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    Guests got a first look at the new JCB St. Helena tasting room after the Premiere Napa Valley live auction on Sunday, Feb. 25. Located at 1320 Main St., the new space features JCB wines and an extensive collection of Renaissance-style art commissioned by Jean-Charles Boisset.

    Premiere Napa Valley, the annual fundraiser for the Napa Valley Vintners, brought in $3 million during the multi-day event that culminated with a Saturday auction at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.

    Despite the fact more grapes were crushed last year in the state – 3.73 million tons in 2023 compared to 3.67 million in 2022 – prices spiked more than 11% overall compared to 2022, according to a preliminary report by the California Department of Food & Agriculture.

    If there is a single word that best describes the annual extravaganza known as Premiere Napa Valley, which runs this week and concludes on Saturday with an elaborate auction, it is exclusive.

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    As each new year dawns, the vinous conversation tends to focus on Bordeaux. The wine world is once again gearing up for the time-honored frenzy of the En Primeur season that in early spring highlights barrel samples (with "approximate" representations of final blends) from the recently harvested vintage. 

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