About the Wine Festival
The Naples Winter Wine Festival is set for Jan. 25-27, 2013 in Naples. The theme for the 2013 festival is When Stars Align.
How wine helps children
The festival has raised $107 million for underprivileged and at-risk children since 2001. Naples Winter Wine Festival proceeds have helped 150,000 children over 12 years through grants to children's charities and collaborative funding of major projects including a pediatric dental center and early learning center.
Children's mental health a focus in 2013
As sponsors of the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival, the Collier County by the Naples Children & Education Foundation has dramatically changed philanthropy in Collier County, raising more than $107 million since the event debuted in 2001. Read story »
Charities: Boys & Girls Club of Collier Country and NCEF Pediatric Dental Center
There are 24 charities, including the Boys & Girls Club of Collier Country and the NCEF Pediatric Dental Center, that get financial support from the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Read story »
Charity: H.U.G.S.
Health Under Guided Systems is a mental health program for Collier County children started in 2010 by a Winter Wine Festival grant. Three years after the program began, organizers have screened more than 2,500 kids in the county for mental illness. Read story »
Charity: Operation Strides
The Naples Equestrian Challenge has launched Operation Strides. The mission: To help veterans from the Afghanistan, Iraq and Gulf wars dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and amputation. The strategy: To help them heal with horses. Read story »
Charity: STAR
STAR (Specialized Therapeutic & Analysis Resources) is funded entirely by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. The program is provided through ABLE Academy, a local nonprofit that offers applied behavior analysis, speech therapy and schooling for children with developmental disabilities and behavior disorders, as well as other services. Read story »
A walk on the red carpet to attend the 2013 Emmy Awards. Tickets to the Masters at Augusta National, then golfing the next day on the very course where the pros competed for the Green Jacket. Those are among the nonwine packages that highlight the 65 total lots to be auctioned Jan. 26, 2013 to invited guests at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort. Read story »
- Naples Winter Wine Festival raises $8.5 million for Collier children's charities Published 1/26/2013 at 9:35 p.m. 36 comments
- Wine Festival trustee sees red Ferrari in his future Published 1/26/2013 at 8:00 p.m. 5 comments
- Live Blog: Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction ends, estimated $8.5 million raised Updated 1/26/2013 at 6:44 p.m. 5 comments
Photo Galleries
- Jan 26th 2013 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction
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- Jan 25th 2013 Wine festival lot room
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Videos
- Jan 26th 2013 Winners of Lot 4 at Wine Festival…
- Jan 26th 2013 Before start of Wine Festival auction
- Jan 25th 2013 Preview of Wine Festival auction lots
- Jan 24th 2013 Ferrari to be auctioned at Wine Festival
- Country star LeAnn Rimes gives private concert to 150 in Naples home Published 11/10/2012 at 10:59 p.m. 26 comments
- Foundation awards $7.4 million from Wine Festival to local charities Published 3/26/2012 at 7:33 p.m. 2 comments
- Wine festival founders will present checks to Collier County nonprofits Monday Updated 3/22/2012 at 3:17 p.m. 0 comments
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- Nov 10th 2012 LeAnn Rimes performs a private concert
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- New clients: Naples lawyer trades legal pleading for hungry feeding - PHOTOS Published 8/5/2011 at 8:45 p.m. 8 comments
- Collier leaders provide child-care grant in name of economic development PHOTOS Published 4/29/2011 at 7:15 p.m. 4 comments
- Millions of dollars in wine festival grants presented in Naples Updated 4/10/2011 at 6:47 p.m. 7 comments
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- Jan 29th 2011 2011 Wine Festival Auction Action
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Videos
- Jan 29th 2011 2011 Wine Festival auction
- Jan 29th 2011 Perfectly Paired
- Jan 28th 2011 Wine dinner of tropical splendor
- Jan 27th 2011 Preparations for a wine dinner
- Jan 22nd 2011 Study shows needs of local children
- PHOTOS: Foundation disburses $6 million raised at wine festival to 20 agencies Updated 4/18/2010 at 5:37 p.m. 6 comments
- Community celebration set for awarding charity grants from 2010 Naples wine festival Published 2/16/2010 at 1:29 p.m. 0 comments
- Editorial: Naples Winter Wine Festival ... 8 million reasons to toast generosity Published 2/1/2010 at 7:06 p.m. 0 comments
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- Jan 30th 2010 2010 Naples Winter Wine Festival…
- Jan 29th 2010 Daniel Boulud, New York chef, cooks…
- Jan 29th 2010 Wine Festival Vintner Dinner
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- Jan 27th 2010 Wine Festival: Helps Child's Path
Videos
- Jan 30th 2010 2010 Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction
- Jan 29th 2010 'Blue Skies' Wine Festival dinner
- Jan 28th 2010 Emeril gives a cooking lesson in Naples
- Naples Winter Wine Festival raises $8.5 million for Collier children's charities Published 1/26/2013 at 9:35 p.m. 36 comments
- Wine Festival trustee sees red Ferrari in his future Published 1/26/2013 at 8:00 p.m. 5 comments
- Live Blog: Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction ends, estimated $8.5 million raised Updated 1/26/2013 at 6:44 p.m. 5 comments
Photo Galleries
- Jan 26th 2013 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction
- Jan 25th 2013 Winter Wine Festival - Edwards Residence
- Jan 25th 2013 Wine festival lot room
- Jan 25th 2013 NCEF Meet the Kids Day 2013
- Jan 24th 2013 Ferrari F12berlinetta delivered to…
- Jan 23rd 2013 Now I see Hope
more »Videos
- Jan 26th 2013 Winners of Lot 4 at Wine Festival…
- Jan 26th 2013 Before start of Wine Festival auction
- Jan 25th 2013 Preview of Wine Festival auction lots
- Jan 24th 2013 Ferrari to be auctioned at Wine Festival
- Jan 29th 2011 2011 Wine Festival auction
- Jan 29th 2011 Perfectly Paired
- Record amount, number of grants awarded by Wine Festival sponsors Published 3/5/2008 at 5:57 p.m. 4 comments
- Wine Festival 2008: Evenstad/Solimene Published 2/1/2008 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
- Visiting writers reflect on trip to Naples for Wine Festival Published 1/31/2008 at 8:07 p.m. 2 comments
- ‘Top Chef’ judge signs on for Naples wine fest Published 9/6/2007 at 8:41 p.m. 0 comments
- Next Naples Wine Fest goes out of this world, literally Updated 7/24/2007 at 11:20 p.m. 6 comments
- For the children Published 3/21/2007 at 12:30 a.m. 8 comments
- Wine Fest doles out $6.7M to charities Published 4/25/2006 at 12:00 a.m. 2 comments
- Wine Festival organizers release study on child care Published 3/19/2006 at 12:30 a.m. 0 comments
- Wine Festival organizers release study on child care Published 3/19/2006 at 12:29 a.m. 0 comments
- $12.19 million for the kids Published 1/29/2006 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
- $12.19 million for the kids Published 1/29/2006 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
- CEO wins Rolls-Royce Phantom Published 1/29/2006 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
- Editorial: Naples Winter Wine Festival Published 3/25/2004 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments
- Wine festival invests proceeds in children: Fun Time in River Park is getting $1 million Published 3/23/2004 at 8:26 a.m. 0 comments
- Bargain hunters can find wine lots for a fraction of their auction price Published 2/8/2004 at 8:28 a.m. 0 comments
- Winter Wine Festival proceeds totaling $3.75M distributed to several Collier County charities Published 4/2/2003 at 9:13 a.m. 0 comments
- Budget ax may fall on school for troubled girls Published 2/9/2003 at 8:23 a.m. 0 comments
- It's simple to see, we are all so very much the same Published 2/4/2003 at 8:24 a.m. 0 comments
- Local charities share $2.5M bounty of Naples Winter Wine Festival Published 4/26/2002 at 9:28 a.m. 0 comments
- Winter Wine Festival raises record $3.4 million for education foundation Published 2/3/2002 at 9:27 a.m. 0 comments
- Weekend wine festival is a place for royalty Published 2/2/2002 at 9:26 a.m. 0 comments
- Naples ranks 142 on richest U.S. towns list Published 5/25/2001 at 7:54 a.m. 0 comments
- Letters to the editor: A toast Published 5/13/2001 at 7:55 a.m. 0 comments
- Foundation gives $2.2M to children's organizations Published 4/25/2001 at 8:02 a.m. 0 comments