Naples Auction Raises Nearly $26 Million
Wine Spectator|May 31, 2023
The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) reached new heights in early February, as 675 wine lovers gathered in a tent at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón Golf Club to bid on lots combining luxurious travel and culinary experiences with rare wines.
KENNY MARTIN
Naples Auction Raises Nearly $26 Million

The auction, which benefits the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), has firmly established itself as the top charity wine event in the country since beginning in 2001.

“We are extremely thankful to everyone who contributed this year, which will allow us to further achieve our mission of improving the educational, emotional and health outcomes of underprivileged and at-risk children in our community,” Rick Germain, NCEF trustee and co-chair of the 2023 Naples festival, told Wine Spectator.

Following a triumphant return to in person in 2022, after going virtual in 2021 due to the pandemic, the auction raised nearly $26 million for charity this year. As in years past, the auction included online and fund-a-need components in addition to live bidding, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 4, and raised nearly $20.4 million from 50 lots—41 of which included wine. According to event organizers, in the past two years NWWF has focused on offering fewer lots, while paying extra attention to the details of each lot.

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