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Jan. 302020

Naples Winter Wine Festival Raised $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…

Jan. 302020

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.

Jan. 292020

America’s Top 13 Charity Wine Auctions Raised $44.1 Million in 2019

Many of the nation’s top charity auctions enjoyed another record-breaking year in 2019. Wine lovers became local heroes as 13 auctions topped the $1 million mark in live bids, earning a spot on Wine Spectator’s…

Jan. 292020

NI’s Leading Ladies of 2020

She snow skis, burns up the dance floor, golfs, and plays bridge. She begins each year with plans to learn something new or travel to a bucket-list destination. There’s little that philanthropist Susan Stielow can’t…

Jan. 292020

Episode 54: The Araujo Family is Cultivating the Culture of Multi-Generational Wines in Napa

At this year’s Naples Winter Wine Festival, records were shattered yet again with the charity fundraiser topping 20 million dollars for local children. Wine royalty from around the world spent the weekend down the street…

Jan. 282020

Naples Winter Wine Festival: Meet the Kids Day stars little superheroes, soccer players and gymnasts

Supergirl zoomed through the halls of Artis—Naples on Friday morning. She wasn’t alone. She joined Priscilla the gymnastics coach and Jose the world-famous soccer player. Unfortunately, they couldn’t talk for long. They had a school…

Jan. 272020

Scenes before start of 2020 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction

Jan. 272020

NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL RAISES OVER $20 MILLION DURING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

The 20th Naples Winter Wine Festival came to a grand finale this weekend following its electric live auction, which raised just over $20 million for the underprivileged and at-risk children of Collier County, a record-breaking…