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Feb. 112020

Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises Over $20 Million Overnight

The Naples Winter Wine Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary by raising a little over $20 million, the highest amount ever raised at a charity wine auction, for underprivileged children living in Collier County.

Feb. 072020

NFL weekend, ‘Saturday Night Live’ taping bids help raise $500,000 for Naples wine fest online auction

Enjoying an extravagant NFL weekend, watching the taping of a long-running television show and sitting down at a private dinner for 10 on Keewaydin Island. Those were among the auction lots that helped raise more…

2020 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples

Feb. 032020

How This Record Breaking Wine Auction Reshapes Lives

In just five hours last weekend, two auctioneers at the Winter Wine Festival in Naples, Florida, raised over $20 million for the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) to aid disadvantaged children and youth. In…

Feb. 032020

From a $1 Million Yacht Cruise to a $550,000 Aston Martin: Naples Winter Wine Fest Raises More Than $20 Million for Children

The winning numbers were huge. More than a million dollars for a week’s cruise aboard a 201-foot superyacht; $550,000 for a 2020 Aston Martin DBS supercar plus tickets for the premiere of the upcoming 007…

Feb. 032020

Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises over $20 Million for Children’s Charities

The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) shattered its previous record and raised more than $20 million for its founding organization this past weekend. It is the highest amount ever raised at a U.S. charity wine…

Feb. 032020

Naples Winter Wine Festival 2020 breaks auction record

Fierce bidding for luxury lots, including exclusive winery tours, dinners, cars and a super yacht holiday, saw this year’s charity auction at the Naples Winter Wine Festival fetch more than $20m.

Faces Behind the Naples Winter Wine Festival