Lot #29 – A Shining Star
Northstar Winery

Since their inaugural vintage in 1994, Northstar Winery has focused on crafting world-class Merlots from Washington’s very best vineyard sites. Twenty years later, Northstar is widely recognized among the leading Merlot producers of the world, and has been proclaimed the “number one source for good American Merlot” by The New York Times. The team at Northstar wants you to share the joy of their momentous anniversary and has donated this trip to Walla Walla for two couples. This is your chance to join in the celebration!

Begin your Washington wine country experience with a flight to Walla Walla, then check in to the luxurious Marcus Whitman Hotel and relax with a stroll through the historic downtown. The following day you will be whisked over to Northstar to participate in a private Northstar Blending Experience with esteemed winemaker

David “Merf ” Merfeld. The Blending Experience is a unique, hands-on opportunity to immerse yourselves in the art and craft of blending Northstar wines. You will each compose your own one-of-kind bottle of Northstar, complete with a custom label, from the same blending components that Merf uses to craft Northstar’s acclaimed Merlot-based blends. Weather permitting, you will also enjoy a private vineyard tour.

That evening, Merf and his wife will join your party for dinner at the Chef ’s Table back at the hotel with a menu prepared specifically for your group and paired with outstanding wine selections from Northstar. And last but not at all least, tonight you will take home tonight an incredible selection of the winery’s best offerings for your own personal enjoyment—a three-year vertical of  Northstar Premier in Magnum format (2009, 2010, 2011), an etched Double Magnum of Northstar 2007 Walla Walla Valley Merlot and an etched 5-liter bottle of Northstar 2004 Columbia Valley Merlot.

Subject to mutually agreeable date. Expires July 2015.

OPENING BID
$4,000

INCLUDES
Airfare for Four (from Seattle/Portland /SF)
Two-Night Stay for Four
Private Blending Seminar and Tour for Four
Private  Hotel-to-Vineyard Shuttle for Four
Dinner for Four
Three 1.5-Liter Bottles
One 3-Liter Bottle One 5-Liter Bottle

DONOR
Northstar Winery
Walla Walla, Washington