wine auctioneer

Jun 05

Three ways a Los Angeles auction incorporated high-end wines

Welcome to wine week! Every post this week ties to alcohol. Here's the post explaining why. A few benefit auctions I conduct each year aren't known as wine auctions, but they have such a stellar collection of wine available that the lots could easily be sold in a wine auction and fit right in. This Los Angeles, CA gala is one such event. In fact, the ~300 guests aren't just treated to great wine lots in the auction, but they get to enjoy exquisite wines in several ways throughout the evening. ... Read On >

Jun 04

Where does a wine auctioneer learn about champagne?

Welcome to wine week! Every post this week ties to alcohol. Here’s the post explaining it. Where does a fundraising wine auctioneer go to learn about champagne? Drinking it often is a good start. But to more fully appreciate the bubbly, this past Monday (June 1, 2015) I headed to class. This just wasn't any class. I went to the Champagne Master Workshop & Tutored Tasting organized by the French Wine Society. Peter Liem, one of the world's experts on champagne, led the course. My ... Read On >

Jun 03

[VIDEO] Comparing wine auction catalogs

Welcome to wine week! Every post this week ties to alcohol. Here's the post explaining it.In this video, I pulled three wine auction catalogs from my collection.If you've never attended a wine auction, you'll be interested to hear how different they are from most typical benefit auctions.If you happen to be chairing a wine auction, you'll enjoy seeing how your own catalog compares to other groups around the country. Everyone has a special way of presenting their ... Read On >

Jun 01

This wine auctioneer is drinking moonshine

It's wine week! What is wine week? This week I've devoted every day of my blog to a wine-related post. Or something close. I'm celebrating a birthday soon so it seems proper to have a toast. In honor of the big day, every post this week will discuss something about wine or some other beverage (like moonshine) worthy of being poured into a glass and raised during a toast. This past weekend I sampled moonshine (or sweetshine, as they call it) at Bloomery Plantation in West Virginia. I spend a ... Read On >