Auction Napa Valley
Friday, June 6
11:00am - 4:00 pm
Trinchero Family Estates
This festival, held at Trinchero Family Estates, focuses on all the best Napa Valley has to offer: its people, hospitality, food and, of course, wine.
Wander through and explore The Marketplace--not just any marketplace, but one filled with more than one hundred vintners personally pouring some of their finest releases, dozens of Napa Valley restaurateurs and artisan food purveyors plying you with their specialties, and a panoply of live music and entertainment.
Then head into the cool of the cellar for the hot Barrel Tasting & Auction, where 120 winery owners and winemakers preview unbottled futures of aging wine, pulling samples directly from barrel for you to taste. Then place your bid on a case or more in this high-energy celebration of the grape.
Just a few feet away from the Barrel Auction you'll find the E-Auction, where you'll bid against online bidders from around the world. The 80 e-offerings include wine in all forms of rare bottlings, special verticals and other collections, as well as unavailable-elsewhere library releases; special private events including private winery stays, parties and one-of-a-kind experiences; and more.
And don't forget to preview and make your bidding plans for the 42 ultra lots to be auctioned at the grand Live Auction on Saturday evening--they make their one and only appearance for the weekend here at Taste Napa Valley, in an eye-popping exhibition of vintner creativity and generosity. All are built on a solid foundation of the Napa Valley classics: internationally renowned wines, offered in special bottlings and rare collections the likes of which aren't to be found elsewhere; the gracious hospitality our vintners are known for; as well as fine dining, world-class accommodations and more. But a handful also go above and beyond these classics, adding to these offerings luxury items, jet-setter travel and once-in-a-lifetime experiences that span the globe.