Sunday, September 4,
2011
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cline Cellars, Sonoma
Located in the Sonoma Carneros Appellation
(See Directions Below)
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission tickets
$500 per person.
Visa Signature Cardholders receive a special price
$450 per person.
Tickets are non-refundable.
It’s time to dust off your letter jacket and fluff up your poms poms for "Sonoma Homecoming: Vintage 2011", where you’ll be among your fellow alumni at an event filled with wine, food, fun and frivolity! Everyone’s coming back to campus for the 19th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction at Cline Cellars, sponsored by Trilogy Glass & Packaging, for an unforgettable evening of being way too cool for school. You will win Most Congenial if you buy your tickets today.
Hit the quad at Sonoma’s Cline Cellars Sunday, September 4, at 1:00 p.m. where you’ll begin initiation at check in. Then, take your hall pass to get a first look at our trophy case of 35 Live Auction Lots, or hang out with your clique in the End Zone before the “big game” Live Auction kicks off at 2:30 p.m.
Click here to see the OFFICIAL LIST of the 2011 Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction Live Lots!
Your ticket not only gets you into the Wine Spectator Auction Tent, but also offers you exclusive face time with Sonoma’s own quarterbacks of the cork – our acclaimed Winemakers and Growers. Each table is hosted by a Winemaker or Grower who promises to share in-crowd secrets on how they consistently win the Sonoma Superlative titles, yearbook after yearbook. No dorm food here -- a team of Sonoma County’s most renowned chefs will prepare a multi-course meal that will make you glad you skipped the cafeteria plan!
When you purchase your auction tickets, it's your chance to choose which Sonoma winemaking king or queen with whom you'd like to hold court. Select from this incredible lineup:
Akóma Zoúme at Mountain Terraces Vineyard
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Audelssa Estate Winery
Benziger Family Winery
Buena Vista Carneros / DeLoach Vineyards
Captûre Wines
Ceja Vineyards
Chateau St. Jean - SOLD OUT
Cline Cellars
Clos du Bois
Dane Cellars
DUNSTAN Wines
Dutton Ranch
Foppiano Vineyards
Francis Ford Coppola Winery - SOLD OUT
GlenLyon Vineyards & Winery - SOLD OUT
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards
Gundlach Bundschu Winery - SOLD OUT
Hanzell Vineyards - SOLD OUT
Hidden Ridge Vineyard
Hoffman Family Cellars
Huge Bear Wines
Hughes Family Vineyards
Idell Family Vineyards
Imagery Estate Winery
Iron Horse Vineyards
Kosta Browne Winery
Landmark Vineyards - SOLD OUT
Lasseter Family Winery - SOLD OUT
MacMurray Ranch
Muscardini Cellars
Nicholson Ranch
Paradise Ridge
Ram's Gate Winery
Ravenswood Winery
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Roessler Cellars
Sangiacomo Family Vineyards - SOLD OUT
Schug Carneros Estate Winery
Sojourn Cellars
Spann Vineyards
Stone Edge Farm
Tallgrass Ranch
Trione Vineyards
Ty Caton Vineyards
POST AUCTION PEP-RALLY
After an evening cheering Sonoma winemakers to their inevitable auction victories, put down your megaphone and single file-it to the Cigar Lounge to cram for the finest finals you’ve ever had. Or, drop in to the Homecoming Hall where you’ll sip a curriculum of cocktails while taking a well-deserved recess in our sumptuous sitting areas.
Holding court as Honorary Co-Chairs throughout the event are the valedictorians at Dutton Family Vineyards and Benziger Family Winery. By adhering to their syllabus that promotes the philosophy that great wines come from great fruit, the Dutton family has built an unshakable reputation for quality that spans generations. And the Benziger family is deeply committed to their award-winning sustainable principles – a commitment that will continue for all of Sonoma’s future alumni. It’s no wonder these two families are the top of the class!
Don’t settle for just seeing this event in the yearbook. The 19th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, sponsored by Trilogy Glass & Packaging, promises an education in fun like no other event of the year! Your guidance counselor agrees: You should fill out your application today. (You’re a top candidate – guaranteed to get in, and no essay required!)
EVENT DETAILS
Event location: Cline Cellars, 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476
There is no parking available at Cline Cellars during the event.
Event parking: Viansa Winery, 25200 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476
All parking is located at Viansa Winery, Shuttles will be available to bring you to and from the event at any time throughout the duration of the auction.
Auction Registration and Live Lot Preview: Barrel Room, Cline Cellars
ONLINE AUCTION
Starting on August 1, be sure to bid high and bid often at the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend Online Auction benefitting Sonoma non-profits. Even if you can't make it to the events, it's your chance to take home prized bottles from our winemakers cellars, one-of-a-kind etched bottles, and exclusive Sonoma trips and packages. Visit http://www.winecountryweekend.cmarket.com/
DIRECTIONS TO VIANSA PARKING LOT
Event parking is located at Viansa Winery, just down the street from Cline Cellars at 25200 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476. Shuttles will be available to bring you to the event and shuttles will be available to transport you back to the parking lot at any time throughout the duration of the auction.
From Highway 101 heading North, Take Highway 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County. When you reach Novato take the Highway 37 exit (for about 8 miles) turn left onto Highway 121 North (Infineon Raceway will be on your left). Continue on Highway 121 for 4.5 miles and Viansa Winery will be located on your right. Shuttles will take you across the street to Cline Cellars, do not cross the road on foot.
From Highway 101 heading South, after Rowland Boulevard, take the Highway 37 Vallejo Napa exit east. Turn left onto Highway 121 North (Infineon Raceway will be on your left). Continue on Highway 121 for 4.5 miles and Viansa Winery will be located on your right. Shuttles will take you across the street to Cline Cellars, do not cross the road on foot.
NEED A RIDE?
California Wine Tours will be offerring shuttle service to and from the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction for guests.
PLEASE NOTE all shuttles will be on a time sensitive schedule and will depart on time. The shuttle will not wait for late guests wanting to board to the bus.
$30 per person, roundtrip from the following hotels in Healdsburg and Santa Rosa, CA.
Hotel Healdsburg
25 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448 Departure time: 11:45 am – SHARP The shuttle will be waiting in front of the hotel
Hilton Sonoma Wine Country
3555 Round Barn Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403Departure time: 12:00 pm – SHARP The shuttle will be waiting in front of the hotel
If you miss the shuttle departure there will be NO REFUNDS. NO EXCEPTIONS so please be on time for the departure to The Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction at Cline Cellars!
At the end of the day, shuttles will depart Cline Cellars at 6:30 p.m. and will arrive back to the Hotel locations at approximately 7:30 p.m.