Bring Your Own Magnum Party Returns

Nearly 500 California wine pros attended the relaunch of Wine Spectator’s BYOM soiree

    A bar with many bottles of wine in magnum format with servers pouring glasses of wine for guests
    Guests enjoyed a lineup hundreds of magnums deep. (Leigh-Ann Beverley/Bonafide)

    Wine Spectator’s Bring Your Own Magnum Party made a triumphant return after a five-year hiatus June 4 as wine industry icons gathered in the Napa Valley town of St. Helena for one of the most exclusive wine country fêtes of the year. As the unofficial kickoff of Auction Napa Valley, the party gave vintners and winemakers a chance to relax and socialize before the hectic weekend of events.

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