Chateau Picard wine label, dated 2267
Chateau Picard was an estate red wine produced at the Picard vineyards in La Barre, France. The head vigneron or winegrower during the mid-24th century was Robert Picard.
When Jean-Luc Picard returned to Earth to meet his family, he sampled a glass of Chateau Picard 2347 and mistook it for a 2346 vintage. (TNG: "Family")
Jean-Luc Picard reserved a few bottles of this wine on the Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E for special occasions. Picard poured two glasses of this wine and offered a toast to Chancellor Durken after initiating first contact with the Malcorians. (TNG: "First Contact")
Picard also shared a quiet drink of Chateau Picard 2267 with Lieutenant Commander Data after Captain Riker's wedding. The senior officers of the Enterprise-E, with the exception of the deceased Lieutenant Commander Data, also shared an emotional drink together after Data sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise and his friends. (Star Trek Nemesis)
Background information
- By coincidence or not, Chateau Picard is a real wine label - although it is made in Saint Estèphe.
- Two Chateau Picard wine bottles were sold as Lot #27 in the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction. The winner paid US$6,600 even though the pre-sale estimate was 500 to 700 dollars. After the sale, the auctioneer remarked "That's probably a record for empty wine bottles."