Premiere Napa Valley X 2006 sets new records
Premiere Napa Valley X, held at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, Ca, auctioned off 1.87 Million dollars worth of wine on Saturday, February 27, 2006. The event is for wine industry professionals, winemakers, restaurateurs, retailers, and wholesalers, and auction lots are special for the event. The buyers in turn sell off these special lots to delighted customers across the country. The auction started off with a bang, as after the first lot closed, ‘auctioneer Ursula Hermacinski lowered the gavel to close the sale of a lot and the oak gavel shattered in her hand, which proved to be the harbinger of robust action to come.’
The action did prove to be robust, as the top lot of the evening, 2004 Rombauer Cabernet, garnered $85,000, the highest amount ever in the events 10 year history. Here is the list of the top 15 lots and their selling price.
Top 15 Lots
Lot #178 Rombauer Vineyards $85,000
Lot # 37 Shafer Vineyards $75,000
Lot # 154 Silver Oak Cellars $39,000
Lot # 155 Paraduxx $37,000
Lot # 57 Beringer Vineyards $35,000
Lot # 104 Lewis Cellars $32,000
Lot # 19 Joseph Phelps Vineyards $29,000
Lot # 44 Husic Vineyards $28,000
Lot # 148 Regusci Vineyards $27,000
Lot # 86 Gemstone $27,000
Lot # 174 Pride Mountain $26,000
Lot # 142 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars $25,000
Lot # 1 Lang & Reed Wine Company $22,000
Lot # 82 Saintsbury $22,000
Lot # 128 Darioush $22,000
Read [Napa Vintners.com]
