Unique Live Auction Donation

Calera Winery has generously donated two different lots of a barrel each (25 cases per barrel) of their esteemed 2022 Mt. Harlan Mills Pinot Noir and the 2022 Mt. Harlan Chardonnay.

The donation is explained in a BenitoLink article written by Robert Eliason from an interview with winemaker, Mike Waller:

"Low yields were a significant problem in 2022 when there were only enough grapes from the Mills and Chardonnay vineyards to produce one barrel each. 

“We had frost and shatter, and we were also in a drought,” Waller said. “So instead of putting these out on the market, we decided to donate them to Gabilan Chapter Seneca’s 68th Annual Wine & Food Tasting.

"The wine, 25 cases per barrel, will be auctioned at the event. The wine is intended for private use, not resale, but it will represent the entire output of those two wines for that year.

“We’ve never done anything like this,” Waller said. “Mills sells for $95 a bottle; you are looking at 25 cases.  This wine will never be for sale in the market; whoever wins, it will be a steal.”