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May. 182012

Naples Children & Education Foundation appoints Maria Jimenez-Lara as grants director

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May. 182012

Naples Winter Wine Festival named Wilson Creative Group agency of record

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May. 042012

Naples Children & Education Foundation accepts national dental education award

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May. 022012

Guest column: Fighting back against juvenile dental care gap

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May. 012012

One Million Pounds – Lunch Boxes of Love Reaches Milestone For Collier County

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May. 012012

Charitable Grants of $7.43 Million Awarded by Naples Winter Wine Festival Founders

Life in Naples

Apr. 302012

Wine Auctions – Top 10 Charity Auction of 2011 – Naples Festival Helps Push Yearly Total Up 16 Percent

Wine Spectator

Apr. 282012

In Recovery? Charities seeing donations rise in Southwest Florida

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Calling all volunteers! Our volunteers are an inva

Calling all volunteers! Our volunteers are an invaluable part of the NWWF’s impact on the children of Collier County, and we thank you for your desire to be a part of the team. 💚 Volunteer applications for the 2026 Festival are now open! Learn more & contact us here: napleswinefestival.com/volunteers

Please join us in welcoming sommelier Pablo Braida

Please join us in welcoming sommelier Pablo Braida, MS of Pret-a-Vin Consulting in Augusta, Georgia.
Pablo Braida, Master Sommelier, grew up in Córdoba, Argentina, before a career in hospitality took him to London and later Napa Valley, where he began his studies with the Court of Master Sommeliers. In 2022, he became the first Argentinian and one of only a handful of South Americans to achieve the prestigious Master Sommelier title. Today, Pablo is VP of customer relations at Estate Wine Brokers in Austin, where he shares his passion for rare and collectible wines.

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are fea

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are featuring Stephen Coe of Ciba Matta and 1756 Grotto in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Chef Stephen Coe is a nationally recognized, award-winning chef best known for defeating Bobby Flay on Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay with a rematch on the way. A graduate of Johnson & Wales, he’s a 4x Chopped champion, 7x World Food Champion and Olympic medalist. Owner of The Early Bird Café in Kingston, MA, and two award-winning food trucks, he was voted ‘Best Chef South of Boston’ in 2022 and 2023. Chef Coe also hosts Dangerous Eats, recently starred in A Taste of Love, and has a new cookbook, Lobsta Love, launching this fall.

Joining the distinguished lineup for this year’s

Joining the distinguished lineup for this year’s Naples Winter Wine Festival is Grace Evenstad of Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery in Willamette Valley, Oregon and Château de la Crée in Burgundy, France.
Grace and Ken Evenstad founded Domaine Serene in Oregon’s Dundee Hills in 1989 with a mission to produce world-class Pinot Noir. Today, under Grace Evenstad’s leadership, the winery spans seven estate vineyards and over 360 acres of vines, including holdings in Burgundy, France, making them the only Oregon-based vintners with estates in both regions. Following Ken Evenstad’s passing in 2020, Grace continues their shared vision, crafting elegant, complex Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that reflect the finest terroirs of Oregon and Burgundy.

The 2026 Naples Winter Wine Festival is four month

The 2026 Naples Winter Wine Festival is four months away! The NWWF marks its 26th anniversary, so far raising more than $336 million which through annual grants and collaborative strategic initiatives have impacted close to 90 of the community’s most effective nonprofit organizations and the lives of 385,000 of the most vulnerable children in Collier County. Cheers!

Fall is here—and so is the weekend! Time to slow

Fall is here—and so is the weekend! Time to slow down and taste your way through the season.

We are proud to have assembled another amazing lin

We are proud to have assembled another amazing lineup featuring many of the nation’s most gifted sommeliers for this year’s Naples Winter Wine Festival. Please help us welcome Fernando Beteta, MS of High Road Wine & Spirits in Chicago, Illinois.
Born in Antigua, Guatemala, Beteta’s early life was rooted in hospitality. He pursued hotel management studies in Florence and at the prestigious École hôtelière de Lausanne, refining his skills through apprenticeships across Europe and Thailand. His passion for wine developed while managing The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, eventually leading him to serve as sommelier at NoMI in the Park Hyatt, overseeing a cellar of over 10,000 bottles. A Master Sommelier in just six years, he has been recognized as “America’s Best New Sommeliers.” Today, Beteta is a partner at High Road Wine & Spirits and shares his expertise through PopSomm, offering tastings, classes and immersive wine experiences, with a focus on making wine approachable, engaging and enjoyable.

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are fea

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are featuring Dave Beran of SELINE in Santa Monica, California.
Chef Dave Beran discovered his passion for cooking during a summer job, and quickly rose through the ranks in Chicago kitchens, including mk, Tru and Alinea, where he became chef de cuisine. As executive chef of Next, he created 15 globally inspired menus, earning critical acclaim and multiple 4-Star Chicago Tribune ratings. After moving to Los Angeles, he opened Dialogue in 2017, an intimate tasting-menu restaurant that earned One Michelin Star and Five Stars from Forbes Travel Guide. In 2019, he launched pasjoli, an elevated French bistro recognized by GQ, Esquire, and the James Beard Awards, followed by his newest venture, Seline, an ever-changing 18-course tasting experience in Santa Monica. A three-time James Beard nominee and winner, Dave also balances writing and training for marathons and triathlons.

We’re excited that NWWF guests will have the cha

We’re excited that NWWF guests will have the chance to meet this year’s renowned winemakers and taste rare, exceptional wines, setting the stage for what promises to be another extraordinary weekend of generosity. Please join us in welcoming Laura Catena of Catena Zapata from Mendoza, Argentina.
Dr. Laura Catena, a fourth-generation Argentine vintner, physician and wine writer, was born in Mendoza and has built a remarkable career bridging medicine and winemaking. A Harvard graduate and Stanford-trained physician, she practiced emergency medicine in San Francisco for over 25 years while leading her family’s iconic Bodega Catena Zapata and her own Luca Winery. Founder of the Catena Institute of Wine, she has dedicated her life to preserving Malbec and elevating Argentine wine on the global stage. Under her guidance, the family’s Adrianna Vineyard has earned ten 100-point scores, and Catena Zapata was named the “World’s Best Vineyard” in 2023. A recognized global wine leader, she also serves on boards including UC Davis Viticulture & Enology and WSET.

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are fea

NWWF26 Celebrity Chef highlights! Today we are featuring Elliot Bell of Charlie’s in Saint Helena, California.
Chef Elliot Bell, owner of Charlie’s in St. Helena, has built his career in some of the world’s most acclaimed kitchens. From early roles in small-town Iowa to training in Switzerland, he went on to cook at Gramercy Tavern in New York, then spent more than a decade as executive sous chef at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry. Inspired by his son, Charlie’s is his first solo venture—a family-run, neighborhood restaurant rooted in community, care and the craft he’s honed over a lifetime in kitchens around the world.

The incredible lineup of world-renowned vintners a

The incredible lineup of world-renowned vintners also includes Barbara Banke and Chris Carpenter of Cardinale in Oakville, California.
Barbara Banke, chairman of Jackson Family Wines, has spent four decades leading the family business she co-founded with her late husband, Jess Jackson. She has expanded the company’s world-class collection of wine estates across the globe, while championing sustainability and climate-positive practices. Banke also supports a wide range of philanthropic initiatives, from education to equine research, shaping the future of wine and community alike.
Chris Carpenter is a celebrated winemaker behind some of Napa Valley’s most prestigious estates, including Cardinale, Lokoya, La Jota Vineyard Co., and Mt. Brave. Over the past two decades, he has earned acclaim for crafting mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon with elegance, depth and a true expression of each vineyard’s unique character, combining meticulous vineyard work with minimal intervention in the cellar.

Happy #WineWednesday! The incredible lineup of wor

Happy #WineWednesday! The incredible lineup of world-renowned vintners includes Giampiero Bertolini of Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo in Montalcino, Italy.
Giampiero Bertolini, CEO of Biondi-Santi since 2018, has spent decades shaping the global presence of some of Italy’s most iconic wines. After earning a master’s in economy and marketing from the Università di Firenze and completing an international marketing program at MIT, he began his career at Procter & Gamble before moving into the wine world with Marchesi Frescobaldi Group, where he spent 16 years leading marketing and sales for four of its flagship brands. At Biondi-Santi, Giampiero’s mission is to honor the estate’s centuries-old traditions while continuously enhancing wine quality and expanding its presence in the world’s finest restaurants and private collections. Born in Quito, Ecuador, he balances his passion for wine with outdoor sports, music, travel and family life with his wife and three children.