Lazy Bear
This is a Grand Award list at full scale, 2,618 bottles built around a serious red backbone of 1,382 wines with California and Burgundy at its core. Ridge Vineyards is the house anchor with over 150 listings, and you see real depth in grower Burgundy through names like Roulot, Antoine Jobard, and Pousse d'Or, plus a deep Champagne section at 187 wines. The top end runs to trophy Burgundy, with Romanee Conti at $12,000 and several La Tache and Coche Dury Corton Charlemagne around $6,500, but the median bottle sits near $255 and entry bottles start around $10, so there is room to sell across the table. The 44 by the glass pours give you a working spread to open with. This list rewards a guest who knows California cult reds and grower Burgundy, and it gives you plenty to trade up when the table is ready.