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LANGTRY ESTATE & VINEYARDS 6 LITER
A reserve tour and tasting at the beautiful Langtry Estate for four people along with a 10% discount on any purchases. Also included is a vertical of Petite Sirah from their renowned Serpentine Meadow Vineyard, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
OPENING BID: $200
WINNING BID: $425
DONOR: Langtry Estate & Vineyards -
BALLOONS ABOVE THE VALLEY
A balloon ride for two! You will start in Yountville with snacks prior to your flight, then an enjoyable ride with a champagne brunch afterward. Also included are six bottles of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon; two bottles each of 2007 Trefethen Estate, 2006 Ladera Howell Mountain and 2005 Martini Monte Rosso Vineyard.
OPENING BID: $100
WINNING BID: $800
DONOR: Balloons Above the Valley, Wine Warehouse & Marie Beery -
CEAGO VINEGARDEN PRIVATE LUNCH
A private lunch and tour for twelve with Jim Fetzer and Chef Nick Heidemann on the beautiful grounds of Ceago Vinegarden and paired with Ceago wines. Also included is an overnight stay for two at Ceago's Lakeside Casita.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $2,300
DONOR: Ceago Vinegarden -
A CUSTOM MADE STANDING LAMP
A custom handmade mica photo lamp with matching standing lamp that would be a beautiful addition to any corner of the room.
OPENING BID: $100
WINNING BID: $450
DONOR: Clayton Creek Studios -
JED STEELE'S STYMIE MERLOT IN MANY SIZES
This lot includes one 6 liter, one 3 liter, one magnum and a wooden six pack of 750 ml bottles of Steele Wines 2008 Stymie Merlot. The bottles are signed by winemaker/owner of Steele Wines, Jedediah T. Steele. You can use the 750 ml bottles to sample as the years pass to help you gauge when it is the correct time to pull the cork on the larger format bottles.
OPENING BID: $100
WINNING BID: $1,100
DONOR: Steele Wines -
A YEAR OF WINE, FOOD & ART
The Lake County Wine Studio in Upper Lake hosts a winery, appetizers and a featured artist the first Friday and Saturday of each month February through December. The winning bidder will gain entry for two people to either the Friday or Saturday of each month. You will enjoy sampling the wines, meeting the winemakers and the artist while enjoying local Lake County cuisine.
OPENING BID: $100
WINNING BID: $550
DONOR: Lake County Wine Studio -
A HIGH VALLEY EXPERIENCE
Six people will enjoy a private tour of Brassfield's caves, winery and the newly completed hospitality center designed by award-winning architect and landscape designer, Ron Firestone and Dennis Turner. Following the tour you will enjoy an artisanal cheese and reserve wine tasting on the private mezzanine level of the new tasting room. Also included is a Brassfield Estate 2006 magnum collection, the Monte Sereno Cabernet Sauvignon, Monte Sereno Syrah and Volcano Ridge Petite Sirah..
OPENING BID: $500
WINNING BID: $2,200
DONOR: Brassfield Estate & Winery -
"AUTUMN IN WINE COUNTRY"
Two tickets in lower Box Section 8 in Row H for the San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay on Sunday, November 21 at 1:05 p.m. with a night's stay in San Francisco, November 21. Also included is a six-pack of wine.
OPENING BID: $100
WINNING BID: $750
DONOR: Linda Morrison -
DAY AT THE SPA!
The perfect gift for yourself and a loved one or make it a girls' day, for two. Come relax spa-style, with a rejuvenating facial, massage, manicure and spa pedicure for each of you. Both guests will be treated to a lunch and a bottle of champagne catered by the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro. You will each also receive a special gift to take home.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $600
DONOR: Skin Fitness and Nails by Felicia -
MAKE A BARREL OF WINE
Make a barrel of red wine under the guidance of Six Sigma winemaker, Matt Hughes. Four visits to the Six Sigma Ranch will give you a hands-on-experience in the winemaking process. Your oenology adventure will begin during harvest; you will join Matt and your grapes on the crush pad for hand sorting followed by the crush. Next up will be a blending session, then a barrel tasting and finally hand bottling; you will need to provide labels. Celebrate the completion of bottling with a wine country picnic lunch for 10 at the ranch catered by Chic Le Chef. The fruits of your labor will be 25 cases of your very own signature Six Sigma Ranch Cuvee.
OPENING BID: $1,000
WINNING BID: $4,000
DONOR: Six Sigma Ranch & Winery -
SOUTH OF THE BORDER!
Spend a week in a corner penthouse condominium with a wrap around balcony, roof top pool, maid service, ocean and mountain views, on the beach in the "Romance Zone" in the heart of Puerto Vallarta. Good May through November 2012..
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $2,400
DONOR: Barbara Roumiguiere -
BUBBLES!
From one of the most prestigious champagne houses in France, a Jeroboam of Pol Roger Brut Reserve Champagne.
OPENING BID: $200
WINNING BID: $600
DONOR: Frederick Wildman & Sons Ltd. -
PLUMAS PINES GOLF FOR FOUR
This package for four includes 18 holes of golf at Plumas Pines Golf Resort in Graeagle, California. After golf you will enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by Chef Sean Conry at the resort's exclusive restaurant, Longboards Bar & Grill. Then you will travel downhill to the River Pines Resort for a one night stay.
OPENING BID: $200
WINNING BID: $1,600
DONOR: Plumas Pines Golf Resort, Longboards Bar & Grill, and River Pines Resort -
AN EVENING AT ELY STAGE STOP & COUNTRY MUSEUM
Join hosts Myron and Marilyn Holdenried for an exclusive evening for up to eight guests at the historic and newly renovated Ely Stage Stop on Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville. Enjoy wines and appetizers served on the veranda prior to dinner while viewing the panoramic scenery. Move inside to the dining room for a gourmet dinner with table service replicating the 1880s when the Ely Station was a regular stop. The catered dinner will be prepared pairing Wildhurst wines and presented by winemaker Banyon Kirkendall. You will go home with 6 bottles of 2009 Home Ranch Zinfandel and 6 bottles of 2010 Chardonnay from Wildhurst.
OPENING BID: $500
WINNING BID: $1,600
DONOR: Myron & Marilyn Holdenried, Wildhurst Vineyards -
VACATION AT VIGILANCE
Enjoy a two-night stay for two at the Vigilance Villa surrounded by gorgeous vineyards overlooking the Anderson Marsh and beautiful Clear Lake. Stroll the vineyard trail to enjoy fine wines and hors d'oeuvres while playing bocce ball as the sun goes down. Followed by a romantic dinner for two in the cellar prepared by Julie of Chic Le Chef.
OPENING BID: $500
WINNING BID: $1,600
DONOR: Vigilance Winery & Vineyards on behalf of Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery -
VERTICAL
This package includes past vintages, current vintages and a large format bottle of Steele Wines DuPratt Vineyard Zinfandel..
OPENING BID: $200
WINNING BID: $1,050
DONOR: Marie Beery -
GREGORY GRAHAM TOUR
The winning bidder and three friends will join Gregory and Marianne Graham for a private tour of their vineyard and winery, followed by a casual lunch. During this time you will have a chance to taste all of their current releases and each guest will select a mixed three-pack of their Lake County wines to take home.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $1,100
DONOR: Gregory Graham Wines, Greg and Marianne Graham -
FIRST COMMEMORATIVE HAND-ETCHED AND PAINTED SALMANAZAR
This is the first of two 9 liter bottles created exclusively for the auction tonight. It is a cuvee blend of 2010 Sauvignon Blanc created from seven of Lake County's wineries: Ceago Vinegarden, Langtry Estate & Vineyards, Shed Horn Cellars, Six Sigma Ranch & Winery, Steele Wines, Tulip Hill Winery and Vigilance Winery. The Salmanazar is hand-etched and painted with an image from this year's Lake County Wine Auction 2011 John Clarke painting, "Thankful in Lake County." The cuvee blend was crafted by Barney Fetzer of Ceago Vinegarden.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $1,300
DONOR: Lake County Wine Alliance -
DIAMOND HUNT!
Diamonds, wine and lunch await six lucky people if you are the winning bidder on this item. Go to Snows Lake Vineyard and tour their beautiful 800 acres, search for Lake County diamonds, then wrap up the day with a lunch and wine over looking vistas of Mount St. Helena, Cobb Mountain and Mount Konocti.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $800
DONOR: Snows Lake Vineyard -
AWARD WINNING WINES
Start or expand your cellar with the Top Picks of the Best of Lake County wines. Enjoy two cases of award-winning Lake County wines judged, tasted and selected by the wine expert panel of industry judges. You will receive one case tonight of Silver Medal winners selected by the judges in the recent Lake County Wine Awards Competition. Receive the second case of Gold Medal winners following the People's Choice Wine event on November 5, 2011, which you and 7 guests will attend. Your party of eight will be treated to an afternoon of wine, food and music as you blind taste and judge a variety of palate-pleasing Lake County wines. At the close of the event the Gold Medal winners will be announced and you will receive your case of Gold Medal wines.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $1,800
DONOR: Lake County Winery Association -
A JOHN R. CLARKE ORIGINAL PAINTING
"Thankful in Lake County" features a grateful farmer as he watches his harvest. This painting is in John's unique style of watercolor on silk and was created specifically for the Lake County Wine Auction 2011.
OPENING BID: $1,000
WINNING BID: $2,300
DONOR: John R. Clarke -
B.R. COHN WINERY
The B.R. Cohn Winery in beautiful Glen Ellen is owned by Doobie Brothers manager Bruce Cohn. Six people will get a tour of their Olive Hill Estate Vineyards and their 140 year-old French Picholine Olive Tree Grove and a tasting of their award-winning wines. Tonight you will take home 3 bottles of the B.R. Cohn 2008 Silver Label Cabernet Sauvignon signed by Bruce Cohn and a bottle of the B.R. Cohn organic extra virgin olive oil.
OPENING BID: $300
WINNING BID: $1,150
DONOR: B.R. Cohn Winery & Olive Oil Company -
AERIAL TOUR OF LAKE COUNTY
Four people will be picked up at a central location and transported by limo to Lampson Airport where you will embark on a scenic tour of Lake County in a twin engine plane. After the aerial tour you will be limoed to the beautiful home of Patty and Bill Brunetti for lunch, a tour of their winery and tasting room while enjoying many wines. When all the food and wine is gone the limo will return you to your starting location along with two cases of wine.
OPENING BID: $1,000
WINNING BID: $2,000
DONOR: Bill Brunetti -
SECOND COMMEMORATIVE HAND-ETCHED & PAINTED SALMANAZAR
This is the second of the 9 liters exclusively created for the auction tonight. It is a cuvee blend of 2008 Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon created from four of Lake County's wineries, Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery, Six Sigma Ranch & Winery, Steele Wines and Wildhurst Vineyards. This Salmanazar is also handetched and painted with an image of John Clarke's painting "Thankful in Lake County." This cuvee blend was also crafted by Barney Fetzer of Ceago Vinegarden.
OPENING BID: $500
WINNING BID: $2,150
DONOR: Lake County Wine Alliance -
CONCERT IN THE VINEYARD FOR SIX
You and five guests will be picked up by limo which will whisk you to the scenic Moore Family Winery on Cobb Mountain. There you will attend one of their Concerts in the Vineyard. You select which one in the series you would like to enjoy. You will have dinner and receive 4 bottles of Moore Family Winery wine to enjoy during the concert or to take home with you.
OPENING BID: $200
WINNING BID: $800
DONOR: Moore Family Winery -
A GOOD REASON TO HAVE A PARTY
One 3 liter of 2008 Steele Wines Cabernet Franc, one magnum of 2001 Ravenswood Gregory Vineyard red table wine, and one magnum of 2005 Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico.
OPENING BID: $500
WINNING BID: $1,500
DONOR: Pamela Shine-Duncan and Southern Wine & Spirits -
PIG OUT AT THE PUMP HOUSE
A party of 20 will enjoy the company of Congressman Mike Thompson and his wife Jan along with great food and wine from several Lake County wineries at their vineyard property in Finley.
OPENING BID: $1,500
WINNING BID: $5,100
DONOR: Congressman Mike Thompson and his wife Jan