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News Release

For Immediate Release: December 19, 2002
Contact: Brooke Hilton, WineBid.com, bhilton@winebid.com, or (206) 320-1217 x263

30-YEAR-OLD DREAM CELLAR ON AUCTION AT WINEBID.COMĀ®

Napa California: WineBid.com, the premier Internet auction for fine and rare wines, is offering a 30-year-old cellar on auction from Dec. 19 through Dec. 29. This collection comes from a Northern California collector who spent more than 30 years acquiring some of the most important Old World wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhone, Alsace, and Portugal. It includes every top Bordeaux vintage of the last 40 years, as well as top-flight Burgundies. There are also outstanding classic California wines. Included are many "perfect" wines here that earned 100 points from critics.

Collection Highlights:

  • 1982 Lafite, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, Mouton, Latour
  • 1982 Leoville Las Cases, Gruard-Larose,Brane Cantenac
  • 1982 Ausone, Talbot, Du Tertre, Palmer
  • 1964/66/67 Haut Brion
  • 1956/61/66 Mouton
  • 1986/88/89 La Tache
  • 1983/87/89 Spottswoode
  • 1974/78/85 Freemark Abbey
  • 1970/80/85 Chappellet

"This extensive collection is exactly what our customers are looking for, and we are pleased to offer them" said Jerry Zech, WineBid.com's Chief Executive Officer.

Founded in 1996, WineBid.com is the largest online auction for rare and fine wines with more than 23,000 registered bidders. At WineBid.com each bottle of wine consigned is appraised and inspected.

For more information, visit our website at www.winebid.com or call (888) 638-8968.