville Wine Auction. Their wise leadership and significant wine donations have strengthened our LOKOYA IN organization. We are grateful. MAGNUM, TIMES TWO Lokoya is famed as one of California’s best Cabernet producers, and the pinnacle of their winemaking lies in Mount Veeder. They This wine lot includes: have one of the most beautiful estates in the Napa Valley, and their wines are truly • Lokoya Winery Mount reflective of their stunning surroundings. Veeder Cabernet We at Nashville Wine Auction are certainly Sauvignon 2000 (1.5L) fanatics of this top tier producer. Their very (2 bottles) (VERY) limited-production wines are 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented with native yeast, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, resulting in the purest expression of place.
Fun fact about winemaker Chris Carpenter, he got into wine by bartending in Chicago to supplement his first job. To this day, he still bartends at the Rutherford Grill (on Fridays) where he has for over twenty years!
This 2000 vintage (Carpenter’s first year at Lokoya) deeply encapsulates the complexity of Mount Veeder, a true gem amongst gems. It is unquestionably one of Napa’s leading wines, and we have the 2000 in magnum format times two. That’s right, two magnums of Napa’s finest, ready to make their way straight to you. All you have to do is keep your arm in the air long enough to win. Think you’re up for the challenge?
Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis
60 | Live Auction BLACKBIRD VINEYARDS CLIF FAMILY WINERY LOT 105 DARIOUSH E3 CHOPHOUSE CAB ‘N COW JIM SLOAN & RAHEL KLAPHEKE SLOAN (MULTISALE)
Another year, and another fabulous party hosted by Rahel and Jim. Your constant support helps Fund the Event details: Fight against Cancer. Thanks also to Michael Polenske • Saturday, September 26, of Blackbird, Jodie McKenzie of Darioush, and Troy 2020 Jolliffe of Clif Family for the CAB; and thanks to E3 Chophouse for the COW!! • 6:30 pm • At the home of Jim Sloan The most talked about backyard bash & Rahel Klapheke Sloan from last summer is back! This time, Rahel Klapheke Sloan and Jim Sloan are kicking Multisale off fall in a big way. Together with Blackbird • $300 per spot Vineyards, Clif Family Winery, Darioush Winery, and E3 Chophouse, they are offering up the best way to spend a Saturday – with Please note: You can also a whole lot of CAB ‘n a whole lot of COW! buy this lot through Mobile Bidding in the Silent Auction, Begin your evening on Saturday, September Lot 202. After the closing of 26, 2020 with fresh a glass of Rosé from the Silent Auction, available Blackbird Vineyards, while the marvelous spots will be sold from the scent of meat cooking on the grill wafts podium during the Live through the party. Then mix and mingle Auction where there is a with 50 of your closest friends, all while potential for price increase. enjoying decadent Cab from Clif Family Guarantee both your spot Winery, Darioush, and Blackbird Vineyards. and the price by purchasing This vintner lineup is the perfect trio! this lot in the Silent Auction.
If the wines weren’t enough to entice you, then perhaps the meat will. Nashville’s hottest new steakhouse, E3 Chophouse will be supplying the beef for this event, and your taste buds are sure to thank you. E3 Ranch and Co. responsibly raises all-natural Angus beef that faithfully results in the best tasting, highest quality protein in the USA. Their purposeful process respects the animal and is a gift to those who raise their fork with exceedingly high standards.
This one will be yummy ‘n fun, y’all!
Donated by Jim Sloan & Rahel Klapheke Sloan, Clif Family Winery, Darioush, Blackbird Vineyards, E3 Chophouse 61 | Live Auction BEAUX FRÈRES WINERY LOT 106 BERGSTRÖM WINES DOMAINE SERENE WINERY HEADING OUT GRAN MORAINE WINERY TO OREGON FOR PENNER-ASH WINE CELLARS PINOT NOIR AND WILLAKENZIE ESTATE CHARDONNAY ERIK ACKERMAN BARBARA BANKE This trip for 6 includes: We are grateful for the support of Erik Ackerman and Barbara Banke for providing the accommodations for • 3-night stay for 3 couples this trip. This generous donation led the way for all our friends in Oregon to offer up their amazing wines. at the private residence of Barbara Banke on the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay lovers unite! WillaKenzie Estate Oregon is calling your name, offering up • Driver provided for 2 days world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, VIP of tasting appointments winery experiences, breathtaking vistas, and exquisite hospitality! This wine-soaked Oregon trip is for three couples set against Tasting and Lunch the backdrop of the stunning Willamette • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Valley. Win this lot and the Nashville Wine Auction will assist with booking your Tasting with Food Pairing wonderful trip.
• Domaine Serene Winery Day One • Bergström Wines From Portland Airport (PDX) head to Willamette Valley wine country to begin VIP Tastings your adventure. The first destination is WillaKenzie Estate, coining the moniker • WillaKenzie Estate ‘Place Matters’ where terroir is their • Gran Moraine Winery inspiration. This 420-acre estate, enhanced • Beaux Frères Winery by elevation and slope, enables WillaKenzie to bottle multiple exquisite single-vineyard Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Enjoy a VIP Tour and Tasting to begin your Willamette experience.
62 | Live Auction LOT 106 – CONTINUED HEADING OUT TO OREGON FOR PINOT NOIR AND CHARDONNAY
Ready to unpack? Lucky for you, WillaKenzie is your home away from home! You’ll be staying in the beautiful private residence of Jackson Family Wines Chairman and Proprietor, Barbara Banke, located on the WillaKenzie estate. You’ll need to pinch yourself at this once in a lifetime experience!!
Day Two Soak in the morning ambiance as your driver arrives and whisks you off to Penner-Ash Wine Cellars where you’ll indulge with a VIP Tasting and Lunch. Delight the palate with a beautifully curated flight of Penner-Ash wines hosted by your wine representative. Did we mention the setting? All senses will be on fire as you enjoy food and wine surrounded by spectacular vineyard views at this hilltop winery.
Next up is Gran Moraine Winery. Nestle in to a rustic yet modern tasting room with floor to ceiling windows where you’ll enjoy the expansive vineyard views. Savor a lovely VIP Tasting with an array of Burgundian style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Discover more about Yamhill Carlton AVA with its ancient marine sedimentary-based soils coupled with the influence of Mediterranean weather patterns to creative these luscious wines.
The wines at your last stop are known for top ratings and accolades: Beaux Frères Winery. Enjoy a VIP Tour and Tasting of exceptional single-vineyard wines from the Beaux Frères estate hosted by your winery guide who will creating an educational and engaging experience. Since 1991, Beaux Frères has produced world-class Pinot Noir from small, well-balanced yields that represent the essence of their vineyards.
Day Three Your driver will arrive ready to take you on your final wine and culinary exploration. First is Domaine Serene Winery with their award-winning wines surrounded by picturesque vineyards at their Winery Hill Estate. The 45th Parallel VIP Tour and Elevated Tasting is an in-depth look at the history of Château de la Crée - Domaine Serene’s sister winery in Burgundy. This curated wine and food pairing, prepared by the Domaine Serene Culinary Team, allows you to discover Château de la Cree wines from the Côte d’Or side-by-side with Domaine Serene elevated by locally sourced small plates.
63 | Live Auction LOT 106 – CONTINUED HEADING OUT TO OREGON FOR PINOT NOIR AND CHARDONNAY
Conclude your afternoon with a very special experience of the highly acclaimed Bergström Wines. You will be welcomed at the historic and celebrated home of founders, John and Karen Bergström located in the fabled Red Hills of Dundee, known as the birthplace of Oregon Pinot Noir. Stroll through the estate vineyard and garden taking in the views. Proceed to your elegant VIP Private tasting with an extended flight of Bergström’s limited production wines accompanied by chef-curated pairing, featuring seasonal and locally sourced bites.
Day Four Time to say good-bye to Willamette, knowing you are destined to return. The beauty of the wines and scenery will beckon you back.
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. Itinerary subject to change based on availability at time of booking. Trip does not include airfare or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by Beaux Frères Winery, Bergström Wines, Domaine Serene Winery, Gran Moraine Winery, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, WillaKenzie Estate
64 | Live Auction ABBAY BLANKENSHIP LOREN CHUMLEY LOT 107 ELEANOR COBB MARJORIE FELTUS HAWKINS 5TH ANNUAL CYNTHIA HIMMELFARB FRIDAY LUNCH FOR HOLLY WHALEY WOMEN WHO WINE
Nashville Wine Auction is fortunate to have so many (MULTISALE) wine-loving women in our community. Thanks to these ladies, our Friday Lunch continues to be a favorite. Event Details • Friday, May 15, 2020 Wine can be strong, austere, tannic, and • 1:00 pm forceful… But there’s something about • At the home of Marjorie grace and elegance that can soften a bold Feltus Hawkins wine and make it truly remarkable. Just like wine, women can often have that same Multisale effect! Strong wine collectors are impressive, • $500 per spot and strong female wine collectors have a power and ease that’s both graceful and impressive. Please note: You can also buy this lot through Mobile Lucky for 24 ladies, Nashville’s crème de la Bidding in the Silent Auction, crème women wine collectors have joined Lot 207. After the closing of together to present a lengthy, luxurious the Silent Auction, available lunch at the home of Marjorie Feltus spots will be sold from the Hawkins on Friday, May 15, 2020. There’s podium during the Live truly no better hospitality out there. Auction where there is a potential for price increase. Join Abbay Blankenship, Loren Chumley, Guarantee both your spot Cynthia Himmelfarb, Eleanor Cobb, and and the price by purchasing Holly Whaley as they share some of their this lot in the Silent Auction. favorite vintages and expertise. Every woman’s favorite chef, Kevin Ramquist, will be serving up some impeccable dishes to complement what is sure to be the perfect afternoon. Ladies who lunch just got elevated to an even higher standard!
If past experience is any indication, this lunch will sell out before it makes it to the Live Auction. Secure your place and buy this lot now in the Silent Auction.
Donated by Abbay Blankenship, Loren Chumley, Eleanor Cobb, Marjorie Feltus Hawkins, Cynthia Himmelfarb, Holly Whaley
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LOT 108 PATEL NAPA VALLEY
It’s hard to imagine Pairings without Raj Patel. Thank SCORING BIG you Raj for offering this special wine experience. TIME WITH PATEL If you’re familiar with up and coming Napa wineries (and you’ve been paying attention This lot includes: at Pairings), you’ve definitely heard of
PATEL. Hand-crafted Bordeaux blends with • Private Tasting and Dinner a Napa expression, these wines are on the for 6 at either Charlie gotta have it lists of collectors, drinkers, and Palmer Steak or Cole’s critics alike. The dynamic team comprised Chop House of founder Raj Patel, General Manager Ken • PATEL Napa Valley Nicholas and winemaker Kian Tavakoli is Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 the core reason for this young winery’s (1.5L) unfathomable leap straight to talk of the • PATEL Napa Valley town. Their innovative approaches and Cabernet Sauvignon blending tactics generate fantastic wines Rutherford 2015 (1.5L) that are now difficult to come by. Luckily for • PATEL Napa Valley you, we have the hook up. Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville 2015 (1.5L) This lot includes a private PATEL tasting and a fabulous dinner at a Napa Valley steakhouse, either Charlie Palmer Steak, or Cole’s Chop House, paired with library wines of PATEL. If that’s not enough, they’ve thrown in the ultimate score: one magnum of three PATEL Cabs, showcasing the Coombsville, Rutherford, and Napa Valley AVAs.
Taking home magnums tonight will start the momentum for your next trip to Napa which will be way more fun with PATEL!
Donated by PATEL Napa Valley
66 | Live Auction CADE ESTATE WINERY ODETTE ESTATE WINERY LOT 109 PLUMPJACK ESTATE WINERY MICHAEL & CINDEE GOLD BECOMING PART
Welcome back to Nashville John Conover! These OF THE STORY highly rated wines are going to make someone very WITH PLUMPJACK, happy. Special thanks to Cindee and Michael Gold for their addition to this lot. CADE, AND ODETTE
Everybody loves a good story whether it This wine lot includes: be in the form of novels, plays, or movies. With this in mind, Gavin Newsom, Gordon • CADE Estate Winery Getty, and John Conover wanted to unite Cabernet Sauvignon storytelling with their passion for wine. So 2016 (1.5L) they looked to stories and fables to name • Odette Estate Winery their three wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon • The name PlumpJack is derived from 2016 (1.5L) one of Shakespeare’s characters, Sir John PlumpJack Falstaff. PlumpJack was a high- • PlumpJack Estate Winery spirited and down-to-earth wine lover Cabernet Sauvignon that said, If wine and sugar be a fault, God 2016 (1.5L) help the wicked. • PlumpJack Winery • Similar to PlumpJack, CADE’s name also Reserve Cabernet can be traced back to Shakespeare. The Sauvignon 2016 term cade was used to describe wine (2 bottles) casks in Elizabethan times. • In addition to appearing in works by Shakespeare, Proust, and Tchaikovsky, Odette was the name of a judge from the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting. The fictional characters and the wine judge alike encapsulate femininity, strength, and power – the three values on which Odette was founded. Now is your chance create your own story with these magnificent wines. This auction lot offers a magnum from the 2016 vintage of each estate as well as two bottles of the coveted PlumpJack Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon which earned a 100 point rating from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate!
Bid on this lot make the wines of PlumpJack, CADE, and Odette a part of your story!
Donated by PlumpJack Estate Winery, Cade Estate Winery, Odette Estate Winery, Michael & Cindee Gold
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LOT 110 SENSES WINES
It’s our first year to experience Senses Wines at COME TO YOUR Pairings. Welcome to our wine-crazy club! SENSES AND A sexy wine will arrest your senses on every FALL IN LOVE level. The color will be as rich and mesmerizing ALL OVER AGAIN as the eyes of your lover, and just as easy to lose yourself in. The aroma, an intoxicant This wine lot includes: in and of itself, will seem to simultaneously effuse a comfortable familiarity, as well as • Senses MCM88 Russian an exciting sense of the unknown. On the River Valley Pinot Noir palate, the wine will be so rich, decadent, and 2016 (3L) hedonistic that you feel a very real fear of being overwhelmed. A sexy wine must make • Senses Terra de Promissio you feel as though you have fallen in love for Pinot Noir 2017 (1.5L) the first time. • Senses B.A. Thieriot ~Patrick Anderson on the WineSpeed blog Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 (1.5L) Buckle up, bidders! We aim to overwhelm your Senses with this sexy offering from Senses wines.
Senses Wines is the dream of three childhood friends, Chris, Max and Myles. They partner with critically acclaimed winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown, to produce world-class wines from renowned vineyards and, since founding in 2011, Senses production has grown to include many coveted vineyard sites throughout northern California.
MCM88 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Fruit was sourced from the famed vineyard formerly known as Keefer Ranch (now Perry Ranch), and the block originally farmed by Kosta Browne. MCM stands for Max, Chris and Myles and doubles for the Roman numerals of 1900, which when added to ’88 marks the founders birth year: 1988.
68 | Live Auction LOT 110 – CONTINUED COME TO YOUR SENSES AND FALL IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN
Terra de Promissio Pinot Noir Receiving more than 20 90+ point scores for wines from this vineyard, Terra de Promissio is now the most vineyard designated Pinot Noir producing vineyard in Sonoma County. Thomas Rivers Brown has made the most of it!
B.A. Thieriot Vineyard Chardonnay This vineyard was planted by the late Warren Dutton of Dutton Ranch. Year after year it has consistently produced high scoring wines and is known to be one of the premiere vineyards in Sonoma. Robert Parker gave this particular wine 94 points… Very provocative indeed!
Its time to come to your Senses and raise your paddle for three sexy large format wines… and feel as though you have fallen in love for the first time.
Donated by Senses Wines
69 | Live Auction PAM & STEVE TAYLOR LOT 111 THE 404 KITCHEN CHEF MATT BOLUS SIMPLY So many in our community have been educated about BORDEAUX: Bordeaux wines because of the generous donations VINTAGE 2005 from Pam and Steve. Toujours Bordeaux! (BUY-A-SPOT) Bordeaux enthusiasts, grab your paddle in anticipation of propelling it into the air. Buy-A-Spot at this dinner If you’ve ever wanted to learn from the • Friday, August 21, 2020 masters and truly experience Bordeaux wines the way they should be experienced, • 7:00 pm this is the lot for you. Pam and Steve Taylor • At The 404 Kitchen have put together the perfect lineup of amazing Bordeaux, all from one of the top A total of 10 spots for vintages of the last twenty years: 2005. couples will be sold separately. The Auctioneer While most of the latter half of the 2005 will explain the rules from growing season was stressed from a the podium. drought, the rain gods delivered at the perfect moment, giving proper nourishment One spot includes: that gave way to beautiful fruit. Daily heat • 2 seats at the dinner then combined with the cool nights that the • 2 pours of each wine rain brought in allowing the grapes to be harvested under the most ideal conditions. If you’ve had a 2005 from any producer, you If you are interested in know it’s elegant, balanced, and full of fruit. purchasing multiple This dinner affords the chance to drink both spots, please hold up the Banks, you’ll really get a feel of just how corresponding number of great 2005 was in Bordeaux! fingers when bidding.
This special dinner is for ten thirsty couples No shared pours. to Buy-A-Spot on Friday, August 21, 2020 at The 404 Kitchen. Chef (and emcee extraordinaire!) Matt Bolus will prepare the paired dinner. Combining 2005 Bordeaux with the cooking of Matt Bolus makes buying this Simply Bordeaux dinner a super simple decision! Raise that paddle!
70 | Live Auction LOT 111 – CONTINUED SIMPLY BORDEAUX: VINTAGE 2005 (BUY-A-SPOT)
First Course • Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2016
Second Course • Clos Fourtet • Château Monbousquet • Château La Gaffelière
Third Course • Château Lascombes • Château Malescot St. Exupéry • Château Rauzan-Ségla
Fourth Course • Château Pichon-Longueville au Baron • Château Lynch-Bages • Château Latour ‘Les Forts de Latour’
Dessert • Château d’Yquem 1986
Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor, The 404 Kitchen, Chef Matt Bolus
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LOT 112 BRICOLEUR VINEYARDS
Welcome to Pairings Bricoleur Vineyards. We’re thrilled RESPITE IN to be introduced to your wine! THE RUSSIAN Have you been to Sonoma? If not, you RIVER VALLEY: are missing some of the best California BRICOLEUR wine country has to offer. And if you have VINEYARDS been, you know you want to return to this prestigious wine growing region known for delicious award-winning Chardonnay and This trip lot for 4 includes: Pinot Noir.
• 3-night stay for 2 couples What better reason to head to the Russian at the Bricoleur Vineyards River Valley than Bricoleur Vineyards? Milk Barn estate home With 90 point plus wines, Bricoleur caught • Private wine pairing the attention of Forbes.com Food & Drink dinner with the founders Contributor, Tom Hyland. He wrote, Having • Bricoleur Vineyards been to Bricoleur and tasted the wines, I can Chardonnay 2017 recommend a visit that will be a highlight of • Bricoleur Vineyards Pinot your Sonoma journey. Noir 2017 Lucky for us, Bricoleur has extended an • Bricoleur Vineyards Rosé invitation for two couples! First you’ll of Pinot Noir 2018 indulge with a private VIP Dinner exquisitely • Bricoleur Vineyards prepared by Bricoleur’s in-house chef. You’ll Zinfandel 2017 dine with a Bricoleur Founder and enjoy an array of estate-grown wines paired with garden delights.
After dinner you’ll head to your accommodations for a three-night stay at Bricoleur Vineyard’s Milk Barn. This beautifully renovated and stylish retreat is well-appointed with two bedrooms and boasts of a lovely gourmet kitchen. An idyllic Russian River Valley escape, you’ll wake up surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. Stroll through the rose garden and fruit orchards. Enjoy rowing or fishing on Bricoleur’s Pond. Relax on the Pavilion lawn or play a game of Bocce at the courts. Unwind with a glass of vino to watch the sunset over the vineyards.
72 | Live Auction LOT 112 – CONTINUED RESPITE IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY: BRICOLEUR VINEYARDS
Since you can’t stay in the guest house without sampling the goods, included in this wonderful lot is four bottles of Bricoleur wines for you to take home tonight! This wonderful opportunity is waiting for biggest Bricoleur fan to raise their paddle… Now!
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. Trip does not include airfare, driver, or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by Bricoleur Vineyards
73 | Live Auction FRANK & AMY GARRISON LOT 113 JIM & KIMBERLY LEWIS
Thank you for these extra special bottles of Bordeaux BEST PRACTICES Amy, Frank, Kimberly, and Jim. FOR BORDEAUX The best way to drink Bordeaux? Surrounded by good company, paired with This wine lot includes: your favorite meal, and out of magnum. In that order of importance. • Château Latour 1999
(1.5L) Gruaud-Larose and Lynch-Bages from • Château Lynch- the 1996 vintage and Latour from the Bages1996 (1.5L) 1999 vintage, all shining examples of why • Château Gruaud-Larose Bordeaux magnums are worth it. Parker 1996 (1.5L) even likens the ’99 Latour to its highly regarded 1962 and 1971 vintages. These 20+ year old bottles will taste like spry teenagers and are perfect or an evening with that good company we referenced earlier. Raise your paddle for the right to brag about these mags.
Château Latour 1999 (1.5L) Readers looking for a modern day version of Latour’s magnificent 1962 or 1971 should check out the sensational 1999 Latour. It is a big, concentrated offering, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and a classic nose of minerals, black currants, leather, and vanilla. The wine is long, ripe, and medium- bodied, with high levels of sweet tannin. This surprisingly full, concentrated 1999 should be drinkable in 5-6 years; it will last for three decades. (RP 94)
Château Lynch-Bages 1996 (1.5L) This is much more open than the 1995. Offers aromas and flavors of currant, mint and spices. Full-bodied, soft and velvety, with a fruit finish. Starting to drink well now. (WS 92)
74 | Live Auction LOT 113 – CONTINUED BEST PRACTICES FOR BORDEAUX
Château Gruaud-Larose 1996 (1.5L) Dark ruby. Deep, brooding nose hints at dark plum, blackcurrant, coffee and lavender accented by cinnamon and nutmeg. Enters bright and fresh, then turns richer in the middle, with accessible plum, herb and coffee flavors persisting nicely on the peppery finish, which features chewy tannins. This is at once more herbal and more forward than the 1995. It’s also better than I remember it, and although still quite young it offers plenty of appeal. The wine’s harmonious acidity makes it seem lighter-bodied than it is. (ST 91)
Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis, Frank & Amy Garrison
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LOT 114 FRIENDS OF VIRGINA KWELLER
Our hearts are filled with gratitude for these loving LIVING THE friends of Virginia Kweller. We are supporting you, VA, MISSION OF and Funding the Fight together!
NASHVILLE It is a unique blessing in the Nashville Wine WINE AUCTION Auction to be able to live out our mission statement and support a member of our own community who is currently fighting PAIRINGS FROM cancer. We are fortunate to do what we THE HEART: do, and it is devastating and yet inspiring VIRGINIA KWELLER to see a valuable member of our group standing at the forefront of this battle. Virginia “VA” Kweller is an integral part This wine lot includes: of Nashville Wine Auction and especially Pairings, serving as a Pairings Event Chair • 21 bottles of wine, and on the Vintner Hospitality and Private listed in the description Vintner Dinner committees. VA is bravely and fervently standing up to cancer and is a true inspiration and reason for why we do what we do.
In true Nashville Wine Auction fashion, her friends in the wine community have joined together to support and honor VA on her journey. The wines in this lot exemplify VA in every way, meaning they’re fabulous. Each bottle was intentionally selected to represent VA and her incredible positivity. Top bottles from California and Oregon (with Italy and France thrown in for good measure) fill out the collection. From Alpha Omega to Hall to William Cole to Beaux Frères, this lot is more than just impressive, it’s one of a kind. Just like Virginia.
Raise your paddle for Virginia and help fund the fight in a very real way.
76 | Live Auction LOT 114 – CONTINUED LIVING THE MISSION OF NASHVILLE WINE AUCTION
• Alpha Omega Toyon Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 • Aubert Wines Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 • Beaux Frères Upper Terrace Pinot Noir 2017 • Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five 2014 • Dal Forno Romano Vigneto Monte Lodoletta Valpolicella Superiore 2013 • Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Fantesca Estate & Winery Chardonnay 2016 • Hall Wines ‘Kathryn Hall’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 • Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 • Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Mockingbird Red Wine 2014 • Quintessa Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Reynolds Family Brassica Alba 301 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Selah Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Sojourn Cellars Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • Taittinger Champagne Les Folies de la Marquetterie NV • Taylor Family Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • William Cole Vineyards Cuvée Claire Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • William Cole Vineyards Cuvée Jane Marie Chardonnay 2016 • Zena Crown Vineyard Block 14 Pinot Noir 2013 • 2 Bottega Del Vino Rossi Amarone Wine Glasses
Donated by Dan Burchfield & Mary Fetsch, Bob & Melanie Cansler, Peter & Eleanor Cobb, Lindsey & Kimberly Cooper, David Hawkins & Marjorie Feltus Hawkins, Mark Gillman & Jodi Pfaff Gillman, Michael & Cindee Gold, Tom & Lori Guardino, Brian & Kristen Junghans, Debbie Laffey & Marc Musgrove, Welch & Anne Livingston, Leslie Manaugh, Tommy & Catherine McEwen, Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley, Bill & Sharon Piper, Ken Roberts & Robin Haney, Pam & Steve Taylor, Dave & Lynne Teckman, Eddie & Melinda Wayland, Mark & Holly Whaley, Ellen Wright
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LOT 115
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Your donation will have Because we want to make a difference. a direct impact on the lives of cancer patients Participate in Raise Your Paddle and you will through these worthy leave tonight knowing that you have joined organizations: the fight against cancer and have given selflessly in order to save fathers, mothers, • American Cancer Society sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, wives, Memorial Foundation husbands and friends for generations to Hope Lodge come.
• Gilda’s Club Middle For 41 years, Nashville Wine Auction has Tennessee partnered with generous people like • HopeKids you to raise more than $26 million for • Leukemia & Lymphoma organizations directly related to treatment, Society patient care and eradication of cancer. • Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Middle We invite you to align with the mission of Tennessee Nashville Wine Auction, stand and raise your paddle to donate $250 to fund the fight • PearlPoint Nutrition against cancer. Services
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ACKERMAN FAMILY VINEYARD LOT 116
It’s a privilege to have Lauren Ackerman with us at Pairings for the first time. Thank you Ackerman Family ACKERMAN CAB Vineyards for your support in the fight against cancer. AND THE HORSE
When Bob and Lauren Ackerman decided WITH NO NAME to find a little piece of heaven in Napa Valley it was a horse, not grape vines, that This wine lot includes: caught their attention. Bob discovered a charming 16 acre spread in Coombsville • Ackerman Family and thought Lauren, an accomplished rider, Vineyard Cabernet would love the horse that came with the Sauvignon 2004 (1.5L) place. Little did they know their journey would lead them into the wonderful world • Ackerman Family of winemaking. Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (1.5L) In addition to a horse, the property also • Ackerman Family included 9 acres of vineyard. Bob embraced Vineyard Cabernet the idea that this very special AVA could Sauvignon 2006 (1.5L) produce amazing Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, the entire estate is certified organic and the Ackermans are completely invested in producing a wine designed for cellaring.
The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines are smooth, yet complex, with a deep berry body and a subtle spice, smoke, chocolate and black cherry finish. Due to the more temperate location in the southeastern part of Napa Valley, the wines have a moderate level of acidity which enables them to easily pair with food. Barrel aged for two years in new French Oak and then bottle aged for an additional two years before release, these wines are patiently curated.
So raise your paddle and give thanks to that horse, because tonight you can take home three amazing magnum of Ackerman Family Vineyard’s luscious Cabs!
Donated by Ackerman Family Vineyards
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LOT 117 NASHVILLE WINE AUCTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Nashville Wine Auction Board of Directors GLOBAL deserves a big thank you… HUGE THANK YOU! You COLLECTION: are an amazing group of community leaders.
WINES FROM Straight from the cellars of our amazing THE BOARD Board of Directors comes this fantastic assortment of wine. Like our Board, this collection has a little bit of everything! If you This wine lot includes: want to take home a one stop shop of wines from around the world, look no further than • 23 bottles of wine, this diverse lot. listed in the description
You’ll get amazing bottles for your everyday life (aka: Tuesday wine) as well as high-end labels that could impress any collector. There are also some interesting varietals in this lot that are perfect to share with loved ones. You’ll taste the Old and New World as this lot features wines from California, Oregon, Italy, Australia, and France.
With 23 bottles in this collection you are bound to discover a new favorite! Bid high on this fun group and get some incredible bottles for your cellar, your next date night or maybe just for Tuesday!
France • Piper Heidsieck Brut • Charles Heidsieck Brut Rosé Champagne 2006 • Château Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville 2000 • Jean Thevenet Domaine de la Bongran ‘Cuvee Tradition E.J. Thevenet’ 2013 • Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque - Fleur de Champagne Brut Millesime 2011
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California • Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Bond Matriarch 2013 • Cakebread Cellars Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Domaine Carneros by Taittinger Le Rève Blanc de Blancs 2012 • Joseph Phelps Sauvignon Blanc 2018 • JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Justification 2016 • Kelly Fleming Sauvignon Blanc 2017 • Krupp Brothers Veraison 2008 • Peacock Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2015 • Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Pas de Nom 2017 • Philip Togni Tanbark Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Sojourn Cellars Ridgetop Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 • Stags’ Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Terra Valentine Fortell Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Italy • Zeni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Vigne Alte 2013
Australia • Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Syrah 2003 • Wirra Wirra Dead Ringer Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Donated by Amy Atkinson, Tom Baldwin, Ned Braman, Jack Erter, Brian Junghans, Tiffany Kling, David Kretschmer, Jim Lewis, Lisa Maki, Jennifer McDonnell, Eric Osborne, Chris Otillio, Mark Peacock, Bill Piper, Steve Taylor, Lynne Teckman, Holly Whaley, Christie Wilson
81 | Live Auction PAM & STEVE TAYLOR LOT 118 CHEF ANDREW WHITNEY KAYNE PRIME THE MANY FACES We were thrilled when Kayne Prime said YES to OF CHARDONNAY hosting us for this Saturday afternoon tradition. & PINOT NOIR Thanks to Pam and Steve for the fine wine! (MULTISALE) We dare you to think of a greater duo than Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Go ahead… Event Details we’ll wait. • Saturday, May 30, 2020 Like the great pairings of the world (and • 11:00 am the great Pairings event you are attending), • At Kayne Prime this dynamic duo is as simpatico as peanut butter and jelly or Champagne and French Multisale fries. We can think of no better way to • $350 per spot celebrate these two classic varietals, than a Saturday lunch showcasing their beauty, Please note: You can also complexity, and overall yumminess. buy this lot through Mobile Bidding in the Silent Auction, Experiencing the many faces of Chardonnay Lot 201. After the closing of and Pinot Noir with a fabulous Saturday the Silent Auction, available lunch will be 34 fast-acting and thirsty spots will be sold from the bidders. This extravaganza takes place on podium during the Live Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Kayne Prime with Auction where there is a old and new world wines from the cellar of potential for price increase. Pam and Steve Taylor. Guarantee both your spot and the price by purchasing Without a doubt, the wines listed below this lot in the Silent Auction. will be a huge hit. We’re quite certain the food will be also be amazing, as we lined up one of our favorite chefs to do the job. Chef Andrew Whitney brings years of diverse culinary experience to chef-chic boutique restaurant, Kayne Prime. There he focuses on dishes that are a celebration of the now, featuring modern interpretations of the classics in the form of market-driven, fresh, farm-to-table creations. And he also has partnered with Nashville Wine Auction for many wine dinners, Private Vintner Dinners, and is currently featured at this year’s Pairings Dinner. See? Andrew is definitely one of our “favorites,” and after this event he’s sure to be one of yours too!
82 | Live Auction LOT 118 – CONTINUED THE MANY FACES OF CHARDONNAY & PINOT NOIR (MULTISALE)
First Course • Canaille Chardonnay 2018 • Far Niente Chardonnay 2017 • Kongsgaard The Judge 2014 • Joseph Drouhin Marquis de Laguiche Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2017
Second Course • Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer 2012 • Bonaccorsi Nielson Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 • Felton Road Block k5 Central Otago New Zealand 2017 • Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles St Jacques 2005
Third Course • Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2012 • Peter Michael Clos du Ciel Pinot Noir 2017 • Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir 2015 • Kosta Browne Bootlegger’s Hill Pinot Noir 2016 • Louis Jadot Mazis-Chambertin 2006
Fourth Course • Hirsch Vineyards Block 8 Pinot Noir 2014 • Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 • Williams Selyem Westside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir 2017 • Domaine Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot 2008
Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor, Chef Andrew Whitney, Kayne Prime
83 | Live Auction ACKERMAN FAMILY VINEYARDS LOT 119 CLIF FAMILY WINERY CROCKER & STARR SWEET NAPA HARUMPH DREAMS ARE ITALICS WINEGROWERS MADE OF THIS! PEACOCK FAMILY VINEYARD WINE TRIP FOR SPOTTSWOODE VINEYARD & WINERY STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD THREE COUPLES Many, many thanks go out to these very special Napa Valley vintners. We love you and are very glad you love This trip for 6 takes place Nashville folks visiting your wineries. As long as the June 8 -June 12, 2020 invitation is there, we’ll keep coming! and includes: Visiting Napa Valley turns us all into the kid • 4-night stay for 3 couples in the candy store… and this trip is loaded at the Italics Winegrowers with treats! Three lucky couples will enjoy Estate Guest House spectacular accommodations at Italics Winegrowers estate guest house along with • Driver for 3 days of VIP access to winemakers, lunches, dinners, tasting appointments and tastings, all paired with premiere California wines. Million-dollar views, award- Dinners winning wines and a driver all are waiting • With Harumph Wines at for you in the candy store. Do not miss this Brasswood opportunity! As the high bidder, your sweet • Clif Family Winery dreams of Napa Valley wine country will come true. Lunches • Spottswoode Day One – Monday, June 8, 2020 • Crocker & Starr (with a Arrive at Italics Winegrowers estate located cooking class!) in the hills of Coombsville outside the town of Napa. Are you ready for the first tasting? Italics Winegrowers’ offers luscious rich VIP Tastings wines which include Atlas Peak Chardonnay, • Italics Winegrowers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Cabernet • Peacock Vineyard Franc and Proprietary Bordeaux blends. • Staglin Family Vineyard Whether you walk through vineyards or • Ackerman Family visit the caves where wines are resting, your Vineyard Private VIP Elevated journey will be divine. Experience current release and library wines accompanied with seasonal parings of local cheese and charcuterie.
84 | Live Auction LOT 119 – CONTINUED SWEET NAPA DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS! TRIP FOR THREE COUPLES
Ready to unpack? Italics Winegrowers Estate Guest House is moments away and boasts 7,000 square feet with five luxurious king-bedrooms with en-suite baths, chef’s kitchen, home gym, multiple outdoor entertainment spaces, wireless sound system, in-ground pool, observation tower, game room, and endless hilltop views.
Day Two – Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Crocker & Starr is first on the itinerary, but this is MORE than lunch. It’s an “Edible Education” where you will have a hands-on culinary experience with a personal chef! During your gastronomic demonstration savor three courses paired with delicious Crocker & Starr cellar selections in the lush garden arbor with a view of the Crocker Estate Vineyard. The 1918 restored farmhouse is the perfect backdrop to showcase Crocker & Starr’s exquisite, world-class, estate red wines.
Next, you’ll head over to Spring Mountain and Peacock Family Vineyard. This small production boutique winery will offer a lovely VIP Tasting experience. Location is everything at Peacock Vineyards with 1.2 acres eastern exposure and 5 acres with western. Your wine guide will pour an array of Peacock’s microclimate varietals focusing on their excellent Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dinner awaits and so does fun with Harumph and Stark Advantage Wines hosted by owner, Scotti Stark. Dinner will be delightful at Napa’s Brasswood Bar & Kitchen. Scotti will tour you through Brasswood’s state-of-the-art winery caves and be sure to ask him about the story behind Harumph. Yes, Scotti met Mel Brooks who gave his blessing, “Give the Governor a Harumph!” Settle into dinner with farm to table inspired dishes as Scotti presents the vino with focus on über premium boutique wines. As Scotti says, “I like connecting great people to great wine.”
Day Three – Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Relax a bit the morning before your driver arrives. First stop, a much-coveted visit to Spottswoode, an intimate experience showcasing the beauty and bounty of this family-run Napa Valley vineyard since 1972. Enjoy an exclusive, yet casual luncheon on the terrace at the Spottswoode Estate overlooking the vineyard. Your host will be second generation, Lindy Novak, Spottswoode Ambassador and Family Proprietor. You’ll be wined and dined to your hearts content while exploring Spottswoode’s highly acclaimed wines and soaking up the incredible views.
85 | Live Auction LOT 119 – CONTINUED SWEET NAPA DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS! TRIP FOR THREE COUPLES
You’re off to another legend of Napa Valley, Staglin Family Vineyard. Purchased in 1985, all members of the Staglin family work in the day to day operation. Arrive at this magnificent 64-acre property, surrounded by world-class vineyards first planted in 1865, and be greeted by your host at the historical homestead, The Steckter House. Explore Staglin’s wine with a Private Tour & Tasting at their unique winery and completely underground cave. Staglin produces award-winning wines that include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Bordeaux style blends.
Day Four – Thursday, June 11, 2020 Take the morning for a hard-earned dip in the pool, visit to a spa, or just sleep in! Today’s appointments start in the afternoon with a tasting at Ackerman Family Vineyards. Experience Coombsville at Ackerman’s scenic hillside vineyard. The walking tour will reveal their unique terroir, organic vineyards, beautiful gardens all with breathtaking views of their 16-acre estate. Thirsty? Perfect! Take a short drive to Napa to experience The Ackerman Heritage House, a beautifully restored 1888 Queen Anne Victorian home. There your private VIP tasting will be paired with savory bites prepared by Chef Daniel Gomez Sanchez. Ackerman has been crafting world famous Cabernet Sauvignons, Bordeaux style blends and Sauvignon Blancs for over 25 years. Cheers!
Dinner tonight marks the perfect ending to a fantastic week of wine. Take a scenic ride to Clif Family Winery where you’ll dine amongst the vines! Gather around the table at their majestic Cold Springs Estate on Howell Mountain for a farm-to-table dinner with a member of the Clif Family team. Savor a feast sourced from their certified organic farm prepared by Clif Family’s Executive Chef John McConnell. Dinner will be perfectly paired with offerings of Clif Family’s limited production wines including their Howell Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
Day Five – Friday, June 12, 2020 Time to say goodbye to the sweet Italics Guest House, the wine, and the winemakers as you leave beautiful Napa candy store behind. You’ll return with incredible memories, and undoubtedly, wonderful additions to your cellar once your allocations arrive.
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: This trip is scheduled for June 8 -June 12, 2020 and cannot be rescheduled. Trip does not include airfare or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by Ackerman Family Vineyards, Clif Family Winery, Crocker & Starr, Harumph, Italics Winegrowers, Peacock Family Vineyard , Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery, Staglin Family Vineyard 86 | Live Auction
CHRIS & RACHEL MCCALL LOT 120
Rachel and Chris continue to support our mission by giving generously. Thank you for the Herman Story! QUIRKY HERMAN It’s a treat. STORY FROM PASO
Anyone who has met Russell P. From, ROBLES winemaker and sole employee of Herman Story Wines, can honestly say they’ve met This wine lot includes: one of the most unique humans making wine today. Thank heavens the McCalls are • 24 bottles of wine, big fans of the man from Paso Robles... And listed in description also generous!
Well received and highly scored by Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and The Rhône Report for the past several years, Herman Story Wines (named after Russell’s grandfather) are hard to come by. Most bottles are gobbled up by eager wine club members - which is closed by the way - so the rest of you have to wait to get on the list or score the bottles at auction!
Herman Story wine labels reach out and grab you, just like the wine inside the bottle and Russell’s quirky character. His approach, try to get everything out of every vintage, push it to the limits without going over the top, and take a very minimalistic approach... keeping it real, keeping it natural.
Check out this exclusive assortment of Herman Story’s latest and greatest!
87 | Live Auction LOT 120 – CONTINUED QUIRKY HERMAN STORY FROM PASO ROBLES
• Herman Story Larner Vineyard Syrah 2009 • Herman Story Larner Vineyard Grenache 2009 • Herman Story Nuts & Bolts Syrah 2009 • Herman Story Nuts & Bolts Syrah 2010 (2 bottles) • Herman Story Casual Encounters 2010 • Herman Story White Hawk Vineyard Syrah 2010 (2 bottles) • Herman Story Larner Vineyard Blend 2010 • Herman Story ‘One Hit Wonder’ Mourvedre 2011 (3 bottles) • Herman Story Nuts & Bolts Syrah 2011 • Herman Story Nuts & Bolts Syrah 2012 • Herman Story Larner Vineyard Blend 2011 • Herman Story White Hawk Vineyard Syrah 2011 • Herman Story Bolt Cutter 2012 • Herman Story Casual Encounters 2012 (2 bottles) • Herman Story On the Road Grenache 2012 (2 bottles) • Herman Story White Hawk Vineyard Syrah 2012 • Herman Story Larner Vineyard Syrah 2012 • Herman Story John Sebastiano Vineyard Syrah 2012
Donated by Christopher & Rachel McCall
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JOHN & JENNIFER STEELE LOT 121
To our Co-Chairs tonight, we say SALUTE! Jennifer and John really know how to throw a party! Thank you for THE DREAM your hard work, and for these Alpha Omega beauties. VINTAGE: 2014 Twelve bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon of ALPHA OMEGA this caliber don’t come along every day. CABS Thanks to event chairs John and Jennifer Steele, we offer this collection of some of the best wines Alpha Omega produces from This wine lot includes: Napa’s most coveted vineyards. • Alpha Omega This lot features three bottles each of four Stagecoach Vineyard different vineyard Cabs. Winemaker Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Hoefliger called 2014 a dream vintage, and 2014 (3 bottles) these immaculate bottles are yours so you • Alpha Omega Beckstoffer can find out if she’s correct! Georges III Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard 2014 (3 bottles) High on Atlas Peak, this vineyard uses its • Alpha Omega Sunshine rocky, volcanic terroir with perfect growing Valley Vineyard Cabernet conditions for hillside fruit to create Sauvignon 2014 extracted yet well-balanced wines. (3 bottles)
• Alpha Omega Beckstoffer Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Missouri Hopper Vineyard You know who loves this vintage from this Cabernet Sauvignon famed vineyard? Robert Parker and Antonio 2014 (3 bottles) Galloni! You will too when the silky tannins and layered richness meet your palate.
Sunshine Valley Vineyard Bold, succulent and racy to the core, the 2014 exudes richness to match its flashy, upfront personality. All the elements fall into place in this striking, effortless Cabernet Sauvignon.
Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard This wine is plush, deep and generous, all qualities that make it a highly inviting wine to drink pretty much upon release. Jean out- did himself on this super expressive Cab.
Donated by John & Jennifer Steele
89 | Live Auction BRIAN & KRISTEN JUNGHANS LOT 122 JONATA THE HILT ESTATE THE HUBBUB OVER CHEF ANDY LITTLE
JONATA AT THE Kristen and Brian are pillars in our organization – serving on the board, leading committees, offering JUNGHANS expert advise, hosting dinners, chairing events and donating fantastic wine. Thank you for your continual Buy-A-Spot at this dinner support. • Saturday, November 14, 2020 Here’s a special treat for all of you wine explorers: Dinner with JONATA (pronounced • 6:30 pm ho-nada) wines at the lovely home of Brian • At home of Brian & & Kristen Junghans (pronounced young- Kristen Junghans hans). While the name JONATA may be new to you, their wines have been earning rave A total of 9 spots for reviews from Antonio Galloni, Jeb Dunnuck, couples will be sold Wine Advocate, and more for years. The separately. The Auctioneer JONATA wines featured at this dinner have will explain the rules from earned ratings of 93 points to 100 points. the podium. Of the 2015 La Sangre de JONATA Syrah, Jeb One spot includes: Dunnuck says, “Even better than the crazy- • 2 seats at the dinner good 2007, the 2015 La Sangre de JONATA • 2 pours of each wine is sheer perfection in a glass and up with the finest Syrahs ever made in California! If you are interested in Checking in as a blend of 97% Syrah and purchasing multiple 3% Viognier, aged in barrel, its saturated spots, please hold up the purple color is followed by out of this corresponding number of world aromatics black raspberries, smoked fingers when bidding. earth, graphite, game, violets and freshly crushed rock-like minerality. Possessing No shared pours. huge concentration, building tannin, and yet a seamless, ethereally pure texture, it needs 2-4 years of bottle age to become approachable. It is unquestionably the finest vintage for this cuvée today and hats off to the team at Jonata for this beauty!”
90 | Live Auction LOT 122 – CONTINUED THE HUBBUB OVER JONATA AT THE JUNGHANS
Located in Santa Barbara’s Ballard Canyon, JONATA is one of a new breed of producers throughout the world who are thriving with a non-traditional amalgam of varietals and blends. With a commitment to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah, and informed by sustainable viticulture and cutting-edge winemaking, the wines of JONATA represent an emerging quality movement in responsible California winegrowing.
When deciding on what chef to call upon for this red-heavy dinner, we looked no further than James Beard semifinalist, Andy Little. With Chef Little’s storytelling approach to food, and the varietals JONATA brings to the table, we’re sure this dinner will leave your taste buds begging for more.
This wine experience will be sold to nine couples, so grab your date and Buy-A-Spot! Taking place on Saturday, November 14, 2020, you’ll love this opportunity to explore Santa Barbara’s JONATA wines (and their sister winery, The Hilt Estate), and see what the hubbub (pronounced hub-bub) is about!
• The Hilt Sparkling Wine 2015 • JONATA Flor Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (94 AG) • The Hilt Old Guard Pinot Noir 2017 (97 AG) • El Desafio de JONATA Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (96 AG) • El Desafio de JONATA Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (94 WA) • Le Sangre de JONATA Syrah 2015 (100 JD) • Le Sangre de JONATA Syrah 2006 (94 JD) • Le Miel de JONATA Dessert Wine
Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans, JONATA, The Hilt Estate, Chef Andy Little
91 | Live Auction KANZLER VINEYARDS LOT 123 KOSTA BROWNE LYNMAR ESTATE
THE KANZLER This is year two for Breauna and Alex at Pairings. We are honored to have you partner with us in our COMPARISON: mission to fund the fight against cancer. DIVING DEEP INTO SONOMA The Kanzler Estate Vineyard is the source of over 60 wines rated 90 - 98 points by PINOT NOIR Wine Spectator. Win this trip and your group of eight will taste the renowned vineyard This trip is for up to 8 guests through the lens of three masterful wineries and includes: – Kosta Browne, Lynmar Estate, and Kanzler Vineyards - that all source grapes from this • 3-night stay Kanzler exceptional plot of land. Compare and Vineyards vacation house contrast their stylistic approaches and in the for up to 8 guests process, you’ll understand and enjoy Pinot • Tasting and tour at Noir more deeply than ever before. Kanzler Vineyards Your accommodations for two nights are • Tasting and tour at Kosta in the enchanting west hills of Sonoma Browne Winery County at the beautiful Kanzler Farm Stay, • Tasting and paired lunch a luxurious vacation house with 360-degree at Lynmar Estate vineyard views. This private 20-acre estate • Driver provided for one is just a few minutes’ drive from charming day of touring downtown Sebastopol and is off the beaten path, yet at the center of Pinot Noir-lover heaven in the Russian River Valley.
The vacation house exudes comfortable sophistication and amenities include pool, hot tub, outdoor fire-pit lounge, full kitchen, multiple seating areas, sun deck, and 4 bedrooms with en suite baths. Gracious touches—such as bathrobes and slippers— abound. You’ll have the entire property to yourselves for morning vineyard walks and evening stargazing.
92 | Live Auction LOT 123 – CONTINUED THE KANZLER COMPARISON: DIVING DEEP INTO SONOMA PINOT NOIR
Day One Start your day exploring the working Kanzler Estate Vineyard with a Kanzler family member and discover the factors that make it a jewel of the Russian River Valley. Geek out over Goldridge soil, fog-laced weather patterns, organic farming practices, complex pruning techniques, and three Pinot Noir clones. Find out why this lucky location allows grapes to hang longer on the vine, and bottles to age longer in the cellar. Then, revel in an intimate European-style tasting of truly small-lot, handcrafted Kanzler wines—including the very coveted Estate Reserve Pinot Noir. You’ll also get the inside story on why and how winemakers share vineyards.
Sebastopol is where you’ll get some lunch recommendations, and where you can stroll down adorable Main Street visiting shops that sell handmade soap, rocks and gems, medicinal herbs, musical instruments, and crafts by local artisans.
Cap the afternoon off with a visit to the revered Kosta Browne Winery in their sleek Sebastopol digs for a VIP tour and tasting. Kosta Browne first caught the wine world’s attention with a bottling of Kanzler Vineyard fruit which became the highest-rated American Pinot Noir. The winery has been crafting exceptional and sought-after wines from this vineyard ever since. You’ll taste how a vineyard is both fundamentally the same yet stirringly different in the hands of different winemakers. Kosta Browne’s Kanzler Pinot Noir is highly allocated and not available to taste on a typical tour, so enjoy the exclusive access! Taste more from the impressive KB lineup and peek behind the winemaking scenes.
Dinner is up to you. Head to one of the region’s exquisite restaurants or stay in and cook a feast in the vineyard house’s gourmet kitchen. (Or, if you’d rather relax while a private chef whips up something fabulous, we can refer some local geniuses.)
Before you tuck into the lusciously comfortable beds, be sure to sip wine and stargaze from the hot tub.
Day Two In the morning, we suggest a walk in the redwoods or at the beach, and treats from one of the extraordinary local bakeries such as Pascaline or Wildflour.
93 | Live Auction LOT 123 – CONTINUED THE KANZLER COMPARISON: DIVING DEEP INTO SONOMA PINOT NOIR
Next on the agenda is an afternoon visit to the fabled Lynmar Estate nearby. Soak up the beautiful flower and culinary gardens and enjoy a delectable farm-to-table lunch with the Lynmar Wine and Food Pairing Experience. This three-course meal is made from estate-grown and locally sourced ingredients. Thoughtful wine pairings will include a critically acclaimed interpretation of the Kanzler Vineyard, as well as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown on Lynmar’s own estate.
Head back to Kanzler and bliss out with a vineyard walk, some time by the pool, and board games or a novel in the reading nook. For dinner we suggest putting together the ultimate charcuterie board with locally made goodies from nearby shops like Bohemian Creamery—their handmade cheese tasting is a hidden gem, and a must!
Finish the day with a glass of Pinot at the pergola on the north side of the estate, where sunsets cast magic across the vineyard.
Day Three Day three is a blank canvas, so why not take the opportunity to explore another part of Sonoma, perhaps Healdsburg, Dry Creek Valley, or Kenwood? Go with suggestions from Nashville Wine Auction or choose your own adventure. Either way, you’ll return to Nashville a bonafide Pinot Noir geek, able to answer some of wine’s most alluring mysteries: What makes a vineyard sought after? And what makes a winery’s style unique? How many bottles will fit in a suitcase?
Raise your paddle high and dive deep into the land, the craftsmanship, the flavors, and the mystery of exceptional Pinot Noir.
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. Itinerary subject to change based on availability at time of booking. Trip does not include airfare or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by Kanzler Vineyards, Kosta Browne, Lynmar Estate
94 | Live Auction CHATEAU POTELLE WINERY CLIF FAMILY WINERY LOT 124 HARUMPH WINES RIDGE VINEYARDS MAGNIFICENT STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD CALIFORNIA CABS, STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS DIRECT FROM THE Thank you to these world-class wineries for giving WINERIES generously to our cause – year after year after year. We are in awe of you. This wine lot includes: You know how exciting it feels to open a freshly shipped large format bottle, direct • Chateau Potelle VGS from the winery itself? How about if you Cabernet Sauvignon score that bottle from a winery from which 2015 (1.5L) procuring a bottle seems nearly impossible • Clif Family Winery outside of the illusive “list?” Just imagine Cold Springs Vineyard how it’d feel to receive a curated lot of Cabernet Sauvignon winery-direct MAGNUMS from some of the 2016 (1.5L) most coveted producers in California! Oh • Harumph Cabernet yeah, we can totally hook you up! Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L)
Win this lot and you’ll take home all Cab • Ridge Vineyards large formats, direct from the cellars of Monte Bello Cabernet some of California’s most sought-after Sauvignon 2013 (1.5L) producers. This lot includes Ridge Vineyards, • Staglin Family Vineyard Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Harumph, Staglin Salus Estate Cabernet Family Vineyard, and more… Just one of Sauvignon 2011 (1.5L) these bottles alone might be an exciting • Stag’s Leap Wine lot, but we’ve gone above and beyond to Cellars S.L.V. Cabernet make this lot truly unbeatable. We’ve got Sauvignon 2013 (1.5L) six, count ‘em, six mags! They are Cabernet Sauvignon and all MAGnificent! Check out the full listing, and don’t miss your chance to score some exquisite California Cabernet Sauvignon, direct from the vintners’ cellar to yours!
Donated by Chateau Potelle, Clif Family Winery, Harumph, Ridge Vineyards, Staglin Family Vineyard, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
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LOT 125 ROY ESTATE
Thank you Roy Estate for joining us in Nashville. It’s a RIGHT AND privilege to know you and enjoy your beautiful wines together. LEFT BANK IN A BOTTLE… After Charles and Shirley Roy purchased FROM CALIFORNIA! their property (formerly the private home of golfer, Johnny Miller) in the late ‘90s, Roy Estates learned of the destiny. As soon as This lot includes: Helen Turley visited the property situated at the base of Atlas Peak she suggested • Roy Estate Mr. Evans they plant a vineyard – and they did! The Proprietary Red 2015 (3L) vineyard is perfectly suited for Cabernet • Private tasting for 6 Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Since at Roy Estate 2005, storied winemaker, Phillipe Melka, has crafted wines from those illustrious grapes, revealing the voice of the vineyard.
The panoramic property has a creek that divides the parcel akin to the Right Bank and Left Bank in Bordeaux. Its unique microclimate features even growing conditions that combine the powerful, volcanic soil from one side of the creek and plush, loamy soils from the other, to create a beautifully balanced Bordeaux style that really sings. Melka coaxes an exceptional wine from those hillsides that have silky notes of bright blue and black fruit that dance on the palette. Vinous’ Antonio Galloni has described this 93+ point wine as defining the style of the vintage. It is powerful yet wrapped in nuance that will have you craving another sip.
If you didn’t get a chance to taste this beautiful wine at the Collectors’ Showcase, now is your chance to acquire a Roy Estate’s coveted Mr. Evans Red. You’ll also be invited visit the Roy Estate for an intimate tasting for six wine lovers. Grab your friends and get your paddles up to secure this very exclusive experience and a wine that will not disappoint.
Donated by Roy Estate
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SEADREAM YACHT CLUB LOT 126
It seems SeaDream is just a part of the family now. So many satisfied customers tell us – “Don’t stop offering ONE YACHT, this fantastic trip!” TWO PEOPLE, On embarkation we were given glasses of SEVEN NIGHTS: champagne and complimentary neck and YOUR SEADREAM shoulder massages... And that was just the beginning of a week of absolute pampering VACATION and luxury! We loved it so much, we booked another! ~ Kristen & Brian Junghans This cruise includes:
Adventure by day, luxury by night. This • All-inclusive 7-night 7-night yachting experience for two Caribbean yachting sailing the azure, crystalline waters of holiday for 2 aboard the Caribbean aboard a chic and stylish SeaDream I or II SeaDream mega-yacht perfects the balance • Select your sailing of casual comfort and refined elegance. between November 2020 and April 2021 Sail from St. Thomas, San Juan, St. Martin, • Accommodations will be and more to enjoy the best spots in the a Yacht Club stateroom Caribbean aboard a yacht that feels like on Deck 3 your own. Capture the French ambiance of St. Barths, explore the national park of St. John, or anchor off the golden sand beaches of the Grenadines. With only 56 staterooms and 95 award-winning crew to pamper you, your experience will be intimate and luxurious. You can dine alfresco with a different backdrop each night or in the elegantly appointed dining salon, experiencing five-star cuisine with fine wine from SeaDream’s wine cellar. After dinner, dance the night away at the “Top of the Yacht” bar, watch a starlit film or performance on the pool deck, or sleep under a canopy of stars in an unspoiled night sky.
97 | Live Auction LOT 126– CONTINUED ONE YACHT, TWO PEOPLE, SEVEN NIGHTS: YOUR SEADREAM VACATION
During the day, take advantage of the variety of water activities provided by the yacht’s marina. Get active with water skiing, kayaks, Hobie Cats, and paddle boards, or relax on the floating island and trampoline. With many late evening and overnight stays, SeaDream’s unique itineraries visit the famous yachting ports as well as the hidden, secluded harbors where larger ships are unable to go. Zipline over the lush valleys of St. Martin, play a round of golf at Mahogany Run, snorkel in the crystal clear Caribbean water, or swim with dolphins in Anguilla!
The luxury of yachting is about personalized service and choice. The freedom to do what you want when you want. You will be spoiled from the start! Enjoy soothing Thai spa services throughout your time aboard SeaDream. From the complimentary morning yoga or tai chi sessions to the chef’s creations at night, this trip is more than a vacation... It is a voyage for the senses and soul.
It’s yachting, not cruising, enjoy the SeaDream difference.
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking or upgrading your cruise, arranging flights and/or extending your trip.
Restrictions: SeaDream sails the Caribbean from November 2020 - April 2021 and auction winner must sail by April 30, 2021. Excludes Cuba and New Year’s voyages. Trip does not include airfare, driver or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog. The following are the responsibility of the buyer: 1) Applicable government, port, handling and service fees. 2) Transportation to and from the yacht (air and ground). 3) Optional travel insurance via a provider of your choice. 4) Additional expenses incurred during the cruise.
Donated by SeaDream Yacht Club
98 | Live Auction
JOHN & JENNIFER STEELE LOT 127
Our thanks go out again to Jen and John for sharing this fine wine. OBSESSING OVER SEA SMOKE When passion meets inspiration, an obsession is born. ~Anonymous PINOT NOIR
Sea Smoke owner, Bob Davids, is obsessed This wine lot includes: with making California Grand Cru Pinot Noir. He has succeeded, as Sea Smoke is a darling • Sea Smoke Botella Pinot of the critics and regarded as one of the Noir 2009 Central Coast’s cult Pinot Noir producers. • Sea Smoke Botella Pinot Noir 2012 The obsession with Pinot Noir has its roots • Sea Smoke Botella Pinot –literally and figuratively –in the estate Noir 2013 vineyard and becomes evident when • Sea Smoke Southing examining how they farm. Every one of the Pinot Noir 2009 vines receives individual care and handling from the vineyard crew at least eight times • Sea Smoke Southing a year–every single vine. Since the vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 will hopefully outlast us all, they decided to • Sea Smoke Southing be good stewards of the land: Sea Smoke Pinot Noir 2013 has been farming sustainably for over a • Sea Smoke Southing decade, and in 2013 went beyond organic Pinot Noir 2014 and began farming the entire vineyard • Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir biodynamically. 2009
This obsession results in wines that are lush, • Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir elegant, and expressive. However, they are 2010 also made in limited quantities and only • Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir available from the mailing list. Thanks to 2013 the generosity of John and Jennifer Steele, • Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir you can skip the waiting and take home 2014 a case of Sea Smoke tonight. Commence • Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir obsessing in 3… 2… 1… 2016
Donated by John & Jennifer Steele
99 | Live Auction ADAM & VALERIE LANDA LOT 128 E3 CHOPHOUSE
Valerie and Adam are gifted at curating and hosting IT’S ALL IN THE amazing wine dinners. Their dedication is unending. Thank you for your support. And, boy are we glad E3 NAME: DINNER Chophouse has opened its doors in Hillsboro Village. FOR EIGHT Thank you for your generous participation in our cause.
This dinner lot includes: There are many variables to consider when marketing a wine. Perhaps the most • Dinner for 8 hosted by important consideration… What to name Adam & Valerie Landa it! Catchy names can be fun and flirty, but • Friday, June 26, 2020 it takes a confident winemaker to put their • 7:00 pm own name right on the bottle. • At E3 Chophouse This “It’s All In the Name” dinner highlights • Featuring wines listed in eight talented winemakers and their description namesake juice. On Friday, June 26, 2020 at E3 Chophouse, your group of eight will be hosted by Adam and Valerie Landa for an amazing dinner featuring some of the most well-known wine producers from the west coast.
You’ll drink Pride, Turley, Pott, Greer, Fairchild, Piper, Mondavi, and Schrader, side by side paired with the mouthwatering menu at Nashville’s hottest new steakhouse. E3 Chophouse is a high end, service-driven, ranch-to-restaurant experience, newly opened in 2019. Their all-natural, antibiotic and hormone-free E3 Black Angus beef comes straight from the family-owned E3 Ranch, located in Fort Scott, Kansas.
This is the steak dinner you’ve been waiting for, so get your paddles ready! This All in the Name dinner is going to the highest bidder!
100 | Live Auction LOT 128 – CONTINUED IT’S ALL IN THE NAME: DINNER FOR EIGHT
Starters • Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 2005 • Pott The Oligarch Hudson Vineyard 2009
First Course • Turley Ueberroth Vineyard Zinfandel 2008 • Turley Pesenti Vineyard Zinfandel 2005
Second Course • Fairchild Estate Sigaro Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 • Roy Piper Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Third Course • Greer Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Robert Mondavi The Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Schrader Cellars RBS Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Dessert • Château Rieussec 2010
Donated by Adam & Valerie Landa, E3 Chophouse
101 | Live Auction
LOT 129 CHRISTOPHER CREEK WINERY
Christopher Creek Winery is ALL IN! Thank you for your ENDLESS enthusiastic partnership and for this great auction lot. OPPORTUNITIES Win this lot and your next trip to California WITH will feature a fantastic opportunity to CHRISTOPHER explore and savor the wines of Sonoma CREEK WINERY Wine Country. Three savvy couples will head to the picturesque Christopher Creek Winery located five minutes south This trip lot for 3 couples of downtown Healdsburg. Perched atop includes: Christopher Creek Winery, the estate guest house will be yours for two nights. • 2-night stay for 3 couples at Christopher Creek This large estate home boasts of three Estate House bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, • Tasting at Christopher pool, hot tub and an expansive deck with Creek Winery sweeping views of the vineyards. Your stay may have you sipping a glass of estate library wine poolside as you overlook four different premium wine appellations. Wish to have additional guests for dinner? The grand dining room can more than accommodate as it is engulfed in windows with beautiful hilltop views.
Christopher Creek Winery is a family owned, boutique winery with a long history of producing award-winning, hand-crafted and estate bottled wines. Stop in for a tasting and sample their flagship Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Cab Franc. Christopher Creek has also expanded their portfolio to include Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Rosé with an annual production of about 4,000 cases.
102 | Live Auction LOT 129 – CONTINUED ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH CHRISTOPHER CREEK WINERY
Since you are in the heart of wine country, take advantage of your time to visit all the fantastic wineries that Sonoma has to offer. Great restaurants abound in Healdsburg, so the options are endless as you fall in love with this wine region. Paddles up!
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: Christopher Creek guest house must be booked for Sunday - Thursday. To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. Trip does not include airfare, driver, or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by Christopher Creek Winery
103 | Live Auction
LOT 130 JUSTIN VINEYARDS & WINERY
It’s a pleasure having JUSTIN in Nashville this CENTRAL COAST weekend. Thank you for offering this very special auction lot. COUPLE’S GETAWAY WITH JUSTIN Central Coast and JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery go hand in hand, as does raising your paddle to bid on this wonderful This trip for 2 includes: getaway for two. JUSTIN wines, exceptional from every angle, found their success in • 1-night stay for 2 at the the some of the best soils in Paso Robles’ JUST INN distinctive microclimate, creating world- • Private Cellar Tasting and class Bordeaux-style blends. This gem of a Cave Tour in the Cave lot is packed full of delicious fun, so let’s get Library started. • Dinner for 2 at The Restaurant at JUSTIN Soak in the breathtaking views of Central • $600 travel stipend Coast as you drive up to JUSTIN Vineyard and Winery for your Private Cellar Tour & Tasting. Enjoy a new experience with JUSTIN’s cave tour and curated tasting in the JUSTIN Cave Library. Featured will be a flight of wines that will suit every wine lover’s palate and preference. The offerings may include JUSTIN’s limited releases of FOCUS, ISOSCELES Reserve, or vintages from years past, paired with an array of cheeses and charcuterie board.
No need to drive to your accommodations, you are already there with an overnight stay at the JUST Inn. Enjoy the elegance, style and natural beauty of California’s Central Coast at the JUST Inn where you’ll be surrounded by vineyards. The JUST Inn Suites offer luxurious appointments like fireplaces, Tempur-Pedic® mattresses and Frette linens.
104 | Live Auction LOT 130– CONTINUED CENTRAL COAST COUPLE’S GETAWAY WITH JUSTIN
After settling in, stroll to dinner at The Restaurant at JUSTIN. The beautifully redesigned restaurant offers the freshest local ingredients in dishes that reflect the changing seasons, along with an award-winning wine list, crafted by the Culinary Team at JUSTIN.
You’ll also get a $600 travel stipend for helping defray costs… Just another way JUSTIN plans to take care of you.! Paso Robles is waiting for you, so bid high for JUSTIN!
Please note: David Bragg Travel, Nashville Wine Auction’s preferred Travel Advisor, can assist with booking flights and making arrangements to extend your trip.
Restrictions: To be scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. Trip does not include airfare, driver, or rental car. Trip restrictions apply, see Trip Guidelines in the Auction Rules and Reference section of the catalog.
Donated by JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
105 | Live Auction
LOT 131 TOM BLACK
How do we say thanks to Tom for all he does EXQUISITE DOUBLE for Nashville Wine Auction. He has been a loyal contributor for decades. Our organization has MAGNUM OF benefited from his leadership, knowledge, generosity, BLACK BY BLACK and faithfulness. Thank you for caring, Tom! (MULTISALE) “The Nashville Wine Auction gave me an outlet to share my passion with other people. This lot includes: The bottle of wine is a certain size; it wasn’t designed for one person to drink by his or • Black by Black (3L) herself. It was made that size so it could • 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 be shared. That’s what we do at the wine (Select vintage at auction… We share.” ~ Tom Black Pick Up) Black by Black. Those fortunate enough to Multisale have tasted it either got it from the man • $500 per double himself or from a charity wine event. It’s magnum highly coveted, rarely seen, and definitely worth the buzz.
Please note: You can also Black by Black is inspired by 2018 l’Eté du buy this lot through Mobile Vin chair, Tom Black, and the L.A. Times Bidding in the Silent Auction, Winemaker of the Year, Jim Clendenen Lot 220. After the closing of from Au Bon Climat Winery. An avid donor the Silent Auction, available for many years, Tom decided to begin bottles will be sold from production on Black by Black in 2001 with the podium during the Live the intent of donating it strictly to charities. Auction where there is a And let us tell you, it’s good juice. potential for price increase. Guarantee both your bottle Jim selects only the finest grapes from their and the price by purchasing 300 acre ranch in Santa Barbara County this lot in the Silent Auction. to create a special meritage wine that has won several blind tastings and been scored a perfect 100 points. This wine is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot and produces a bold and balanced red wine. Very few cases are produced (especially in 3L format) and are presently available to the public only at charity auctions. This lot is incredibly special as it includes four superb vintages in large format. It’s a truly unique opportunity to take home this sought-after wine... Capitalize on it, y’all.
Donated by Tom Black
106 | Live Auction silent auction
Multisale Lots
THE MANY FACES OF CHARDONNAY & PINOT NOIR 201 We dare you to think of a greater duo than Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Go ahead… we’ll wait.
Like the great pairings of the world (and the great Pairings event you are attending), this dynamic duo is as simpatico as peanut butter and jelly or Champagne and French fries. We can think of no better way to celebrate these two classic varietals, than a Saturday lunch showcasing their beauty, complexity, and overall yumminess.
Experiencing the many faces of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a fabulous Saturday lunch will be 34 fast-acting and thirsty bidders. This extravaganza takes place on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Kayne Prime with old and new world wines from the cellar of Pam and Steve Taylor.
Without a doubt, the wines listed below will be a huge hit. We’re quite certain the food will be also be amazing, as we lined up one of our favorite chefs to do the job. Chef Andrew Whitney brings years of diverse culinary experience to chef- chic boutique restaurant, Kayne Prime. There he focuses on dishes that are a celebration of the now, featuring modern interpretations of the classics in the form of market-driven, fresh, farm-to-table creations. And he also has partnered with Nashville Wine Auction for many wine dinners, Private Vintner Dinners, and is currently featured at this year’s Pairings Dinner. See? Andrew is definitely one of our “favorites,” and after this event he’s sure to be one of yours too!
109 | Silent Auction First Course • Canaille Chardonnay 2018 • Far Niente Chardonnay 2017 • Kongsgaard The Judge 2014 • Joseph Drouhin Marquis de Laguiche Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2017
Second Course • Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Homer 2012 • Bonaccorsi Nielson Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 • Felton Road Block k5 Central Otago New Zealand 2017 • Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles St Jacques 2005
Third Course • Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2012 • Peter Michael Clos du Ciel Pinot Noir 2017 • Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir 2015 • Kosta Browne Bootlegger’s Hill Pinot Noir 2016 • Louis Jadot Mazis-Chambertin 2006
Fourth Course • Hirsch Vineyards Block 8 Pinot Noir 2014 • Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 • Williams Selyem Westside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir 2017 • Domaine Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot 2008
Event Details • Saturday, May 30, 2020 • 11:00 am • At Kayne Prime
Multisale for 34 Guests • $350 per spot
Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor, Chef Andrew Whitney, Kayne Prime
110 | Silent Auction 202 CAB ‘N COW The most talked about backyard bash from last summer is back! This time, Rahel Klapheke Sloan and Jim Sloan are kicking off fall in a big way. Together with Blackbird Vineyards, Clif Family Winery, Darioush Winery, and E3 Chophouse, they are offering up the best way to spend a Saturday – with a whole lot of CAB ‘n a whole lot of COW!
Begin your evening on Saturday, September 26, 2020 with a fresh glass of Rosé from Blackbird Vineyards, while the marvelous scent of meat cooking on the grill wafts through the party. Then mix and mingle with 50 of your closest friends, all while enjoying decadent Cabernet Sauvignon from Clif Family Winery, Darioush, and Blackbird Vineyards. This vintner lineup is the perfect trio!
If the wines weren’t enough to entice you, then perhaps the meat will. Nashville’s hottest new steakhouse, E3 Chophouse will be supplying the beef for this event, and your taste buds are sure to thank you. E3 Ranch and Co. responsibly raises all-natural Angus beef that faithfully results in the best tasting, highest quality protein in the USA. Their purposeful process respects the animal and is a gift to those who raise their fork with exceedingly high standards.
This one will be yummy ‘n fun, y’all!
Event Details • Saturday, September 26, 2020 • 6:30 pm • At The Home of Jim Sloan & Rahel Klapheke Sloan
Multisale for 50 Guests • $300 per spot
Donated by Jim Sloan & Rahel Klapheke Sloan, Clif Family Winery, Darioush, Blackbird Vineyards, E3 Chophouse
111 | Silent Auction LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 203 FRIDAY LUNCH WITH JIM LEWIS AT JOSEPHINE Join Jim Lewis on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Josephine. Come ready to enjoy the impressive lineup of wines that he’s cultivated specifically for this afternoon.
• Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne 2006 • Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2011 • E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 2012 • Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 (1.5L) • Château Léoville-Las Cases 1986 • Château Latour 1996 (1.5L) • Château d’Yquem 1990
Event Details • Friday, April 17, 2020 • 12:30 pm • Hosted by Jim Lewis at Josephine
Multisale for 9 Men • $1,000 per spot
Donated by Jim Lewis, Josephine
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 204 FRIDAY LUNCH WITH KEITH PITTS AT GIOVANNI’S Join Keith Pitts on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Giovanni’s. Come ready to enjoy the impressive lineup of wines that he’s cultivated specifically for this afternoon.
• Henriot Champagne Brut Millesime Rosé 1990 (1.5L) • Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 2010 • La Spinetta Barolo Vursu Vigneto Campe 2000 • Domaine Perrot-Minot Vosne-Romanée Les Champs Perdrix 2002 (1.5L) • Château Mouton Rothschild 1989 • Château d’Yquem 1990
Event Details • Friday, June 5, 2020 • 12:30 pm • Hosted by Keith Pitts at Giovanni’s
Multisale for 9 Men • $1,000 per spot
Donated by Keith Pitts, Giovanni’s
112 | Silent Auction Nashville Wine Auction’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
We’ve enlisted Nashville’s most impressive wine collectors to host ten exceptional gentlemen for lunch on four unique Friday afternoons this year. The result: Nashville Wine Auction’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Select your date and dine with either Tom Black, Keith Pitts, Jim Lewis or David Osborn. These four collectors have opened their cellars and are inviting the gents for an extraordinary afternoon. Four Friday’s have been reserved, and each gentlemen will take a turn at hosting. Snag a seat to one lunch or all four and prepare to be impressed with fine wine and great company.
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 205 FRIDAY LUNCH WITH DAVID OSBORN AT THE PALM WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS CARPENTER
Join David Osborn and special guest, Chris Carpenter, on Friday, August 28, 2020 at The Palm. David will be pouring special vintages of Carpenter’s award-winning Napa Valley wines, including Lokoya, Cardinale, La Jota, and Hickinbotham Cab from Australia. Wines from Carpenter’s portfolio have been awarded the coveted 100-point rating ELEVEN times by critics, and he’ll be on hand to discuss wine, winemaking, and the essence of living a good life.
After lunch, the gents will take a brisk walk from The Palm to a private downtown club where they can expect the convivial atmosphere to continue, with rare Kentucky Bourbon, cigars, and storytelling.
Don’t miss this extraordinary installment of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Also be sure to mark out the WHOLE afternoon and book your driving service! This will be epic!
Event Details • Friday, August 28 2020 • 12:30 pm • Hosted by David Osborn at The Palm • With special guest, Chris Carpenter
Multisale for 10 Men • $1,000 per spot
Donated by David Osborn, Chris Carpenter, The Palm
113 | Silent Auction LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 206 FRIDAY LUNCH WITH TOM BLACK AT 360 BISTRO
Join Tom Black on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 12:30pm at 360 Bistro. Come ready to enjoy the impressive lineup of wines that he’s cultivated specifically for this afternoon.
• Dom Pérignon 1996 • Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 2012 • Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 2013 • Château L’Evangile 1990 • Château Latour 1990 • Plus surprises!
Event Details • Friday, November 13, 2020 • 12:30 pm • Hosted by Tom Back at 360 Bistro
Multisale for 9 Men • $1,000 per spot
Donated by Tom Black, 360 Bistro
114 | Silent Auction 207 5TH ANNUAL FRIDAY LUNCH FOR WOMEN WHO WINE Wine can be strong, austere, tannic, and forceful… But there’s something about grace and elegance that can soften a bold wine and make it truly remarkable. Just like wine, women can often have that same effect! Strong wine collectors are impressive, and strong female wine collectors have a power and ease that’s both graceful and impressive.
Lucky for 24 ladies, Nashville’s crème de la crème women wine collectors have joined together to present a lengthy, luxurious lunch at the home of Marjorie Feltus Hawkins on Friday, May 15, 2020. There’s truly no better hospitality out there.
Join Abbay Blankenship, Loren Chumley, Cynthia Himmelfarb, Eleanor Cobb, and Holly Whaley as they share some of their favorite vintages and expertise. Every woman’s favorite chef, Kevin Ramquist, will be serving up some impeccable dishes to complement what is sure to be the perfect afternoon. Ladies who lunch just got elevated to an even higher standard!
If past experience is any indication, this lunch will sell out before it makes it to the Live Auction. In order to secure your place, we suggest buying this lot now in the Silent Auction.
Event Details • Friday, May 15, 2020 • 1:00 pm • At the home of Marjorie Feltus Hawkins
Multisale for 24 Ladies • $500 per spot
Donated by Abbay Blankenship, Loren Chumley, Eleanor Cobb, Marjorie Feltus Hawkins, Cynthia Himmelfarb, Holly Whaley
115 | Silent Auction Cab and Cab Blends
VINTAGE BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON 210 • Beringer Vineyards Bancroft Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 • Beringer Vineyards Bancroft Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (2 bottles) • Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 • Beringer Vineyards Chabot Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 • Beringer Vineyards Quarry Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 • Beringer Vineyards St. Helena Home Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 • Beringer Vineyards State Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 • Beringer Vineyards Tre Colline Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 • Beringer Vineyards Tre Colline Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (2 bottles) Donated by Joyce Raisian
CUMULUS CAB IN LARGE FORMAT 211 • Taylor Family Vineyards Cumulus Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (3L) Donated by Taylor Family Vineyards
BIG BOY RED WINES 212 • Dominus Estate Red 1997 • Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 1994 • Ridge Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 • Dalla Valle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 Donated by Joyce Raisian
HALF CASE OF THE GRADE 213 • The GRADE Kingly Project Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • The GRADE Kingly Project Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • The GRADE Serpent’s Back Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • The GRADE Winfield Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • The GRADE Winfield Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • The GRADE Winfield Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Donated by Craig & Terri Justice
116 | Silent Auction KILLER CALIFORNIA CABS 214 • Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 • Clif Family Kit’s Killer Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Meyer Family Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 • Taylor Family Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • William Cole Vineyards Cuvée Claire Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Donated by Robert & Melanie Cansler, Dave & Lynne Teckman
THREE LITERS OF PURLIEU 215 • Purlieu Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (3L) Donated by Purlieu Wines
SEVEN CLASSIC CABS FROM THE 80S 216 • B.R. Cohn Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 • La Jota Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 • Monticello Vineyards Corley Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1984 • Monticello Vineyards Corley Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1985 • Monticello Vineyards Corley Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 • Pahlmeyer Caldwell Vineyard 1989 (2 bottles) Donated by Joyce Raisian
‘SMD’ STANDS FOR SPRING MOUNTAIN DISTRICT 217 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • FRIAS Family Vineyard ‘SMD’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Donated by FRIAS Family Vineyard
NICKEL & NICKEL SINGLE VINEYARD CABS 218 • Nickel & Nickel Hayne Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Nickel & Nickel C. C. Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Nickel & Nickel Copper Streak Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Nickel & Nickel Martin Stelling Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Nickel & Nickel State Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Nickel & Nickel Kelham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Donated by John & Jennifer Steele
117 | Silent Auction CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE AU BARON 219 • Château Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville 2000 (2 bottles) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
220 EXQUISITE DOUBLE MAGNUM OF BLACK BY BLACK Black by Black. Those fortunate enough to have tasted it either got it from the man himself or from a charity wine event. It’s highly coveted, rarely seen, and definitely worth the buzz.
Black by Black is inspired by 2018 l’Eté du Vin chair, Tom Black, and the L.A. Times Winemaker of the Year, Jim Clendenen from Au Bon Climat Winery. An avid donor for many years, Tom decided to begin production on Black by Black in 2001 with the intent of donating it strictly to charities. And let us tell you, it’s good juice.
Jim selects only the finest grapes from their 300 acre ranch in Santa Barbara County to create a special meritage wine that has won several blind tastings and been scored a perfect 100 points. This wine is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot and produces a bold and balanced red wine. Very few cases are produced (especially in 3L format) and are presently available to the public only at charity auctions. This lot is incredibly special as it includes four superb vintages in large format. It’s a truly unique opportunity to take home this sought-after wine... Capitalize on it, y’all.
• Black by Black (3L) • 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 (Select vintage at Pick Up)
Multisale • $500 per double magnum
Donated by Tom Black
SEVEN $70 CABS FROM THE 90S 221 • Château St. Jean Cinq Cépages Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 • Cooper Garrod Proprietor’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 (2 bottles) • Laurel Glen Counterpoint Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 • Livingston Moffett ‘Moffett Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 • Monticello Vineyards Corley Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 (2 bottles) Donated by Joyce Raisian
118 | Silent Auction CALIFORNIA CABERNET FROM THE GOOD OLD DAYS 222 • Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 (2 bottles) • Kunde Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 • Paul Hobbs Hyde Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 • The Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 • Trefethen Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 Donated by Gus Bellos, Joyce Raisian
CALIFORNIA CAB SAMPLER 223 • Behrens Family Winery The Rescue Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Hall Wines Jack’s Masterpiece Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Napa Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Phifer Pavitt DATE NIGHT Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Sean Minor Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Zeitgeist Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
THREE CABS FROM HALL WINES 224 • Hall Wines Ellie’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Hall Wines Jack’s Masterpiece Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Hall Wines Diamond Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
DUNN VINEYARDS HOWELL MOUNTAIN CAB 225 • Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 (2 bottles) Donated by Tom & Stephanie Baldwin
LEWIS CELLARS FROM THE LEWIS CELLAR 226 • Lewis Cellars Alec’s Blend Red 2002 (3 bottles) • Lewis Cellars Mason’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (3 bottles) Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis
CABERNET SHIRAZ BLEND FROM PENFOLDS 227 • Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2015 (6 bottles) Donated by Mark & Nancy Peacock
COLLECTING THE HESS COLLECTION 228 • The Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 • The Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 (2 bottles) • The Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 (2 bottles) • The Hess Collection Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 Donated by Joyce Raisian
119 | Silent Auction TWO HEWITT CABS 229 PAIRINGS FROM THE HEART: PHRAN GALANTE • Hewitt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 (2 bottles) Donated by William & Sharon Piper
A VERTICAL FOR NEXT THANKSGIVING DINNER 230 • Behrens Family Winery Thanksgiving Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • Behrens Family Winery Thanksgiving Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Behrens Family Winery Thanksgiving Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
ETCHED THREE LITER OF OAKVILLE RANCH CAB 231 • Oakville Ranch Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (3L) Donated by Oakville Ranch Winery
DIVINE DELECTUS 232 • Delectus Stanton Vineyard Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 (3 bottles) • Delectus Sacrashe Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 (3 bottles) Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis
DARIOUSH CAB VERTICAL 233 • Darioush Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Darioush Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Darioush Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
NOW YOU SEE IT... THE ILLUSIONIST! 234 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2011 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2012 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2013 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2014 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2015 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars ‘The Illusionist’ Red 2016 Donated by Mark & Nancy Peacock
TWO RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES 235 • Gemstone Vineyard Alluvial Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Gemstone Vineyard Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Donated by Jeffrey Hopmayer & Denise Cummins
120 | Silent Auction CABS FROM PINE RIDGE VINEYARDS 236 • Pine Ridge Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 • Pine Ridge Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 • Pine Ridge Vineyards Tessitura Red 2007 • Pine Ridge Vineyards Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 Donated by Joyce Raisian
MAKING THE GRADE IN MAGNUM 237 • The GRADE Winfield Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (1.5L) Donated by The GRADE Cellars
KB RESERVE CAB VERTICAL 238 • Arrington Vineyards KB Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Arrington Vineyards KB Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Arrington Vineyards KB Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • Arrington Vineyards KB Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Donated by Arrington Vineyards
PEACOCK FAMILY VINEYARD MAG 239 • Peacock Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (1.5L) Donated by Peacock Family Vineyard
SCRUMPTIOUS SELAH 240 • Selah Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) Donated by Selah Wines
CAN I GET A HARUMPH? YES, A BIG ONE! 241 • Harumph Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (1.5L) Donated by Harumph Wines
THE MONTELENA ESTATE CAB 243 • Château Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (2 bottles) Donated by Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty
STONESTREET CABS FROM THE 90S 244 • Stonestreet Estate Vineyards Legacy Red 1996 • Stonestreet Estate Vineyards Christopher’s Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (2 bottles) Donated by Joyce Raisian
MAYACAMAS CLASSIC FROM 1987 245 • Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 Donated by Joyce Raisian
121 | Silent Auction STAGLIN’S SALUS ESTATE CAB 246 • Staglin Family Vineyard Salus Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 (1.5L) Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis
A CASE OF CHÂTEAU PARADIS BORDEAUX 247 • Château Paradis Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence 2012 (12 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys
WASHINGTON’S WOODWARD CANYON LARGE FORMAT 248 • Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (1.5L) Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
TWO DOUBLE DIAMONDS FROM SCHRADER 249 • Schrader Cellars Double Diamond Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (2 bottles) Donated by Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty
SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU 250 • Château Le Prieure Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2009 (3 bottles) Donated by Michael & Cindee Gold
CAIN CUVÉE 251 • Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Cuvée NV15 2011 • Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Cuvée NV14 2014 • Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Cuvée NV11 2015 Donated by Marc Goldstone
TURN OF THE CENTURY HANNA CAB 252 • Hanna Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (3 bottles) • Hanna Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Donated by Joyce Raisian
KENWOOD VINEYARDS 254 • Kenwood Vineyards Lone Pine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Kenwood Vineyards Yoakim Bridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 • Kenwood Vineyards Lone Pine Vineyard Malbec 2016 Donated by Marc Goldstone
CENYTH PROPRIETARY RED 255 • Cenyth Proprietary Red 2010 • Cenyth Proprietary Red 2011 Donated by A Friend of Nashville Wine Auction
122 | Silent Auction Pinot Noir
KISTLER’S LAGUNA RIDGE PINOT NOIR 256 • Kistler Vineyards Laguna Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 (2 bottles) • Kistler Vineyards Laguna Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 (4 bottles) Donated by Dale & Willa Holmer
ZENA CROWN VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 257 • Zena Crown Vineyard Block 14 Pinot Noir 2013 (2 bottles) • Zena Crown Vineyard Slope Pinot Noir 2013 (3 bottles) • Zena Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 (2 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys, Michael & Cindee Gold
MA DANSEUSE PINOT NOIR FROM PETER MICHAEL 258 • Peter Michael Ma Danseuse Pinot Noir 2014 (3 bottles) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
WILLIAMS SELYEM MAGNUM TRIO 259 • Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2013 (1.5L) • Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2014 (1.5L) • Williams Selyem Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2015 (1.5L) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
HALF CASE OF HIRSCH PINOT NOIR 260 • Hirsch Vineyards East Ridge Pinot Noir 2014 • Hirsch Vineyards East Ridge Pinot Noir 2015 (2 bottles) • Hirsch Vineyards West Ridge Pinot Noir 2014 • Hirsch Vineyards West Ridge Pinot Noir 2015 • Hirsch Vineyards West Ridge Pinot Noir 2016 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
LOMBARDI WINES IN MAGNUM 261 • Lombardi Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2017 (1.5L) (2 bottles) » Bottles signed by Tony Lombardi Donated by Lombardi Wines
DONUM PINOT NOIR IN PAIRS 262 • Donum Estate Grown Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2011 • Donum Estate Grown Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2012 • Donum Estate Grown Angel Camp Pinot Noir 2011 • Donum Estate Grown Angel Camp Pinot Noir 2012 • Donum Estate Grown Ten Oaks Pinot Noir 2011 • Donum Estate Grown Ten Oaks Pinot Noir 2012 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
123 | Silent Auction HEAD OUT TO HIRSCH VINEYARDS! 263 • Hirsch Vineyards Raschen Ridge Pinot Noir 2016 (1.5L) (3 bottles) • Hirsch Vineyards VIP Tasting for 6 Donated by Hirsch Vineyards
SIX-PACK OF DELECTABLE PINOT NOIR 264 • Beaux Frères ‘The Beaux Frères Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2016 • Donelan Two Brothers Pinot Noir 2014 • Failla Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013 • Franny Beck Pinot Noir 2015 • Hirsch Vineyards Block 8 Pinot Noir 2014 • Kanzler Vineyards Pinot Noir 2014 Donated by Mark & Holly Whaley
AUBERT WINES UV VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 265 • Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 (4 bottles) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
THOMAS GEORGE ESTATES RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR 267 • Thomas George Estates Baker Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 (7 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys
PINOT NOIR FROM PENNER-ASH 268 • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Pas de Nom Pinot Noir 2015 • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Bramble Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 • Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Aegrina Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 Donated by Jeffrey Hopmayer & Denise Cummins
ARCHERY SUMMIT PINOT NOIR 269 • Archery Summit Archery Summit Estate Pinot Noir 2012 • Archery Summit Premier Cuvée Pinot Noir 2015 (2 bottles) Donated by Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty
DONELAN MAG & TASTING 270 • Donelan Family Wines Tripp’s Block Pinot Noir 2013 (1.5L) • Donelan Family Wines Tour & Tasting for 4 Donated by Donelan Family Wines
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY PINOT NOIR 271 • Rarecat Wines R. Cat Pinot Noir 2016 • J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir 2016 • Bricoleur Vineyards Pinot Noir 2017 • Hartford Family Winery Hartford Court Pinot Noir 2016 Donated by A Friend of Nashville Wine Auction, Dave & Lynne Teckman
124 | Silent Auction KANZLER VINEYARDS RESERVE PINOT 272 • Kanzler Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir 2016 (1.5L) Donated by Kanzler Vineyards
DISTINCTIVE BELLE GLOS PINOT NOIR 273 • Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 (2 bottles) • Belle Glos Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys
BRUTOCAO CELLARS PINOT NOIR 274 • Brutocao Cellars Pinot Noir 2007 (4 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys Red Wine Varietals
JUSTIN WINES FOR THE WIN! 276 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles Reserve 2007 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles Reserve 2009 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles Reserve 2010 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles 2012 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles 2015 • Justin Vineyards & Winery Savant 2015 Donated by Marc Goldstone
TURLEY, THE WHOLE TURLEY, AND NOTHING BUT THE TURLEY 277 • Turley Wine Cellars Rattlesnake Ridge Zinfandel 2007 (2 bottles) • Turley Wine Cellars Old Vines Zinfandel 2007 (3 bottles) • Turley Wine Cellars Mead Ranch Zinfandel 2007 (3 bottles) • Turley Wine Cellars Grist Vineyard Zinfandel 2007 (2 bottles) • Turley Wine Cellars Dragon Vineyard Zinfandel 2007 (2 bottles) Donated by Jim & Kimberly Lewis
125 | Silent Auction MIXED CASE OF ITALIAN STARS 278 • Cecilia Monte Vigneto Serracapelli Barbaresco DOCG 2014 (2 bottles) • Fratelli Zeni Vigne Alte Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2013 (2 bottles) • Il Borro Toscana Rosso IGT 2015 • Monte Santoccio Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2012 • Podere Il Carnasciale ‘Carnasciale’ Toscana IGT 2016 • Podere Sapaio ‘Volpolo’ Bolgheri 2015 • Podere Sette Bolgheri L’invidio 2016 (3 bottles) • Tedeschi Capitel Monte Olmi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG 2009 Donated by Tom & Stephanie Baldwin
EVERYONE’S FAVORITE CABERNET FRANC 279 • Chappellet Cabernet Franc 2014 (2 bottles) • Crocker & Starr Cabernet Franc 2014 (2 bottles) • Del Dotto Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2010 (2 bottles) Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
AN ASSORTMENT OF VINTAGE MERLOT 280 • Atalon Keyes Vineyard Merlot 1999 • Château St. Jean Merlot 1998 • Corte Riva Vineyards Merlot 2001 • Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot 1997 • Paul Hobbs Michael Black Vineyard Merlot 2000 • Shafer Vineyards Merlot 1991 • St. Clement Vineyards Vintner’s Collection Merlot 1998 • Stonestreet Estate Vineyards Merlot 1996 • Stonestreet Estate Vineyards Merlot 1997 Donated by Joyce Raisian
VINTAGE BERINGER MERLOT 281 • Beringer Vineyards Bancroft Ranch Merlot 1992 (2 bottles) • Beringer Vineyards Bancroft Ranch Merlot 1996 • Beringer Vineyards Bancroft Ranch Merlot 1997 Donated by Joyce Raisian
GOD ONLY KNOWS GRENACHE! 282 • Cayuse Vineyards God Only Knows Grenache 2009 (3 bottles) Donated by Christopher & Rachel McCall
126 | Silent Auction HERMITAGE WINES FROM PAUL JABOULET 283 • Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Petite Chapelle 2013 (2 bottles) • Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Petite Chapelle 2014 (2 bottles) • Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Maison Bleue 2016 (2 bottles) Donated by Tom & Stephanie Baldwin
WALLA WALLA’S STELLAR REYNVAAN SYRAH 284 • Reynvaan Family Vineyards In The Hills Syrah 2013 • Reynvaan Family Vineyards Stonessence Syrah 2013 • Reynvaan Family Vineyards The Contender Syrah 2013 • Reynvaan Family Vineyards Foothills Reserve Syrah 2013 • Reynvaan Family Vineyards The Unnamed Syrah 2013 Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
MATANZAS CREEK MERLOT 285 • Matanzas Creek Merlot 1996 (3 bottles) • Matanzas Creek Merlot 1997 (3 bottles) Donated by Joyce Raisian
TIGNANELLO VERTICAL 287 • Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2013 • Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2014 • Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2015 Donated by Mark & Nancy Peacock
WASHINGTON STATE REDS 288 • Charles Smith K Vintners Powerline Estate Syrah 2015 • L’Ecole No. 41 Ferguson Vineyard Red 2013 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars Levitation Syrah 2013 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars Levitation Syrah 2017 • Sleight Of Hand Cellars The Sorceress Grenache 2013 • Woodward Canyon Artist Series #24 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Donated by Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty
LATE HARVEST REDS FROM RIDGE VINEYARDS 289 • Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Late Harvest Zinfandel 1999 (3 bottles) • Ridge Vineyards Alegria Late Picked Zinfandel 1996 Donated by Joyce Raisian
ROYAL CITY SYRAH FROM CHARLES SMITH 290 • K Vintners Charles Smith ‘Royal City’ Syrah 2015 (2 bottles) Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
127 | Silent Auction SIMPLY SUCCULENT SYRAH 291 • Lillian Winery Syrah 2008 • Morlet Family Vineyards Bouquet Garni Syrah 2007 • Saxum Vineyards Broken Stones Syrah 2014 Donated by Adam & Valerie Landa
EXCLUSIVE CROCKER & STARR CASALI MALBEC 292 • Crocker & Starr Casali 7th Edition Malbec 2014 • Crocker & Starr Casali 8th Edition Malbec 2015 • Crocker & Starr Casali 9th Edition Malbec 2016 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
LARGE FORMAT CABERNET FRANC 293 • Vinoce Cabernet Franc 2005 (3L) Donated by Bob & Lisa Faricy
HOURGLASS BLUELINE VINEYARD MERLOT 294 • Hourglass Blueline Vineyard Merlot 2009 (3 bottles) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
TWO PETITE SYRAHS AND A ZINFANDEL 295 • Turley Wine Cellars Rattlesnake Ridge Petite Syrah 2010 • Turley Wine Cellars Library Vineyard Petite Syrah 2011 • Turley Wine Cellars Cedarman Vineyard Zinfandel 2016 Donated by Adam & Valerie Landa
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE IN MAGNUM 296 PAIRINGS FROM THE HEART: PHRAN GALANTE • Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 (1.5L) Donated by William & Sharon Piper
FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS PETITE SIRAH 298 • Frank Family Vineyards Reserve Petite Sirah 2010 • Frank Family Vineyards Reserve Petite Sirah 2011 • Frank Family Vineyards Reserve Petite Sirah 2012 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
BIG NAME CDP FROM 2010 299 • Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2010 • Paul Jaboulet Aîné Domaine de Terre Ferme Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010 Donated by Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty
128 | Silent Auction BEHRENS FAMILY PETITE SIRAH 300 • Behrens Family Winery Kick Ranch Petite Sirah 2010 • Behrens Family Winery Rapture Petite Sirah 2013 • Behrens Family Winery Rapture Petite Sirah 2014 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
GORGEOUS GAJA REDS 301 • GAJA Ca’Marcanda Magari Toscana IGT 2014 • GAJA Ca’Marcanda Promis Toscana IGT 2013 Donated by Brannan & Amy Atkinson
TORRES PERPETUAL PRIORAT FROM SPAIN 302 • Torres Perpetual Priorat DOCa 2015 (3 bottles) Donated by Michael & Cindee Gold
ZINFANDEL FROM MAURITSON & ROCKPILE 303 • Mauritson Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2017 • Mauritson Rockpile Winery Rockpile Ridge Vineyard Zinfandel 2017 • Mauritson Rockpile Winery Cemetery Vineyard Zinfandel 2017 Donated by Tom & Stephanie Baldwin
RHÔNE RED BLEND FROM CALIFORNIA 304 • Tablas Creek Vineyards Panoplie 2015 Donated by A Friend of Nashville Wine Auction
Sparkling and White Wines
BIG CHARDONNAY FROM KISTLER 305 • Kistler Vineyards Trenton Roadhouse Chardonnay 2011 (1.5L) • Kistler Vineyards Trenton Roadhouse Chardonnay 2012 (1.5L) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
PETER MICHAEL MON PLAISIR 306 • Peter Michael Mon Plaisir Chardonnay 2017 (4 bottles) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
129 | Silent Auction CHARDONNAY FROM PAST GUEST VINTNERS 307 • Coursey Graves Chardonnay 2016 • Foxen Block UU Chardonnay 2016 • Hirsch Vineyards Chardonnay 2016 (2 bottles) • Marimar Estate ‘La Masia’ Don Miguel Vineyard Chardonnay 2016 (2 bottles) • Ramey Vineyards Platt Vineyard Chardonnay 2011 (2 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys, Chase Cole, Michael & Cindee Gold
BUBBLES, BUBBLES, AND MORE BUBBLES! 308 • Champagne Gardet ‘Cuvée Prestige Charles Gardet’ Brut 2005 • Henriot Brut Rosé NV • Hubert Paulet Premier Cru Brut Rosé 2006 • J. Vignier Les Longues Verges Brut Grand Cru NV • Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2014 • Schramsberg Vineyards Hyde Vineyards Blanc de Blancs 2014 Donated by Chase Cole, Pam & Steve Taylor
DELICIOUS DARIOUSH CHARDONNAY 309 • Darioush Signature Chardonnay 2016 (6 bottles) Donated by Mark Gillman & Jodi Pfaff Gillman
KANZLER VINEYARDS CHARDS 310 • Kanzler Vineyards Walker Station Chardonnay 2015 (2 bottles) • Kanzler Vineyards Walker Station Chardonnay 2016 (2 bottles) • Kanzler Vineyards Walker Station Chardonnay 2017 (2 bottles) Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
VINTAGE SPLITS OF CALIFORNIA DESSERT WINES 311 • Arrowood Late Harvest White Riesling 1998 (375ml) • Beringer Vineyards Nightingale 1996 (375ml) (2 bottles) • Beringer Vineyards Nightingale 1997 (375ml) • Chalk Hill Semillon Late Harvest 1986 (375ml) (6 bottles) • Dolce Late Harvest Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc 1997 (375ml) • Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards Late Harvest Cabernet Franc 1997 (375ml) Donated by Joyce Raisian
130 | Silent Auction DONUM CARNEROS CHARDONNAY 312 • Donum Carneros Chardonnay 2013 (2 bottles) • Donum Year of the Ram Carneros Chardonnay 2014 (2 bottles) • Donum Year of the Horse Carneros Chardonnay 2015 (2 bottles) Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
THREE VINTAGE CHAMPAGNES 313 • Bollinger La Grande Année Brut Champagne 2008 • Henriot Brut Champagne 2008 • Paul Déthune Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne 2012 Donated by David & Maria Kretschmer
HEART BLOCK SAUVIGNON BLANC FROM GAMBLE 314 • Gamble Family Vineyards Heart Block Sauvignon Blanc 2015 (3 bottles) Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
FIRST VINTAGE! RHODOPSIN CHARD - PAIRINGS 315 FROM THE HEART, CAROLINE ROSE MORRISON • Rhodopsin Wines Alba Landa Vineyard Chardonnay 2017 (3L) Donated by Erik Morrison
ON THE WHITE KEYS WITH ARIETTA 316 • Arietta On the White Keys White Blend 2014 • Arietta On the White Keys Artists’ Reserve White Blend 2014 (2 bottles) Donated by Michael & Cindee Gold
ARISTA CHARDONNAY HORIZONTAL 317 • Arista Banfield Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 • Arista Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 • Arista Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014 Donated by Matt Leavitt & Carrie Lynn Kitko
CHAMPAGNE KRUG GRAND CUVÉE 318 PAIRINGS FROM THE HEART, ANN EADEN • Champagne Krug Grand Cuvée Donated by Chase Cole
MERRY EDWARDS SAUVIGNON BLANC 319 • Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (3 bottles) Donated by Mark Gillman & Jodi Pfaff Gillman
131 | Silent Auction SUPER SPARKLING FROM SOTER 320 • Soter Vineyards Brut Rosé 2011 (1.5L) Donated by Pam & Steve Taylor
FIDDLEHEAD CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC 321 • Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (5 bottles) Donated by Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys
THREE RED CAR WHITES 322 • Red Car Hagan Vineyard Chardonnay 2012 • Red Car Manchester Ridge Chardonnay 2013 • Red Car Zephyr Farms Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 Donated by Matt Leavitt & Carrie Lynn Kitko
FOUR WHITES: TWO FROM CALIFORNIA, TWO FROM AUSTRALIA 323 • Alexander Valley Vineyards Chardonnay 2010 • Greg Norman Australia Estate Chardonnay 2000 • Shinas Estates The Innocent Viognier 2007 • Stags’ Leap Winery Chardonnay 2000 Donated by Gus Bellos Special Wine Assortments
TWELVE SPECIAL BOTTLES FROM THE WINE DIVAS 324 • Blackbird Vineyards Arriviste Rosé 2017 • Bodega Bouza Tannat 2014 • Château Larcis Ducasse 1998 • Del Dotto Cabernet Franc 2015 • Domaine Lucien Barrot et Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2011 • Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2015 • Gamble Family Vineyards Cairo Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • Orin Swift Mannequin Chardonnay 2015 • Pepper Bridge Winery Trine Red 2014 • Phifer Pavitt Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 • Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne • Williams Selyem Eastside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir 2017 Donated by Melanie Cansler, Loren Chumley, Eleanor Cobb, Lori Guardino, Kristen Junghans, Virginia Kweller, Debbie Laffey, Sharon Piper, Lynne Teckman, Holly Whaley
132 | Silent Auction HOLLY AND ELEANOR’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE 325 • Ackerman Family Vineyards Alavigna Tosca 2016 • Casa Piena Our Gang Policy Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 • Kelly Fleming Wines Sauvignon Blanc 2017 • Melka La Mekerra Vineyard Merlot 2015 • Peacock Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 • William Cole Vineyards Predecessor Red Lake Vineyard Rosé 2018
Please note: These wines went on their own “Excellent Adventure” during the Nashville Wine Auction office move. A nearby bottle was broken and a couple of labels were stained, however these wine inside these bottles remains unscathed. Donated by Eleanor Cobb, Holly Whaley
THE BRUNCH BUNCH COLLECTION 326 • Beran Zinfandel 2014 • Bodegas Riojanas Vina Albina Gran Reserva 2007 • Bonaccorsi Melville Chardonnay 2013 • Ehrhart Domaine Saint-Remy Cremant d’Alsace Prestige Brut NV • J. Lohr Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 • J.L. Bonaccorsi Syrah 2016 • Kermit Lynch Selections Blanc Vin de Pays Vaucluse 2016 • La Crema Monterey Chardonnay 2015 • Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 • Red Mare Wines Dutton Ranch Chardonnay 2014 • The Crane Assembly GB Crane Vineyard Disciples 2014 • The Four Graces Pinot Noir 2017 Donated by Jamey Bowen, Anna Johnson, Walker & Marees Choppin, Peter & Eleanor Cobb, Laila Isa, Cathy Lewis, John & Dianne May, John & Margie Mullen, Steve & Mary Reeves, Joe & Beth Whitson, A Friend of Nashville Wine Auction
SIX RHÔNE REDS AND ONE WHITE 327 • Domaine de la Roche Paradis Côte Rôtie ‘Rozier’ 2016 • Domaine Benjamin et David Duclaux Côte Rôtie La Germine 2017 (2 bottles) • Domaine Gilles Barge Côte Rôtie Le Combard 2015 • Domaine Gilles Barge Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde 2015 • Domaine Gilles Barge Côte Rôtie Brune 2015 • Domaine Gilles Barge Côte Rôtie Cuvée Du Plessy 2015 Donated by Tom & Stephanie Baldwin
133 | Silent Auction TABLAS CREEK IN MAGNUM 328 • Tablas Creek Vineyards Panoplie 2016 (1.5L) • Tablas Creek Vineyards Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2016 (1.5L) • Tablas Creek Vineyards Esprit de Tablas 2016 (1.5L) Donated by Tablas Creek Vineyard
DATE NIGHT IS COVERED WITH THIS SPARKLING AND CAB 329 • Phifer Pavitt DATE NIGHT Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (2 bottles) • Phifer Pavitt DATE NIGHT Sparkling (2 bottles) Donated by Harvey & Elise Crouch, Tara Mullaney
RED, WHITE, AND BLACKBIRD 330 • Blackbird Vineyards Dissonance Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (2 bottles) • Blackbird Vineyards Contrarian 2014 • Blackbird Vineyards Contrarian 2015 Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
PATZ & HALL PINOT AND CHARD PARTY PACK 331 • Patz & Hall Goldrock Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 • Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 • Patz & Hall Kent Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 • Patz & Hall Bootlegger’s Hill Pinot Noir 2014 • Patz & Hall Chenoweth Ranch Pinot Noir 2014 • Patz & Hall Two Dryers Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 Donated by Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley
TWO MAGS, DIRECT FROM PEAY VINEYARDS 332 • Peay Vineyards Estate Chardonnay 2017 (1.5L) • Peay Vineyards Ama Estate Pinot Noir 2017 (1.5L) Donated by Peay Vineyards
FRENCH WINE SAMPLER 333 • Château Rampeau Bordeaux 2015 (4 bottles) • M. Chapoutier Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2017 (4 bottles) • Castelmaure Corbières Col des Vents 2014 (4 bottles) • Mas des Bressades Costières de Nîmes Cuvée Tradition Rosé 2017 (4 bottles) Donated by West Meade Wine & Liquor Mart
134 | Silent Auction TALBOTT VINEYARDS CHARD & PINOT NOIR 334 • Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Chardonnay 2017 • Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Pinot Noir 2017 • Talbott Vineyards Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 (2 bottles) • Talbott Vineyards Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 (2 bottles) Donated by Talbott Vineyards
DINE WITH WINES FROM JOSEPH PHELPS 335 • Joseph Phelps Vineyards Delice Scheurebe 2018 (375ml) • Joseph Phelps Vineyards Viognier 2018 • Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Donated by Christie Wilson
WINE FROM MEGADETH’S DAVE MUSTAINE 336 • Mustaine Vineyards She Wolf Rosé 2016 • Mustaine Vineyards Hook in Mouth Red Blend 2013 • Mustaine Vineyards Kingmaker Red Blend 2013 • Mustaine Vineyards Blood of Heroes Syrah 2011 Donated by House of Mustaine Trips, Dinners & Luxury Items
SANTA BARBARA WEEKEND STAY WITH BYRON WINES 337 Planning on visiting Santa Barbara Wine Country? Let Byron Wines provide your housing! With this lot you’ll get a weekend stay for six at the Byron Guest House. The comfortable home is a two-story, country farm house on 500 acres of gated, private property. Your weekend stay also includes a private wine and food pairing catered by a chef at Byron Winery in Santa Maria.
• 3-night stay for 6 at Byron Guest House in Santa Barbara with wine and food pairing • House has 4 bedrooms, den, living room, formal dining room, full kitchen, and 2.5 bathrooms
Donated by Byron Winery
135 | Silent Auction STYLING AND PHOTO SESSION WITH FIZZAH RAZA 338 Win this lot and you and two guests will experience an in-home style consultation, makeover, and contemporary portrait photo shoot with Fizzah Raza. Perfect for mother and daughter, best friends, or families, this lot also comes with a catered organic lunch and $500 towards your first image purchase. • In-home style consultation with professional hair styling and makeup • Lunch and photo shoot for group of three • $500 image credit Donated by Fizzah Raza Photography
VISIT NAPA FOR A TOUR, TASTING AND LUNCH 339 WITH GRIEVE FAMILY AND DOUBLE EAGLE Grieve Family Winery is well-known for their white Bordeaux style of Sauvignon Blanc and equally impressive is the Double Eagle Bordeaux Blend. The first vintage was in 2007 and inspired by David Grieve’s passion and pursuit of excellence in golf and wine. Doesn’t hurt he holds a two handicap!
Grieve Family Winery and Double Eagle Wines invite your group of six to a private tour, tasting and lunch in their Napa Valley vineyard. Spend a fun afternoon enjoying wine, California sunshine and a picnic lunch in the vineyard.
• Private Lunch, Tasting, Tour for 6 with Grieve Family Winery and Double Eagle Wines Donated by Grieve Family Winery, Double Eagle Wines
ZACHYS WINE AUCTION EXPERIENCE 340 The #1 Wine Auction house in the world, Zachys Wine Auction, invites you into their world. With this lot you’ll get: • 2 VIP seats at wine auction of your choosing in New York City or Hong Kong (including lunch and fine wine tasting). Sit back and relax as Zachys auctioneers sell up to $8m in wine in a single day, with bidders coming in from all over the globe. Grab a paddle and get in on the fun. • A one-year subscription to all of Zachys Auction fine wine catalogs (approx. 10-12). • On your next trip to the Big Apple, have lunch (with wine, of course!) with a Zachys Wine Specialist about the state of the wine market, and a valuation of your collection. Discuss starting a collection from scratch, divestment of a collection if you’ve got one already, or how to intelligently grow a collection for fun and profit. Donated by Zachys Wine Auction
136 | Silent Auction ADVANCE YOUR WINE CRED WITH A WSET CLASS! 342 Subvino is Nashville’s new home for accredited wine education. Instructor Phillip Patti is an industry professional with over 15 years educating in wine and spirits and experience in every aspect of the wine trade. He holds the Diploma in Wines and Spirits and is a Certified WSET Educator.
WSET qualification provides a hands-on introduction to the world of wine. Explore the main types and styles of wine through sight, smell, and taste, while gaining the basic skills to describe wines accurately and make food and wine pairings. You’ll have a year from the time of the auction to take your class.
• Voucher for WSET Level 1 Award in Wines class with instructor Phillip Patti Donated by Phillip Patti, Subvino Wine Services
BARDSTOWN BOURBON 343 • Bardstown Bourbon Company The Prisoner Straight Bourbon Whiskey • Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Donated by Jeffrey Hopmayer & Denise Cummins
SEE THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS AT THE ARENA! 344 • Two tickets to Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche • Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm at Bridgestone Arena • Section 106, Row MM, Seats 3 & 4
Restrictions: Auction winner will need a Ticketmaster account so tickets can be electronically transferred after the auction. Donated by Brian & Kristen Junghans
PREMIER CRU GRANDE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC! 345 • Pierre Ferrand Selection des Anges 1er Cru Grande Champagne Cognac Donated by Jeffrey Hopmayer & Denise Cummins
TIGHTEN UP PERSONAL TRAINING 346 Train at your home or with trainer, Kristie Stover, who has 25+ years of experience in the fitness industry. Measure body composition, figure out target heart rate zone, establish realistic goals, and set priorities. • 1 60-minute consultation • 1 60-minute workout session Multisale: $100 each Donated by Kristie Stover
137 | Silent Auction WE BURN FOR CHAMPAGNE... CANDLES 347 Though the bubbly is long gone, you can now enjoy these repurposed Champagne bottles in your home as a lovely addition to your decor! This lot includes three 100% soy candles fashioned from Champagne bottles.
• Champagne Krug label with Satsuma scent • Champagne Salon label with Cedar scent • Champagne Delamotte label with Cuban Tobacco scent
CARRY TWO BOTTLES OF WINE WITH STYLE - BLACK CHECKER 348 As a traveling wine lover, you can’t go wrong with this beautiful two-bottle wine tote! Sleek and practical design make this tote a home run!
• Black two-bottle wine tote with black checker pattern Multisale: $35 each Donated by Dale & Willa Holmer
CARRY TWO BOTTLES OF WINE WITH STYLE - COLOR SWIRL 349 As a traveling wine lover, you can’t go wrong with this beautiful two-bottle wine tote! Sleek and practical design make this tote a home run!
• Black two-bottle wine tote with color swirl pattern Multisale: $35 each Donated by Dale & Willa Holmer
GAS CARDS FOR CANCER PATIENTS 401 Help cancer patients focus on their healing journey without having to worry about the added expense of traveling to Nashville for treatments. With your $25 donation, a gas card will be provided for a patient in need through the following Beneficiaries:
• American Cancer Society Hope Lodge • Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee • PearlPoint Nutrition Services • Saint Thomas Cancer Network • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Multisale: $25
138 | Silent Auction Auction rules & reference
Silent Auction
Because Nashville Wine Auction uses Mobile Bidding for the Silent Auction, you will be able to start bidding at noon on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. At that time, guests who have provided a cell phone number will receive a text message containing a personal bidding link. If you do not pre-register your cell phone number, you will receive your bidding text when you check in at Wined Up! You can call the Nashville Wine Auction office at (615) 329-1760 and provide your cell phone number.
Please bring a fully charged smart phone or tablet (with WiFi capability) to the party. A charging station will be available to recharge your device if necessary. Volunteers will also be available to help you examine the lots and place your bids.
Silent Auction lots close automatically at 8:00 pm on February 22.
At the time of closing, all bids are final. All winning bidders are responsible for payment. After visiting Check Out, winning bidders can collect their winnings at Pick Up at the conclusion of the Live Auction.
Mobile Bidding
All bidding for the Silent Auction will take place on your smart phone. You will be able to browse lots, place bids and even get alerts if someone outbids you. No more running back to the auction tables to check on your bids, now you can spend more time enjoying a glass of wine and socializing with your friends.
How Do I Bid? 1. Click on the link found in your automated text message. Do not share this link, it is tied to your bid number and account!
2. Browse the auction lots by scrolling, or use search to locate auction items by lot number or keyword. You can click the three line icon in the upper left to sort lots by category, or visit your auction activity by clicking Bids - Packages you have bid on.
3. Click on a listing to place bids and to see the description and photos, click on Details.
141 | Auction Rules and Reference 4. There are two types of bidding available: • Quickly bid the next available increment displayed by clicking the Bid button.
• Click the Bid More button which allows you to either select a higher bid amount or select your maximum bid. If you choose to set a Max Bid, the system will automatically place bids on your behalf until your maximum bid is reached or until the auction closes. If the bid you enter is lower than the highest max bid on that lot, you will be prompted to enter a higher bid.
• Watch lots. Are there some lots you just want to keep your eye on? No problem, just click star icon to see how high the bids go! Visit your Favorites page to see all of your starred lots.
5. For Multisale lots: Click on the Buy button on the package detail page and select the quantity you would like to purchase.
6. To make a donation: Click on the Donate Now button on your home screen and choose a pre-set amount or enter the amount you wish to donate and select Donate.
What if Someone Out Bids Me? 1. If you are outbid, you will be notified via text message.
2. Keep an eye on your auction activity by clicking the Bids - Packages you have bid on under the three lined icon in the upper left of your screen.
How Do I Know If I Won? 1. Watch the official event time located on the upper left of your screen. As soon as the Silent Auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win and receive notification via text.
2. On the Bids - Packages you have bid on screen (accessible from the three lined icon menu in the upper right) you can check your auction activity, including lots you have won.
Troubleshooting Should you have any questions, encounter any difficulties or enter an incorrect bid, please locate a Mobile Bidding Support Team member in a burgundy shirt that can assist you.
142 | Auction Rules and Reference Live Auction
Each Live Auction lot will be offered in catalog sequence. Any variation from the catalog description will be announced by the Auctioneer at the time the lot is offered. Please listen carefully as the Auctioneer presents various lots and explains the procedure for placing bids. The Auctioneer will announce each lot number, and bidding will commence at his/her discretion. Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder. Bidding will ad- vance in increments decided by the Auctioneer. All sales are final.
Indication of a bid should be made by a positive display of your hand or numbered bidding paddle, and may be made directly to the Auctioneer or any of the bid spotters nearby.
Please note: Nose-scratching and earlobe pulling may be done with impunity. It is, however, unwise to frantically wave to your friend across the room while bidding is in progress!
While most lots are sold to the single highest bidder, we do offer specialty lots that operate on a different set of rules. These include:
Buy-A-Spot Some of the lots in the Live Auction will be sold as Buy-A-Spot (formerly known as Dutch) auction lots. Unlike the individual bidding of a regular auction lot, a Buy-A-Spot works by elimination. The Auctioneer suggests an opening bid and anyone willing to pay that price stands up (everyone present may stand). As the price rises higher and higher, anyone willing to pay the new bid remains standing; others simply take their seats. This continues until the number of people standing matches the number of items available. Each bidder standing when the hammer falls receives one item, paying the last (highest) bid named. Please indicate to the Auctioneer if you wish more than one item by holding up the corresponding number of fingers before bidding closes.
Multisale Lots Some of the lots in the Silent and Live Auctions will be sold at a pre- determined selling price. These lots are for attendance at “Specially Organized Events” in which a large number of spaces are available or for selling items that we have a number in inventory.
If you wish to purchase a spot using Mobile Bidding in the Silent Auction, simply click Buy on your mobile device and select your desired quantity.
These Special Event lots will be kept open for purchase throughout the Silent Auction. Often times, open spots will be offered in the Live Auction starting at the same set-price. Once introduced in the Live Auction, the price could increase depending on demand.
143 | Auction Rules and Reference Conditions of Bidding and Lot Purchases
1. Lots may be added, amended or deleted by the published addenda to the cata- log, by notice posted on the lot display, or by verbal announcement during the auction.
2. The Nashville Wine Auction will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy of the descriptions of the wines offered in the catalog or on bid sheets. Such information and notes about each lot are statements of opinion or references from published wine sources or experts. There is no warranty, expressed or implied, as to any sale lot’s quality, value or suitability for any purpose whatsoever.
3. All wines and tangible merchandise are sold “As is, Where is.” Wine and other tangible lots are on display and available for your examination. By bidding on any lot, you acknowledge that you have inspected the lot, and find it in satisfactory condition to warrant your bid.
Lots made up of trips, dinners or other intangible services are represented in good faith in the catalog. By bidding on a lot, you acknowledge that you have read the description of that lot, and find the description satisfactory to warrant your bid.
4. The Nashville Wine Auction makes every effort to maintain and store wine responsibly. When wine is received, it is stored in a temperature controlled cellar. It is carefully moved to the auction site in a temperature controlled vehicle. The Nashville Wine Auction is not responsible for the provenance of any wine or for the condition of its storage and handling before being placed in the possession of the Nashville Wine Auction.
5. Bids on lots will be accepted only from registered persons who have pre- registered their credit card and have been issued a current bidding number by the Nashville Wine Auction. Bidding methods and rules may vary for certain lots. This information will be given in the catalog, on the bid sheet or display, or by the Auctioneer. Bids may be rejected, if the stated requirements are not met by the bidder.
6. A live auction bid is only valid when it is recognized by the Auctioneer. At the word “Sold,” the acknowledged bidder is deemed to have purchased the lot and thereupon assumes responsibility to pay the price announced by the Auctioneer. By participating in the Auction, a bidder agrees to pay the full purchase price for all lots recorded by auction personnel to his/her assigned bid number.
7. For each Live lot purchased, the buyer will be required to sign a form confirming the buyer’s name and the lot’s price directly after the lot has been sold. These confirmation forms will be brought to the bidder’s assigned table. Therefore, it is necessary for each bidder to remain at his/her assigned table throughout the evening.
8. In case of a bid dispute in the Live Auction, either among individual bidders or between bidders and the Auctioneer, the Auctioneer will have the sole and final authority to resolve the dispute. Such resolution may include, but is not limited to: reselling, reopening the bidding only between the disputing bidders, or awarding the sale at the Auctioneer’s judgment. The final bidder and amount announced by the Auctioneer is indisputable.
144 | Auction Rules and Reference 9. Full payment is required at or before the conclusion of the Auction and prior to the removal of any lot. Nashville Wine Auction accepts checks, MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express. The credit card(s) you provided at registration to receive your bidding paddle will be charged for the amount of your lot purchases after the auction unless another form of payment is presented at Check Out. The Check Out station will be clearly marked. Buyers will be given a statement which must be presented at the Pick Up area in order for the lots to be released.
10. All buyers must take possession of their wine and/or other tangible purchases from the Pick Up area on the night of the auction. Nashville Wine Auction will bear no responsibility for any wine or other tangible lot that has not been taken possession of and removed from the auction premises by the buyer.
11. In the event of loss or damage to any lot incurred in the course of its handling or storage during the auction event and before possession is taken by the buyer, the buyer will be compensated only as follows:
• If the lot has not been paid for, the exact amount of the bid amount will be subtracted from the buyer’s bidding statement.
• If the lot has been paid for, the buyer will receive a refund of the bid amount only.
The goods sold at this event have no valuation beyond the amount of the final bid. Therefore, such credit or refunds are the sole remedy which will be made for such losses.
Lots that are not picked up on the night of the auction will be moved to the Nashville Wine Auction office. Law prohibits Nashville Wine Auction from delivering wine to buyers after purchase; therefore, it is the buyer’s responsibility to pick up their purchases at the office (2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37212). Lots that have not been picked up within 90 days after February 29, 2020 will be forfeited.
12. Admission to dinners, tastings and other Nashville Wine Auction events that are purchased at auction are not permitted to be resold or donated to another auction. Admission to dinners, tastings and other Nashville Wine Auction events that are purchased at auction may not be resold or transferred to another buyer without the permission of Nashville Wine Auction in advance.
13. Nashville Wine Auction is not responsible to refund admission prices for dinners, tastings or events if the winning bidder is not able to attend for any reason. Nashville Wine Auction is not responsible to refund admission prices for dinners, tastings or events that must be rescheduled due to weather or other acts of God.
14. Nashville Wine Auction is classified as a tax-exempt corporation (Tax I.D. Number is 71-0918163) under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
Trip Guidelines
1. Features and Amenities: Trips will be scheduled by the Nashville Wine Auction according to the catalog description or as described by the Auctioneer. Trips are comprised of donated components, many of which have limitations and restrictions. Deviations from the trip description which incur additional costs will be at the buyer(s) own expense.
2. Trip Components: Trips are sold as a package. Accommodations, dinners, air transportation, rental cars, venue tickets, rail passes, scheduled visits, or any other features which are included in the catalog lot description must be used only in conjunction with the specific trip described in the catalog.
145 | Auction Rules and Reference 3. Scheduling: Unless stated otherwise in the catalog description, all trips must be completed within one year from the date of the auction. Trips not taken within this or the special stated time limits will be forfeited with no refund made, without regard for the reason such trip was not taken. If a specific date for a trip is stated in the catalog, the trip is limited to that date only and must be taken on that specific date, no exceptions. Scheduling of donated features is subject to availability. Trips with special features (tours, tastings, stays) must be scheduled at least 60-90 days in advance.
4. Changes and Cancellation: Once the trip is scheduled and confirmed by the donors, changes may not be allowed by the donors. If the changing or canceling of any feature results in the donor being unable to honor the requested changes, the Nashville Wine Auction will not refund any portion of the lot purchase.
5. Airline Restrictions:
• Airlines maintain a limited inventory of donated seats on any flight. Every effort will be made to fulfill your desired travel dates, but they are not guaranteed available. Once your flight(s) has been ticketed, changes in the schedule are rarely attainable and all require a change-in-schedule fee. Any re-booking fee will become the responsibility of the buyer. Airline schedules are subject to change and are beyond our control. Should a cancellation occur, the Airline will make a reasonable effort to accommodate the buyer. However, the Nashville Wine Auction is not responsible in the event of flight changes or cancellations.
• Departure and arrival locations must be served by the Airline. Code shares do not qualify.
• Flights must be booked at least 3 months in advance. Seats for promotional tickets/travel are capacity controlled and are based on availability at the time of reservation. Although seats may be available for purchase through the Airline, the same seats are not guaranteed available for use with vouchers/ promotional tickets. Once ticketed, fees per person apply for simple date/ time changes, routing changes, and/or name changes. It is the buyer(s) responsibility to pay these fees if changes are made.
• The class of travel is also based upon availability. If the specified class is not available for any portion of your flight, Nashville Wine Auction is not responsible. Certain legs of your trip may not offer first or business class, or these seats may be filled. The Airline will try and accommodate the class specification as best they can, but it is not guaranteed.
• Trip buyers are responsible for luggage fees.
6. Domestic Trips: Please read the catalog lot description carefully regarding domestic air transportation and the class of service offered for each lot. Some trips do not include air transportation. If included in the trip, domestic flights may be contributed or arranged through various airlines. Review the lot description thoroughly before bidding.
7. Upgrades and Mileage Credit: Upgrades are not available on donated tickets for either domestic or international flights. Mileage credit or any other promotional benefits are not available for donated air transportation. Stopovers are not allowed, except for connecting purposes.
146 | Auction Rules and Reference 8. Rental Cars: Some trips may include the use of a rental car. Rental car companies require payment to be made by the person operating the car. The Nashville Wine Auction cannot guarantee that the type of car reserved will be available at the time of pick-up. Based on the inventory of the car provider, a specific car which was reserved may not be available at the time of pick-up. If the car reserved is not available, a suitable replacement of a comparable model will be reimbursed by the Nashville Wine Auction. Any additional upgrade made by the buyer will not be reimbursed.
9. Reimbursements: For practical reasons (or requirements by vendors), some trip features or amenities may have to be paid for by the buyers at the time of use. Such expenditures will be reimbursed in full by the Nashville Wine Auction, provided that:
• The feature or amenity is specifically included in the trip lot description
• The amount spent is equal to or less than the agreed upon amount set by Nashville Wine Auction
• The buyer renders to the Nashville Wine Auction proper documentation - paid invoices or credit card receipts
• All documentation is submitted to the Nashville Wine Auction office within 60 days after the return date of the trip.
10. Vouchers: The buyer is responsible for any vouchers (Certificates, gift cards, tickets, etc.) given on auction night. If lost, the Nashville Wine Auction cannot guarantee a replacement will be granted.
147 | Auction Rules and Reference Wine Bottle Sizes (In liters, unless otherwise indicated)
Please note: In our auction descriptions, unless otherwise noted, bottle size is 750ml and quantity is one single bottle.
Burgundy California & Champagne Port Bordeaux Half-bottle 375 ml 375 ml 375 ml 375 ml Half-liter 500 ml 500 ml 500 ml 500 ml Bottle 750 ml 750 ml 750 ml 750 ml Liter 1 1 1 1 Magnum 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Marie-Jeanne -- 2.5 -- -- Double Magnum -- 3 -- 3 Jeroboam 3 5* 3 -- Rehoboam -- -- 4.5 -- Imperial -- 6 -- -- Methuselah 6 ------Salmanazar -- -- 9 -- Balthazar -- -- 12 -- Nebuchadnezzar -- -- 15 --
The different categories have separate implementation dates which, when combined with past quantity variances in some bottle sizes, means that this chart should be treated purely as a guide.
*Up to 1978, Jeroboams were generally bottled in 4.5 liter bottles rather than 5 liter bottles.
Wine Critic Key Wine reviews are often quoted in the catalog. Here is a key to the abbreviations used to represent reviewers:
AG = Antonio Galloni AM = Allen Meadows JD = Jeb Dunnuck JS = James Suckling JR = Jancis Robinson LPB = Lisa Perotti Brown RP = Robert Parker ST = Stephen Tanzer WE = Wine Enthusiast WS = Wine Spectator
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It’s Official! Nashville Wine Auction has moved!
To support our growth and goals, Nashville Wine Auction has relocated to a new office facility at 2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 101. This 4000 square foot office suite is on the FIRST FLOOR, and comes with ample PARKING! Our wine cellar has doubled in size, and we will have a board room and reception area that tells our story. In this endeavor, we have experienced the generosity of individuals, foundations and businesses. We would like to say a great big THANK YOU to the following people. Stay tuned for the announcement of our Open House. We hope you’ll stop by, say hello, and perhaps add a bottle or two to our new cellar!
Gifts of $75,000 or more Gifts of $5,000 (Continued) Roseann & Bill Nunnelly Nelson Farms, Inc. Please Be Seated* Gifts of $50,000 H.B. Smith & Susan Courson-Smith Hearn Charitable Foundation Pam & Steve Taylor Feltus Hawkins Designs, Marjorie Feltus Hawkins & David Hawkins* Gifts of $2,500 Ellen & Dan Brown Gifts of $25,000 Loren Chumley & Scott Peterson Avison Young, Lisa Maki & Ann Ozier* Tom & Paula Milam Capitol Christian Music Group* Dr. Eleanor & Mr. Eric Osborne Cyndi & Bill Sites Gifts of $10,000 Rae Ann Smith Barbara & Kix Brooks ImageQuest* Gifts of $1,000 Chazin & Company Gifts of $5,000 Caren & Fritz Hatton A-1 Appliance* Cynthia & Elliot Himmelfarb Stephanie & Tom Baldwin Megan & Mike Jacobs Beaman Automotive / Toyota Lisa Maki & David Osborn Eleanor & Peter Cobb Keri McInnis Chase Cole Gayley & Robert Patterson Charles Schwab, Tim Kirch Warren & Monteray Smith A Friend of Nashville Wine Auction Patricia Thacker Rhonda & David Kemp
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159 | Sponsors and Friends Premier Patrons
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160 | Sponsors and Friends Wined Up! Host Committee
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161 | Sponsors and Friends Auction Donors Nashville Wine Auction would like to thank the donors who provide auction lots and cash contributions to help us fulfill our mission.
Ackerman Family Vineyards Double Eagle Wines Arrington Vineyards E3 Chophouse Brannan & Amy Atkinson Jack Erter & Noelle Daugherty Tom & Stephanie Baldwin Bob & Lisa Faricy Barbara Banke Fizzah Raza Photography Beaux Frères Winery FRIAS Family Vineyard Gus Bellos Chef Tony Galzin Jennifer Benedict Frank & Amy Garrison Bergstrom Wines Mark Gillman & Jodi Pfaff Gillman Blackbird Vineyards Michael & Cindee Gold Tom Black Marc Goldstone Tim & Abbay Blankenship Gran Moraine Winery Chef Matt Bolus Grieve Family Winery Napa Valley Jamey Bowen Tom & Lori Guardino Ned Braman & Beth Workman HARUMPH Wines Bricoleur Vineyards David Hawkins & Dan Burchfield & Mary Fetsch Marjorie Feltus Hawkins Byron Winery The Hilt Estate CADE Estate Winery Elliot & Cynthia Himmelfarb Robert & Melanie Cansler Hirsch Vineyards Joseph Cashia & Angela Humphreys Dale & Willa Holmer Chase Cole Jeffrey Hopmayer & Chateau Potelle Winery Denise Cummins Walker & Marees Choppin Laila Isa Christopher Creek Winery Italics Winegrowers Clif Family Winery Anna Johnson Peter & Eleanor Cobb JONATA Lindsey Cooper & Kimberly Cooper Brian & Kristen Junghans Crocker & Starr Craig & Terri Justice Harvey & Elise Crouch JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Darioush Kanzler Vineyards David Bragg Travel Parker & Tiffany Kling Domaine Serene Winery Kosta Browne Donelan Family Wines David & Maria Kretschmer
162 | Sponsors and Friends Auction Donors Nashville Wine Auction would like to thank the donors who provide auction lots and cash contributions to help us fulfill our mission.
Stanley & Virginia Kweller Purlieu Wines Adam & Valerie Landa Joyce Raisian Matt Leavitt & Carrie Lynn Kitko Steve & Mary Reeves Cathy Lewis Ridge Vineyards Jim & Kimberly Lewis Ken Roberts & Robin Haney Chef Andy Little Roy Estate Welch & Anne Livingston SeaDream Yacht Club Lombardi Wines Selah Wines Lynmar Estate Senses Wines Leslie Manaugh Jim Sloan & Rahel Klapheke Sloan John & Dianne May The Spire Collection Christopher & Rachel McCall Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery Tommy & Catherine McEwen Staglin Family Vineyard Erik Morrison Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Tara Mullaney John & Jennifer Steele John & Margie Mullen Kristie Stover Marc Musgrove & Debbie Laffey Subvino Wine Services Mustaine Vineyards Tablas Creek Vineyard Nicky’s Coal Fired Talbott Vineyards Oakville Ranch Winery Pam & Steve Taylor Odette Estate Winery Taylor Family Vineyards David Osborn & Lisa Maki Dave & Lynne Teckman Eric & Ellie Osborne The 404 Kitchen Chris & Jaime Kaye Otillio The Grade Cellars PATEL Napa Valley Eddie & Melinda Wayland Phillip Patti West Meade Wine & Liquor Mart Mark & Nancy Peacock Mark & Holly Whaley Peacock Family Vineyard Joe & Beth Whitson Peay Vineyards WillaKenzie Estate Penner-Ash Wine Cellars Christie Wilson Scott Peterson & Loren Chumley Ellen Wright Bill & Sharon Piper Zachys Wine Auction Keith & Deby Pitts ZD Wines PlumpJack Estate Winery
163 | Sponsors and Friends 2020 Pairings Executive Committee
Pairings Co-Chairs Gary Rzucidlo & Lori Latusek John & Jennifer Steele Vintner Liaison Alex & Kris Marks Eleanor Cobb
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Auction Committee Dinners & Tastings Jenn McDonnell , Chair Brian Junghans, Dan Hutchinson, Steve Taylor Wine Lynne D. Teckman, Chair Jack Erter, Jessie Granbery, Brian Junghans, Eric Osborne, Mark Peacock Trips Lori Oliver-Guardino, Chair Sponsorship Bill Piper, Chair Eric Decker, Tim Kirch, Tiffany Kling, Debbie Laffey, Sam Lewis, Eric Osborne, Mark Peacock, Lynne D. Teckman
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164 | Sponsors and Friends Nashville Wine Auction Board of Directors
Tom Baldwin – Chair MARS Petcare Amy Atkinson Eric Osborne Amy Atkinson Sherrard Roe Voigt & Lisa Maki – Vice Chair Communications Harbison Avison Young
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165 | Sponsors and Friends Nashville Wine Auction Staff
Left to right: Donna Hickerson Volunteer Coordinator Nikki Shannon Auction Director Kristen Thomas Information Manager Mackenzie Reagan Wine & Volunteer Experience Manager Kathy Maynard Marketing Director Holly Hearn Whaley President / CEO Theresa Johnson Operations / Event Director
166 | Sponsors and Friends upcoming events
Save the Dates!
The 41st Annual l’Eté du Vin June 20, 2020 July 31- August 1, 2020
Patrons’ Dinner Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm A distinctive gourmet dinner featuring rare and fine wines at The Hermitage Hotel
Vintners’ Tasting Friday, July 31, 2020 at 6:00 pm A seated, structured tasting featuring wines from Guests of Honor at Hutton Hotel
l’Eté du Vin Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 5:30 pm Reception and Silent Auction, seated dinner and Live Auction at JW Marriott Nashville
169 | Upcoming Events Save the Date!
Music City Harvest Party
Friday, October 9, 2019 Green Door Gourmet
Lisa Maki & David Osborn Amy & Brannan Atkinson Co-Chairs
New Fall event where Winemakers engage with guests at a casual outdoor event celebrating the harvest.
170 | Upcoming Events Save the Dates!
Pairings
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February 25 - 27, 2021 City Winery
171 | Upcoming Events Get Involved
Donate Contribute to our auction and help support our mission. We are open to accept all wine, travel packages, dining experiences, entertainment, luxury items, and more. If you are unable to donate an auction lot, consider making a financial contribution.
Please contact Auction Director, Nikki Shannon at [email protected] to discuss your donation.
Sponsor Our sponsors ensure we get to fulfill our mission, while providing a great experience for our guests. There are several opportunities to sponsor, including event sponsorship, in-kind sponsorship and underwriting.
Please contact Marketing Director, Kathy Maynard at [email protected] to discuss sponsorship.
Attend and Bid Come out to all of our events, bring your friends and bid high on all of the great Silent and Live Auction lots we offer. We have three main events throughout the year (Pairings, l’Eté du Vin, and Music City Harvest Party) as well as an ongoing schedule of dinners and tastings.
Volunteer Our events would not be possible without the help and support of all of our volunteers – from those that help us in the office to event teams. In 2013, 2015, and 2017 Nashville Wine Auction was recognized as an Excellence in Volunteer Engagement (EVE) Certified organization. Internships are also available and a very important part of the volunteer program.
Please contact Volunteer Experience Manager, Mackenzie Reagan, at [email protected] to discuss volunteering or internships.
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