Winegavel Announces Fist Live Auction In Los Angeles November 13, 2010 At Bazaar Resturant

WineGavel Fine & Rare Wine Auctions launches its first live auction in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 10AM-1:30 PM PDT at The Bazaar Restaurant, headed by world renowned Chef, Jose Andres.

Founded in 2009, WineGavel has opened up the world of fine and rare wines to consumers across the country both online and with live auctions to the West Coast. "We are thrilled to have partnered with The Bazaar and the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills for our first Los Angeles live auction," said Kirk Bairlein, Auction Director at WineGavel Fine and Rare Wines. He continued, "There will be great wines poured from The Bazaar list as well as from our cellar, and certainly do not hesitate to bring some gems from your own collection to share with friends."

The Auction will take place in the Blanca dining room of The Bazaar at 10 a.m. PDT. Bidders who attend the auction will be able to experience the culinary delights of James Beard Award winning chef, Jose Andres, with a lunch menu paired to several featured wines. Great wines from The Bazaar list as well as from WineGavel's cellar will be poured. Lunch is $75 per person all inclusive including corkage, tax and gratuity.

The Menu will include, First Course: serrano ham platter, pan con tomate, sweet potato chips with yogurt, endive salad. Second course: apple and fennel salad, not your everyday caprese, tuna ceviche. Third course: sauteed shrimp with guindilla peppers, croquetas de pollo and brussel sprouts.

The November 13th Auction highlights the quality and diversity of fine wines from around the globe with well over 300 lots to choose from. All of the wines have been thoroughly inspected by the WineGavel team for authenticity and condition and are currently lying in Napa County under perfect storage conditions.

WineGavel offers several ways to bid in live auctions ranging from traditional live bidding in-person or by phone, absentee bidding by fax, email or online through their Internet Catalog, to real-time online bidding the day of the sale.

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About Wine Gavel Fine and Rare Wine Auctions:

Wine Gavel is a fine and rare wine auction company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Our team and consultants have over 75 years of combined experience in the fine and rare wine and collectors' services business. We offer an exciting opportunity to buy and sell the world's greatest wines in a dynamic internet real time auction format while providing the best customer service experience possible. Every single bottle that we offer is thoroughly inspected and verified for authenticity and provenance. Bid with confidence at our auctions. www.winegavel.com

Highlights from the Auction Catalog:

Our first consignment, Prized Wines from an Astute Collector, is strong in its range and style. From Bordeaux, we have modern wine with highlights including imperials of the 2000 Pichon Lalande and 2003 Pavie. From there we move on to Burgundy and Rhone high-flying producers, such as DRC, Meo Camuzet, Beaucastel and Pegau, and end with highly rated wines from Spain, the U.S. and Australia.

In Classics From the Cellar of a Southern Californian Business Man, there are splashes of superb wines from the '86 Lafite Rothschild to Blue-Chip California bottles of the '94 vintage, including Araujo Estate and Opus One.

A Burgundy Treasure Chest from this Bay Area Business Man provides bidders the opportunity to acquire both White and Red Burgundies of varying style and terroir, highlighted by two full cases of the 1997 Meo Camuzet Clos Vougeot.

A quick interlude of wines from the Cellar of a Bay Area Aficionado, with signature Rhones from Beacuastel and J.L. Chave Hermitage.

A collection of Well Stored Consignments ar