TUSCAN GLAMOUR CONQUERS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARITY AUCTION IN THE USA. THE “TUSCAN WINE EXPERIENCE” APPEAL OF THE ANTINORI, SASSICAIA, CASTELLO BANFI, FERRAGAMO LABELS. AUCTION LOT BIDS AT INSANE PRICES: FROM $130,000 TO $300,000.

The glamour cult of Tuscan wine conquered the most important charity auction in the USA. The appeal of the “Tuscan Wine Experience” and the Antinori, Sassicaia, Castello Banfi and Ferragamo labels enchanted the stars and stripes jet set, which could not resist not only bottles of cult wines, but also exclusive vacations in Tuscany.

The charity auction, the Naples (Florida) Winter Wine Festival, the most important in the USA to benefit children’s education and services, generated insane bidding for authentic "Tuscan Wine Experiences". These Experience packages combine wine with an enduring fascination for one of the most beautiful regions of the world, always a top destination on the American wish list.

At the Naples, FL auction, in the 72 wine dream lots, the Tuscan ace took all:

The Marchesi Antinori offering, which in addition to valuable and rare bottles of Tignanello and Solaia, included an exclusive tour and stay at the Fonte dei Medici guest house overlooking the Tignanello vineyard, a visit to the Bolgheri's Guado al Tasso and a stay at the beauty farm Il Tombolo, was sold for $130,000.

The Tenuta San Guido offering sold at $130,000 and included bottles of the most famous Italian wine, Il Sassicaia, and a stay at the historical family farm, Incisa della Ricchetta.
The Montalcino Castello Banfi label went for $280,000 and included, in addition to valuable, rare and well-aged bottles of Brunello, a stay in the guest house of the Castello di Poggio alle Mura.
The Ferragamo offering sold for $300,000 and included a stay at the charming village of Borro, and also at the Hotel Lungarno in Florence, plus original signature accessories from the famous Florentine fashion label.

The 'Wine Spectator' List of the top ten benefit wine auctions in the USA:

- Naples Winter Wine Festival Local children's charities (Naples, FL) $ 11,000,000

- Auction Napa Valley Local health charities (Napa, CA) $ 8,803,000

- Imagine 2005 Children's charities in Sonoma County & Russia (Healdsburg, CA) $ 2,010,615

- Rusty Staub Rusty Staub Foundation (New York, NY) $ 1,404,200

- High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA) $ 1,220,000

- V Foundation Wine Celebration Jimmy V. Foundation for Cancer Research (Napa, CA) $ 1,014,500

- L'Ete du Vin American Cancer Society (Nashville, TN) $ 972,550

- Classic Wines Auction Metropolitan Family Services (Portland, OR) $ 937,175

- Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction Sun Valley Center for the Arts (Ketchum, ID) $ 936,100

- Carnivale du Vin Emeril Legasse Foundation (Las Vegas, NV) $ 726,300

- Auction of Washington Wines Children's Hospital, Washington Wine Education Foundation (Woodinville, WA) $ 1,900,000.