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Master Sommelier Erik Elliott

Hannah Williams Master Sommelier Gillian Ballance

Master Sommelier Élyse Lambert
Master Sommelier Scott Turnbull

Master Sommelier George Miliotes

• Amy Mundwiler of Maple Hospitality Group in Chicago, Illinois About Naples Children & Education Foundation
• Cedric Nicaise of The Noortwyck in New York, New York The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF),
• Derek Stevenson of Auro in Calistoga, California the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival,
• Scott Turnbull, MS of Fine+Rare and Vinfolio in Napa, California is improving the educational, emotional and health outcomes of
• Hannah Williams of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, New York underprivileged and at risk children. Through its annual grants
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Ticket packages for the 25 annual Naples Winter Wine and strategic initiatives, NCEF has impacted close to 90 of the most
Festival start at $17,500 per couple for a Double Magnum package effective nonprofits in the local community, providing 350,000 children
and $40,000 for two couples to experience a Jeroboam Package. with the services and resources they need to excel. NCEF's unique
For additional information, please visit: approach, which emphasizes collaboration between organizations and
napleswinefestival.com/about-the-festival bridges public and private resources, has become a blueprint for how to
About Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) transform a community, one issue at a time.
The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), one of the world's For additional information on the Naples Children & Education
most prestigious charity wine auctions, offers a weekend of unforgettable Foundation or the Naples Winter Wine Festival, contact Lisa Juliano at
memories. Guests enjoy world-class food and wine during intimate lisa@napleswinefestival.com or 239-514-2239.
dinners in elegant, private homes and other landmark settings
throughout Naples and are invited to bid on once-in-a-lifetime travel
and wine experiences during an electrifying live auction. Since its
inaugural event in 2001, the NWWF has raised almost $302 million,
making a profound difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of
children in Collier County.

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