The elBulli Wine Cellar to be sold at Sotheby’s 3 April 2013 in Hong Kong and 26 April 2013 in New York
Sotheby’s is delighted to announce the dates for the much anticipated auction of the elBulli wine cellar. On 3 April 2013 in Hong Kong and 26 April 2013 in New York, Sotheby’s will offer wines from the cellar of the celebrated Catalan restaurant that closed last year. Proceeds will benefit the elBulliFoundation.
Under the leadership of Ferran Adrià and Juli Soler, the cutting edge gastronomy of elBulli is recognized as having changed culinary history by reworking ingredients into new forms and
combinations. It was feted with awards including topping the Restaurant Magazine list of the world’s 50 best restaurants five times, with Adrià frequently named the world’s greatest chef.
Since closing in July 2011 elBulli is transforming to become the elBulli Foundation, an experimental centre looking at the process of innovation and creativity and sharing the results via the new website Bullipedia.
Serena Sutcliffe M.W., Head of the International Wine Department at Sotheby’s said: “Those of us lucky enough to have dined at elBulli will never forget the extraordinary sensations laid before us. There was both an explosive genius about the food and a calm, professional way in which it was delivered, so that one could discover with awe all the secrets of smoke, foam and spheres of liquid involving melon to olives. There was surprise, delight and elation in every dish, a seamless procession of magic that opened up before one’s eyes, only to disappear in a moment of bliss! The extra ingredient in these meals was the intuitive pairing of these creations with the enticing, and phenomenally interesting, wine list. We are delighted to be able to bring these wines to auction so collectors all over the world can share the enchantment of elBulli.”
