The wine collection of V. Cheryl Womack, a highly regarded American entrepreneur, will be featured in Aulden Cellars-Sotheby's March 15 sale of the finest and rarest wines.

Womack is president and CEO of The Star Group LLC, a networking forum for women. She is also chair of the nonprofit Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World.

Womack's offering includes 4,775 bottles from Bordeaux, Burgundy, California and Australia, as well as a quantity of large-format bottles. It's expected to bring $1.2 to 1.6 million. The sale in its entirety is expected to fetch more than $2 million.

"I have always enjoyed wine, but over the past decade of reading, studying and tasting it has become a hobby and a passion of mine," Womack said. "As my collection has grown, I've amassed over 9,000 bottles, which is far more than can be stored in my 5,000-bottle cellar and considerably more than any one person could drink in [her] lifetime."

Womack started her first company, VCW Inc., in the basement of her home. The insurance agency was designed to meet the needs of independent contract truck drivers. Later the same year, she founded Preferred Administrative Services Inc., a third-party claims administrator. Womack built her companies into a $100 million business before selling them in 2002.--Eve Gumpel