Premiere Napa Valley auction 2016 raises $5m
Premiere Napa Valley, the annual auction of uniquely-made barrel lots of Napa wines, raised US$5 million – a million dollars less than last year’s record but still the third highest total in the auction’s 20-year history, Adam Lechmere reports.
There were highs and lows in a sale that had auctioneers David Elswood of Christie’s and Fritz Hatton working the room with motor-mouthed energy. “I’m not getting enough shout-outs here,” Hatton said at one stage. The highest price paid was $130,000 for 60 bottles.
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