The Naples Winter Wine Festival in Florida takes place next week from January 27 to January 29, 2017. The purpose of this annual event is to support the Naples Children & Education Foundation. NCEF focuses on helping the children at risk in Collier County to improve their lives.

The festival will highlight more than 30 wineries from around the world. World regions represented will include: Argentina, France, Italy, Spain and the US. The US wineries taking part in the festival are located in California and Oregon.

This year the Naples Winter Wine Festival will feature 18 celebrity chefs.

In addition to the elegant dinners in private homes, the Naples Winter Wine Festival will have a large auction with 63 lots available to bid on. A large variety of lots for auctions include fine wines, travel, and dinners. Check out the list of the 2017 auction lots online.

Events at the festival include:

• Wine down, Bid Up! Online Auction
• The Vintage Cellar
• Meet the Kids Day
• Vintner Dinners
• Live Auction
• Wine Down
• Celebration Brunch

Tickets are sold only for the complete festival. Tickets are limited to approximately 580 guests.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the festival in 2001, the Naples Winter Wine Festival has garnered $146 million to help needy children.

Cheers,
Kathy