In addition to the American wines selected by food and wine experts, at least one muscadet was included.
A double gold goes to a wine selected first in its class by every judge.
The quality of the wine selected for storage in the Dolls' House cellar was planned with great care and knowledge.
The first five wines selected from the impressive-looking list were not available.
He will ask for a dozen wines, randomly selected from the list, and the sommelier must produce them.
A four-course Italian menu, with wines selected for each course, will be served on Sunday night for $50 a person.
The food is $4 to $6 a plate, and the wines, selected by Roger Dagorn, the sommelier at Chanterelle, are $5 to $7.
The wines selected covered the period from the end of Prohibition to 1985.
The food sampling will include wines selected by the group's wine directors, Daniel Johnnes and Larry Stone.
It probably shouldn't come as any surprise, but of the 53 wines selected, only one was not French.