Once again, I have had the honor of leading an amazing team of volunteers who put together another fun and profitable Wine Auction.

The event was a HUGE success this year, with no wine lots going unsold (a first for this event that anyone can remember), and the addition of artwork and winery/dining experiences as part of the auction.

We don’t have the final numbers but we grossed over 10 percent more revenue than projected.

Many thanks to our donors:

• Booker Vineyard & Winery
• Capital Grille
• Carolyn and Damian Christian
• Carruth Cellars
• Denner Vineyards
• Dr. Trista Shelton
• Dutcher Crossing Winery
• Emercy Winery
• Fran Gitsham
• Kendall-Jackson Winery
• Marjorie Trout
• Notre Vue Estate Winery & Vineyards
• Orange Coast Winery
• Parrish Vineyards
• Seasons 52
• Sue England
• Wendy Taylor

Hundreds of volunteer hours went into the preparation of our second largest fundraiser of the year.  I would like to recognize a host of people who made the event a great success.

A BIG thank you to the Wine Auction Committee (I affectionally call the Wine Auction Warriors) for the amazing job they did this year:

• Adrienne Amico – Special Auction
• Dino Amico – Wine Ops – Load Out
• Chris Bruce – Data Entry
• Hank Bruce – Wine Ops – Warehouse
• Damian Christian – Wine Ops –

Auction Floor and Workers

• Kevin Coy – Advisor
• Sue England – Volunteers
• Ellen Flynn – Check-in
• Fran Gitsham – Verbal Auction
• Scott Green – Computers
• Cathy Painter – Event Food and Wine
• Lee Painter – Wine Ops – Verification
• Rochelle Randel – Check-in
• Bill Redding – Advisor
• Janet Riordan – Check-out
• Tricia Shelton – Check-out
• Daniel Vlahovic – Wine Ops –

Verification

A special thank you to Bill Redding and his dedicated team who catalogued and prepared the wines prior to the event.

And to Kevin Coy for overseeing the crew to move over 4,000 bottles of wine from the cellar to the auction floor.

Hats off to our top 10 spenders for their generous bids that made this event successful.

• Kathy & William Schymick
• Stephen Martinez
• Eberhard & Mary Anne Neutz
• Sandi & Danny Jones
• Gloria Franklin
• Dewey & Diana Davide
• Julie Good
• Ed Reyes & Debbie Renne
• Mike & Cathy MacKenzie
• Robert Maloney & Joey DeLeon

And finally, many thanks to the nearly 200 attendees who patiently waited while we dealt with printer and register issues to get the final invoicing out. Despite these small challenges, the event was a great success!