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Rivers-Marie

Rivers-Marie is a Sonoma Coast and Napa Valley producer founded in 2005 by Thomas Rivers Brown (winemaker) and Genevieve Marie Welsh, focusing on small-production single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay. Thomas Rivers Brown is one of Napa's most sought-after consulting winemakers, advising elite estates including Schrader Cellars, Maybach, and Turley. Rivers-Marie's own label draws from premier vineyard sources: Summa Vineyard (Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir), Kanzler and Bearwallow Vineyards (Pinot Noir), B. Thieriot Vineyard (Chardonnay), and Lore Vineyard and estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. At auction, prices range from $37 to $359, with an average of $88 per bottle across 120 lots. The Summa Vineyard Pinot Noir and the Lore Vineyard Cabernet command the highest prices. Brown's consulting reputation adds credibility to the Rivers-Marie label for collectors familiar with his work elsewhere.