Sonoma County Vintners Foundation‘s announces its2021 Sonoma County Wine Auction (SCWA) raised over $1.7 million for the Sonoma County community.
The successful return to an in-person auction and weekend events helped drive the fundraising efforts resulting in an increase over last year’s virtual auction. Since the auction’s inception $39 million has been raised, making a positive direct local impact on literacy, education, health and human services, the environment, and arts and culture.
The highest selling lot of the day was Lot #18, Palio Pageantry: Sonoma to Siena, featuring a stay at the Jackson Family’s Tenuta di Arceno estate, an exclusive dinner in a private apartment overlooking the Piazza del Campo to watch Il Palio di Siena, and five Vérité magnums. The lot sold for $140,000 and was generously doubled to a second enthusiastic bidder.
Lot #14B, Bubbles Galore, Direct from the Source, including a stay in Reims, France, and tours of the finest Champagne houses; and Lot #8, Montana Western Adventure with a private jet option to The Ranch at Rock Creek, rounded out the top three lots of the live auction.