Auction Lots

Live Auction LOT #1 Champagne, Anyone?

Start the auction off with a “pop”! Twelve Louis Roederer Champagne magnums are chilled and ready to be served to you and your entire table as you enjoy tonight’s festivities. If bubbles sound beautiful to you, bid baby, bid. The auctioneer will start the bidding low and keep on going until 12 lucky bidders are left standing. Everyone loves Champagne, and everyone will love you for raising your paddle high for one of these fine magnums.

This lot includes one of the following magnums delivered at random to your table:

• 2011 Louis Roederer Collection Brut Rosé Champagne 1.5L, three available

• Louis Roederer Collection 242 Brut Champagne 1.5L, nine available

Donated by Louis Roederer Champagne

Eola-Amity Hills AVA Getaway

Live Auction LOT #2

Afternoons in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, you might feel a slight breeze. That steady and predictable afternoon marine breeze gives growing grapes a quick reprieve from the day’s heat. See, taste and feel the Eola-Amity Hills for yourself including the soft afternoon breeze with this getaway experience for six.

Stay two nights at Björnson Vineyard’s three spacious suites with privacy and comfort for each couple, plus a lounge and kitchen to share. During your stay on Bjornson’s 103-acre farm, start your day with a vineyard tour and in-depth tasting experience. Twenty-eight acres are planted for vineyards at Björnson but more than 75 acres of the estate are reserved in forests, creeks and riparian areas.

Next, you’re invited to go “beyond the blocks” at Bethel Heights Vineyard with an in-depth vineyard walk and in-the-vineyard wine tasting with winemaker Ben Casteel. Bethel Heights has long been known for distinctive block-designated Pinot Noir wines from their forty-year-old Estate vineyard. On this walk you will see, taste and learn from Ben the significance of these designated blocks and how it happens that Pinot Noir can express so many different realities in one small estate. After your walk, retire to the library for a refreshing lunch prepared by the Bethel Heights culinary team, paired with “Beyond the Blocks” wines.

You’ll also visit Failla Wines for an Oregon/California comparative wine tasting with cheese and charcuterie, and Brooks Wine for a scenery-filled wine tasting accompanied by their famous “Paco” boards for each person.

This package for six people includes:

• Two-night stay for three couples at Björnson

Vineyard’s Portrait Suite • Elevated tour and tasting for six at Björnson Vineyard • Vineyard walk, multi-course lunch and tasting with

Ben Casteel at Bethel Heights Vineyard • Oregon/California comparative wine tasting with cheese and charcuterie at Failla Wines • Tasting experience with charcuterie, cheese, jam, nuts and bread at Brooks Wine

Package notes: To be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date. Auction winner may redeem experiences separately or schedule simultaneously. All guests must be over the age of 21. No pets.

Donated by Bethel Heights Vineyard, Björnson Vineyard, Brooks Wine and Failla Wines

Live Auction LOT #3 ¡Salud! Salmanazar –9L

Have you ever wondered how you open and serve a 9L bottle of wine? Time to find out when you win this extra-large, extraspecial hand-etched and hand-painted nine-liter bottle.

Designed and crafted by Karlton Hahn of Xena Etched Graphics and totally one-of-a-kind, this bottle is empty today and ready to be filled by the Vintners Circle winery of your choice with reserve quality Pinot Noir.

This amounts to a full case of wine! Start dreaming of that special occasion where you’ll open and share this big, beautiful bottle!

This package includes:

• 9L ¡Salud! Salmanazar Commemorative Bottle

• One-of-a-kind, hand-etched and painted in 2022

• Filled by the Vintners Circle winery of your choice, equal to a full case of reserve quality Pinot Noir

Donated by Karlton Hahn/Xena Etched Graphics, Saxco International and the Vintners Circle winery of your choice

Walla Walla Wine Country for Eight

APRIL 18 - 21, 2023 FOR EIGHT PEOPLE

Live Auction LOT #4

Let Walla Walla wine country inspire you with its expansive views of rolling wheat fields, lush vineyards and farmland, and the sun rising above the Blue Mountains. Walla Walla may be a small town, but it is packed with big surprises with one of the Northwest’s most exciting food and wine scenes. During this four-day, three-night trip, you’ll experience the best of Walla Walla’s food scene as well as nine of the area’s top wineries. This wine country escape for four couples (eight people) from April 18 – 21, 2023 is truly your only way to access some of these exclusive experiences.

The sprawling and luxurious private Estate House at Yellowhawk Resort, nestled on a hilltop surrounded by vineyards with magnificent Blue Mountain views, will be all yours for three nights. You’ll be pampered in the rustic luxury 14,000 square foot house including eight bedrooms, six bathrooms, two living rooms, a boardroom, a lounge with a bar and stage and even a private movie theater.

During your stay, you’ll experience a private tasting at Leonetti Cellar, Walla Walla’s founding winery. This is a rare opportunity as tastings are not available to the public. You’ll also have equally rare access to Reynvaan Family Vineyards known for their impossible to get Syrah’s and Corliss Estates, known for their age-worthy Bordeaux blends, both wineries are also closed to the public.

You’ll enjoy additional private tasting experiences at other top wineries including NFL legend and Walla Walla Native Drew Bledsoe’s Doubleback Winery, Master Sommelier Greg Harrington’s Gramercy Cellars, and Dennis Murphy’s Caprio Cellars.

Each day, your group will be treated to a multi-course lunch paired with wines prepared from only the best seasonally inspired ingredients to enhance the wines carefully selected to share with you. Corliss Estates, Caprio Cellars, and Doubleback Winery will each welcome you for a leisurely lunch set in wine country.

In the evenings, sit down for dinner alongside three noted winemakers with dinner prepared by three of the region’s top chefs. Enjoy a winemaker dinner at Valdemar Estates, prepared by their on-site Executive Chef Juan Adames and paired with both Valdemar’s Spanish and Washington wines. This fifth-generation wine family recently opened their first winery outside of Spain – right in Walla Walla!

On night two, head to the town’s hottest and most adventurous restaurant, The Kinglet, for a 10-course curated winemaker dinner prepared by Chef Maximillian Perry with winemaker Bobby Richards, paired with wines from one of the valley’s founding wineries, Seven Hills. On your last evening, surrounded by the quiet beauty of pastoral landscape, The Kitchen at Abeja invites you for dinner prepared by Chef Jacob Crenshaw paired with husband-andwife winemakers’ Daniel Wampfler and Amy Alvarez-Wampfler’s selections from the cellars at Abeja.

This package for four couples takes place April 18 - 21, 2023 and includes:

• The entire Estate House for three nights at the

YellowHawk Resort • Private and rare access wine tasting at Leonetti Cellar • Private and rare access wine tasting at Reynvaan

Family Vineyards • Wine tasting at Gramercy Cellars • Multi-course lunch with wines at Corliss Estate • Multi-course lunch with wines at Caprio Cellars • Multi-course lunch with wines at Doubleback Winery • Winemaker dinner at Valdemar Estates paired with

Spanish and Washington wines • 10-course winemaker dinner at The Kinglet Restaurant paired with wines by Seven Hills Winery • Winemaker dinner at The Kitchen at Abeja with wines by Abeja Package notes: Experience valid for April 18 - 21, 2023.

Donated by METIS LLC, Abeja Winery, Caprio Cellars, Corliss Estate, Doubleback Winery, Gramercy Cellars, The Kinglet Restaurant, Leonetti Cellar, Reynvann Family Vineyards, Seven Hills Winery, Valdemar Estates and YellowHawk Resort

Live Auction LOT #5 Vintners Circle Collection

Thirty-five big bottles of the finest Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley. A one-of-a-kind collection of magnums, three-liters and fiveliters...an epic assembly of wine you simply cannot purchase. Gift it, drink it or cellar it!

This package includes:

Adelsheim Vineyard

2015 Winderlea Vineyard Pinot Noir 3L etched

Amalie Robert Estate

2011 The Uncarved Block Pinot Noir 1.5L

Archery Summit

2009 Estate Pinot Noir 3L

Ayoub Wines

2021 Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Beaux Frères

2017 “The Belle Soeurs” Pinot Noir 1.5L

Bethel Heights Vineyard

2017 Southeast Block Pinot Noir 3L

Big Table Farm

2021 ¡Salud! Cuvée Pinot Noir 1.5L

Brittan Vineyards

2014 “The Puncheon” Pinot Noir 1.5L

Chehalem Winery

2018 Reserve Pinot Noir 5L

Cristom Vineyards

2017 Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Pinot Noir 1.5L

Domaine Drouhin Oregon

2019 Laurène Pinot Noir 1.5L

Domaine Roy & fils

2021 Dundee Hills Incline Pinot Noir 1.5L

Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery 2014 Grace Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Dukes Family Vineyards

2015 Charlotte Pinot Noir 1.5L

Dusky Goose

2017 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 1.5L

Elk Cove Vineyards

2018 Roosevelt Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Erath Winery

2015 Knight’s Gambit Pinot Noir 1.5L

Hamacher Wines

2001 Pinot Noir 1.5L

Ken Wright Cellars

2017 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir 5L

LAVINEA

2014 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Lingua Franca

2018 The Plow Pinot Noir 1.5L

Nysa Vineyard

2006 Leda’s Reserve Pinot Noir 3L

Patricia Green Cellars

2019 Estate Vineyard Etzel Block Pinot Noir 5L

Penner-Ash Wine Cellars

2019 Bella Vida Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Ponzi Vineyards

2015 Abetina Vineyard Pinot Noir 3L etched

Purple Hands Winery

2021 Haakon Lenai Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Résonance

2018 Résonance Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

ROCO Winery

2018 Private Stash Wits End Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Shea Wine Cellars

2019 Estate Pinot Noir 1.5L

Soter Vineyards

2019 Mineral Springs Ranch Pinot Noir 1.5L

St . Innocent Winery

2018 Freedom Hill Vineyard 777 Block Pinot Noir 1.5L

Stoller Family Estate

2018 Reserve Pinot Noir 5L

Twomey Cellars

2019 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 1.5L

WillaKenzie Estate

2018 Emery Pinot Noir 1.5L

Winderlea Vineyard & Winery

2017 Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir 1.5L

Snow Adventure in Bend with Ron and Lynn Penner-Ash

FEBRUARY 2 - 5, 2023 FOR SIX PEOPLE

Live Auction LOT #6

Central Oregon offers a wonderland for adventure: outdoor recreation, a budding culinary scene, breweries and a number of tasting rooms. Win this package and experience all that Bend has to offer with Ron and Lynn Penner-Ash as your guides. Avid outdoor explorers and friends, Hans Van Dale, Dusky Goose winemaker, and Kate Ayres, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars winemaker will pop in throughout the weekend as well!

On Thursday, settle into your luxurious private home at Tetherow equipped for a relaxing and comfortable stay over the next three nights. After you check in, head over to Ron and Lynn’s home for a personal culinary experience complimented by older wines from their private cellar of Penner-Ash and Dusky Goose. A memorable experience indeed seated around their rough-hewn locally crafted walnut table with a 10-mountain view.

On Friday, explore Bend on your own including a wine tasting with charcuterie at the Stoller Wine Bar | Bend. Then rest up, because that evening, if conditions are favorable, you’ll join Ron, Lynn and Hans for a moonlit snowshoe to the summit of Tumalo Mountain taking in 360-degree views of the stunning landscape of Central Oregon under the light of a full moon.

Saturday, choose your own snow adventure and enjoy an active day with outdoor enthusiasts Ron, Lynn and Hans. Whether you want to hit the slopes of Mt. Bachelor or explore the backcountry via cross-country skis, skate skis or snowshoes, Ron and Lynn will help create your perfect day. That evening dine at Chef John Gorham’s newly opened Rancher Butcher Chef with Ron, Lynn, Hans and Kate. On your last day, visit the Bledsoe Family Winery tasting room for a private tasting and round out the complete Bend experience with lunch at Boneyard Pub.

This package for six people takes place February 2 – 5, 2023 and includes:

• Three-night stay in a Tetherow home for six people • Moonlit snowshoe up Tumalo mountain with Ron and Lynn • Wine tasting and two charcuterie boards at Stoller Wine | Bend • Dinner at Rancher Butcher Chef with Ron, Lynn, Hans and Kate • Snow adventure (downhill skiing, cross-country skiing or snow shoeing) with Ron, Lynn and Hans • Private dinner at Ron and Lynn’s home with wines from their cellar

• Tasting at Bledsoe Family Winery-Bend • Lunch and beer at Boneyard Pub

Package notes: To take place February 2 – 5, 2023.

Donated by Ron and Lynn Penner-Ash, Dusky Goose Winery, John and Linda Carter, Bledsoe Family Winery, Stoller Family Estate, Rancher Butcher Chef and Boneyard Pub

Live Auction LOT #7 Mark Vlossak, Greg Higgins and You: An Intimate Winemaker Dinner Experience for 10

Join two Oregon industry icons for a wine and food experience of a lifetime—Greg Higgins and Mark Vlossak. Enjoy the fruits of their 73 years of combined experience cooking and making wine in Oregon.

You and nine guests will travel by limo to St. Innocent Winery, toasting your good fortune with St. Innocent Winery’s méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine on your journey through the Willamette Valley. You will be greeted at the winery by Mark Vlossak, St. Innocent Winery founder and winemaker. Lauded as a Wine Personality of the Year twice by the Wine Advocate, Mark is also a ¡Salud! Legacy Winemaker and was inducted into the Oregon Wine Walk of Fame in 2014. He will guide you on an exclusive tour of the facility and a tasting of all St. Innocent Winery’s current wine releases. Select your favorite 24 bottles to take home as part of this package.

Then descend into the barrel room, surrounded by barrels of Pinot Noir grown in the best vineyards in Oregon. The highlight of the evening features a five-course wine dinner prepared by the incomparable Chef Greg Higgins of the famed Higgins Restaurant in Portland. His commitment to sustainable cuisine featuring the bounty of the Pacific Northwest has garnered numerous accolades, including a James Beard Award and entry into the Fine Dining Hall of Fame. To accompany Chef Higgins creations, Mark will hand-select rare magnums from his library to pair with this once-in-a-lifetime meal.

From your experience, you’ll also take home three, three-liter bottles of historic Pinot Noir for your cellar.

This package for 10 people includes:

• Private limo from one location to and from

St. Innocent Winery • Bubbles to kick-off your experience in the limo on the way there • Private five-course dinner at St. Innocent

Winery prepared by Chef Greg Higgins of

Higgins Restaurant in Portland • Library wines and magnums from the cellar paired with each course • Two mixed 12-bottle cases of wine selected by the winning bidder to take home from dinner • Three, 3L bottles of Pinot Noir

Package notes: To be take place on a mutually agreed upon Sunday evening (3 – 9 pm) on either January 15, 2023 (MLK weekend) or February 19, 2023 (President’s Day weekend). Other dates by mutual agreement.

Donated by St . Innocent Winery and Chef Greg Higgins

Wines of the World with Alexana Winery, Peruvian Chef Olenka Orjeda and Bree Stock, Master of Wine

Live Auction LOT #8

Traverse the world of wine in one night! Revana Portfolio general manager Jeff Lewis and Master of Wine Bree Stock will lead you through the great wine regions of world alongside a beautifully curated multi-course dinner for you and seven of your closest friends prepared by Peruvian Chef Olenka Orjeda.

Bree and Jeff will transport you from one legendary winemaking region to another with their carefully selected wines paired perfectly with your dinner. Master of Wine, Bree Stock was born and raised in Australia, and has had an intentionally broad career with an international perspective. An experienced international wine judge, wine writer and sometime winemaker she has held harvest and consulting positions in Australia, Austria, Portugal and the US. Bree is perfectly poised to help deepen your appreciation for varietals and styles that (can’t believe we’re saying this) aren’t Pinot Noir.

For your multi-course dinner, Peruvian Chef Olenka Orjeda will delight your palate and surround you with the exciting, colorful and exotic food of Peru. You’ll have the opportunity to experience her amazing and authentic Peruvian cuisine, warm hospitality and bubbly personality. Every specially crafted dish that Chef Olenka creates is more than just a meal, but truly an unforgettable dining experience.

Beautiful views, beautiful food and wines – one great night!

This package for 8 people includes:

• Wine journey hosted by Jeff Lewis, Revana Portfolio general manager and Bree Stock, Master of Wine • Private multi-course dinner at Alexana Winery prepared by Peruvian Chef Olenka Orjeda of Olenka Cooks • Wines from around the world paired with each course Package notes: To be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date and must be confirmed at least 4 – 6 weeks in advance.

Donated by Alexana Winery, Bree Stock, Olenka Cooks and Mitchell Wine Group

Live Auction LOT #9 Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery Oregon

Experience the pastoral tranquility of Oregon wine country. Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery luxurious Estate Bunk House retreat is a little slice of paradise in the Dundee Hills, Oregon’s premiere wine growing region. This fabulously appointed “home away from home” is the perfect place to start your adventures and the ideal sanctuary at the end of a memorable day among the vines.

The Bunk House boasts a stunning view overlooking the Clubhouse at Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery and the Winery Hill Vineyard. This spacious guest house features eight bedrooms: two bedrooms with queen beds, six bedrooms with one twin bed, four full bathrooms, great room with Direct TV and gas fireplace, a fully equipped kitchen, formal dining table for 10 and a sprawling outdoor living space with gas grill. The Bunk House accommodates up to 10 guests.

This package for 10 people includes:

• A three-night stay at your own private hideaway on the grounds of the prestigious Domaine Serene

Vineyards & Winery • The guest house will be stocked with two bottles each of the Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir and

Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay, classic breakfast items and other accoutrement to enjoy during your stay • Enjoy a private tour and elevated tasting experience for up to 10 people where you will sip and savor a selection of current release offerings, surrounded by sweeping vineyard and valley views • A full mixed-case of Domaine Serene Vineyards &

Winery wines, 12 bottles • A Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery concierge will assist you as you plan your trip to Oregon Wine

Country by making restaurant reservations and winery appointments of your choosing

Package notes: To be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date before May 2024.

Donated by Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery

An Etzel Family Adventure with Legacy Winemaker Award-Winner Michael G. Etzel

MARCH 9 - 12, 2023 FOR FOUR PEOPLE

Live Auction LOT #10

Two couples will enjoy a weekend full of fine wine, food, friends, and foraging with Legacy Winemaker Michael G. Etzel from March 9 - 12, 2023. Settle in Thursday night at your very own log home in Newberg tucked away on private acreage for a night’s rest before heading out to join Michael and company in wine country.

Friday, your Beaux Frères adventure begins with the storied “troll trail” hike and rustic lunch at the winery. That evening, dinner at Michael G. Etzel and Carey Critchlow’s new Sequitur winery will be co-hosted by avid wine collectors, Jason Wehling and Denise Archer, featuring ultra-rare Beaux Frères library wines across decades from their cellar.

On Saturday, start the day with an Oregon truffle hunt alongside Michael G. Etzel, hosted by local foraging tour director, Stefan Czarnecki of Black Tie Tours and his truffle hunting canine companion. Re-emerge from the forest adventure and sit down for a wine pairing lunch prepared by a private chef, served alongside fantastic wines from Mike, Jared and Nathan Etzel’s Coattails label.

Cap the weekend off with a visit over to Domaine Roy & fils where winemaker Jared Etzel will provide a private tour and tasting.

This package for four people from March 9 - 12, 2023 includes:

• Three nights at the Newberg Log Home for two couples • Vineyard and forest hike at Beaux Frères hosted by Michael G. Etzel followed by rustic lunch and wine pairings • Sequitur winery tour and library wine pairing dinner co-hosted by Michael G. Etzel and

Carey Critchlow, with wine-collectors

Jason Wehling and Denise Archer • Truffle foraging tour and wine pairing luncheon with Mike D. Etzel featuring Coattails wines • Winery tour and tasting at Domaine Roy hosted by winemaker Jared Etzel

Package notes: Experience to take place March 9 - 12, 2023, some elements may be modified depending on weather. Hike and foraging experience will cover uneven terrain, best suited for those without mobility challenges.

Donated by Beaux Frères, Domaine Roy & fils, Coattails, Sequitur, Black Tie Tours, Newberg Log Home and Jason Wehling and Denise Archer

Live Auction LOT #11 Travel through Pinot Noir with Ponzi Vineyards and Champagne Bollinger

Be whisked away to one of Oregon’s founding wineries where you will experience the earth artistry of Ponzi Vineyards! Your day will begin with a private car service picking you and five guests up at your preferred location to transport you to Ponzi Vineyards.

Upon arrival at the vineyard, you will be greeted by Luisa Ponzi, 2nd Generation Winemaker at Ponzi Vineyards, and Jean-Baptiste Rivail, Ponzi Vineyards CEO/EVP Groupe Bollinger US. Together, they will personally guide you behind the scenes with a private tour of the vineyards, winery and a barrel tasting.

Also included is a bespoke culinary experience that includes a single vineyard honey tasting followed by a multi-course wine paired lunch, thoughtfully created by the in-house culinary team. To fill your cellar, Ponzi and Champagne Bollinger have hand-picked a selection of rare and highly allocated wines for you to savor.

This package for six people includes:

• Private car service to and from Ponzi Vineyards • Private behind-the-scenes tour of the vineyards and winery, plus a barrel tasting with winemaker

Luisa Ponzi and Ponzi Vineyards CEO/EVP

Groupe Bollinger US Jean-Baptiste Rivail • Bespoke culinary experience with single vineyard honey tasting • Multi-course wine paired lunch • 2015 Ponzi Vineyards Aurora Vineyard

Pinot Noir 3L • Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée 1.5L • 2012 Champagne Bollinger

La Grande Année 1.5L • 2007 Champagne Bollinger R.D. 750 mL • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Avellana Vineyard

Chardonnay 750 mL, three bottles • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Avellana Vineyard

Pinot Noir 750 mL, three bottles • 2018 Ponzi Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir 750 mL, three bottles • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood

Chardonnay 750 mL, six bottles • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood

Pinot Noir 750 mL, six bottles

Package notes: Winery experience to be scheduled on a mutually agreed upon date. Some aspects of the experience may not be available depending on time of year and weather.

Donated by Ponzi Vineyards and Societe Jacques Bollinger

Italian Dream Wine Country Tour

Live Auction LOT #12

Soak in the Italian countryside with a curated wine country experience for four people visiting Milan, Lake Garda and Venice over four days, three nights. With hotels, ground transportation and most meals taken care of, all that’s left is to fully enjoy visits at three of Santa Margherita Gruppo Vinicolo’s properties across the region. Today Santa Margherita is a leading player in some of Italy’s most important winemaking zones, and they’ve prepared an intimate and unique experience just for you.

Arrive in Milan before traveling east to Franciacorta, a peaceful and tranquil town just 50 minutes from Milan. Sprawled across a chain of hills, Franciacorta is home to what many are calling Italy’s best new sparkling wine. Franciacorta sparkling wine is hand-harvested and fermented for a minimum of 18 months, a process even more stringent than Champagne. Take in the lush hills and serene surroundings as you lunch after checking into your hotel. Explore the city winding past olive groves and vineyards before dinner and a restful night at your hotel.

On your first full day travel to Ca’ del Bosco, the top producer of Franciacorta DOCG, Italy’s leading metodo classico wine. If wine is art, Franciacorta’s masterpiece is Ca’ del Bosco. The hospitality team will be waiting to welcome you at the massive and beautiful bronze gate, a work of art that beckons you into this historic but innovative estate. Taste through a portfolio of stunning Ca’ del Bosco wines before exploring the winery with a private tour. Explore long corridors and subterranean cellars, all leading you along a route that flows directly to the stone dome, the heart of Ca’ del Bosco.

After your visit to Ca’ del Bosco, travel to Cà Maiol situated in the heart of the Lugana zone, amidst flourishing vineyards and ancient farmsteads. Take in a guided tasting with aperitif in the showroom just steps away from the main building, constructed in 1710. Here the winemaking tradition acquired over the years is skillfully combined with state-of-the-art technology.

That evening, check into your hotel on Lake Garda with shores dotted with magnificent villas. Stroll around the picturesque lake before settling in for an authentic dinner with views of the stunning surroundings. Wake up and head to the historical area of Venice, centro storico. Canals, architecture, culture and more are waiting for you in this city on the water. Check in to your hotel and wander the streets over the bridges before sitting down for lunch.

After lunch, visit San Francesco della Vigna, the oldest urban vineyard in Venice. This unique site houses a Church - one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance architecture, a library - which conserves and catalogues a rich collection of written works, the cloisters - one used for growing culinary herbs, one for collecting rainwater watering crops, and two are home to the vineyard, which have been tended by agronomists from Santa Margherita since 2019.

Take in the romantic night scene of the city with dinner and an overnight stay before checking out on your fourth day and beginning your journey home.

Package notes: To be arranged on a mutually agreed upon date, recommended to take place in Spring or Fall 2023. All lodging and ground transportation included plus meals listed, does not include airfare.

Donated by Santa Margherita

This four-day, three-night tour for four people includes:

• Transportation from Milan to the Franciacorta area • Lunch, dinner and overnight stay in Franciacorta • Ground transportation to Ca’ del Bosco winery • Welcome reception, visit and wine tasting at Ca’ del Bosco • Visit, wine tasting and aperitif at Cà Maiol Winery • Dinner and overnight stay in the Lake Garda area • Ground transportation to the historical area of Venice • Lunch in Venice • Visit to San Francesco della Vigna monastery and vineyard • Dinner and overnight stay in Venice

Live Auction LOT #13 Luxury Wine Collector Accessories + Case of ¡Salud! Cuvée

Honor your wine collection by treating each bottle to the finer things in life. Delicate stemware handcrafted in Austria, a wine preservation system to ensure the perfect pour every time and a suitcase for when you’re selecting those special bottles to travel with you. Elevate your wine experience with these collector’s accessories.

If you’ve wanted to upgrade your stemware, here’s your chance to get 12, hand-blown red wine stems shipped direct to your door. Sophienwald glasses are delicate and fine works of art but they’re also dishwasher safe. Each glass is mouth-blown, handmade and therefore always unique. With perfectly angled sides and a unique surface that only hand-blown crystal glass can offer you, the bowls of Sophienwald glasses literally grip the aroma molecules and guide them towards your nose, providing you with the wine’s full flavor spectrum. Exclusive, tasteenhancing, hand-made luxury stemware that is durable and less prone to breakage? Yes, please.

Looking to enjoy a glass of something special in your cellar but aren’t sure you’ll drink the whole bottle? The Coravin Timeless Six+ delivers the ultimate in wine preservation. Unlike other wine preservers, which only delay the oxidation of your wine, the Coravin Wine Preservation System is designed to pour wine without removing the cork, so wine always tastes like it has just been opened—even years later. It also comes with all the premium accessories including an aerator, screw caps, carrying case, and three argon capsules.

Next time you’re ready to bring bottles along on your next adventure, you’ll be equipped with a 12-bottle VinGardeValise. The ultimate luxury wine suitcase designed to give you confidence when you travel with your favorite bottles of wine, beer or spirits that they will arrive safely at your destination.

Plus, we’ve packed your valise with 12 bottles of library Alexana Winery ¡Salud! Cuvée Pinot Noir. Wines you won’t find anywhere else, and the best Pinot Noir Alexana produced in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Whether you want to cellar them, or try a glass to savor your win, you’ll have the perfect accessories to complement your new collection.

This package includes:

• 12 Sophienwald The Essential “Universal”

Red Wine Glasses • Coravin Timeless Six+ Wine Preservation System with premium accessories • VinGardeValise rolling wine suitcase for 12 bottles • Mixed case of library Alexana Winery ¡Salud!

Cuvée Pinot Noir · 2015 Alexana Winery ¡Salud! Cuvée Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles · 2016 Alexana Winery ¡Salud! Cuvée Pinot Noir 750 mL, three bottles · 2017 Alexana Winery ¡Salud! Cuvée Pinot Noir 750 mL, five bottles

Donated by Alexana Winery, Coravin, Sophienwald and VinGarde

French Connection

Live Auction LOT #14

Say “hello” and “bonjour” to this unique 40-bottle collection featuring five Willamette Valley wineries and their French counterparts. Explore the nuances and similarities of these two winemaking regions side by side with this curated lot of wines you won’t find anywhere else. Plus, experience the best of Willamette Valley hospitality with elevated tasting experiences at each of the Oregon properties as well.

DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON AND MAISON JOSEPH DROUHIN

• 2019 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 750 mL, two bottles • 2019 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène Pinot Noir 750 mL, two bottles • 2018 Joseph Drouhin Santenay Beaurepaire Premier Cru 750 mL, two bottles • 2018 Joseph Drouhin Volnay 750 mL, two bottles • An elevated tasting for four at Domaine Drouhin Oregon

DOMAINE SERENE VINEYARDS & WINERY AND CHÂTEAU DE LA CRÉE

• 2019 Domaine Serene Two Barns Vineyard Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles • 2019 Château de la Crée, Santenay Premier Cru Clos Faubard

Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles • An elevated tasting for four at Domaine Serene’s Clubhouse

NICOLAS-JAY AND MÉO-CAMUZET

• 2018 Nicolas-Jay L’Ensemble Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles • 2018 Méo-Camuzet Pommard Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles • A tour and VIP tasting for four at Nicolas-Jay

PONZI VINEYARDS AND DOMAINE CHANSON

• 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 750 mL • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir 750 mL • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Avellana Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 750 mL • 2019 Ponzi Vineyards Aurora Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 750 mL • 2019 Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge

Premier Cru 750 mL • 2019 Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Fèves Premier Cru 750 mL • 2019 Domaine Chanson Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru Les

Vergelesses 750 mL • 2019 Domaine Chanson Santenay-Beauregard Premier Cru 750 mL • An elevated tour and tasting plus a wine paired lunch experience for four at Ponzi Vineyards

RÉSONANCE AND MAISON LOUIS JADOT

• 2017 Résonance Vineyard Pinot Noir 750 mL, four bottles • 2017 Maison Louis Jadot Beaune Premier Cru Clos de Ursules 750 mL, four bottles • An elevated tasting experience for four at Résonance

Donated by Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery, Nicolas-Jay, Ponzi Vineyards and Résonance

Live Auction LOT #15 52+ Reasons to Celebrate: Sparkling Wine Collection

Every week for the next year, find something to celebrate! Big or small wins, a project completed, a family moment – whatever it is, open a bottle to mark the moment with Willamette Valley sparkling wine. Included in this lot are 63 bottles from 18 producers, enough for a bottle a week plus an extra bottle or two on holidays, or any time! This package includes:

A to Z Wineworks

Bubbles Oregon Sparkling Rosé Wine, 750 mL, three bottles

Anne Amie Vineyards

2017 Marilyn Brut Rosé 750 mL, three bottles

Apolloni Vineyards

Estate Rosé Sparkling Wine (NV) 750 mL, three bottles

Brittan Vineyards

2019 Brut Sparkling Wine 750 mL, three bottles

Corollary Wines

2018 Cuvée One Brut 750 mL 2018 X-Omni Vineyard Blanc des Blancs 750 mL 2018 Namaste Vineyard Brut 750 mL

Dion Vineyard

2018 Wedding Tree Cuvée Brut 750 mL, three bottles

Division Winemaking Company

2017 La Tempête Brut Rosé 750 mL, three bottles

Dobbes Family Estate

2018 Blanc de Blanc Oregon Bubbles 750 mL, three bottles

Evening Land Vineyards

2016 Blanc de Blanc 750 mL, three bottles

Johan Vineyards

2021 Pétillant Naturel Pinot Noir 750 mL, three bottles

Lange Estate

2018 Mia Mousseux Brut Rosé 750 mL, three bottles

Le Cadeau Vineyard

2013 Brut Rosé 750 mL, three bottles

Left Coast Cellars

2016 Brut Rosé of Pinot Meunier 750 mL, three bottles

R . Stuart & Co .

Rosé d’Or 750 mL, three bottles

Raptor Ridge Winery

2017 Estate Cuvée Brut Rosé 750 mL, three bottles

Ruby Vineyard

Sparkling wine 750 mL, three bottles

Sokol Blosser

2013 Sparkling Rosé 750 mL, three bottles 2015 Blossom Ridge Sparkling Rosé 750 mL, three bottles 2016 Bluebird Cuvée Sparkling Wine 750 mL, three bottles

Tristaetum

2019 Pashey Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine 750 mL, two bottles; 2019 Pashey Estates Cuvée Sparkling Wine 750 mL, two bottles; 2019 Pashey Coast Range Estate Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine 750 mL, two bottles

Donated by the generous wineries listed above