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Naples Winter Wine Festival named top in nation

Wine Spectator Magazine named the Naples Winter Wine Festival number one in the nation for the 11th time since the festival’s inception in 2001. The 2016 festival raised nearly $10.5 million in the live auction…

Naples Winter Wine Festival Ranks #1 Again on Wine Spectator’s List of Top Charity Wine Auctions

The Naples Winter Wine Festival has once again topped Wine Spectator Magazine’s list of the highest-earning charity wine auctions in the country, marking the 11th time the Festival has earned this illustrious title since its…

Commentary: International support, community impact

The high-energy atmosphere and excitement that guests experience at the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) inspires a level of global giving that is unmatched by peer organizations. The festival provides one-of-a-kind experiences that attract philanthropists…

Top U.S. Charity Wine Auctions

High spirits and innovation mark the 2016 live events, despite revenue dips.

Following a Thrilling Live Auction, Naples Children & Education Foundation Awards $12.25 Million to Support Collier County

2017 NCEF Grant Awards Ceremony

Grants were awarded to local non-profits at the 2017 NCEF Grant Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 13, 2017.

Mar. 142017

Naples Winter Wine Festival grew from table talk to top charity event

The Naples Winter Wine Festival started as a conversation among friends over lunch. Seventeen years later, the annual festival has raised more than $160 million, making it the most successful charity wine auction in the nation.

Mar. 142017

Naples Wine festival awards $12.25 million

The reach of the Naples Children & Education Foundation is broadening through its $12.25 million in grants this year to charities and for long-term initiatives to lift up the lives of disadvantaged children.