Inaugural Fine Wine, Bourbon, & Collectible Spirits Auction

Ripley Auctions, established over 30 years ago, helps individuals, businesses, and executors sell items through consignment in a wide variety of categories.

Ripley Auctions is excited to present a selection of several hundred fine wine lots, consigned from two well-established, private cellars in the Indianapolis area belonging to Charlie & Ellen Hughes.

All wine was collected over 5 decades by these long-standing members of the prestigious Food and Wine Society Chaîne des Rôtisseurs https://www.chaineus.org/, based in Paris. The wines presented for Auction were sourced directly from Wineries as well as some of the best Fine Wine Stores in the country. Khan’s Fine Wines locally and Binnys in Chicago, or Sams as it was known decades ago just to name a few. The wines have been optimally stored in a below-ground cellar under a large slab of concrete ensuring cool consistent temperatures. Ideal conditions for fine wines to evolve over decades in darkness and peace.

These lots, include vintages not seen for decades from some of the best regions in the world, including Bordeaux, Tuscany, Piemonte, Australia, and, of course, Napa and Oregon.

The lots also include a range of collectible Spirits including Bourbon and Tequila.

Bidding is now open, with the live auction set to begin on Thursday, December 19th at 6PM EST. Join us for a wine tasting on auction day from 5-6PM at our new gallery space located at 5451 N Rural St. Indianapolis, IN 46220. RSVP via this link: https://bit.ly/RAInauguralSpiritsAuction

If you have an appreciation for exceptional wines and hard-to-find vintages, this is an event you won’t want to miss.