2025 Naples Winter Wine Festival live auction raises more than $34M
Gulfshore Business Senior Editor Tim Aten will provide live updates from the event, providing the winning bid for each lot and a running total of money raised.
The live auction at the 25th annual Naples Winter Wine Festival unofficially raised more than $34 million on Jan. 25 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, bringing the total raised over 25 years to more than $336 million.
Auction lots included rare collections of some of the world’s most sought-after wines, exotic travel adventures, limited-edition cars and unique experiences. Every dollar raised under the auction tent funds the festival’s founding organization, Naples Children & Education Foundation, which seeks to transform the lives of underprivileged and at-risk children.
Lot 25, which included the new 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible, was the most expensive lot, as the winning bidder paid $1.7 million. The winner also will join Bentley at Monterey Car Week 2025. Four nights will be spent at The Inn at Spanish Bay and winners will Attend Bentley’s VIP Terrace at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, and enjoy VIP tickets to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with access to The Bench hospitality suite, as well as a round of golf with Bentley Motors CEO Michael Rocco.
Naples Children & Education Foundation officials will announce the official total raised early next week.
For the winning bids of each lot, click here.
