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ABOUT NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL

The Naples Winter Wine Festival, one of the world’s most
prestigious charity wine auctions, offers a weekend of
F ollowing Friday’s Vintner Dinners, the Festival will unforgettable memories. Guests enjoy world-class food and wine

during intimate dinners in private homes, and are invited to bid
welcome guests to its main event, Saturday’s live auction.
Ticket holders will have the chance to bid on limited-
electrifying live auction. Since its inaugural event in 2001, the
edition items ranging from luxury cars, around-the-world trips on once-in-a-lifetime travel and wine experiences during an
and private dinners at the most famous wineries around the NWWF has raised more than $176 million, making a profound
world. All proceeds from the Festival will benefit charities that difference in the lives of thousands of children.
improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of Collier
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County’s underprivileged and at-risk children.
& EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Ticket packages to the Naples Winter Wine Festival start at
$12,500 per couple. A $30,000 package that includes reserved
The Naples Children & Education Foundation, the founding
seating for a party of four at a Vintner Dinner and under
organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, is
the auction tent is also available. To inquire about tickets improving the educational, emotional, and health outcomes of
to the Festival, please contact Barrett Farmer at
underprivileged and at-risk children. Through its annual grants
barrett@napleswinefestival.com or 239-514-2239. and strategic initiatives, NCEF has impacted over 45 of the most

effective nonprofits in the community, providing 275,000 children
For all press-related inquiries, please contact
with the services and resources they need to excel. NCEF’s unique
naples@sunshinesachs.com or 212-691-2800.
approach, which emphasizes collaboration between organizations
For more information on the 2019 NWWF and related and bridges public and private resources, has become a blueprint
announcements, please visit www.napleswinefestival.com for how to transform a community, one issue at a time.
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