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Mar. 232020How Wine Auctions Began
Forbes
Wander around on foot within the walled city of Beaune in Burgundy, France, and you will notice a steep roof with multicolored tiles on an elegant, obviously ancient structure. This Hospices de Beaune building is…
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Mar. 232020Naples Children & Education Foundation awards more than $20M to improve lives of at-risk children
Naples Daily News
The Naples Children & Education Foundation has awarded more than $20 million in grants to 43 local nonprofit agencies that help improve the lives of at-risk children in Collier County. The funds are raised from…
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Mar. 192020Naples Children & Education Foundation invests more than $20M to support children in Collier County
WINK
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) has invested more than $20 million in 43 local nonprofit agencies that improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of children in Collier County. When factoring in program…
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Mar. 062020Matteo Lunelli of Ferrari Trento Talks Sparkling, Tradition, and Taste at the Naples Winter Wine Festival
Grape Minds
There are few names that can turn heads like Ferrari- but don’t let the car distract from the incredible wine of the same name! Gina and Julie had the opportunity to talk with Matteo Lunelli…
read more Feb. 282020Healthcare Network of SWFL helping thousands of families in need of medical care
WINK
We can all understand what it is like to get hit with a big doctor’s bill, but for some— just going is not an option. A new medical center is getting ready to open its…
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Feb. 272020Naples Winter Wine Festival: A Weekend for the Oenophile’s Bucket List
Travel Sqaure
I was surprised when I learned that Naples, Florida was home to a prestigious international wine festival. Traditional grape varietals, such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, don’t grow well in the warm, humid climate, so…
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Feb. 202020EPISODE 143 ALFRED TESSERON, PROPRIETOR, PONTET-CANET & NICOLAS GLUMINEAU, GM & WINEMAKER, PICHON COMTESSE
Grape Nation
I was recently in Florida at the Naples Winter Wine Festival benefitting the Naples Children and Education Foundation. I had the opportunity to sit with the best wine people from around the world. This episode…
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Feb. 182020Laura Catena Works On Two Continents – As Physician And Winemaker
Forbes
Laura Catena is an energized, intelligent, modern-day polymath: a fourth-generation winemaker at the renowned Bodega Catena Zapata winery in Mendoza, Argentina, as well as a physician in San Francisco; she is a graduate of Harvard…
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