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This article first appeared on September 6, 2016 on BusinessWire.com. SONOMA, Calif.–Under a tent that transported auction guests from Sonoma to Marrakesh, the 2016 Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction held on Sunday, September 4 at Chateau St. Jean Winery, sponsored by Visa Signature® a

This article was originally written by Peg Melnik and published in The Press Democrat on September 4, 2016. The theme, “Sonoma to Marrakesh,” featuring a live camel weighing more than a ton and a host of belly dancers, set the stage for Sunday’s Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction at Kenwood’

This article was written by Peg Melnik and originally published in The Press Democrat on September 6, 2015. A recreation of the 1915 World’s Fair — complete with a Model T Ford and a barbershop quartet — created a colorful backdrop for a record-breaking afternoon of bidding at Sunday’

This article was first written by Evan Williams and published in the Fort Myers Florida Weekly on April 22, 2015. It takes Aubrey Bailey about 15 seconds to sell a calf at the Okeechobee Livestock Market, his easy tumbling cadence or what auctioneer’s call “the chant” rolling from his

This article was written by Tammy Ayer and originally published at News-Press.com on March 18, 2015 at 8:25 p.m. EDT. With its two wine auctions again making Wine Spectator magazine’s list of top U.S. charity wine auctions in 2014, Southwest Florida philanthropists have reason t

This article was originally posted on September 3, 2014 at SonomaSun.com. Photos by Melania Mahoney. Once a humble Valley-centric affair, the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction has gone big time as one of the top charity auctions in the country, raising $4 million August 31 at Chateau St. Je

This news article was originally written by Tim Fish and published on 9/2/14 on WineSpectator.com. It was plenty hot at the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction on Aug. 31, and it wasn’t just the temperature. Vintners raised a record $4 million, more than double the $1.5 million haul of last y

This article was originally written by Peg Melnik and published on September 1, 2014 at PressDemocrat.com. An African dance troupe, with Djembe and Dunum drums beating, created a colorful backdrop for a record-breaking afternoon of bidding at Sunday’s Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction. Spir

This article was originally published on September 2, 2014 at SonomaWine.com. Sonoma County, CA, September 2, 2014 — With a mood under the tent that combined intense excitement with a generous community spirit, over $4 Million was raised at the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction at Chateau S