Each year we gather the finest wine, travel, sport and entertainment experiences, along with some classic sports memorabilia for our auction. It all went up for bidding on August 4, at the 9th Annual Wine Celebration at Nickel & Nickel Winery.
Top lots included:
A trip for four on Yacht True Blue through Alaska's spectacular Inside Passage
Warriors game for 16 in the Owner's Suite, and the chance to meet your player of choice
One barell of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley's Vineyard X at San Francisco custom crush facility Crushpad
Napa Valley and Bitterroot Valley package for four, included a dinner with Fred & Cathy Beringer, Chuck & Anne McMinn and three day stay at Stock Farm and wilderness guide by Coach Seifert
The chance to be a Rombauer Chardonnay winemaker, where winning bidder personally oversees (with assistance from assistant winemaker Rob Lloyd) selection, production and aging often cases of Rombauer Chardonnay
Original Matisse "papier coupes" and trip for two to Paris, with dinners and guided museum tours
Dinner cruise for eight on San Francisco Bay on the Motor Vessel Far Niente, with treasure trove of wine: 3 liter of Far Niente Chardonnay, a 3 liter of 2003 Nickel & Nickel Sullenger Cabernet Sauvignon, and a trio of Dolce 750s
Trip for four to the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles
Ballroom dance lessons with Jerry Rice and dinner at Villa Amorosa for a party of 20
Dinner for six with Bart & Daphne Araujo at their estate with a 3 liter of Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
BBQ at Chappellet Vineyards with Cyril & Blakesley Chappellet for 30
6 liter 2005 Grace Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon and 6 liter of Grace Family Vineyard Blank Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Trip for two the Final Four Playoffs
Seats on the floor at Cameron stadium, dinner at Magnolia Grill with Todd Zapolski with Girard Vineyards wines
TaylorMade-Adidas personal club fitting at their Golf "Kingdom" in Carlsbad, Califo with two rounds of golf, and three nights at the Four Seasons Aviara
Pro Bowl trip for four to Hawaii with VIP Access, five nights at the players' headquarters hotel, and dinner at Alan Wong's Restaurant
Seven-night stay for 12 in spectacular Aspen home
Custom dress design by NYC designer, Lyn Kohls with dinner at Restaurant Daniel, two-night stay at Mandarin Oriental, show tickets and Saks shopping spree
Our 2007 Fund-A-Need, benefitting the construction of a Cancer Center of Excellence at St. Helena Hospital raised over $500,000! This was our chance to give back to the community that has so generously supported our mission from the first Wine Celebration in 1998.
Interested in donating an item to the auction? Please contact Stephanie Witte at (707) 756-0308.
