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LET’S AUCTION OFF SOME WINE!
You and your rival sommeliers face off to determine who is the
best at selecting and cellaring wines.
Each player takes on a Client and tries to create a wine cellar
that ages well and is suited to the Client’s tastes.
• 72 Wine Bottle cards
• 30 Client cards
• Scorepad
• Rulebook
Find the Wine Bottle cards needed for the number of players in your game, according to the table above. Return the other Wine Bottle cards to the box.
Example: For a 3-player game,
find the Wine Bottle cards
numbered 1 to 27.
Shuffle the Wine Bottle cards and deal a hand of eight cards face-down to each player. Place the remaining Wine Bottle cards face-up in a column in the middle of the table — these are the Prize bottles for the first round.
Shuffle the Client cards and deal two cards face-down to each
player. Each player looks at their cards to choose one to keep,
placing it face-up in front of them, and discards the other.
You’re ready to begin!
COMPONENTS
SETUP

1–2 1–18
3 1–27
4 1–36
5 1–45
6 1–54
7 1–63
8 All cards 2 1 3 4 7
85 6

C AVA
—TASTING NOTES—
YELLOW APPLE, LIME, QUINCE, CHAMOMILE
1 1 6
85 7 4 3 2

BONARDA
—TASTING NOTES—
PLUM SAUCE, CHERRY, FIG, GRAPHITE
27
1
2
3
2

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1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8
CRIOLLA GRANDE ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
CHERRY, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, ROSES
19 1 2 5 6
87 4 3
GEWURZTRAMINER
—TASTING NOTES —
LYCHEE, ROSES, TANGERINE, GINGER
4
Example setup for
a 2-player game
3

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Over the course of eight rounds,
players make bids at auction to
win the Wine Bottles they wish to
add to their Client’s cellar.
Players arrange their bottles in the
order they will be consumed.
Each bottle is worth a different
number of points, depending
on how long it has been left to
Age before drinking.
Players also score points based
on their Client’s preferences for
Wine Type and Country of Origin.
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+2
+1
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
Natalia Vallartafffflfflff
+2
+2
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
OVERVIEW
ROSÉREDSPARKLINGWHITE
WINE
TYPES
Each round, all players
simultaneously choose a Wine Bottle card from their hand and put it face-down in front of them as their Bid in the auction. Once all players have done so, everyone reveals their chosen card.
The player whose card has the
highest Bid Value is first to choose
a Prize bottle to add to their Client’s
cellar.
The player with the second-highest
Bid Value is second to choose, and
so on, until every player has chosen
a Prize bottle.
Take your Prize bottle and turn it
sideways (the best way to store
wine) to begin your Client’s cellar.
After the first round, you must
store new bottles in your cellar at
either the top or the bottom of the
previously collected bottles, never
between them.
Move the Wine Bottle cards used in
this round’s bidding to the center of
the table. These cards become the
Prize bottles for the next round.
GAME END
Play continues until all Wine Bottle
cards have been played and each
player has eight bottles stacked in
their Client’s cellar.
Then it’s time to score!
HOW TO PLAY
1
2
3 5
87 4 6 3 2 1

CHENIN BLANC
—TASTING NOTES—
PEAR, QUINCE, CHAMOMILE, HONEY
50
BID BID
VALUEVALUE
WINE TYPEWINE TYPE
VARIETAL NOTESVARIETAL NOTES
COUNTRY COUNTRY
OF ORIGINOF ORIGIN
AGE AGE
SCORESSCORES
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1 2 3 4 6 5 87
SAUVIGNON BLANC
—TASTING NOTES —
GRAPEFRUIT, HONEYDEW, GOOSEBERRY, WHITE PEACH
5 1 2 3 4 7
86 5
CINSAULT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
RASPBERRY, RED CURRANT, CHERRY, VIOLETS
11 1 2 3 4 7
86 5

CINSAULT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES—
RASPBERRY, RED CURRANT, CHERRY, VIOLETS
11 1 2 3 4 7
86 5

CINSAULT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES—
RASPBERRY, RED CURRANT, CHERRY, VIOLETS
11 1 2 3 4 6 5
87

SAUVIGNON BLANC
—TASTING NOTES—
GRAPEFRUIT, HONEYDEW, GOOSEBERRY, WHITE PEACH
5 1 2 3 4 6 5 7
8
GARNACHA ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
STRAWBERRY, PLUM, LEATHER, DRIED HERBS
3 5 6
87 4 3 2 1
SYRAH
—TASTING NOTES —
PLUM, BLACK PEPPER, TOBACCO, BACON
8 3 4 6
87 5 2 1
ZINFANDEL
—TASTING NOTES —
BLACKBERRY, TOBACCO, CINNAMON, BLACK PLUM
12
Each round, all players
simultaneously choose a Wine
Bottle card from their hand and put
it face-down in front of them as their
Bid in the auction. Once all players
have done so, everyone reveals
their chosen card.
The player whose card has the
highest Bid Value is first to choose
a Prize bottle to add to their Client’s
cellar.
The player with the second-highest
Bid Value is second to choose, and
so on, until every player has chosen
a Prize bottle.
Take your Prize bottle and turn it
sideways (the best way to store
wine) to begin your Client’s cellar.
After the first round, you must
store new bottles in your cellar at
either the top or the bottom of the
previously collected bottles, never
between them.
Move the Wine Bottle cards used in
this round’s bidding to the center of
the table. These cards become the
Prize bottles for the next round.
GAME END
Play continues until all Wine Bottle
cards have been played and each
player has eight bottles stacked in
their Client’s cellar.
Then it’s time to score!
HOW TO PLAY
1
2
3 1 2 3 4 6 5 7
8
GARNACHA ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
STRAWBERRY, PLUM, LEATHER, DRIED HERBS
3
PRIZE BOTTLE
1
2
3
5

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Example scoring:
Rebecca created the cellar shown to the left for her
Client, Alley de la Duraznos.
The Cellar Score of the collection is:
6 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 4 + 8 = 42 points
The Client prefers Sparkling and White wines.
Rebecca collected one bottle of Sparkling wine:
1 × 6 points per bottle = 6 points
She also collected three bottles of White wine:
3 × 1 point per bottle = 3 points
In a 3-player game, this Client prefers wines from
France and Italy.
Rebecca collected one bottle from France but
unfortunately did not collect any from Italy:
1 × 3 points per bottle = 3 points
Rebecca’s final score is 54 points — the winning score!
A
B
C
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES
OF ORIGINTOTAL
WINE TYPE 1
WINE TYPE 2
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES
OF ORIGIN
TOTAL
WINE TYPE 1WINE TYPE 2
64 5 35 1 32 5 5449 46
RebeccaJorge Andrew 4238 35
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SETUP
Find the Wine Bottle cards needed
for your game in the usual way.
Return the unused Wine Bottle
cards to the box.
Divide the Wine Bottle cards into
two piles: one with the bottom half
of the numbers, and the other with
the top half.
If the number of cards is odd, put
the extra card in the pile for the
bottom half.
Example: A 4-player game uses cards 1-36, so
these are divided into two piles, with 1-18 in
the bottom half and 19-36 in the top half.
Shuffle the piles separately and deal four
cards from each pile face-down to each player.
This ensures each player gets a balance of
high and low values to start.
The remaining Wine Bottle cards form the
Prize bottles in the first round as usual.
Find the Client cards to use in this game:
? 2 or 3 players: There are two separate
sets of Client cards, marked with ?A?
or ?B? after the name. Both sets are
suitable for 2 or 3 players. Choose A or
B and find the matching Client cards.
Return the unused cards to the box.
? 4+ players: Use all Client cards.
Shuffle the Client cards and deal two cards to each player. Each player looks at their cards to choose one to keep, placing it face-up in front of them, and discards the other.
ADVANCED 3-GAME VARIANT
1
2
3
4
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+2
+1
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
Natalia Vallarta????
+2
+2
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
Kent Stone????
+2
+1
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2

1?2 1?18
3 1?27
4 1?36
5 1?45
6 1?54
7 1?63
8 All cards
8

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Kent StoneCliC
+2
+1
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2 2 1 3 4 7
85 6
C A VA
—TASTING NOTES —
YELLOW APPLE, LIME, QUINCE, CHAMOMILE
1
87 5 6 3 4 2 1
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
—TASTING NOTES —
BLACKBERRY, BLACKCURRANT, CEDAR, TOBACCO
7 1 2 3 4 6 5 7
8
GARNACHA ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
STRAWBERRY, PLUM, LEATHER, DRIED HERBS
3 3 4 6
87 5 2 1
ZINFANDEL
—TASTING NOTES —
BLACKBERRY, TOBACCO, CINNAMON, BLACK PLUM
12 3 4
87 6 5 2 1
SYRAH
—TASTING NOTES —
YELLOW APPLE, BUT TER, VANILLA, STARFRUIT
9 1 2 3 4 5 6
87
ALBARIÑO
—TASTING NOTES —
LEMON ZEST, HONEYDEW, GRAPEFRUIT, NECTARINE
13 6 4 7 5
83 2 1
PINOT BLANC
—TASTING NOTES —
PEAR, PEACH, ALMOND, LEMON ZEST
29
87 6 5 4 2 3 1
TEMPRANILLO
—TASTING NOTES —
CHERRY, DRIED FIG, CEDAR, TOBACCO
10
HOW TO PLAY
Play the game in the usual way.
AT GAME END
Score the game as usual, but don’t
declare a winner just yet!
Discard the current Client cards
and deal two new Client cards to
each player. Each player chooses
one to keep, placing it face-up in
front of them, and discards the
other.
Take all the Wine Bottle cards in
your collection from the previous
game into your hand — this is your
starting hand for the next game.
The cards used for the final Bid
from the last game are the Prize
bottles for the first round of the
next game.
Once you’ve played three games
this way, add up your scores from
each game. The player with the
highest total is the winner.
A
B
C
D
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES
OF ORIGIN
TOTAL
WINE TYPE 1WINE TYPE 2
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
TOTAL
WINE TYPE 1WINE TYPE 2
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
TOTAL
WINE TYPE 1WINE TYPE 2
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
TOTAL
WINE TYPE 1WINE TYPE 2
+
+
D
C
B
A
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87 6 5 4 2 3 1
TEMPRANILLO
—TASTING NOTES —
CHERRY, DRIED FIG, CEDAR, TOBACCO
10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
MERLOT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
WATERMELON, STRAWBERRY, VANILLA, FLOWERS
2
SETUP:
Shuffle the Wine Bottle cards
numbered 1–18 and deal two face-
down decks of eight cards each.
One is your hand, and the other
stays face-down as Eno’s hand.
Place the remaining two cards face-
up as the Prize bottles for the first
round.
Shuffle the Client cards and draw
two cards. Choose one to keep as
your Client. The other becomes
Eno’s Client and will dictate Eno’s
choices in the game.
HOW TO PLAY:
At the start of each round, choose
a card from your hand and place it
face-up in front of you as your Bid
card.
In the first round, Eno flips over two
cards. In later rounds, Eno flips over
one new card to add to the card
already face-up in front of them.
Compare your Bid Value to the
highest of Eno’s two revealed Bid
Values.
If your Bid Value is higher:
You choose first from the Prize
bottles and add the bottle to your
collection, following the usual
rules. The second Prize card would
normally go to the other player, but
Eno does not create a cellar — place
the card back in the box instead.
SOLO RULES: PLAYING AGAINST ENO
A 1 2 3 4 7
86 5

CINSAULT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES—
RASPBERRY, RED CURRANT, CHERRY, VIOLETS
11 1 2 5 6
87 4 3

GEWURZTRAMINER
—TASTING NOTES—
LYCHEE, ROSES, TANGERINE, GINGER
4 5 6
87 4 3 2 1

SYRAH
—TASTING NOTES—
PLUM, BLACK PEPPER, TOBACCO, BACON
8
YOU ENO
A
Aoi Yamada TE
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+2
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
Chloe Michel TE
+2
+3
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
11 is higher than 8.
You win the Bid.
87 6 5 4 2 3 1
TEMPRANILLO
—TASTING NOTES —
CHERRY, DRIED FIG, CEDAR, TOBACCO
10
YOUR PRIZE CHOICE
YOU ENO
10

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Chloe MichelCliC
+2
+3
+3
per
bottle
per
bottle
per
bottle
Client:
Players
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Country of origin
Wine
Type
1
Wine
Type
2
Move your Bid card and Eno’s
lowest-value Bid card to be the
Prize bottles for the next round.
Eno’s other card stays as one of
their two Bids in the next round.
If your Bid Value is lower:
Eno chooses first from the Prize
bottles, trying to take a card that
matches their Client’s preferences
in this order of priority:
The first Wine Type bonus.
The second Wine Type bonus.
The first Country of Origin
bonus.
If neither Prize bottle matches
their Client card (or if both
Prizes are an equal match),
Eno chooses the Prize with the
highest Bid Value.
Eno does not create a cellar — place
Eno’s chosen Prize back in the box.
Add the other Prize bottle to your
collection, following the usual rules.
Move your Bid card and Eno’s
highest-value Bid card to be the
Prize bottles for the next round.
Eno’s other card stays as one of
their two Bids in the next round.
GAME END:
Continue playing until you have
eight bottles stacked in your Client’s
cellar, then score as usual to
determine your final ranking.
B
1
2
3
4
MASTER SOMMELIER
CAPABLE SOMMELIER
73+
67–72
WINE GEEK
STILL FERMENTING
60–67
0–60
B 1 2 3 4 6 5
87

SAUVIGNON BLANC
—TASTING NOTES—
GRAPEFRUIT, HONEYDEW, GOOSEBERRY, WHITE PEACH
5 1 2 5 6
87 4 3

GEWURZTRAMINER
—TASTING NOTES—
LYCHEE, ROSES, TANGERINE, GINGER
4 5 6
87 4 3 2 1

SYRAH
—TASTING NOTES—
PLUM, BLACK PEPPER, TOBACCO, BACON
8
YOU ENO
5 is lower than 8.
Eno wins the Bid. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
MERLOT ROSÉ
—TASTING NOTES —
WATERMELON, STRAWBERRY, VANILLA, FLOWERS
2
ENO’S PRIZE CHOICE
1
2
3
11

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WINE CELLARWINE CELLAR
Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Stiles
Art:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Dutrait
Graphic Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Paquette & Co.
Development & Production: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Elkins
UX/UI Consulting: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Finch, Joel Finch
Rulebook Editing:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ric White, Joel Finch, Jon Healey
Designer Notes:
My goal was to create a simple card-based wine game that could help
people better understand how wine ages, and showcase amazing lesser-
known wines from around the world. Hopefully this game inspires you to
further explore the different kinds of wines in the world.
I’d like to thank the playtesters who helped shape and evolve this game
into what it is today: Rebecca Moraris, Jack Rosetree, Maxine & Randy Ekl,
Daryl Andrews, Phil Amylon, Matthew Rodela, Martin Daine, John D Wood,
Jason Harris, Karl Smelser, Gene Chipman, Chris Backe, Xoe Allred, Steve
Mendivil, Suzanne & Al Stiles, Lisa Blume, Alex & Thom, Steve & Matthew,
Dan King.
Credits

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