Wine auctions and wine collecting in North America

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Acker, Merrall and Condit - http://www.ackerwines.com/

Acker, Merrall and Condit has been a wine merchant in New York City since 1820. Its live and online auctions have attracted an enthusiastic group of bidders. Held monthly. Other features of this excellent merchant are listed under its entry in Wine Retailers. - Read more

AuctionVine Wine Auction - http://www.auctionvine.com

Fine and rare wines for both dealers and collectors; includes a mock online auction for practise and an advanced search engine. AuctionVine is a business-to-consumer Internet fine wine auction site, beginning operation in 1997, focussed on bringing licensed fine wine resellers and fine wine collectors and consumers together via online auction. AuctionVine is part of the Brentwood Wine family of Internet wine sites. - Read more

Chicago Wine Company - http://www.tcwc.com/

Chicago Wine Company offers wines at auction and at retail out of cavernous digs in Chicago. They may also be contacted if you have well-cellared, collectible wines to sell. The Wine Lover's page features a database containing all the Hammer Prices (auction sale prices) of wines sold by The Chicago Wine Company in its auctions since January 1996. - Read more

Lake County Wine Auction - http://www.wineryassociation.com/calendar/w/id/70/calendar-details.asp

The annual Lake County Wine Auction at Buckingham Golf & Country Club, Kelseyville. Gala charity event for nonprofit organizations and agencies that benefit the Arts, Health and Community of Lake County. Live and silent auctions, wine and food, live music; black tie encouraged. Middle of September every year. Additional activities scheduled for September 19 include cooking demonstration and luncheon with Chef John Ash, and winemaker dinners at several Lake County wineries. - Read more

Magnum Wines - http://www.magnumwines.com

Magnum Wines is the auction house for the investor, drinker or thinker. Rare and highly sought after wines including magnums. Members can buy and sell wines on their own pages. - Read more

WineBid.com - http://www.winebid.com/

WineBid.com holds three separate auctions serving North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, and Australia. It offers access to thousands of rare and fine wines. HowItWorks provides a clear explanation of the mechanics of the auctions for both buyers and sellers. Founded in 1996, WineBid.com is the largest Internet auction for fine and rare wines. All wines we auction are inspected and stored in their climate-controlled warehouse in Napa, California. - Read more

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Argentinean Wine
For many years, Argentina was producing a wide range of wine from inexpensive yet drinkable, to truly world class quality and collectible, yet few people outside of South American could find a single bottle of Argentinean wine. Part of the reason for the lack of exports is that Argentineans drink more wine per capita then any other country in the world, save Luxembourg. That means that the wine industry sells at least 70% of its wine to local customers, leaving very little left over for international markets, especially when you take into account the large amount of...

Chilean Wine
Chile has burst onto the wine scene in the past 15 years. Known for inexpensive, fruit forward extremely drinkable Cabernet Sauvignon throughout much of the United States, the Chilean wine industry is capable of producing much, much more. Have you had an expensive Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon?

Amarone Wine
Amarone is a very special and unique wine. After the grapes are harvested, they are put through a very different process. This process not only affects the taste of the wine but the color, structure and body.

US Wine States - Washington
Do you know why currently is Washington State the second largest wine maker state behind California? Because its climate is good for grapes and generally receive two more hours of sunlight than most of the Californian vineyards. Washington has great young wines. Travelers have to try it.