Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
 
Auctions - Champion Wine Auction

The results of the 2008 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Champion Wine Auction are as follows:

 

Rodeo Uncorked!

GRAND CHAMPION BEST OF SHOW

Wine: Stags’ Leap Napa Cabernet California, Stags’ Leap Winery, 2004

Price: $201,000 (record)

Buyers: Creeks at Augusta Pines, Family Funding, Chuck Simmons and Bradley Fish, and John Eddie and Sheridan Williams

Record price: $201,000 in 2008

Previous record price: $200,000 in 2006

 

Rodeo Uncorked!

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BEST OF SHOW

Wine: Orogeny Vineyards Pinot Noir Green Valley, Orogeny Vineyards, 2005

Price: $126,000 (record)

Buyer: Marilyn and George DeMontrond, Cathy and Jessie Marion, June and Virgil Waggoner, and Raye White

Record price: $126,000 in 2008

Previous record price: $100,00 in 2006