Auction Lots at a Glance Lot 1 — 20 Years of Cheers! Spirits
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auction lots at a glance Lot 1 — 20 Years of Cheers! spirits. Separately, the winning couples are invited to join Daphne & Savor Magnums of memories from the private cellars of vintners Bart Araujo of Accendo Cellars for an intimate dinner for 8 people participating in the 2020 Naples Winter Wine Festival — in all, a anywhere in the continental United States. The winner also receives bountiful collection of 35 Magnums and 2 750ml bottles from our 6 Magnums of Accendo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon (2 each 2014, 20th annual Festival. The lucky winners will also receive a Jeroboam 2015 and 2016). package to the 2021 NWWF (January 28–31, 2021), including 3 nights in Resort View rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Lot 7 — Win an English Triple Crown for 2 couples and 4 VIP tickets to each Festival event starting with Two couples spend 11 nights (July 9-20, 2020) in the United Kingdom Thursday’s exclusive Grand Crew Party. with VIP admission to Wimbledon and the British Open, among a trio of amazing destinations. The couples receive 4 Wimbledon Club Lot 2 — From Kangaroos to Kokomo Debenture tickets, featuring Centre Court seats for the men’s and One couple spends 14 nights in Australia and Fiji with experiences women’s finals in both singles and doubles competition and access taking them from Sydney, to Kangaroo Island, to the wine country to player and celebrity lounges. The couples will also work on their in the Barossa Valley, and finally to enchanting Fiji, with lots of stops own game with a private, 90-minute lesson on the grass with John in between. See the best of Sydney before hitting the Southern McEnroe and Stan Smith. The couples’ next stop is a 16th-century Ocean Lodge where seals frolic, and visit national parks for koala estate for 3 nights before the final jewel of the trip, VIP player and kangaroo sightings. Later you’ll visit Powell and Son in the tickets to the 4-day British Open. Includes Roundtrip, First Class Barossa Valley for a private tasting with Dave Powell, followed by Airfare to London. a private tour of the vineyards and a special dinner in their barrel hall. Wrap things up in Fiji with 5 glorious nights at Kokomo Lot 8 — The Feminine Mystique of Bordeaux Private Island. Includes an Imperial of 2016 Powell and Son Kraehe Two couples spend 2 nights at Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse Marananga Shiraz. de Lalande in Pauillac, France. The couples enjoy breakfast followed by a private tour, tasting and lunch at the château. The next day Lot 3 — Capital Connections includes a complete day of wine tasting and tours in Saint-Émilion Two couples get an insider’s look into Washington, D.C. Guests enjoy with a private visit and tasting at Château Beauséjour Duffau Private Airfare from Naples aboard a Learjet 70 and enjoy 4 nights Lagarrosse Premier Grand Cru Classé, a tour of Pomerol and Saint- at the Four Seasons in Georgetown. The guests take a private tour Émilion vineyards, and an old-vintage comparative tasting of famous of FOX News DC, meet anchor Bret Baier and panelists on “Special Bordeaux wines in the private lounge at Vignobles et Châteaux. Report with Bret Baier,” visit the PBS NewsHour studio, and tour the The winners also receive 1 fabulous 6 Liter of 1988 Château Pichon Senate building and Capitol with congressional staffers. Longueville Comtesse de Lalande and 6 750ml bottles of 2016 Clos des Baies Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. Lot 4 — Marching to the Beat of Laurent Ponsot Lot 9 — Live, Love, Aloha with Cuvée! Two couples join Laurent Ponsot for a special experience in the heart Five couples enjoy 5 luxurious nights at Cuvée’s Hualalai Estate on of the Grand Crus of Burgundy. Laurent picks up the couples at their Hawaii’s Big Island. Guests stay in a 6,300-square-foot villa with 5 hotel for a private tour of his Grand Cru vineyards, winery and cellar Master Suites, an infinity pool and gorgeous indoor and outdoor before a picnic lunch paired with Grand Cru wines. Laurent then living areas. The experience includes a helicopter tour over the guides the couples on a private tour of the 12th-century Château Kīlauea Volcano; a Big Island hiking adventure with a private chef Clos de Vougeot, where he is the Grand Écuyer of the Confrérie lunch; a catamaran excursion; and an in-villa authentic Hawaiian des Chevaliers du Tastevin, the exclusive bacchanalian fraternity of evening, complete with hula lessons, a sushi-making class and sake Burgundy wine enthusiasts. Includes 2 nights’ hotel accommodations, tasting. Overlooking the Four Season Hualalai’s Ke’olu Golf Course, a biking excursion through the vineyards and incredibly rare 2016 the secluded villa provides guests with easy access to Four Seasons Laurent Ponsot wines—2 Jeroboams and 1 Methuselah. restaurants and activities. Lot 5 — Love is Bleu Lot 10 — Twice as Nice in Tuscany Twenty guests savor a special “L’Amour a Toujours 20 Ans” (Love is It’s 8 enchanting nights in Italy for 2 couples. In Tuscany, the couples always 20 years old) dinner at Bleu Provence in Naples to celebrate stay 2 nights at Fonte de’ Medici in Val di Pesa and 2 nights at the NCEF’s 20th Anniversary. The dinner features wines from the the Guado al Tasso Estate in Bolgheri. The itinerary features winery tours, Médoc region of Bordeaux with the 2000 vintage Premier Grand tastings and meals at several of Antinori’s Tuscan properties. The Cru Classés from Magnums: Château Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac), couples stay in Florence for 4 nights and receive exclusive seats at Château Margaux (Margaux), Château Latour (Pauillac), Château the gala dinner for the grand opening of the Florence International Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan) and Château Mouton-Rothschild Biennial Antiques Fair (September 2021), VIP access to related events (Pauillac). Dinner to be held on a mutually agreeable Sunday and intimate dinners with Laura and Elisa Piccini and the Antinori evening in November 2020. Family. Includes 6 Double Magnums of Marchesi Antinori wines. Lot 6 – Step into Another World Lot 11 — Tickets to “God’s Country” Two couples sail away for 14 nights aboard The World, the largest Two couples stay 2 nights at the new JW Marriott in Nashville for the th privately-owned residential yacht on Earth. The accommodations: a 54 Annual Country Music Association Awards Show in November luxurious 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,106-square-foot residence, complete 2020. The guests receive 4 tickets to an artist party the night before with private veranda. Among special amenities: a private chef the show and will watch the CMA Awards Show from 4 VIP orchestra for 1 dinner party; a bespoke destination experience; 2 one-hour floor seats in the artist section with access to the VIP lounge during spa treatments; a vertical wine tasting with the sommelier; and all the show. They also receive a surprise meet and greet, photo meals & beverages aboard ship, including select fine wines and opportunity and VIP access to an exclusive CMA label after-party. They go home with 2 guitars signed by the “Artist of the Year.” Lot 12 — The City of Lights and Poetry Lot 18 – Bond with this Speedy Aston Martin Two couples enjoy 2 fabulous weeks in Paris at Cliff Lede’s incredible Make like Bond, James Bond, behind the wheel of a sleek new 2020 apartment and 2 nights in Napa for tours and tastings at the Cliff Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante Convertible (5.2-liter twin- Lede Vineyards. In Paris, the guests go on behind-the-scenes tours of turbo, V12 engine). The 715-horsepower speedster is among the epic sights, including the Louvre and Fondation Louis Vuitton. They four Aston Martins that actor Daniel Craig drives in the upcoming indulge in special culinary experiences and 2 tickets to the Hermès Bond thriller, “No Time to Die.” The winning couple receives 2 nights’ Runway show in September 2020. In Napa, 2 couples stay 2 nights accommodations at The Stafford in London and 2 tickets to the at The Poetry Inn for a VIP tour and Platinum Tasting experience at movie’s World Premiere in London in April 2020. Aston Martin also the Cliff Lede Vineyards and a dinner hosted by Cliff in his fabulous invites the guests to its headquarters in Warwickshire to see cars home. The winning bidder receives 6 Magnums of Cabernet from being built. Roundtrip, Business Class Airfare to London is included. Cliff Lede Vineyards. Lot 19 — Bubbles & Burgundy Lot 13 — There’s Wine in Them Hills One couple experiences the flavors of Champagne Henriot and The spotlight shines on Domaine Serene’s wines, vineyards and estate Bouchard Père & Fils during 2 days in France. After a special welcome during a 4-night immersion into Oregon’s Willamette Valley for 2 to Champagne by Gilles De Larouzière (8th generation of the Henriot couples. With accommodations at the Domaine Serene Winery Hill Family), the couple enjoys a tasting of Champagne Henriot’s portfolio House, the guests participate in a delicious assortment of dinners, and dinner with Gilles at Henriot’s family house, where the guests wine pairings, receptions and tours. The couples indulge in an spend 1 night. The guests transfer to Beaune to visit the most exclusive barrel tasting to select the Domaine Serene Pinot Noirs prestigious vineyards of Burgundy owned by Bouchard Père & Fils. that they take home (24 750ml bottles per couple). Includes a wine Includes a picnic in the Montrachet vineyard, a visit of the Château reception and garden walk at the Evenstad Estate with co-founders de Beaune cellars, dinner with winemaker Philippe Prost and a and owners Grace & Ken Evenstad; a special dinner with wine 1-night stay at Château de Beaune.