News Category: Auctions

• Winery event raises $1,200 for ed foundation

  A fundraiser for the Cannon Falls Education Foundation attracted more than 100 people to the Cannon River Winery on Saturday, January 27.

  Posted on 2007-02-08 at 01:47

• Oregon auction aims for $1m for vineyard labourers

  An Oregon Pinot Noir auction modelled on the Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy hopes to raise US$1m to provide healthcare for over 3,000 vineyard workers.

  Posted on 2006-09-14 at 01:00

• Benzigers bid $100k for Sangiacomo wine at Harvest Auction fundraiser

  Big Benziger news: Last Saturday Benziger Family Winery announced at its Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction dinner that it just became the first winery to be certified sustainable, which will allow it to pursue its “Farming for Flavors” program by which it teaches other growers and farmers to farm sustainably.

  Posted on 2006-09-08 at 01:20

• Sonoma Valley Wine Auction Raises $714,900

  The annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, held Sept. 3 at Sonoma's Fairmont Mission Inn and Spa, attracted more than 500 attendees and raised $714,900 for charity. The take was down slightly from last year's total of $764,000.

  Posted on 2006-09-08 at 01:19

• High-rolling hijinks

  Charity wine event raises $714,900 with Vino Las Vegas theme

  Posted on 2006-09-05 at 03:31

• On Wine: $1.9 million flow for charity from 19th wine auction

  As he brought down the gavel -- actually the heel of his shoe on the stage floor -- the crowd erupted in applause. Someone with a lot of discretionary income had just purchased a new BMW Z4 Roadster and added $39,000, the most for a single lot that night, to the amount the Washington wine industry helped raise for uncompensated care at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center.

  Posted on 2006-08-23 at 12:57

• Auction of Washington Wines Brings in $1.9 Million; ''Chateau Cabaret'' Raises Big Numbers in Three Acts of Weekend Events

  The 19th annual Auction of Washington Wines shined the spotlight on philanthropy last weekend, raising $1.9 million for uncompensated care at Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center and the Washington Wine Education Foundation. Themed "Chateau Cabaret," the weekend celebration of Washington wines featured Picnic with the Winemakers, winemaker dinners and a spectacular black tie Gala Auction on the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, Wash.

  Posted on 2006-08-22 at 03:27

• Napa auction nets record cash

  Premiere Napa Valley, the midwinter barrel auction held at Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, brought in more than $1.87 million on Saturday, a 28 percent increase over 2005.

  Posted on 2006-03-02 at 01:48

• Petrus and peers make Sotheby's sale UK's highest grossing

  An imperial of 1982 Petrus has just fetched nearly £20,000 at Sotheby's in the UK's highest-grossing sale this year.

  Posted on 2005-12-19 at 01:48

• Wine Auctioneer Tom DiNardo Provides Fundraising Auction Consulting for Non Profits

  Wine Auctioneer Tom DiNardo of DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers recently created four fundraising help blogs to provide further fundraising ideas for charities and non profits in search of ways to increase their operational revenue.

  Posted on 2005-12-14 at 03:08

• Salud! Pinot Noir Auction Breaks Record for Seasonal Worker Health Care

  Salud! Oregon's Pinot Noir Auction generated a record $708,670 to benefit healthcare outreach services for the wine industry's seasonal workers and their families. This dramatic increase of 47% over the 2004 total of $482,490 places the two-day event squarely among the Northwest's most successful fundraisers.

  Posted on 2005-11-24 at 02:38

• Hospices: cautious optimism despite lack of private bidders

  Cautious enthusiasm is the verdict from Burgundy on the first Hospices de Beaune to be run by Christie's.

  Posted on 2005-11-22 at 10:32

• Excitement mounts over first-ever 'public' Hospices de Beaune

  With less than a week to go before the first ever 'public' Hospices de Beaune, there is mounting excitement around the ancient auction.

  Posted on 2005-11-14 at 06:58

• Sonoma Showcase Auction Tops $440,000

  Sometimes less is more. At the Sonoma Showcase of Food & Wine, the crowd of bidders was smaller than in previous years, but the total was higher at the live auction, held Friday night at Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg, Calif. This year's live auction, which was sponsored by Wine Spectator, raised $444,150, about $84,000 more than was collected in 2004.

  Posted on 2005-07-19 at 03:06

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