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Board of Directors

2005 – Scott Lutgert

Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo

Connie & Tom Galloway (2000-2011)

2006 – Grace Evenstad

Susan & Gary Garrabrant

Pat+ & Dave Gibbons (2010–2020)

2007 – Linda Richards Malone

Libby & Rick Germain

Mosey+ & Don Gunther (2002-2012)

and Jim Malone+

Ashley & Adam Gerry

Sharon & Chuck Hallberg (2012-2023)

2008 – Don Gunther

Jacki & Max Guinn

Mary Pat & Frank+ Hussey (2000-2011)

2009 – Connie & Tom Galloway

Julia & Robert Heidt, Jr.

Barbara & John Jordan (2007-2017)

Vice Chair of the Board

2010 – Kathleen & Francis Rooney

Lin & Herb Henkel

Carol & Tom Lund (2000-2012)

2011 – Cynthia & Bruce Sherman

Barbie & Paul Hills

Simone & Scott Lutgert (2000-2012)

Max Guinn

2012 – Joan & Bob Clifford

Jerri & David Hoffmann

Jim Malone+ (2000-2012)

2013 – Terry & Bob Edwards

Carol & Tom Joseph

Linda Richards Malone (2000-2012)

2014 – Linda Richards Malone,

Katrina & Rick Kash

Susie & David+ McCurry (2009-2022)

Adria Starkey and Anne

Linda & Tom Koehn

Fran & Jim McGlothlin (2003-2015)

Welsh McNulty

Nancy & Ted Koenig

Sandi & Tom Moran (2010-2020)

Sherie Marek

Judith Liegeois & John Scot Mueller (2004-2014)

Nancy & Joe Masterson

Joyce & Bill O’Meara (2000-2004)

Anne Welsh McNulty

Kathleen & Francis Rooney (2004-2014)

Karen & Dale Medford

Ned Sachs (2000-2009)

Kathy & Dan Mezzalingua

Karen & Bob Scott (2007-2017)

Rick Germain Chairman of the Board Dale Medford

Treasurer Valerie Boyd Immediate Past Chair Jacki Guinn

2015 – Sharon & Chuck Hallberg and Sandi & Tom Moran

Grant Committee Chair

2016 – Laura & Jim Dixon

Bill Beynon

2017 – Debbi & Bill Cary,

and Sandi & Tom Moran

Board Member

Denise & Brian Cobb, Valerie

Kathy & Andy Moock

Cynthia & Bruce Sherman (2003-2015)

Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo and

Amy & John Quinn

Retta & Elliott Singer (2000-2012)

Debbi Cary

Simone & Scott Lutgert

Carol & Harry Rose

Angela & Don Smith (2011-2021)

Cindy & Sam Scalise

Donna Solimene (2002-2015)

Susie & David+ McCurry and

Marilyn Scripps

Adria & Jerry Starkey (2006-2016)

Kathy & Dan Mezzalingua

Susan Stielow

Elizabeth & Clarke Swanson, Jr. (2000-2008)

Julia Van Domelen

Therésa & Tom Wajnert (2000-2009)

Catherine & John Van Hulle

Dottie & Bryant+ Yunker, Sr. (2000-2007)

Board Member Brian Cobb Lifetime Trustee Representative Robert Heidt, Jr. Board Member Paul Hills Board Member David Hoffmann Board Member Harry Rose Board Member Ralph Stayer Festival Chair Julia Van Domelen Board Member

2018 – Becky & Lewie Card,

2019 – Jeannelle & Brian Brady and Linda & Tom Koehn 2020 – Barbie & Paul Hills, Nancy

Carol & John Walter

& Joe Masterson and Shirley

Joy & Chuck Waterman

& Peter Welsh

Shirley & Peter Welsh

Honorary Trustees

Beth & Jeff Wessel

Humphrey Butler

Children & Education

Kristine & Chris Williams

Ann Colgin

Foundation

Sissy & Bill Wilson

Michael DeGroote, Sr. +

Betsy Ryan & Patrick Zenner

Bob Dickinson

2021 – The Trustees of the Naples

2022 – Nena & Bill Beynon,

Ron Kuhn+

Debbi & Bill Cary, Denise & Brian Cobb, Shirlene Elkins,

Lifetime Trustees

Teri Franklin Kuhn Joan & Bill Martin

Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo, Libby & Rick Germain, Julia

Jean Ackerman (2003-2013)

Bruce Nichols

& Robert Heidt, Jr., Barbie &

Usha & Monte Ahuja (2010-2020)

Rosann & Bill+ Nunnelly

Paul Hills, Scott Lutgert

Patricia Aluisi (2000-2015)

Stephanie & Fred Pezeshkan

and Shirley & Peter Welsh

Penny & Lee Anderson (2002-2012)

Judy & Jerry Sheindlin

Larry Andrews (2002-2012)

Ed Staros

Libby & Rick Germain and

Ann Bain (2003-2014)

Shelly & Ralph Stayer

Julia & Robert Heidt, Jr.

Barbara & Ron Balser (2007-2018)

John Vega

2023 – Nena & Bill Beynon,

Jeannelle & Brian Brady (2011-2021) Joan & Bob Clifford (2007-2018)

Trustees of the Naples Children & Education Foundation Past Festival Chairs

Trustees

Mary Susan & J.D. Clinton (2000-2012) Denise & Brian Cobb (2000-2013)

Kelley & Jim Bailey

Arlene & Michael+ D’Alessandro

Nena & Bill Beynon

(2000-2011)

Sue & Mike Bieker

Laura & Jim Dixon (2010-2023)

+ Deceased Naples Winter Wine Festival

Jamie & John Brown

Terry & Robert Edwards (2010-2022)

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2001 – Jeff Gargiulo

P. Robert Caito & Dena Rae Hancock

Shirlene & Bob+ Elkins (2000-2012)

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2002 – Brian Cobb

Becky & Lewie Card

Grace & Ken+ Evenstad (2002-2014)

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2003 – Tom Wajnert

Debbi & Bill Cary

Sandy & Jim Figge (2000-2009)

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2004 – Shirlene Elkins

Jody & Paul Fleming

Martha & Jim+ Fligg (2007-2018)

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Director of Marketing and Events

Scott Glick

Rachel Galante

Photo Editor Elizabeth Bankmann ADVERTISING Associate Publisher Mindy Roosa National Account Director Wendy Tooley Marketing Consultants

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Meredith Parsons

Emma Witmer

Digital Media Marketing Manager Brittney Kleis CIRCULATION Director of Audience Development Kerri Nolan PRODUCTION Production Manager Martha Leavitt Production Designer Romina Combe ADMINISTRATION Advertising Services Manager/ Reprint Sales & Distribution Kathleen Hill

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Jim Schwartzel

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Joan Larson

Events Coordinator

Auction Manager

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Danielle Lomanno

Accounting Clerk

Festival Support Coordinator

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Lauren Luckow

Grants Coordinator

Executive Assistant

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Diane Piñeiro

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Greetings From The Naples Children & Education Foundation

Rick Germain

Maria Jimenez-Lara

Since it was established in 2000, the

children. As always, the event fea-

Saturday, bidders compete to outdo

Naples Children & Education Foun-

tures a spectacular array of travel

each other in the hopes of making a

dation (NCEF) has been a lifeline

and lifestyle auction lots provided

difference in the lives of our area’s

for Collier County’s underprivileged

by our generous donors. Through-

most vulnerable children.

and at-risk children to attain a better,

out the weekend, world-class vint-

Over the years, the recipients of

healthier future. Through its fund-

ners, celebrity chefs and featured

NCEF’s grants and programs have

raising event, the Naples Winter Wine

sommeliers dazzle attendees with

matured into productive members

Festival (NWWF), NCEF has raised

unforgettable experiences.

of society who give back to the com-

NCEF Chief Executive Officer

approximately $269 million over the

As in the past, the event begins on

munity in so many ways. None of

past 23 years for kids in need. Those

Thursday morning with the special

this would be possible without the

funds generate grants impacting the

and separately ticketed Pre-Festival

efforts of our bidders, lot donors,

lives of more than 300,000 children in

Vintage Cellar Wine Tasting and Lun-

staff, trustees, volunteers and every-

the crucially important areas of child

cheon and continues with Meet the

one else who contributes to making

advocacy, early learning, healthcare

Kids Day on Friday morning, when

NWWF a success. We feel honored

and out-of-school time.

attendees have the opportunity to

and humbled to harness all the posi-

The 2024 festival is held at The

come face-to-face with the recipients

tive energy that makes NCEF a vital

Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, from

of their generosity. On Friday night,

force in shaping the lives of the next

January 25 to 28. This year’s theme,

the series of Vintner Dinners provides

generation. With your help, we will

“Generosity in Full Bloom,” stresses

a platform for chefs and vintners to

transform everyone’s generosity

the importance of early learning and

showcase their creations. When the

into a full bloom that reflects our best

mental health on the future lives of

auction under the tent begins on

efforts and values.

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The Chairs

The 24th annual Naples Winter Wine Festival comes together under a powerhouse NCEF honorary trustee couple chairing the event.

Shelly & Ralph Stayer Shelly and Ralph Stayer root themselves in action. The couple’s philanthropic ties center around addressing human trafficking and domestic violence and empowering youth leadership and education. The husband-wife powerhouse elevated the Johnsonville sausage brand to be a billion-dollar company, selling in more than 40 countries. While Ralph retired after nearly five decades as CEO in 2015, he served as board chair until 2020, when Shelly stepped into the role. The Stayers’ charitable fingerprint is felt across the country. They serve on college boards in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and ardently participate in fundraising events in the Midwest and here in Naples, where they work with organizations, such as Artis—Naples, Naples Botanical Garden and Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples. In 2020, Shelly helped open the Shelter for Abused Women & Children’s Shelly Stayer Shelter in Immokalee, with a $3 million lead gift. When not lending their dynamic energy to nonprofits, the Stayers stay pursuits. Recently, Ralph launched Love Your Neighbor, a book that explores faith-informed capitalism as a vehicle of positive social change in America. 24

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busy with professional and creative

T h e C a u s e — A b o u t N CE F — By K r i s t i n e G i l l

Radical Giving

Courtesy

Every year, Naples Winter Wine Festival includes a Fund a Need paddle raise to fuel multiyear, strategic initiatives across key categories. In 2024, the focus is on early learning and mental health for Collier County children. Here’s why you should bid high.

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We won’t say it’s easy to raise more

strategic programs with donations

than $20 million in an afternoon—or

raised through the festival’s Fund a

to keep topping that number year after

Need paddle raise.

year. But Naples Children & Education

The nonprofit identified seven ini-

Foundation (NCEF) and its fundraiser,

tiatives, or key focus areas (healthcare,

the Naples Winter Wine Festival

mental health, hunger, early learning,

(NWWF), have a big thing going for

out-of-school time, vision and oral

them: results.

care), for the multiyear programs and

Among myriad successes is 5-year-

quickly set about maximizing child

old Omar’s story. A nonverbal student,

services in Collier County. “We try to

Omar was identified for the NCEF-

build systems of care so we have infra-

funded ABLE Academy’s STAR ini-

structure baked into every program or

tiative when he was 3. His teacher at

project we fund. So, when the funding

Grace Place for Children and Families

stops, the program still exists. That’s

had noticed he seemed uncomfortable

really important to us, and [it’s] one of

in his skin and had trouble befriending

the things we’re most proud of,” NCEF

classmates. STAR worked with Omar

CEO Maria Jimenez-Lara says.

in one-on-one and small-group set-

Last year’s Fund a Need—centered

tings until he began to communicate

on healthcare, with a focus on men-

verbally and form friendships. He’ll

tal health—raised $5.2 million and

start kindergarten on track next year.

expanded integrated care systems. To

Omar is just one example. Thanks to

date, NCEF has donated $90.7 million

NCEF, there are thousands more.

to its multiyear initiatives. For 2024,

NCEF launched 24 years ago as

NCEF focuses on mental health and

a change-leading entity to support

early learning. The team recognizes

underserved children throughout

mental health and education are inex-

Collier County. The group coordi-

tricably linked—untreated develop-

nates with hundreds of child-centric,

mental delays or other mental health

local nonprofits to decrease overlap

needs affect kids’ learning ability.

and fund programs affecting the most

These three grantees and ongo-

vulnerable populations. In addition to

ing initiatives illustrate how your

funding about 60 nonprofits annually

Fund a Need donations will have

through grants, NCEF leads multiyear,

life-changing impacts on children.

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Mental Health Initiative Grantee: NAMI Collier County NAMI Collier County is part of a national organization that addresses mental illness, and its HUGS (Health Under Guided Systems) program—focused on 2-monthto 18-year-old kids—is unique to Southwest Florida. The groundbreaking program for children experiencing developmental, social, emotional or behavioral difficulties began with an NCEF grant in 2010. At the time, children were not screened within schools for early indicators of mental health issues. A 2009 study showed a large chunk of local youth could suffer from undiagnosed behavioral health issues. The kids needed help. They still do. Statistically, children can wait weeks ments with mental healthcare providers. HUGS bridges the gap, screening thousands of children annually and providing in-the-moment support and resources to help hundreds of families navigate the complex healthcare system. The program

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With NCEF funding, the NAMI Collier County team launched the HUGS (Health Under Guided Systems) program 14 years ago for children experiencing mental health difficulties.

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focuses on children in low-income, highneed areas, screening at the Guadalupe Center, Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee, Child’s Path locations, Fun Time Early Childhood Academy locations and Grace Place. NAMI Collier also works with Collier County Public Schools, taking referrals for students K-12 and working closely with 36 pre-K classrooms. Support from the screening may look like therapy with the recently hired clinical director, Carolyn Staley-Penix, or having Quick responses are part of NAMI Collier’s DNA—the team responds to calls within 48 hours. Since 2012, NCEF has contributed about $17 million to its mental health initiative, which includes support for NAMI’s child-centric HUGS program.

the new parent educator and resiliency specialist, Krissy Yanes, help obtain an Individualized Education Program (IEP) at the kids’ schools. “The HUGS team contacts a family after a referral within Beth Hatch says, adding they aim for a 24-hour turnaround. “We believe that initial contact without a waitlist is critical

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48 hours at the most,” NAMI Collier CEO

T h e C a u s e — A b o u t N CE F

because when a child or family is in crisis, they are willing to receive help. Waiting a minimum of six months is not an option for a child or family in crisis,” she adds. HUGS stays with a family until the child is 18. The more than $5 million NCEF has donated toward HUGS since its 2010 inception helps the organization field the effects of compounded traumas, like family losses, missed school time, and the devastation brought by the pandemic and major hurricanes. In the previous fiscal year, Hatch says, more than 400 children received additional care after preliminary screenings. In the first three weeks of the 2023-2024 school year, HUGS had already flagged more than 100 children for care. doesn’t just affect kids. Often, parents are overwhelmed by knowing their child is struggling and fighting to get them care, or the adults are navigating mental health crises, themselves. To help, HUGS creates care plans and assists families in making and keeping

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Since HUGS’ inception in 2010, NCEF has donated more than $5 million toward the program, which offers mental health screenings and acts as a road map for families to navigate the system and get care for their kids.

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appointments. “The parents are anxious, and when you’re an anxious parent, it’s hard to convey a sense of security to your child, which is what they need to feel stable and balanced,” Staley-Penix says. NAMI recently opened a new center, combining services from three locations under one roof. “I cannot imagine what it would be like to have to navigate the mental health system on your own, all while trying to keep your child’s best interest in mind,” NCEF’s Jimenez-Lara says. “To have someone along for the ride is not only comforting for the parents but also ensures the entire family is being taken care of.” Mental Health Initiative Grantee: FSU Center for Child Stress & Health With the recent global turmoil and rising social media use, children are at higher risk of depression, psychosocial impairments and developmental delays, studies show. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)— including divorce, extreme poverty and upheaval from major storms—are linked to long-term mental and physical conditions. Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine’s Immokalee location houses the FSU Center for Child Stress & Health,

Dr. Javier Rosado serves as director of clinical research at FSU Center for Child Stress & Health, which works to understand and mitigate the effects of early childhood exposure to trauma by holistically supporting the family.

which aims to identify at-risk children and intervene early enough to curtail or Exploratory research shows about 26 percent of children FSU screened in

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Immokalee have experienced a childhood adversity, and 10 percent have experienced four or more adversities. In addition to long-term mental and psychological effects, ACEs are said to be linked to biological reactions that contribute to chronic conditions, like cancer, asthma and autoimmune diseases. Early detection and prevention is key. “Each of us plays a role in this continuum,” the center’s director of clinical research, Dr. Javier Rosado, says. In 2020, with help from a $500,000 NCEF grant, the center created a toxicstress screening program. CARACOL, named after the Spanish word for ‘snail’, aims to identify children in rural and underserved communities experiencing long-term and frequent adversity. The wellness by screening moms for indicators of adversity to heal generational trauma. The center develops a host of resources, like pamphlets that guide parents on how to talk to kids about various issues that may affect families in the community. Other resources include video training

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The Immokalee-based center focuses on identifying and addressing adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs. These can impact everything from long-term resilience and stress management to physical health. Brian Tietz (2)

initiative addresses a child’s mental

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modules that educate community health workers on toxic stress and how they can help families break negative cycles. Media campaigns get messages into the community about self-care for mothers and how parents can protect their kids from toxic stress. The center also consults with medical providers to implement screenings in their practices. Recognizing migrant mothers in Immokalee are often exposed to ACEs, last year, NCEF funded an FSU study to assess the link between childhood development and the moms’ trauma, as well as how the effects could be mitigated. Data shows kids born to “high-risk” mothers—women exposed to trauma or early life adversity— showed improvements over time when the kids receive interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, parent-child psychotherapy and connections to services, like speech and physical therapy. In the study, about 14 percent of children presented with social-emotional delays at 2 months of age. After two months of interventions, the number dropped to 5 percent. By 6 months of interventions, none showed delays. “I think we’ve always known that if the parents aren’t OK, or if the big sisters aren’t OK, it really affects the whole family,” Jimenez-Lara says. “This is adding an extra layer. Because of COVID and the hurricanes, we learned that anything that happens to a child or parent affects everybody in the household.” The center plans to continue screening

Exposure to ACEs has been linked to developmental delays. FSU finds interventions—like counseling and speech therapy—can mitigate effects.

tests every three months until the child is 4. And, thanks to a $2 million grant from NCEF that FSU matched, the center is

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able to provide underserved families care and resources through the onsite Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida women’s health and pediatric clinic. “Immokalee is the core of our mission,” Dr. Rosado says. Early Learning Initiative Grantee: ABLE Academy — STAR initiative For many children, early learning centers offer the first setting to socialize with children outside of their families and achieve developmental milestones. About 15 years ago, a trend emerged in early childhood care, showing a growing expulsion rate. Children with behavioral issues were being asked to leave centers, resulting in limited options for their families. Dr. Colleen Cornwall, the executive director and founder of ABLE Academy, started analyzing behaviors at early learning centers and identifying ways to support staff, children and

NCEF has contributed about $1 million to ABLE

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million) to help children stay in early learning programs. ABLE Academy starts with training and supporting teachers. Through STAR, early childhood educators and parents learn vital techniques to support children with their behavioral, communication and social-emotional needs. When necessary, STAR can also help families find developmental assessments so kids can get the treatment they need. Children showing early learning signs of a developmental disability can be fast-tracked for a diagnosis. So far, the program has trained more than 200 local early education teachers and helped secure assessments and treatments for more than 500 children. Early childcare staff are also trained

train local teachers on working with developmental disabilities, offer assessments for kids and connect families with care.

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ance, such as communication tools to practice with a child with autism. The support leads to improvements in

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Dr. Colleen Cornwall (top) founded STAR in 2011 to

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communication, behavior and social skills, which helps students stay in classrooms. It’s difficult to confirm how many children have been able to stay in school as a result of the STAR program, Colleen says. But, she’s seen expulsion rates at the 12 Collier County childcare centers where the STAR program is implemented reduce by more than 70 percent. Jimenez-Lara’s favorite success story is about a student named Mike, who had trouble in class because of a language barrier. With 1-on-1 attention, he learned to communicate with fellow students through a mix of English and Haitian-Creole. “With patience and understanding from his teachers, Mike has made tremendous gains with Brian Tietz

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NW WF Schedule 2024 Here’s the play-by-play for the weekend of Michelin-star dining and elevated wining.

Meet the Kids Day Tour & Luncheon Friday, January 26

Begin your extraordinary weekend by witnessing the lifechanging impact of NWWF. Get to know the organizations benefiting from NCEF grants

The Vintage Cellar: Pre-Festival Tasting and Luncheon

and meet the children who

Thursday, January 25

Following the presentations,

receive the resources and services they need to excel. The morning culminates with heartfelt presentations that showcase success stories that NCEF grants make possible.

This pre-festival tasting and luncheon—

and taste fabulous pours at a

hosted by Château d’Yquem president and

luncheon catered by

CEO Pierre Lurton and estate manager

The Continental.

Lorenzo Pasquini—is moderated by renowned

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; shuttles depart

wine critic Lisa Perrotti-Brown. The private

to Artis—Naples from The Ritz-

event* kicks off the festivities with some of the

Carlton Naples, Tiburón, at

world’s finest wine. *Separately ticketed event.

8:30 a.m.; resort-casual attire.

Tasting from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., luncheon from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; at Bleu Provence in Naples; resort-casual attire.

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meet acclaimed vintners

A Look into the Lot Room Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 Feel the excitement building in the lot room, where you can preview the stellar auction packages, made up of coveted items donated by dedicated trustees and the world’s top luxury brands. This is the time to check out the many lavish wine and experience lots, decide which items you can’t live without, and discuss bidding strategies with friends. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón; resort-casual attire.

Pa d d l e s U p — T h e S c h e d u l e

Vintner Dinners Friday, January 26

of NCEF trustees and other elegant venues throughout the city. Times and locations vary; hosts send personal invitations detailing the specific times and attire.

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Wine Down Saturday, January 27 At this glorious after-party like no other, celebrate the enormous generosity of the winning bidders as you ‘wine down’ and relax with more great food and drinks. Dance the night away to live music by NCEF trustees and their bandmates. Following the live

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auction; at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Tiburón; comeas-you-are attire.

Saturday, January 27 Embark on a journey beyond your wildest dreams during the live auction, where you’ll be dazzled by a team of The Ritz-Carlton chefs with masterpiece menus and sommeliers pouring rare and exceptional wines. Then, you’ll head into the main tent, where you’re cheered on and celebrated to set the mood for an afternoon of bidding on extraordinary wines, travel packages and other one-of-a-kind experiences. Throughout the afternoon, sommeliers and servers go table to table pouring wines and dishing gastropub fare as you raise your paddles to support local kids. The energy under the tent is electrifying! 11 a.m. to approx. 5 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Tiburón; resort-casual attire.

Celebration Brunch Sunday, January 28 This is the perfect ending to a perfect weekend. The Sunday Champagne brunch is complete with hearty fare and bubbly, plus plenty of chances friends you made over the weekend. Bid farewell to old and new companions—until next year.

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Pa d d l e s U p — T h e C h e f — By A d a m E r a c e

A Seat at Bartolotta’s Table

For Paul Bartolotta, it all starts at the

is recognized by the Italian govern-

NWWF. “I have many friends that live

table. He grew up in Wisconsin’s west-

ment as an official ambassador of the

in the area, and the foundation is very

ern Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa,

nation’s storied cuisine.

important to them, so it is important

the grandson of Sicilian immigrants.

The success and accolades are great,

to me to give what I can,” says Paul,

“Our kitchen table was a place where

but to Paul, they serve a larger purpose.

who has participated in the festival

friends, family and neighbors came

“We grew up in a home where we were

for four years.

together to share a meal and talk about

taught not to worry about ourselves, but

Adding to the philanthropy is

life,” says the multi-award-winning

to focus on others,” he says. The ethos

the sense of community. “I always

chef and restaurateur. When he and

flows into Care-a-lotta, the restaurant

look forward to collaborating with

his late brother, Joe, opened the iconic

group’s philanthropic arm. “Our pur-

chefs I know and reconnecting with

Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993, the for-

pose, our reason, is to elevate the com-

old friends,” including Naples’ own

mative experience of gathering served

munities in which we live and operate

Vincenzo Betulia, the Sicilian-born,

as their North Star. They called the

our restaurants,” he adds. Local high

Milwaukee-raised chef who got his

idea of elevating community by bond-

school students from the Wisconsin

start at Paul’s restaurants. “The fact

ing over food ‘The Bartolotta Table.’

Restaurant Association’s Pro-Start pro-

that we’re all gathered together for a

The space is physical and mythical, a

gram practice in Bartolotta’s kitchens,

great cause makes it even better.”

stage for sustenance of the spiritual

and the chef partners with Milwaukee

When the festival contacted Paul

and actual variety. Menus often recall

agencies to promote and preserve “the

about his 2024 Chef de Cuisine des-

Nonna Federica’s recipes, like her

beauty and value of our parks and

ignation, he was stunned—despite

mean pignoli-studded arancino.

lakes,” he says. Every September, Paul

his two James Beard Award wins

Since then, Paul has grown his

is a fixture at TosaFest, Wauwatosa’s

and televised chef appearances. “I’ve

family of restaurants to more than a

annual nonprofit celebration that raises

been honored to participate in and

dozen, from Milwaukee, where Lake

thousands for local causes.

support the festival for many years,

Park Bistro just celebrated 28 years,

The chef’s efforts also extend to

but I never expected the selection,”

to the scenic shores of Nagawicka

working with Make-A-Wish America,

he says. “I can’t lie—visiting Florida

Lake in Wisconsin. He also serves

March of Dimes and NCEF. This year,

from Wisconsin at the end of January

on the board of the Bocuse d’Or and

he serves as the Chef de Cuisine for

is not a tough sell, either.”

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The two-time James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Bartolotta headlines the 2024 festival.

The Midwestern fine dining powerhouse built a reputation on elevated Italian fare dished familystyle. Philanthropy is central for the chef, who runs the Care-a-lotta nonprofit.

Pa d d l e s U p — T h e V i n t n e r— By L a n e N i e s e t

Back to Burgundy Véronique Boss-Drouhin carries the family legacy of Joseph Drouhin across two continents.

This year’s NWWF Honored Vintner leads the winemaking operations at Domaine Drouhin Oregon and at Maison Joseph Drouhin—one of the largest

When Véronique Boss-Drouhin was studying oenology

style. “Oregon is not Burgundy, but the wine is pinot noir,

in Dijon, France, in 1985, she was the only woman in her

so it has to taste like pinot noir,” she says, explaining how

class. “At the time, women were not encouraged to work in

she showcases the similarity in style while expressing each

a family [winery] or be seriously involved in winemaking,”

region’s sense of place.

says the fourth-generation winemaker at Maison Joseph

As the Honored Vintner at this year’s Naples Winter

Drouhin in Burgundy, France, and Domaine Drouhin

Wine Festival, Véronique combed through the family’s

Oregon in Dayton.

private cellar to pull out a few special magnums she’ll

Founded by Véronique’s great-grandfather in 1880,

share, like the 2015 Musigny Grand Cru, a highly regarded

Maison Joseph Drouhin produces nearly 100 wines from

vintage of a wine they only make 1,500 to 1,800 bottles of

across 90 Burgundian appellations. Véronique grew up

a year. “For me, it’s probably the most refined expression

among her family’s mosaic of vines and was a pioneer

of pinot coming from these vineyards,” she says. She’ll

alongside her father, Robert, when he created Domaine

also host a small vertical tasting of Montrachet Marquis

Drouhin Oregon in 1987, in the Willamette Valley. The

de Laguiche Grand Cru and bring another important wine

young winemaker had just graduated when she got the

for the family—Clos des Mouches, made from one of the

opportunity to bring Drouhin’s signature style of elegant

first vineyards the founder’s son, Véronique’s grandfather

pinot noirs to a new terroir. “The first 10 years were tough

Maurice, acquired in the 1920s.

because no one knew much about Oregon—you had to

This year’s event marks Véronique’s ninth NWWF

travel and convince people this is serious wine,” she says.

appearance. The festival’s fundraising through wine to help

Since then, the community has helped promote and

underprivileged and at-risk children has always appealed

produce quality wine that helped put Oregon on the wine

to her. Giving is part of her family’s history. Maurice—vice

world map.

president of the Hospices de Beaune and a leading figure

Véronique jokes that she feels like the monks in

of the French Resistance during World War II—donated

Burgundy in the Middle Ages, who experimented with

vineyards to the hospital, where nuns hid him for protection

viticulture techniques and defined the region’s winemaking

from the Gestapo, the Nazi’s secret police. The almshouse

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wine houses in Burgundy.

operated as a hospital until 1971 and is

Véronique has remained undeterred

oldest daughter, Laurène, is the next

now a historical museum. Wine from

in her pursuit to take up her family’s

generation of the Drouhins to join

the donated pinot noir vines makes

mantle—to the benefit of the Drouhins

the team, and is working on climate

the Cuvée Maurice Drouhin, which

and the charitable causes they support.

change initiatives and contributing

is sold at the annual onsite auction

“There has always been a member

to the weekly tastings. “Any family

in November to raise money for the

of the family deeply involved in

company in the world, whether it’s wine

Hospice de Beaune’s projects and the

the winemaking, and I think that’s

or perfume, if there is continuity in the

town’s inhabitants (the event is said to

how you keep [a signature style],”

involvement, you pass on the history

be the oldest wine auction in the world).

says Véronique, adding that her

and savoir-faire.”

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Raise a Glass Witness NCEF’s impact at Meet the Kids day, then celebrate generously with a luncheon and meet renowned vintners, indulging in their fabulous pours.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Elizabeth & Mark Hanson

Château d’Estoublon Provence, France

Bricoleur Vineyards Windsor, California

Meet former French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as

Bricoleur Vineyards co-founders Elizabeth and Mark

she attends her first Naples Winter Wine Festival with the

Hanson are steeped in Sonoma County’s wine legacy. In the

label she co-owns, Château d’Estoublon. Situated within the

1800s, Elizabeth’s great-grandfather, Pietro Carlo Rossi, was

Alpilles Regional Natural Park, in Provence, the 18th-century

the original oenologist at Italian Swiss Colony—the largest

estate has 22 rooms, where guests can sleep among the hun-

California winery in the 1950s. In 2020, Mark and Elizabeth

dreds of acres of olive groves and some of the best vineyards

returned to the family roots, with the opening of Bricoleur

in the region.

Vineyards in the Russian River Valley.

In 2020, Bruni-Sarkozy and her cohorts purchased

The winery was recently recognized by the Slow Food

the 740-acre estate, opening the property to tourism and

Sonoma County North Chapter for the estate’s sustainably

launching their flagship rosé, Roseblood d’Estoublon.

farmed culinary gardens, which supply the onsite Charlie

Bruni-Sarkozy helped compose the new cuvée—a blend of

Palmer restaurant. Running the winery is a family affair,

grenache and cinsaut—as an elegant and distinctive bottling.

with daughter Sarah Hanson Citron, overseeing Bricoleur’s

The wine is sensual yet structured and a perfect reflection

culinary, hospitality, tasting room and special events teams.

of the terroir.

Talk to the Hansons about their award-winning pinot noirs and chardonnays and how their dessert wines hold up to bly mentioned during the Pink Ladies pajama party in the movie Grease.

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Elizabeth’s grandfather’s sweet sippers, which were nota-

Clay Mauritson

Craig Becker

Mauritson Wines Sonoma, California

Somerston Estate St. Helena, California

Six generations of winemaking knowledge are embedded

Somerston’s founder, Craig Becker, was born to make wine.

in the DNA of Dry Creek Valley native Clay Mauritson. His

He studied viticulture and oenology at UC Davis before

Swedish ancestors planted their first vines in 1884, in an area

training at Robert Mondavi Winery and working at Spring

that now anchors Sonoma’s Rockpile AVA. The University of

Mountain Vineyard, where he was promoted to winemaker

Oregon football player-turned-vintner worked at Kenwood

at the age of 23. In 1999, he founded his consulting business,

Vineyards, Jordan Vineyard & Winery, Taft Street Winery

Becker Wines and Vineyard Management. As an amateur

and Dry Creek Vineyard, before producing his first wine

pilot, he flew throughout California sourcing fruit. In his

under the Mauritson label in 1998. Working out of ‘Zinfandel

travels, he discovered the future Somerston Estate site.

Country,’ Mauritson and winemaker Emma Kudritzki Hall

Today, he oversees winemaking and vineyard operations at

craft the largest production of full-bodied reds in the area.

Somerston and Priest Ranch, which encompass nearly 1,700

But, don’t sleep on the Russian River Valley pinot noir he

acres. The size of the estate allows him to sell fruit to top Napa

developed with Michelin-starred Charlie Palmer.

wineries and select the grapes best suited for his two labels:

The vintner has a strong philanthropic heart, too. After

Bordeaux varieties for Somerston, and cabernet sauvignon,

his son Brady was diagnosed with Down syndrome in 2010,

zinfandel and petite sirah for Priest Ranch. “The great wines

Mauritson helped found the Down Syndrome Association

of the world all have a sense of place,” Becker says. “It is the

North Bay (DSANB) and launched an annual charity event,

winemaker’s role to capture the estate’s potential in every

Project Zin, which has raised nearly $2 million for the cause

bottle, without a heavy hand.”

since 2012.

Pa d d l e s U p — T h e S o m m e l i e r s

Bottles Up

FERNANDO BETETA, MS

PABLO BRAIDA, MS

MORGAN HARRIS, MS

Guatemalan-born Fernando Beteta, a

Master Sommelier Pablo Braida, worked

San Fransisco-based Morgan Harris is a

world traveler and 23-year food-and-wine

around the world before moving to Texas

Master Sommelier, freelance wine writer

vet, is a key partner for Chicago’s luxe

with his wife, Lila Wallace. Braida now

and a brand director known for his unfil-

wholesale distributor High Road Wine

works as a consultant for Dallas-based

tered opinions—a point that landed him a

& Spirits. Beteta has been recognized as

Monarch Restaurants and in customer

key role in journalist Bianca Bosker’s 2017

one of America’s Best New Sommeliers

relations for Austin-based Estate Wine

New York Times bestseller, Cork Dork: A

by Wine & Spirits. Before his high-profile

Brokers. His love affair with wine and

Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obses-

career working in luxury hotel restaurants,

hospitality started at the centuries-old

sive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and

the somm learned firsthand working in his

The Berkeley, in London, where he worked

Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for

family’s lauded restaurants in Antigua and

before heading to Spain to take courses at

Taste. In it, he likens wines to a boyfriend

Guatemala and traveling to Switzerland

the Higher School of Hospitality. Braida

who treats you poorly but “shows up at

for his formal education in hotel man-

then earned spots as a sommelier in

the right time with flowers and choco-

agement. Beteta also worked in esteemed

establishments throughout Mallorca and

lates.” Many know Harris from the media,

establishments, including The Dining

Barcelona. In 2015, he and Lila moved to

with features on NBC and Esquire Net-

Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, and

California, where he worked as a wine

work. He has instructed at the American

NoMI at the Park Hyatt Chicago.

manager and sommelier pursuing the

Sommelier Association. On his journey

Master Sommelier title. The pandemic

to Master Sommelier, Harris balanced

and wildfires in California urged the

a 9-to-5 marketing job and night shifts

Braidas to move east to Texas, where two

at top restaurants (including a gig under

years ago, he became the first Argentinian

Michelin-starred chef Danny Grant at San

to earn the title of Master Sommelier.

Fransisco’s Cotogona).

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Featured sommeliers from around the globe bring their expertise to the 2024 Naples Winter Wine Festival.

JIM BUBE, MS

ANDY CHABOT

Master Sommelier Jim Bube is a board member and

A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and the

treasurer for Chicago’s Second City Sommeliers tast-

head of food and beverage at Tennessee’s revered Black-

ing group and serves as national wine director for the

berry Farm and Blackberry Mountain, Andy Chabot

Hogsalt restaurant group—which includes the swanky,

has the culinary chops to set himself apart in the wine

two-story Aster Hall food hall in Chicago. Bube learned

world. He’s grown the property’s cellar from 17,000

the ropes as a harvest intern at Oregon’s respected

bottles to 166,000 in six years and earned Blackberry’s

Argyle Winery, where he worked on the 2020 vintage.

first James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding

In 2016, the young somm earned second place at the

Wine Program in 2014. (The property won a second

National TopSomm competition, and the following year,

James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Service

he took first at the GuildSomm online wine competition.

in 2015.) Outside of work, Chabot enjoys watching his

Bube focuses on mentorship in the Chicago wine com-

equestrian wife take home ribbons with her American

munity, hosting sessions like his October Restaurant

quarter horse. He’s also involved with the Alzheimer’s

Buyers Masterclass. In his downtime, you’ll find him

Association and supports cancer research through annual

in the kitchen perfecting the caramelized crust on his

cycling fundraisers.

homemade canelé.

CRAIG COLLINS, MS

JULIE DALTON, MS

ERIK ELLIOTT, MS

Craig Collins became a Master Somme-

Julie Dalton loves to learn about wine as

Erik Elliott, a Philadelphia native and

lier in 2011, but his love of wine began

much as she loves to share her knowledge

Temple University graduate, stepped

years before, while working at a Texas

with others on the topic. Her journey

onto the Master Sommelier scene in

winery during his undergrad studies at

to Master Sommelier started when the

2022, and returns for his second Naples

Texas A&M University. The job inspired

self-proclaimed nerd studied biotech at

Winter Wine Festival on the heels of his

him to study abroad in Italy during

Texas A&M (and later, Johns Hopkins

participation in Napa’s esteemed 2023

his senior year. He spent the next two

University). A serving gig at a restaurant

Chardonnay Pinot Classic. Elliott fell in

decades working in wineries and restau-

during college lit the fuse; now, she keeps

love with hospitality while working at

rants, forming a well-rounded skill set

her passion burning with wine-soaked

his hometown’s fine dining Del Frisco’s

that includes importing and distributing

travels and educational events. After

Double Eagle Steakhouse before moving

wine. Now, as sales manager for VINTUS,

four years of balancing biotech and wine

to Aspen, where he spent six years work-

one of the top import companies in the

careers, she turned to wine full time

ing in the wine program at James Beard

country, Collins represents some of the

in 2010, working for lauded chefs and

Foundation-nominated The Little Nell.

world’s most pedigreed bottles. The

restaurateurs throughout Texas. Today,

Now, working in Napa Valley as estate

enthusiast-turned-expert frequently par-

she’s the chief sommelier and wine direc-

director at Heitz Cellar, Elliott focuses

ticipates as a speaker and judge at wine

tor for the five-star, five-diamond The Post

on bottles from sustainably farmed

and food festivals nationwide.

Oak Hotel in Houston. Along the way, the

vineyards. In 2022, he oversaw the open-

riesling lover earned several Best Som-

ing of the property’s new Tasting Salon

melier rankings and was the first female

and Hospitality Center.

to win Houston’s Iron Somm competition.

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LINDSEY FERN

PETER GRANOFF, MS

An Advanced Sommelier, Lindsey Fern is the only female

One of 19 Americans to earn the Krug Cup—achieved

wine director for a three-Michelin-star restaurant. She

by passing all three parts of Master Sommelier exam

runs the wine program at The Inn at Little Washington

on the first attempt—Peter Granoff is an examiner

and its onsite Patty O’s Cafe & Bakery. Fern developed

and lecturer for the Court of Master Sommeliers’

an interest in wine while backpacking through Europe

Introductory, Advanced and Masters level programs.

and Africa after graduating from Simmons University,

In 1995, Granoff launched the first wine e-commerce

in Boston, with a degree in developmental psychology.

site in America, Virtual Vineyards, with his software

She’s worked for restaurants in bustling cities worldwide,

engineer brother-in-law, Robert Olson. Before Virtual

including London, Ibiza, Miami and San Francisco. In

Vineyards, Granoff ’s 25-year hospitality resume

2014, Fern joined the wine team at The Inn as cellar

spanned roles as a food and beverage director, wine

master and worked up to director by 2021. Under her

buyer, sommelier, bartender and waiter. He worked

leadership, the wine team seeks to bring in “unicorn”

around the world, including a year with Relais &

wines that resonate with staff and guests. You’ll also find

Châteaux hotels in Switzerland. This year, Granoff—

her donating her time to regional causes, such as the Wolf

who co-owns Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant & Wine Bar in

Trap Foundation for Performing Arts, the world-class

San Francisco and Oxbow Cheese & Wine in downtown

venue set on 117 verdant acres in Northern Virginia.

Napa—opened Mission Bay Wine & Cheese, with a focus

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LOGAN GRIFFIN

ÉLYSE LAMBERT, MS

Logan Griffin was part of the wine team when The Barn

Last year, we poised this Montréal native to be Canada’s

at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee received James Beard

next queen of wine for her numerous accolades in the

Foundation Awards for Outstanding Wine Service and

field, including ranking first in the Best Sommelier of the

Outstanding Restaurant Service. Griffin reflects on

Americas competition and fifth in the Best Sommelier

busy days in his family’s home kitchen, where he’d prep

in the World competition. Élyse Lambert—the second

for the family’s catering events alongside his parents

Canadian woman to earn the coveted Master Sommelier

and grandparents. At 15, he took his first job in a local

title and the first Quebecer—hasn’t disappointed. She

restaurant, which ultimately led him to The Culinary

recently joined the wine team at The Ritz-Carlton,

Institute of America. There, alongside the fundamen-

Toronto, designed the Signature Champagne Tasting

tals of cooking and the art of hospitality, he discovered

Experience at the recently renovated The Ritz-Carl-

a sharp aptitude for wine and spirits. He landed the

ton, Naples, and was on the judging panel at the 2023

job at Blackberry Farm just after graduation. Now, he

Decanter World Wine Awards. Lambert has topped

helps oversee the dining rooms and beverage program.

many of the country’s best lists in her 20-plus years

He loves crafting cocktails that share a sense of place

as a sommelier consultant. Her education at Quebec’s

with ingredients from the mountains and walking the

hospitality-driven L’École Hôtelière des Laurentide

dining room floor at the resort’s restaurants to share

catapulted her career in esteemed Canadian restaurants

his wine insights.

and resorts, including Daniel Boulud’s French restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Montreal. She’s a regular contribing show, Médium-Large. The winefluencer is active on social media, too, often posting perfect pairings and prized bottles alongside her adventurous travels.

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MICHAEL MCNEILL, MS

GEORGE MILIOTES, MS

Georgia’s only Master Sommelier, Michael McNeill, cur-

George Miliotes never shies from by-the-glass pours.

rently serves as Georgia Crown Distributing Co.’s direc-

At his Wine Bar George—the only wine bar in Florida

tor of education and is a back-to-back champion of the

run by a Master Sommelier—in Disney Springs at Walt

Best Sommelier in America competition. Throughout his

Disney World Resort in Orlando, he serves up more

career, McNeill represented the U.S. in two world finals

than 200 bottles by the glass. He likes to emphasize

(the 1994 Sopexa Gran Prix du Sommelier in Paris and

varietals and producers he discovers on frequent trips

the Concours Mondial du Sommelier in Tokyo in 1995)

to wine-growing regions, from France to South Africa.

and as jury president at world-renowned competitions.

Back in the ’90s, Miliotes created one of the first lists

More recently, McNeill has worked at prestigious prop-

in the country to offer 100 wines by the glass at Walt

erties, including the St. Regis New York and Atlanta’s

Disney World Resort’s California Grill. Miliotes has had

former The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. He has also worked

a hand in shaping Naples’ wine scene, too, serving as

alongside top chefs, such as Lespinasse’s Gray Kunz and

head sommelier for the national Darden Restaurants

The Ryland Inn’s Craig Shelton.

group, which is behind Capital Grille and Seasons 52 (he was one of the founders of Seasons 52). This summer, Miliotes launched a regularly occurring blind tasting event at Wine Bar George to teach about wine while

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CHRIS MILLER, MS

VINCENT MORROW, MS

New Orleans native Chris Miller worked around

Becoming a Master Sommelier before he turned 31,

the country before founding his Seabold Cellars in

Vincent Morrow honed his wine knowledge working

Marina, California. While his love for fine food and

at renowned wineries, such as Ridge Vineyards, and

drink developed in his Louisiana hometown, Miller

at lauded Bay Area restaurants, including The French

refined his skills after a serendipitous visit to a win-

Laundry. The Phoenix-raised Morrow went to Sonoma

ery in Woodinville, Washington. After that, he left

State University on a soccer scholarship and studied

his finance career to focus on wine. Miller moved to

wine business strategies and marketing. He was named

Seattle, which served as a basecamp for frequent visits

the 2016 USA Champion in the TopSomm Young Som-

to the then-emerging wineries of Walla Walla. There, he

melier Competition before entering the 2017 Chaîne

learned the craft, studying under renowned winemaker

des Rôtisseurs Jeunes Sommeliers Competition,

Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton, Diatom and Ex Post

winning the USA Championship and ranking third

Facto. After winning the title of Best Young Sommelier

in the world. As the current wine director at PRESS

in the World, Miller was recruited by Wolfgang Puck

Restaurant, home to the largest collection of Napa

to oversee the beverage program for Puck’s flagship

Valley wines worldwide, Morrow builds on the vision

restaurant, Spago, in Beverly Hills. Now, at his organic,

of late founder Leslie Rudd, curating a cellar with less-

sustainable Seabold Cellars, Miller has launched a sec-

er-known, regional varieties. Morrow was designated as

ondary label, Bold Wine, with more attainable bottles

the 2022 Iconoclast Dinner Experience Wine Honoree,

that celebrate the most exciting wineries and varieties

named the 2022 Sommelier of the Year by VinePair and

he discovers while developing new vintages for Seabold.

honored as the 2022 Michelin California Sommelier of the Year. He also acts as the chairperson of the Diversity Committee of the Court of Master Sommeliers.

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SCOTT TURNBULL, MS

Amy Racine—the beverage director for Michelin-starred

Penn State University graduate Scott Turnbull planned

chef John Fraser’s New York City-based hospitality

to be a French teacher. He taught English for two years

group, JF Restaurants—started dreaming up her

in the Rhône Valley at Lycée Gabriel Faure and at Lycée

coast-to-coast hospitality career as a child around

Hôtelier de l’Hermitage, where he began learning about

the dinner table in Cleveland, Ohio. She went on to

wine while helping the sommelier students describe

study at CIA in Hyde Park, followed by a year in the

wines in English. When his visa ran out, he tapped

school’s Accelerated Wine and Beverage Program in

the head sommelier at Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia (a

Napa Valley before entering the scene with force. At

former Lycée student) to help him trade the classroom

Michelin-starred Sons & Daughters in San Francisco,

for the cellar. Turnbull worked at Le Bec-Fin for two

she honed her pairing expertise and received her Level

years before taking a head sommelier role at Seeger’s in

3 certification from The Court of Master Sommeliers. In

Atlanta, then back to Philadelphia to run the program

2014, she was named one of the Best New Sommeliers

at Striped Bass and Fountain Restaurant at the Four

by Wine & Spirits Magazine and Zagat’s 30 Under

Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. In 2012, California called

30 for San Francisco. Craving the New York hustle,

him west to take over the program at Solage Calistoga

Racine accepted the wine director position at Fraser’s

before joining the team at The Restaurant at Meadowood

Michelin-starred Dovetail, for which she earned

in 2018. After the 2020 fires claimed The Restaurant,

Wine Spectator’s Best Of award. Today, she directs

Turnbull started consulting for the Winebow import

beverage programs for JF Restaurants, like IRIS and

and distribution company in early 2021. He earned his

La Marchande in New York, and has earned multiple

Master Sommelier title two years ago.

Awards of Excellence from Wine Spectator.

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Family Matters

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The second generation of Harlan Estate—and one of NWWF’s longest-standing vintner partners—continues what their father started in Napa Valley 40 years ago.

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Bill Harlan’s son, Will (right), and daughter, Amanda, draw from the past as they steward the next generation of Harlan Estate. “Many generations after us will have a much better grasp of what we have

When visionary vintner Bill Harlan

Though the family would never call

of vines are perfectly level, contoured

visited the Premier Cru vineyards of

their vintages ‘cult wines,’ the producer

to the hillsides’ shape. To protect from

Bordeaux, an undulating matrix of widely

has become a lightning rod for serious

the afternoon sun in the warm climate,

varying soil and terroir, in the 1980s, it was

wine drinkers and collectors. Year after

Harlan positions their vertical trel-

the beginning of wine excellence in the

year, limited production coupled with

lises with a northeast/southwest cant.

United States. Napa Valley has no First

the richness that they coax from Bill’s

Because of the hill’s soil variety, they

Growth nomenclature, a term applied

old-growth plantings have redefined

irrigate across, rather than in vertical

to the very best of the best—only five

Napa reds and helped Harlan Estate’s

blocks, using a separate irrigation system

Bordeaux estates carry the name—but Bill

wines become known as “California

for each row. The crews use their knowl-

knew that applying the rigors of the great

cult cabernets,” a testament of the deep

edge of the land, developed over years of

French houses to Napa (and leaning into

expression of the grapes, of the valley

walking the vineyard daily, to assess the

the sloping hillsides for grape production)

and of the area’s unique terroir.

vines’ needs and respond accordingly.

could produce one of the greatest wines

The cru concept, treating the different

Will, who serves as the estate’s man-

parcels as a collection of select vine-

aging director, says they’re just scratch-

Today, Harlan Estate’s 40 acres of vine-

yards, is applied throughout the prop-

ing the surface of what their vines and

yards in the western hills of Oakville pro-

erty. The layout of the vines, planted in

bottles can become. As time rolls on,

duce mainly cabernet sauvignon, along

a horseshoe shape on hillsides around a

there are several constants: Harlan’s

with some merlot, cabernet franc and a

central valley, dictates specialized pro-

wines tend to be soft, yet full-bodied and

tiny amount of petit verdot for Harlan’s

duction techniques. The first plantings

fruit-forward. More recently, Harlan

two wines: the Proprietary Red and The

were in hillside terraces. As the vineyard

wines lean more into the notion of

Maiden. Now, the second-generation

expanded and changed, so did the vines’

terroir, or evoking the vineyard’s sense

stewards of the estate, siblings Amanda

organization (partly for improvements

of place. “The wine needs to be able to

and Will Harlan, can taste how their

in growing, partly for safety).

age, and it needs to be a true reflection

in the world.

family’s wines have evolved over the past 40 years.

In one section, the terraces are bundled tightly together; in another, rows

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of the place … so it has a distinct and inspiring story to tell,” Will says.

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here,” Will says.

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Amanda oversees sales and marketing and runs Harlan’s coveted Napa Valley Reserve wine club, where members are assigned personal rows in the vineyard. The Harlans have been involved with

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NWWF since the very beginning.

As the second generation to helm the

companies, Harlan remains staunchly

generations after us will have a much bet-

estate, the brother-sister duo look to

independent and family-owned. As the

ter grasp of what we have here,” Will says.

the past four decades to map the future.

faces of the brand, Will and his sister con-

Part of evolving is keeping up with the

They reference the “200-year plan” their

tinue to show how Napa wine pioneers

times and engaging a new, younger audi-

father, who has stepped away from daily

can help shape the future of California’s

ence. Harlan Estate reaches the next gen

operations, coined when his children

esteemed region.

of oenophiles through The Mascot, a proj-

were still teens. The vision isn’t a writ-

The primary Harlan vineyards run a

ect that started as a blend of cabernet from

ten manuscript, but more an ethos they

bit wild, with bears and mountain lions

younger vines that was poured and shared

embrace to continue building the winery

ambling between vines and a surrounding

with family and friends. The wine was such

with a legacy focus through projects that

forest. Trees help keep the growing areas

a crowd-pleaser, they decided to bring it to

gain a deeper understanding of the land

cooler but also make them more sus-

market.“It’s a fantastic jumping-off point

and what the vines can produce. After all,

ceptible to wildfires, so Harlan employs

for people getting started on their journey

their father’s first vintage took 10 years

an entire crew to care for the forest by

in wine,” Will says. “It’s a blend, and not

to come to fruition. His patience paid

clearing dead vegetation and tending to

a single expression of a vineyard, and has

off—Harlan wines, which have reached

the ecosystem.

a more approachable price point than

up to $700,000 for a 10-vintage vertical

The site represents the family’s

Harlan Estate’s collector-worthy wines.”

at auction, are now lauded as some of

terroir-first mentality—tending the land

Since Will and Amanda were children,

the most collectible from California and

with an eye on sustainability and respect

their parents instilled in them the impor-

are known for their deep aging potential,

for the tracts that produce the plush vin-

tance of philanthropy—in particular,

up to 20 years. Legendary English wine

tages. The verdant nature of the property

emphasizing giving back to children in

critic Jancis Robinson called Harlan’s

also reflects the maverick (but respect-

areas that make the most impact, such as

Proprietary Red one of the 10 best wines

ful) mentality of next-gen producers like

education. The Harlan family has been

of the 20th century.

Will, who has blended magic among the

part of the Naples Winter Wine Festival

“Growth for most businesses is about

younger vines for the BOND wines and

since the first year when festival co-found-

size, but growth for us is about deepening

launched the Promontory label on an

ers Valerie Boyd and Jeff Gargiulo brought

our connection to the place and elevating

untamed, isolated parcel on Oakville’s

the Harlans on board. Will and Amanda

our ability to translate that place into the

southwestern ridge. “It’s also this hum-

plan to kick off the 40th anniversary of

wine,” Will says. While some family-run

bling, ongoing learning process that, in a

Harlan Estate at the festival. “We feel hon-

wineries in the area have sold to larger

couple of hundred years from now, many

ored and privileged to be back, and we’ll

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The Harlans kick off the 40th anniversary of their estate at Naples Winter Wine Festival, where Amanda pours her family’s vintages at the McNulty-Wessel Through the Grapevine dinner.

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make a big splash of celebration there with the wonderful people who have always been so inviting,” says Amanda, who oversees sales and marketing for the brand. She also runs the estate’s private club, The Napa Valley Reserve, where members access premium grapes, an all-star winemaking team and are assigned their own row in the vineyard. Members can be as hands-on as they’d like with their personal plot. Everyone asks about the next project for Harlan Estate, but Will says, in some ways, he feels the winery is still in its early stages. “It takes many generations to understand a piece of land—it’s been a steep learning curve the past 40 years and it’s not tapering off,” he explains. “We’re trying to create this self-sustaining and well-balanced environment where we don’t have to come in and do very much.” With viticulture, the Harlans are learning where they can ease off their hands-on involvement, by working with their managing director of winegrowing, Cory Empting, who has been with Harlan for more than two decades. Empting focuses on sustainable viticulture on multiple levels. Dry farming helps account for California’s frequent droughts, cover crops and no-till farming capture carbon in the soil to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and bottle fermentation omits heat and yeast to allow the grapes to ferment independently, reducing energy consumption. Each decision becomes a pillar for the years to come. “For Courtesy Images

us, it’s always more about evolution than revolution in terms of who we, as the second generation, are,” he says. “We get to benefit from 40 years of history.”

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The Ultimate Night Out

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On January 26, Michelin-pedigreed chefs and world-class vintners unite to craft unforgettable evenings in some of the most elegant settings across Naples during the NWWF Vintner Dinners.

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NWWF’s honored vintner, Véronique Boss-Drouhin of Maison Joseph Drouhin, unites with vintner Suzanne Deal Booth of Bella Oaks to present wine pairings evocative of a globe-trotting trip to leading wine regions. The dinner takes you to Burgundy, Oregon, Napa and beyond. And, Boss-Drouhin will showcase the extravagance of her wines. “Just as Chanel No. 5 is always Chanel No. 5, we maintain that consistency and sophistication in each pour,” she says. Deal Booth shores up the offerings with elegant expressions of her landmark cabernet, a minimal-intervention wine that reflects her organic and biodynamic care for the land at Bella Oaks. The wines pair with decadent small plates by Vermont chef Rogan Lechthaler, who is a master at finessing house-butchered meats and sustainably sourced seafood into memorable bites. His restaurant, The Downtown Grocery, treats every dinner service as an elaborate, intimate dinner party (only 10 to 16 guests per night) so he knows a thing or two about creating highly personalized, decadent suppers. 86

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Balinese Orchid Garden HOSTS: Usha & Monte Ahuja VINTNERS: Elisabetta Gnudi of Borgo Scopeto e Caparzo in Siena, Italy, and Marielle Cazaux of Château La Conseillante in Pomerol, France

The 21st-story, Gulf-facing Seagate penthouse is pretty close to heaven as a venue for this vintner dinner. For the event, hosts Usha and Monte Ahuja evoke the feeling of being in a Balinese orchid garden at their stunning Naples property. Here, the two-time James Beard Foundation award-winner and NWWF Chef de Cuisine, Paul Bartolotta, showcases his signature culinary fashion, deftly melding traditional Italian with fresh Mediterranean seafood dishes. Bartolotta, who cooked his way across Italy—from Sicily to the Alps—and has shared kitchens with international culinary greats, brings a decisive flair to the table with a symphony of flavors that highlights the best in the wines of two landmark European producers: Château La Conseillante and Borgo Scopeto e Caparzo. The vintner is Marielle Cazaux of Château La Conseillante, a 29-acre property located in the Pomerol region outside Bordeaux. The winery is known for vinifying each of its 16 vineyard plots separately, resulting in wines full of finesse and suppleness with a rich bouquet of soft violets and earthy truffle. 88

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CHEF DE CUISINE: Paul Bartolotta of The Bartolotta Restaurants in Milwaukee, WI

Borgo Scopeto Wine & Country Relais—a dreamy estate dating back to the 11th century and the setting for the film Letters to Juliet— is home to Elisabetta Gnudi’s food-friendly Chianti Classico, a paragon of the Chianti style with bright fruit and mouth-cleansing acidity. (Gnudi also produces an excellent extra virgin olive oil that Bartolotta frequently employs.) The two houses, known for their traditions and innovations, are the ideal pairings for Bartolotta’s heritage-driven dishes, which pull from his deep expertise in 14 of Italy’s 20 regions. Bravo! 89

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Fiori di Firenze HOSTS: Shelly & Ralph Stayer VINTNERS: Christine & Salvatore Ferragamo of Il Borro Srl. in Tuscany, Italy

NWWF 2024 chairs, Shelly and Ralph Stayer, go all out for their vintner dinner. Just look at who’s cheffing—culinary hero Tom Colicchio, head judge on Top Chef, owner of Craft in New York, and a touted forefather of New American and farm-to-table dining. Colicchio runs his restaurant group, fights against food insecurity (watch his and his wife’s A Place at the Table documentary) and makes specialty food products, in addition to contributing to other food friends. He’s more than prolific. Vintners of the evening, Christine and Salvatore Ferragamo of Il Borro—a medieval Relais & Châteaux-turned-resort and winery in Tuscany—add to the cachet. After all, we are talking about the Ferragamo fashion family. Artisanship runs through their 30-year wine label, which blends technology and tradition (think optic grape sorters and horse-drawn plowing) to turn out structured, creative wines with an undeniable sense of place. Fueled by the love of the land his father bought in 1993, Salvatore leads the creation of 12 organic labels, including the Petruna Anfora, made with indigenous Sangiovese grapes, aged in clay pots. The Ferragamo’s appreciation for craft and artistry is an apt fit for the Stayer’s 5-acre home, with its colorful gardens and stunning collection of contemporary art. 90

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CHEF: Tom Colicchio of Craft in New York, NY

Tulips for Tomorrow HOSTS: Kelley & Jim Bailey with Sandi & Tom Moran VINTNERS: Kelley & Jim Bailey of Knights Bridge Winery in Sonoma, CA CHEF: Philip Tessier of PRESS in St. Helena, CA

Part-time Naples residents Kelley and Jim Bailey play double-duty at the Tulips for Tomorrow dinner, co-hosting the event and pouring wines from their Knights Bridge Winery. Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Sandi Moran and her husband, Tom, amp up the fun, as co-hosts. NWWF is near and dear to the Baileys’ hearts—the couple was introduced at the festival by NCEF trustees Valerie Boyd and Jeff Gargiulo eight years ago. The love comes through in each of their three labels, produced on the Baileys’ 100-acre, organically farmed estate, with an architectural masterpiece of a winery. The couple’s razor-sharp winemaking focus belies their personal dinner party style— laid-back and merry. Kelley promises an “awe-inspiring” evening with a menu by Philip Tessier, whose Michelin-starred PRESS Restaurant is 30 minutes from the Baileys’ winery in Sonoma. Tessier—the first American to scale the podium at the world’s most prestigious culinary competition, Bocuse d’Or—plans to serve creative dishes like ricotta squash blossom gnudi with Parmesan consumé. “It is a pleasure to bring our cuisine and our sense of refined simplicity to Jim and Kelley’s home,” he says. 91

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Planting Happiness for the Kids HOSTS: Nena & Bill Beynon at the ‘Man Cave’ VINTNERS: Ariel & Christopher Jackson of Vérité Estate in Healdsburg, CA

The Beynons delight guests from the ‘Man Cave’ of NCEF lifetime trustees Laura and Jim Dixon. Here, you’ll enter a lair of life-sized animals (rest easy, creature lovers, the statues are all faux); supercars (you may spot their 50th anniversary Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, one of only 100 in the world); and one of the most extensive private wine cellars in Naples (they spent more than six months designing the wine room alone.) Vintners Ariel and Christopher Jackson join in to pour Bordeaux-inspired red blends from their recently opened Vérité Estate—an extension of the family’s 1998-founded project, created to make a world-class Sonoma merlot. Drawing from four Sonoma appellations, the estate blends more than 50 micro-crus, harvested and fermented separately before aging in French oak barrels, resulting in three marvelous wines—La Muse, La Joie and La Désir. Chef John Tesar, whose maverickmeets-fine dining style helped his restaurant Knife & Spoon earn a Michelin star—returns for his seventh year to NWWF. “I know the magnitude of this event and the hospitality and kindness of the people who attend, so when we come to Naples, we bring the best of what we have to offer,” he says. Menu highlights may include dry-aged beef (Tesar is one of the country’s foremost authorities on aged steaks) caviar, and, of course, plenty of surprises. 92

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CHEF: John Tesar of Knife & Spoon in Orlando, FL

Secret Garden HOSTS: Jamie & John Brown with Julia Van Domelen at the home of Susan & Jim Pinkin VINTNERS: Blakesley & Cyril Chappellet of Chappellet Vineyard in St. Helena, CA CHEF: Joey Edwards of Three Sisters at Blackberry Mountain in Walland, TN

The Brown and Van Domelen dinner ventures into an otherworldly atmosphere, evoking the mountains of Tennessee and the hills of Napa Valley. Culinary delights by Blackberry Mountain’s chef Joey Edwards are paired with library wines from Cyril and Blakesley Chappellet’s iconic Pritchard Hill estate. “Guests are in for a real treat,” Cyril says. “We’re popping the corks on wines from our library, dating back to 2006.” The duo works exquisitely together. Chappellet is known for coercing power and complexity from grapes grown high on the Napa hills. Edwards demonstrates his carefully honed style, which showcases foraged ingredients from the Smoky Mountains through techniques that incorporate the rustic traditions of Eastern Tennessee into his fine dining repertoire—and plenty of wood-fired cooking. “We find fun ways to incorporate some smoky flavors into this dinner,” he says. 93

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How Does Your Garden Grow? HOSTS: Shirlene Elkins with Susie McCurry at the home of Christine Stahl Lublin & Richard Lublin VINTNERS: Nicolas Glumineau of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac, France and Grace Evenstad of Domaine Serene in Dayton, OR and Château de la Crée in Burgundy, France

Naples grand dames Shirlene Elkins and Susie McCurry unite three all-stars for their dinner. To start, the ladies partner with Grace Evenstad, an NCEF lifetime trustee and strong supporter of local nonprofits like Naples Botanical Garden. Evenstad’s Domaine Serene has led the charge on Oregon pinot noir since she founded the winery with her husband in the late ’80s. Following their love for pinot and Burgundian wines, the Evenstads acquired Château de la Crée in 2015, cementing the Evenstads’ position as top global pinot noir makers. Just as Domaine Serene represents a pinnacle of winemaking in the U.S., Husk represents the culinary apex of the New South, with its unapologetic focus on ingredients from below the Mason-Dixon line, composed and plated with finesse. Chef Ben Norton—former executive chef at Charleston, South Carolina’s storied McCrady’s restaurant—exalts Southern flavors, weaving in exotic ingredients like Carolina conch peas and leaning into traditional practices (think heirloom husbandry and in-house pickling). Dovetailing Norton’s heritage-driven cuisine, vintner Nicolas Glumineau of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande pours wine with roots almost as deep as the winery’s history—the estate’s first vines were planted in the mid-1600s. The three labels’ aromatic expression reveals hints of peony and violet, blueberry and raspberry, and cedar, tobacco and licorice. “The wines of Pichon Comtesse have always expressed refinement, delicacy and suavity, in balance with the strength, the sharpness and the raciness due to Pauillac terroir,” Glumineau says. 94

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CHEF: Ben Norton of Husk Nashville in Nashville, TN

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In Bloom HO S T S : Debbi & Bill Cary with Kristine & Chris Williams VINTNER: Andy Erickson of Favia in Napa, CA

Love of wine and longtime friendships enter full bloom at the Carys’ and Williams’ dinner. James Beard Foundation award-winning San Francisco chef Nancy Oakes, who has attended NWWF since 2004 and was the 2022 Chef de Cuisine, prepares her sixth vintner dinner for friends Debbi and Bill Cary. “I want to surprise them,” Oakes says. That won’t be hard for the leader in modern American cooking. After 30 years, her Boulevard restaurant remains a darling of San Francisco’s food scene, with plenty of Michelin and James Beard nods. While her dishes lean innovative and elegant, there’s a familiarity to her cooking, rooted in fresh, honest ingredients. “I don’t do tweezer food, and that could be in and of itself comforting,” she says. You won’t see this chef toying with molecular gastronomy. Instead, expect a zestful homage to the wines from boutique label Favia Erickson Winegrowers. One of Napa’s most acclaimed wine couples, winemaker Andy Erickson and his wife, viticulturist Annie Favia, fell in love over grapes when they made their first wine together in 1995. After cutting their teeth at heavy-hitter wineries, they started Favia in 1993 and built a reputation on their intense and fresh reds that bank on Coombsville’s bowled-in temps. Though it’s Napa’s newest appellation, designated in 2011, Coombsville is recognized by in-the-know critics to be among the most sophisticated and distinct. In Bloom guests find plenty to love at this Port Royal dinner, which is nestled among tropical gardens and the mangrove-lined waterways of the surrounding community.

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CHEF: Nancy Oakes of Boulevard in San Francisco, CA

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A Tropical Evening in Bloom HOS T S : Susan & Gary Garrabrant VINTNER: Pierre Lurton of Château Cheval Blanc in Saint-Émilion, France and Château d’Yquem in Sauternes, France

Naples wine collectors Susan and Gary Garrabrant host an evening of art and ambiance among a Shangri La-esque subtropical paradise. You’ll return to the past in the wine- and art-loving couple’s charming Old Naples home, tucked away in the heart of the Historic District. The home provides a sweet backdrop for sipping wines from a storied vintner. Established in the 19th century, Château Cheval Blanc is one of the most lauded wine producers in Bordeaux’s Saint-Émilion. Their wines have the highest possible Premier Grand Cru Classé (A) status. The estate also produces top-notch wine from Château d’Yquem in Sauternes, on a small hill that benefits from an exceptional micro-climate and terroir marked by warm, dry topsoil and clay subsoil with generous water reserves. On the culinary front, chef John Fraser, of the Michelin-starred Lilac in Tampa, pairs plates that combine touches of comfort and approachability with fine dining decadence. The California native changed the American dining landscape by redefining the role of vegetables on the table. His style—like an expertly crafted wine—showcases the beauty that simple touches can elicit from nature’s bounty. 98

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CHEF: John Fraser of Lilac in Tampa, FL

Watering the Vines of Hope HOSTS: Ashley & Adam Gerry VINTNER: Carlton McCoy of Lawrence Wine Estates in St. Helena, CA CHEF: Danny Grant of Maple & Ash in Chicago, IL

New NCEF trustees Ashley and Adam Gerry champion next-gen visionary talent with their feast. Steak master Danny Grant was the youngest chef to lead a restaurant to win a Michelin star when Chicago’s RIA took home the accolade in 2011 and again in 2012. When conceiving the innovative dishes for his many restaurants, Grant considers the wine pairings— an ideal match for vintner Carlton McCoy, who trained as a chef at The Culinary Institute of America before becoming one of the youngest Master Sommeliers at age 26 in 2013. One of the four Black Master Sommeliers in the world, McCoy is also CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, which carries a prestigious portfolio of Napa wineries, including Heitz Cellar, Burgess, Stony Hill, Brendel and Ink Grade. This spring, he added TV to his repertoire as host of CNN’s Nomad with Carlton McCoy, where he ventures to burgeoning enclaves for art, food, fashion and off-the-beatenpath culture. 99

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Birds of Paradise HOSTS: Julia & Rob Heidt, Jr. with Barbie & Paul Hills VINTNER: Christopher Lynch of Opus One Winery in Oakville, CA CHEF: Markus Glocker of Koloman in New York, NY

Some of the best hosts in the city—the Heidts and the Hills—co-host this Copacabana Club-themed dinner at the Heidt’s Champney Bay-facing home. The wine room is the focal point in the dining area, where Christopher Lynch of Napa’s Opus One Winery can feel right at home pouring his cultish bottles. The winery, founded by powerhouses Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi in 1978, produces a single Bordeaux-style blend based on cabernet sauvignon (Napa’s hero grape). You’ll get another Euro-American one-two punch. Expect Austrian-born Markus Glocker, a Michelin-lauded chef who’s rubbed elbows with the likes of Gordon Ramsay, to meld Parisian creativity and Viennese tradition in his New York City restaurant, Koloman, which serves as an ode to Old World European cafe culture and New York vibrancy. You’ll be wowed by Glocker’s pitch-perfect French technique, imbued with wisps of nostalgia from his native Austria. 10 0

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses HOSTS: Lin & Herb Henkel with Carol & Harry Rose VINTNERS: Alycia Mondavi and Angelina Mondavi of Mondavi Sisters’ Collection in St. Helena, CA

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CHEF: Clay Conley of būccan in Palm Beach, FL

Hosts Lin and Herb Henkel, alongside Carol and Harry Rose, pair chef Clay Conley of Palm Beach’s būccan restaurant with California winemaking royalty, the four Mondavi sisters behind the Mondavi Sisters’ Collection of St. Helena, California. Conley grew up on 30 acres in rural Maine, tending the land and eating what his family produced. This intimate evening is fitting for the bucolic bounty he brings to the table. The four-time James Beard Foundation award nominee unites rustic American classics, global flavors, progressive techniques and the highest-quality ingredients available. “I love big, bold flavors cooked over an open fire,” he adds. Conley complements the Modavi’s bottles with smoky flavors, with an emphasis on ingredients from South Florida producers. The wines bring their own history as the sisters carry on the family legacy started by their great-grandparents, who purchased the Charles Krug winery at the end of Prohibition and set in motion the beginning of the great California wine production era. The sisters spent summers working the vineyards and learning about the revolutionary processes (cold fermentation, aging in French oak barrels) their grandfather introduced to the California scene. Today, the women craft limited-production wines in a modern style that builds on tradition. 101

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Honeysuckle Hope for Tomorrow HOSTS: Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo with Nancy & Joe Masterson at the home of Mary & Bill Stone VINTNERS: Alfred Tesseron of Château Pontet-Canet in Pauillac, France and Pym-Rae in Napa, CA and Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo of Gargiulo Vineyards in Oakville, CA

Libations headline this dinner at the seaside Gulf Shore Boulevard home of Mary & Bill Stone. NCEF trustees, seasoned vintners and Vintner Dinner co-hosts Valerie Boyd and Jeff Gargiulo uncork bottles from their Gargiulo Vineyards in Oakville, California at their dinner. Patience defines the couple’s winemaking approach, with minimal intervention, hand harvests and careful sorting yielding primarily cabernet sauvignons that are at once lush and refined. Meanwhile, Alfred Tesseron—of Château Pontet-Canet in Pauillac, France and PymRae in Napa—wows guests with the family’s cabernet and cognac, each as enthralling in story as flavor. “People get to experience the different vintages and witness the evolution of the properties,” Alfred’s son, Noé, says. “Napa is the best place to grow cabernet, which is what we love to work with.” To complement, Tony Mantuano plates robust flavors from Italy. The chef made Spiaggia one of Chicago’s most award-winning restaurants and recently took his talents to Nashville with the opening of the Italian-centric Yolan. This dinner promises bites representative of his deft style that coaxes the soul of Italy from local ingredients onto plates that sing with seasonality and sense of place. Don’t be surprised if a Grammy-honored musician makes an appearance, too. The Gargiulos always deliver a highly musical experience. 10 2

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CHEF: Tony Mantuano of Yolan in Nashville, TN

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Among the Wildf lowers HOSTS: Jerri & David Hoffmann with Shirley & Peter Welsh at the NGALA Wildlife Preserve VINTNERS: Blandine de Brier Manoncourt and Frédéric Faye of Château-Figeac in Saint-Émilion, France and Carissa Mondavi and Chiara Mondavi of Continuum Estate in St. Helena, CA

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CHEF: Brad Kilgore of MaryGold’s Brasserie in Miami, FL

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Trustees Shirley and Peter Welsh and Jerri and David Hoffmann collaborate for an unforgettable evening. The wine list includes selections from Château-Figeac. The wine estate, in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux, is one of two châteaux to carry the highest rank in the official classification of Saint-Émilion wine. Château-Figeac is among the largest estates in Saint-Émilion, comprising 133 acres in one block. The unique ecosystem, with a canopy of massive oak trees, gives refuge to various sparrows, blackbirds and rare bats. It’s a serene land with a gravel terroir that produces a wine so great that literary humorist Pierre Desproges once wrote that “just looking at it makes you believe in God.” The evening also features wines from California’s Continuum Estate, an ongoing evolution of the Mondavi family’s 100-year journey in wine with a single bottle—a blend of cabernet varietals that grow on Pritchard Hill in the Vaca Mountains. For dinner, celebrated chef Brad Kilgore—a James Beard Foundation award finalist who heralds from Kansas City and now runs the lauded MaryGold’s Brasserie in Miami— prepares progressive American riffs with the same panache as an artist approaching a canvas. Every bite of his food is reminiscent of a classic but expressed through a wealth of ingredients that demonstrates how Kilgore reinvents dishes. You’ll engage all the senses in this elegant bounty. 10 5

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Through the Grapevine HOSTS: Anne Welsh McNulty with Beth & Jeff Wessel VINTNERS: Amanda Harlan of Harlan Estate in Oakville, CA and Maud Rabin of Rare Champagne in Champagne, France CHEF: David Nayfeld of Che Fico in San Francisco, CA

To set the scene at Anne Welsh McNulty and Beth and Jeff Wessel’s dinner, vintner Maud Rabin uncorks her Rare Champagne masterpiece. The winery traces its history to Florens-Louis Heidsieck, who set out to make a Champagne fit for a queen and presented his first cuvée to Marie Antoinette in a diamondand lapis-studded golden bottle in 1785. The cachet hasn’t faltered since. Birthed as the prestige label of Piper-Heidsieck in 1976, the B Corp-certified winery only produces during years with exceptional harvests. At Through the Grapevine, Rabin shares the Rare Rosé Millésime 2014—the 14th vintage released in the house’s 40-year history. Meanwhile, longtime NWWF attendee Harlan Estate brings next-gen vintner Amanda Harlan to pour the family-run winery’s cult bottles, with plenty of perfect-100 Robert Parker scores. The California first-growth estate set the bar for Napa cabernet sauvignon that’s intense and rich, with dark fruit notes and a lush, supple finish. The flavors pair well with the dinner’s Michelin-pedigreed chef’s fresh take on Italian cuisine. David Nayfeld, who is also a certified sommelier, shares Rabin and Harlan’s oenophile language. The recently recognized James Beard Foundation Outstanding Chef is known for his “Italian food through a California lens,” translating to bright versions of comfort foods, like green lasagna with duck ragù and 24-month-aged Parmesan. The name of his restaurant, Che Fico, roughly translates to ‘that’s cool.’ Yes, it is. 10 6

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Dandelion Dreams ... Every Dream Begins with a Wish! HOSTS: Stephanie & Fred Pezeshkan with Adria & Jerry Starkey VINTNER: Alessia Antinori of Marchesi Antinori Srl. in Tuscany, Italy CHEF: Matteo Lorenzini of Osteria di Passignano in Florence, Italy

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As longtime Neapolitans, the Pezeshkans and Starkeys sowed the seeds for the future through their ventures (the couples are behind the progressive Metropolitan Naples development). Now, the friends unite for this dinner to spread good wishes like dandelion puffs. First, there’s chef Matteo Lorenzini, who helped Le Tre Lune earn a Michelin star a decade ago—before the chef was 30. Lorenzini orbited within the Alain Ducasse galaxy for years in France before returning to his native Italian soil to helm the kitchen at the Antinori-owned Osteria di Passignano in 2021. His dishes—which rely on ingredients that honor Tuscan tradition (from land to sea) in a thoughtful, next-generation way—are as beautiful as they are delicious. Creations like his black-as-night squid with risotto pair elegantly with Marchesi Antinori, the kings of Tuscan wine. The winery traces its history to 1385, with vineyards throughout the Tuscan region (and in Napa with Antica Napa Valley). Next-gen heir Alessia Antinori opens her premium portfolio for this special dinner. Pay particular mind to Antinori’s Super Tuscans, which fueled the revolution for the style in the 1970s. We would expect no less for the hosting couples. 10 9

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Kissed by a Rose HO S T S : Amy & John Quinn with Dena Rae Hancock & P. Robert Caito VINTNERS: Kary & David Duncan of OVID Napa Valley in St. Helena, CA CHEF: Dustin Valette of Valette in Healdsburg, CA

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Few Port Royal estates provide a better site for entertaining than the former home of Naples doyenne Lucille Drackett. The European-inspired home, now owned by philanthropic powerhouses Amy and John Quinn, charms with its stone walls, elegant arches and expansive grounds overlooking the bay. Fellow highflyers Dena Rae Hancock and P. Robert Caito elevate the evening as co-hosts. Dustin Valette, who mastered his culinary chops under the lauded likes of James Beard Foundation award winners Charlie Palmer, Thomas Keller and Michael Mina, prepares the feast. The chef draws from his California roots (his great-grandfather settled in Sonoma in the 1820s) and knack for wine (his Valette Wines focus is on small-production vintners). He’ll be in good company with Kary and David Duncan of OVID Napa Valley. The Duncans form part of the dream team— including Favia’s Andy Erickson, David Abreu (who worked everywhere from Harlan to Screaming Eagle) and famed wine consultant Michael Rolland—that shaped OVID over the years. The label’s name pays tribute to the Roman poet of Metamorphoses and speaks to the spirit of excellence and innovation powering the outfit. 111

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Flower Power, Love, Hope and Generosity HOSTS: Betsy Ryan & Patrick Zenner with Karen & Dale Medford VINTNERS: Shari & Garen Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford, CA

The hosts have more than a few treats in store—including some of the most sought-after vintners to attend the festival. As one of the longest-standing NWWF partners, the Staglin Family Vineyard of Rutherford, California, generates massive proceeds with their wine lots (last year, a lot with a vertical of their wines went for a whopping $1 million). The Staglin Family Vineyard has raised approximately $1.2 billion for philanthropic efforts since purchasing the vineyards in 1985, including $7 million for NCEF. Chef Michael Schwartz is no stranger to deliciously moving communities forward, either. The Philadelphia-born chef was raised on TV dinners and microwaveable food, but a high school job as a busboy in one of Philly’s upscale restaurants set him on a path toward becoming a James Beard Foundation award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. Now, the Miami resident and owner of The Genuine Hospitality Group opens projects—often in neighborhoods way before their time—that anchor revitalization efforts (such as Michael’s Genuine in 2007 in what is now the Miami Design District). His menus focus on his interpretation of modern comfort food, built on fresh seasonal ingredients and warm hospitality. For this dinner, the chef offers his take on inspiration and hope through an orchestration of dishes to pair with the Staglin wines. Truly, what’s not to love? 112

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CHEF: Michael Schwartz of Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Miami, FL

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And the Winner is … From an electric Rolls-Royce to a country star-worthy recording session in Music City, these are the lots you’ll want to snatch up this year.

Honky Tonk Three couples embark on a VIP tour of Music City with NCEF Trustees and Gargiulo Vineyards owners Valerie Boyd and Jeff Gargiulo as your guides for this three-night Nashville experience. Begin with dinner at the couple’s Naples home before flying to Music City on a Bombardier Challenger 3500. In Nashville, your base is five-star The Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel, located downtown. Insider access to the city’s most iconic venues—from The Bluebird Cafe to the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium—is just the beginning of this jaunt. You’ll also tour the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on a private, member-guided experience before trying your hand at songwriting with a private session at ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), followed by a recording session at Blackbird Studio, where the likes of Dolly Parton, John Mayer and Blake Shelton record. Wine and dine around town at Yolan, Giovanni Ristorante and The 404 Kitchen (restaurants led by current and previous NWWF chefs) and pick up a pair of handmade leather boots from Music City Leather. The custom hat-making experience from Rustler Hat Co. helps complete your country star look. Keep the star treatment rolling with breakfast at the iconic The Loveless Cafe and a private table at the three-floor Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, one of the best spots in town for live music. The adventure includes round-trip private air from Naples; airport transfers and private ground transportation in Nashville; and a personal concierge to assist with the trip’s activities.

Three (3) – 1.5 Liter Gargiulo Vineyards 575 OVX Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Three (3) – 1.5 Liter Gargiulo Vineyards G Major 7 Study Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Three (3) – 1.5 Liter Gargiulo Vineyards Money Road Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

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Hole in One Four lucky people experience the golf trip of a lifetime on a five-night stay at the elegant, eight-room The American Hotel in Sag Harbor, New York. Each day, decide where you want to play a round, with sessions at the Ben Crenshaw-renovated Maidstone Golf Club, 259-acre Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and the Jack Nicklaus- and Tom Doak-designed Sebonack Golf Club. Golf enthusiasts also spend a day playing a round and lunching at the 18-hole, British Isles-inspired National Golf Links of America (built in 1911 by Charles Macdonald, a leading figure in establishing golf in the United States). Round-trip private air on an Airshare Challenger 3500 from Naples and additional meals are included.

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Grape Crush Four couples brush elbows with some of the biggest names in wine during an extravagant, five-night experience with Opus One Winery in Napa Valley. Hop aboard a Hawker 900XP for a private flight to your new home-away-from-home—two private maisons at Auberge du Soleil. You’ll be greeted with an outdoor welcome lunch at the Opus One estate and take part in a private tasting hosted by winemaker Michael Silacci. Everyone in the group gets a VIP pass for Festival Napa Valley—the valley’s landmark arts and wine festival. Throughout the event, your all-access pass includes backstage tours, meet-andgreets and private artist experiences, and center orchestra seating for shows. Other highlights include a private hot air balloon ride, spa treatment, private concert at the winery, multicourse wine pairing dinner with Opus One vintages, and a Champagne and caviar reception on the final evening. THIS LOT ALSO INCLUDES: Four (4) – 3 Liter Opus One 2014, signed by Courtesy Images

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Into the Blue This summer, four couples fly private to Dubrovnik or Split, Croatia, for a seven-night cruise aboard the 122-foot, five-stateroom yacht Navilux. Knights Bridge Winery’s owners and NCEF trustees, Kelley and Jim Bailey, host the voyage and plan activities throughout the journey along the Croatian coast. The lot includes one-way private airfare (you’ll fly private on a Gulfstream G450 one-way from or to New York, and travel business class the other direction), a one-night stay in a five-star hotel in Dubrovnik or Split and private chef-cooked meals onboard. THIS LOT ALSO INCLUDES: Four (4) – 1.5 Liter Knights Bridge Draco Dormiere, Estate Vineyard, Knights Valley 2021

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Golden Lands Two couples jet across the Pacific for a nine-night, cultural foray through Thailand and Vietnam. Arrive at the five-star Capella Bangkok to a decadent 60-minute welcome spa treatment. Once you are sufficiently serene, take to the skies for a 30-minute helicopter tour of Bangkok before a walking tour of Wat Pho, the iconic temple, best known for its 150-foot-long gold reclining Buddha. More adventure awaits as you head to Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort, set in an 160-acre bamboo forest. While in the famed Golden Triangle, where Thailand connects with Laos and Myanmar, you’ll observe elephants in their natural habitat and tour the House of Opium Museum (the region has been notorious for growing the narcotic poppy). Your final three days take you to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City for opera shows, private tours and a sunset cruise. Round-trip business-class airfare and transport between the

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NCEF empowers Collier County children to thrive through grants to nonprofits with proven track records. These three families demonstrate hope and healing in times of strife, illustrating the power of donor generosity through the Naples Winter Wine Festival. 12 7

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For I Was a Stranger

Julia lives just off Sunshine Boulevard.

for those who are hungry and help for

remembers sleeping on a couch as she

The street name is now a reminder of how

those experiencing addiction. Julia had

was growing up, with two brothers and

far she’s come from her stormy past. In

just escaped a troubled relationship and

her father, who was nearly quadriplegic.

her apartment, photos of her daughters,

spent two weeks living in a motel. She had

Her brothers sold drugs from the house.

9-year-old Feda and 7-year-old Jaylynn,

been clean for seven years. She stopped

“I didn’t get to be a kid,” Julia says. “If

gaze from collages across the countertop

taking drugs because of her daughters. “I

anything, that makes me fight harder for

and walls. Jaylynn’s cheerleading trophies

had to,” she says. “They’re beautiful.” Still,

mine. I know exactly what I missed out

stand in one corner.

the consequences of the addiction and the

on and what I can give them.”

The trio didn’t have many awards or

people associated with her past meant she

Before the shelter, she had been living

photos when they arrived at St. Matthew’s

had never been far from teetering into

with the children’s father and his mother

House in February 2021, with two bags

homelessness.

for a while, but she was the only one

holding everything they owned. Julia and

After about three months, Julia transi-

in the household who worked, and she

her two daughters sought shelter at St.

tioned from Campbell Lodge to her own

couldn’t count on the family for child

Matthew’s Campbell Lodge—the organi-

place in a St. Matthew’s House apartment

care. Friends filled the gap, but it wasn’t

zation’s East Naples site, which provides

complex, where she now lives. “This is

a tenable solution. She had to leave. The

housing for those who are homeless, food

my first home,” the 34-year-old says. She

uncertainty of the weeks she spent in a

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Julia and her two daughters had nowhere to go until they found St. Matthew’s House.

Julia and her daughters, 9-year-old Feda and 7-year-old Jaylynn, arrived at St. Matthew’s House Campbell Lodge, in Naples, with two bags and little prospects. Two years later, with the support of the shelter, the family has their own apartment and the girls are settled and excelling in school.

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Funding from NCEF ensures families staying in the shelter can take care of their children’s needs. With the essentials covered for her daughters, Julia secured a steady job and housing. “I didn’t get to be a kid,” Julia says. “That makes me fight harder for mine. I know exactly what I missed out on and what I can give them.”

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motel before going to St. Matthew’s was terrifying. She hated thinking about being backed into a corner with nowhere to go with her children. “St. Matt’s took me in, and every day since has been a blessing,” Julia says. At the shelter, in a unit for single mothers, Julia found abundant support. NCEF funds meet the essential needs of children staying at St. Matthew’s House, so parents can work without worrying about paying for childcare or other basic needs. Many single moms at St. Matthew’s House are trapped in a cycle where they can’t afford rent because they can’t get a job, but they can’t get a job because they can’t afford childcare. The assistance isn’t a handout—it’s a hand-up. Campbell Lodge has residents head out of the shelter from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily to work toward their case plan and goals, like finding a job. During Julia’s time at the shelter, NCEF funding provided her daughters with school uniforms, hygiene products, a booster seat, birthday gifts, health screenings, cheerleading shoes, and a bicycle. St. Matthew’s house dates back to 1988, when a group of volunteers began taking meals to a homeless population in the East Naples woods. In 1989, St. Matthew’s House first opened its doors in an old firehouse on Airport Road, serving three meals daily and offering 18 beds. The Campbell Lodge came along in 1994. Both spaces—along with the food pantry, thrift stores, residential recovery programs and emergency and transitional housing programs throughout the region—serve more than 1,000 people annually. Since 2015, NCEF funds have supported more than 920 children. By the time Julia qualified for her apartment, she had progressed from a part-time employee

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at 7-Eleven to a full-time manager. Today, the kitchen is her favorite place in her new home. “At first, I went crazy being able to cook. I made lasagna, stuffed shells, homemade chicken pot

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pie,” Julia says. “When something bad

just asking to play. “I was coming from a

Someday, Julia would love to live in

happens, you really appreciate the good

place where I always expected something

the Tennessee countryside with her girls.

stuff to come. That homemade chicken

bad to happen,” Julia says. But now?

In the meantime, she finds joy in what

pot pie tasted so good.” Chicken cordon

“Someone knocks on the door [and] I

she achieves for herself and her family.

bleu is the girls’ favorite, and Julia makes

don’t get scared.” Feeling stable and safe

Last spring, she got her driver’s license

it once a week. Their meals now are more

in their home, the girls have an easier

and a car, surprising her children when

robust than Lunchables or pre-packaged

time focusing on their studies and they

she drove up in a white compact car on

tuna and crackers they’d often eat before.

are excelling at school. Jaylynn is in a

a Friday to pick them up from school. “I

They’re at ease in their home. When

program for exceptional learners (“I’m a

had tears rolling down my face,” Julia

someone swings by on a Sunday, Julia

top student,” she boasts). Feda’s teacher

says. “We went to the beach the next day

knows that it’s one of the girls’ friends

suggested she join the student council.

at the Naples Pier.”

St. Matthew’s House takes in more than 1,000 people annually. Since 2015, NCEF funds have supported more

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Making a Way Rosa knew something was wrong with her grandson, Nathaniel. NAMI Collier helped them find their way.

At 11 years old, Nathaniel spiraled, his family swept into his vortex. He began using racial slurs—something he’d never done before—and slapped someone at school. He was suspended, expelled and sent to an alternative school for delinquent children. His grandmother, Rosa, says he wasn’t himself. Rosa has cared for Nathaniel since he was 3, after his mother abandoned him and his father was incarcerated. In his younger years, Nathaniel had been an excellent student and was enrolled in an advanced program for academic enrichment. Something was wrong. Visits to a pediatrician, school psychologist and therapists yielded no answers and little improvement. Rosa knew the mental health system could be challenging to navigate and that waits could be long—data shows that it can take weeks to secure an evaluation for a child. Rosa’s coworkers at Collier County Public Schools, where she’s a clinic assistant, recommended she contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Collier County. Southwest Florida is a notably charitable region, with several nonprofits filling the gaps resulting from an overburdened healthcare system. NAMI’s Collier County chapter is a prime example. Dating back to 1987, the nonprofit’s vast blanket of programs ranges from specialists who assist in finding clients housing opportunities to support groups to life skills-building programming. In 2010, with the help of NCEF funding, NAMI Collier launched the child-centric HUGS (Health Under Guided Systems) program, which provides Brian Tietz

a roadmap through the sometimes mind-boggling complexities of the healthcare system. Think of the program like a really good GPS and trip planner

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NCEF has contributed more than $5 million to the NAMI Collier County HUGS program since its start in 2010 to help kids, like Nathaniel, below, navigate their mental health. Nathaniel is one of thousands of children HUGS can screen and direct, in just one year, to receive further care.

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in one: They point families in the right direction, keep them on track and account for all the stops along a child’s mental health journey. The team never really closes a case, NAMI Collier County CEO, Beth Hatch, says. NAMI is always a phone call away, ready to scaffold up support or fall back depending on the needs at the time. NCEF has donated more than $5 million toward HUGS over the past 14 years. The program focuses on children in low-income, high-needs areas, screening at childcare centers and working with Collier County Public Schools to receive referrals for K-12 students. Last school year, HUGS screened more than 2,000 children and coordinated care for the more than 400 kids who required further evaluation, diagnosis or advocacy. The need has increased significantly due to the compounding trauma of regional crises, such as the pandemic and Hurricane Ian. In the first three weeks of the 2023-2024 school year, HUGS coordinated care for 125 children. “We have the clinical oversight for each child and family,” Hatch says. And, the program keeps growing. In 2022, HUGS tapped social worker Carolyn Staley-Penix as clinical director and Krissy Yanes as a parent educator and resiliency specialist. While Staley-Penix helps maximize care and impact, Yanes works with families in the home to model routines and prepares them for school meetings to Brian Tietz, Kelly Jones (2)

develop IEPs (individualized education programs), medical evaluations, and other appointments. Staley-Penix and Yanes work with Nathaniel and Rosa. In a home visit last spring, the NAMI team noted 12-year-old Nathaniel’s condition was worsening to the point of psychosis. He met the

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criteria for a Baker Act determination—judged to be a danger to himself or others and involuntarily institutionalized. Throughout the process, the HUGS team was there, helping guide Rosa through getting Nathaniel the help he needed. Nathaniel had already received a litany of diagnoses, from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) to a communication disorder, and he had been placed into an alternative school associated with juvenile justice. The team assisted with compiling Nathaniel’s medical history into a go-to binder for new providers to get up to speed quickly to zero in on the best course of care. They worked with school administrators to place him in the right school and establish an IEP. HUGS reps also attended doctors’ and school appointments to advocate for Nathaniel and help Rosa parse through information, so she could decide the best course of action for her grandson. If the team couldn’t attend, they’d ask her to record the meetings so they could listen back and connect about it later. Since mental health care is an ongoing process, 12-year-old Nathaniel has good and bad days. Recently, he had episodes of incoherence and feeding the dog. Rosa went straight to the binder

The HUGS team attends doctor’s appointments and school visits

Yanes had compiled and found a pediatrician and

with families to help them parse through the complex mental

neurologist to call to rule out any physical conditions.

health system. NAMI Collier works with families until the children

“We might not be able to provide a solution, but

are 18 years old, scaling support up or down depending on needs.

we provide steps to a solution,” Yanes says. In the

“We might not be able to provide a solution, but we provide steps

meantime, Rosa and her family recognize glimpses

to a solution,” parent educator Krissy Yanes says.

of their Nathaniel: “My husband says, ‘I can see him. He’s coming back.’”

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House of Healing Kaitlyn lost her dad a day before her 17th birthday. Valerie’s House helped her find a way out of her grief.

Some days, 18-year-old Kaitlyn just wanted to tell someone about how her dad, James, would go out for ice cream at midnight if she asked. Or that he was a funny guy and a cook at Jack’s Seafood Bar and Grill in Naples and how good his tacos and stir-fry were. “I like talking about him. It makes me remember he’s still important to me. I get to tell other people about him,” she says. Other days—or other hours, really—the loss of her father, whom friends called Jimbo, is too painful and acute to talk about. Her father was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2021 when Kaitlyn was 16. “I went from a normal junior at Barron Collier High School to a teenage girl with a dad dying from cancer,” Kaitlyn says. Less than a year later, he was gone—a day before her 17th birthday. Her parents split up when Kaitlyn was young. She had always lived with her mom but visited her dad multiple times a week and saw his illness progress. “It was hard to watch,” she says. “I kind of grieved the guy he used to be. He was always such a funny guy, but he wasn’t anymore.” Here was the person she had made skits with, using a camera he got her for Christmas to fuel her dreams of being a journalist. As he got sicker, the jokes disappeared. She was losing him. Kaitlyn was holding his hand in the living room when he died. She doesn’t remember much from the next year. She tried not to feel

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much at all and spent much of her time alone. “At first, I hadn’t really processed anything. But I knew it was going to hit me soon, and if I didn’t find a way to talk about it, it was

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going to bottle up and explode,” Kaitlyn says. “I didn’t know what to feel.” About a month later, Kaitlyn’s mother found Valerie’s House—a place where Kaitlyn could process the joy of her memories of her father and the pain of his passing. Valerie’s House, with locations throughout Southwest Florida and Pensacola, leans on peer support groups to help about 1,000 children a year experiencing significant loss. Since 2017, Valerie’s House programs have helped 579 people in Collier County. NCEF funding helps aid the peer-to-peer support nights that Kaitlyn attended—the crux of Valerie’s House programming. Twice a month, about 15 to 20 kids and their grown-ups get together over a family meal. After dinner, they break into age-appropriate groups for longer discussions before reuniting for the last 15 minutes in a circle outside, holding hands. The kids celebrate birthdays, honor anniversaries of loved ones’ passings, and end each evening with a ‘love squeeze’—each hand clasping one another tightly, a reminder that none of them are alone. Though Valerie’s House isn’t a formal counseling center, several licensed professionals are on staff to facilitate group sessions. The groups provide children the tools they need to heal—coping mechanisms, space to share and process trauma—while building community. The center also has groups for parents and caretakers seeking support.

death of a parent or sibling by age 25, Valerie’s House notes. In the fall, the nonprofit opened its 7,000-square-foot Valerie’s House Forever Home in Fort Myers to expand regional services.

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When Kaitlyn’s father died, grief consumed her. Valerie’s House’s peer-supported programs helped her process her pain and move forward through community.

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With NCEF funding aids, Valerie’s House hosts dinners twice a month for 15-20 kids. The organization also hosts group sessions

At the Naples location, kids can chill out

meeting, she feels supported all the same.

Zoom meetings for young adults—a separate

in rooms where there is likely to be a photo

“It validated my feelings, hearing everyone

program that meets every other Monday.

of their person adorning elements such as

(else) talk,” she says. She now knows it’s OK

She’s looking to pay it forward by volunteering

leaves on a giant wooden tree the kids have

to be happy again.

with the elementary and middle school groups

made together.

Since graduating high school, Kaitlyn

in the evenings. “It’s amazing hearing what

Kaitlyn hasn’t missed any of her biweekly

enrolled at Florida SouthWestern State

these kids have to say,” Kaitlyn says. “They’re

meetings since joining in 2022. Even if she

College, where she’s pursuing a degree in

like little adults, in a way. They understand

doesn’t share a memory or a struggle at a

journalism. She also joins Valerie’s House’s

so much more than you think.”

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on Zoom and programs for parents and caretakers.

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Wine & Soul Sommelier Marcello Palazzi’s NWWF volunteerism has become a year-round effort. Here, he tells us why he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Marcello has been involved with Naples Winter Wine Festival since arriving in Naples more than a decade ago. “Through wine fest, we create a domino effect to impact generations,” he says.

“I still think about the young woman I heard speak at the Naples Winter Wine Festival’s Meet the Kids Day, where the patrons meet the beneficiaries and children NCEF supports. It was soon after I started volunteering on the wine service team in 2010. The woman was emotional, but her eyes were full of happiness. She told us she had grown up crosseyed with poor vision and living in an unstable household. Thanks to the festival and NCEF, she got medical attention to treat her eyes. Her sight improved drastically, and so did her quality of life. She began enjoying reading, which paved the way for her to excel in school. At the end of her speech, she revealed she was studying to be an ophthalmologist. That’s a full-circle moment. Here was someone born with zero opportunity, and she not only went on to live a stable life but is now drawing from her experience to help others. Bruce Nichols—a vintner and sommelier liaison for the festival and NCEF honorary trustee—turned me onto the festival. I had recently arrived in Naples and barely spoke English, but when we talked, I could see the kindness in Bruce’s soul and his belief in the festival. Hearing the young woman speak sealed the deal for me. I started to understand we were doing something special here.

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Through wine fest, we create a domino

wine houses like Marchesi Antinori and

meliers with the vintners and partici-

effect to impact generations—and I love

Château Mouton Rothschild pouring their

pate as the local sommelier at one of the

the work. I get to spotlight this incredible

most exclusive labels and vintages for you.

dinners. I can see the excitement among

local nonprofit while working with some

For the Vintner Dinners, which take

donors as I hear their conversations

of the world’s most influential wine lead-

place the Friday night before the festival,

throughout the evening. They really

ers. NWWF is the only wine event in the

each award-winning chef is paired with

believe in the mission.

country where you see so many Master

a celebrated vintner and a high-ranking

Three years ago, I was given more

Sommeliers and vintners together in one

sommelier to create about 20 elaborate

responsibility. What started as four days

spot. It’s pretty special to have people from

dinners across town. I help pair the som-

of work a year has become an almost year-

Months before the festival, Marcello starts recruiting sommeliers, pairing vintners and sommeliers for Vintner Dinners, arranging wine deliveries, and taking point on a host of other duties to ensure the festivities go off without a hitch.

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He’s been instrumental in building NWWF’s renown as one of the world’s biggest wine auctions by helping to secure top sommeliers and vintners.

round volunteer role. Long before the

sommeliers, greet guests, and ensure

realize how fortunate we are that they’re

festival day, I work with Bruce to coordi-

everything runs smoothly.

healthy and able to stand on their own.

nate all aspects of wine service. I take the

I was born in Napoli, Italy, in a humble

That’s why I volunteer and do my best

responsibility seriously—I see the impact

household with financial struggles. But my

to recruit the world’s best wine talent to

we have on local kids.

parents were able to provide the basics and

the festival—to build on the momentum

For each event, we make sure we have

always made us feel supported. To see and

and help more kids get out of difficult

the correct wines and enough staff. I work

hear about kids who come from similar

situations. Seeing the passion of so many

on the scheduling and overall logistics. On

backgrounds but don’t have strong family

people willing to donate thousands and

the auction day, I help Bruce coordinate

support systems—I find that so unfair.

thousands, and even millions, of dollars—

between wine service volunteers and

Now, I have three kids of my own, and I

their generosity energizes me.”

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All Together Now While the big-ticket NWWF live auction lots are reserved for the action under the tent, NCEF also hosts a stellar online auction—now in its 10th year—for the entire community to engage in radical generosity. Since its inception, the online auction has raised nearly $3.5 million for Collier County kids. Look for these experiences when the lots go live at nwwfonlineauction.com from 8 a.m. January 19 until 5 p.m. January 30.

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chef Markus Glocker. The tasting menu spans global flavors, such as gougères, kingfish crudo and salmon en croute. Ray Isle, top wine editor for Travel +

Late culinary legend Anthony

Leisure and Food & Wine, hosts

Bourdain once said if God made

the dinner alongside Pursued

bourbon, it would be the one

by Bear vintner and actor Kyle

featured in this lot. So it goes that

MacLachlan, of Twin Peaks

the extraordinarily rare, limited

fame. This lot includes includes

edition of Pappy Van Winkle’s

two signed copies of Ray’s new

Family Reserve 23 Year Kentucky

book, The World in a Wineglass.

Straight Bourbon Whiskey is one tough find. That is, unless you have

MOUNTAIN HIGH You, your sweetheart and two of your closest couple friends

the connections of trustees Kelley

can escape to the Blue Ridge

and Jim Bailey, who donated the

Mountains of Linville Ridge, North

lot. Imagine sipping a pull of this

Carolina, during this sky-high

woody, honeyed bourbon, which

getaway. Spend five nights at a

has been aged in new oak bar-

Linville Ridge Country Club villa

rels for more than two decades at

and perfect your game on the

Kentucky’s award-winning Buffalo

highest-elevation golf course east

Trace Distillery. The celebrated elix-

of the Mississippi River. Between

ir is a deep amber color with hints

rounds, you’ll hike the scenic

of caramel, ripe apples, tobacco

around the clubhouse and dine with panoramic sights of the surrounding mountains.

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mountain trails, play croquet

and chocolate. A sweet snag, no?

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BOUND FOR BLUE WATERS The vivid blue waters of the British Virgin Islands set the scenic stage of this threeresort. Activities like a sunset boat cruise

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of North Sound’s pristine cerulean waters

Look out for this year’s new

night stay for two couples at Oil Nut Bay

at the northern tip of Virgin Gorda, guided snorkeling at the resort’s barrier reef and

NATURAL INCLINATIONS

private yoga sessions get you into the island state of mind. You’ll leave feeling sun-kissed and serene.

Super Lots, where stellar winnings are combined to create over-the-top lots. We can’t say too much, but expect these auction items to be enhanced with

This multifaceted immersion in

one-of-a-kind experiences

nature with the Conservancy

to Chicago, New York, Napa,

of Southwest Florida is for all

Orlando and beyond.

the nature lovers out there. You’ll commune with wildlife at the Dalton Discovery Center’s exhibit, where tanks with fish and snakes offer a closer look at the animals. Then, gain a deeper understanding of climate change and invasive species during the Augmented Reality Wildlife Encounter. The day of learning culminates with a cruise down the Gordon River with a naturalist captaining the boat. By then, you’ll surely be hungry and ready for lunch at Latitude 26 in the Hyatt House on Naples Bay. This is the ideal lot for a multigenerational

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family adventure.

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Goldman Sachs proudly supports the Naples Winter Wine Festival

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SONOMA SIGHTS Pack your bags and take off to Sonoma’s Knights Bridge Estate, where you and five guests spend three nights at the newly renovated Bailey Vineyard House. Start your day ambling through the vineyard and sip an afternoon glass of wine while taking in sprawling views of Mount Saint Helena. In between, winemaker Derek Baljeu and other team members guide you through the elements that make the award-winning winery distinct. What better way to beef up your oenophile I.Q. than a private barrel tasting and a multicourse meal? Upon returning home, you’ll reminisce on your once-in-a-lifetime memories with the three magnums of the 94-point, 2007 Knights

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Bridge cabernet sauvignon.

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Together for the children of Southwest Florida NCH and Nicklaus Children’s Health System are dedicated to providing support for the well-being of children and families in Southwest Florida. NCH is proud to collaborate with Nicklaus Children’s, home to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital – the topranked children’s hospital in South Florida – to provide neonatal and pediatric care in Collier County. NCH has served the county’s children, mothers and families for more than six decades, and proudly provides inpatient and outpatient care for more than 30,000 children annually. NCH is also the only hospital in Collier County offering labor and delivery services and 24-hour pediatric emergency care. To find out more, please visit NCHmd.org/Nicklaus

Savor the Naples Winter Wine Festival with The Naples Press in one hand and a ﬁne wine in the other. Raising a toast to good times, great reads and a brighter future for our children.

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Join Us! Here’s how you can help make a difference in the lives of underserved and at-risk children in Collier County.

BECOME A PATRON Attend the Naples Winter Wine Festival—and bid generously. Every dollar raised under the tent goes to help the kids.

WINE DOWN, BID UP! From January 19 to 30, take part in the online auction at nwwfonlineauction.com.

BECOME A SPONSOR Underwrite the festival or contribute in-kind services.

DONATE AN AUCTION LOT Share an exclusive, one-of-a-kind travel package, jewelry piece or wine lot.

VOLUNTEER Be one of the more than 300 people who work behind the scenes to help make the festival a success.

DONATE ONLINE

Remember, It’s All For The Kids .

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For More Information Contact the Naples Children & Education Foundation 2590 Goodlette-Frank Road N., Naples, FL 34103

239-514-2239 or 888-837-4919

Go to napleswinefestival.com/ donation to make a one-time or recurring gift.

MAKE THE NCEF PART OF YOUR LEGACY Consider naming the NCEF as a beneficiary in your will or estate to leave an impactful gift for the children of Collier County.

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