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Premiere Napa Valley (Page Cellars)

Premiere Napa Valley is a charity auction program organized by Napa Valley Vintners since 1981, in which participating wineries produce one-of-a-kind lots—typically blends, single-barrel selections, or verticals—for live auction at the annual event. The wines aggregate under this shared identity in the database, making the category unusually diverse. The lots command premiums driven by their unique, unrepeatable character: single-barrel bottlings, winery-specific experimental lots, and rare format packages unavailable elsewhere. At auction, 846 lots averaging $209 per bottle with prices reaching $1,251 reflect the diversity of participating estates—from small cult wineries to major commercial producers—and the range of vintage quality across decades of the program. The 1995 vintage tops the auction database. These lots are particularly valuable as reference points for winery capability and style, as winemakers often contribute their finest or most experimental barrels to demonstrate technical range outside their standard commercial portfolio. Resale values vary significantly depending on the originating winery and vintage. Lots from highly regarded cult producers such as Screaming Eagle, Harlan, or Colgin—when they appear as Premiere Napa participants—can achieve multiples of the $209 average, while commercial estate lots may trade at or near that level.