Checkerbloom Gala Auction

Resident artist, Fred Parker's "Number Nine / Generation Two" acrylic on canvas, Giclee enlargement of "Generation One" stretched over wood panel 48" x 32"

Value: $3,000

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Panoramic landscape of the view at sunrise through the trees across from the entrance of Deerfield.

12x40" image, printed on canvas, mounted, and ready to be framed. 

Value: $150.00

Photographer: Tom Deininger

Learn the art of blending from Winemaker, Robert Rex. This class is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for home winemakers and wine enthusiasts that want to delve deeper into what's in their glass. Bid on this item with a group of like-minded friends for an experience you won't soon forget. Value: $2,000

Deerfield Ranch, with stunning views of Sonoma Mountain, boasts some of the most charming accommodations that Sonoma has to offer.  Robert and PJ Rex began Deerfield Ranch as a bed and breakfast in the 1970s, sharing their wines with visitors around the table. Since then, the winery has moved from the tiny horse barn they converted to the 23,000 square foot cave they built and alot has changed, except for their legendary hospitality. During your two-night stay, taste wines under their majestic old oak tree and enjoy a tour of property!

Value: $1,000

Case includes: 2 bottles of 2009 @Cabernet, Reserve; 2 bottles of 2011 @Cabernet; 3 bottles of 2010 @Merlot; 3 bottles of 2014 @Sauv Blanc; 2 bottles of 2014 @Chardonnay

This wine is where it’s @ !

This is a wine priced for drinking any night of the week and with any meal. 

Value: $320.00

1999 DRX, 2001 DRX, 2002 DRX, 2005 DRX, 2006 DRX, 2007 DRX

These flagship wines are perhaps the most sophisticated that Deerfield has to offer.  All the wines in this rare vertical are Bordeaux blends.  The DRX wines are "Barrel Blends," created by selecting the very best barrels in the cave to blend together.

Value: $1,000

2000 Meritage, Ladi's Vineyard; 2003 Meritage,Trio Vineyard; 2005 Meritage, Trio Vineyard, Meritage, 2006 Meritage, Rancho Salina Vineyard

Meritage means Bordeaux Blend.  This flight is rare due to scarcity of certain wines. They are all single-vineyard blends, showcasing terroir. 

Value: $500.00

Flight includes: 2007 Cove Cuvee; 2007 Syrah, Estate Vineyard; 2007 Merlot, Quailbush Vineyard; 2007 Syrah, Ladi's Vineyard; 2007 DRX, Meritage

The 2007 Harvest was regarded as the best vintage of the decade. The reds are exceptional and long lived. Now at their prime, these wines are also rare, most being consumed years ago. The best ones, well-made and well stored, will last at least another 10 years and produce flavors found nowhere else in nature.  These wines never left their place of birth.

Value: $600.00

Obi "Wine" Kenobe Flight includes:

2007 Syrah, Estate; 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Los Chamizal Vineyard; 2008 Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley; 2013 Chardonnay, Blonde Ambition; 2013 Pinot Grigio, and 2013 White Rex.

Value: $300.00

Deerfield Ranch Winery's first sparkling wine has been in the making for over a decade. As with the best French sparkling wines, this blanc de blanc was structiured to age beautifully and was 12 years En Tirage. It reveals flavors of apple tart, a fresh burst of pear and flavor nuances that exist nowhere else in nature.

Value: 900.00