Sonoma Valley Wine Auction raises $1.2M
Published September 4th, 2007
Tthe 15th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction raised $1.2 million this weekend.
“We really exceeded our goal,” said Grant Raeside, executive director of the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, which sponsors the weekend of events. “We’re extremely excited about our results.”
The biggest auction lot of the day, which garnered $72,000, came from the Benziger Family Winery, which donated both a new 2007 Toyota Prius along with a year’s worth of gas and a specially prepared dinner from Preston Dishman, chef at the General’s Daughter.
Eleven Valley nonprofits will see a boost in their budget thanks to the auction, which benefits Vineyard Workers Services, Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon, WillMar Center for Bereaved Children, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center, Sonoma Community Center, La Luz, Kenwood Education Foundation and FISH (Friends In Sonoma Helping).
Share This Article by Email or Social Web
Related Articles Hospices of Sonoma Barrel Auction Sets Another New Record; More Than $450,000 Raised for Four CharitiesNapa wine auction raises $1.87MillionNapa Valley charity wine auction raises almost $10 millionWine auction raises $447,000 for Vancouver PlayhouseGreen Valley Car Auction
