Wine Spectator: America’s Top 13 Charity Wine Auctions Raised $42.7 Million in Live-Auction Bids

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America’s top charity wine auctions found success in 2018 with winemaker dinners featuring renowned chefs and live entertainment. And many also succeeded by putting the spotlight on the worthy causes they were aiming to help, from children’s charities to health and education causes to art and cultural institutions. After an increasing focus on additional events around the live auction in recent years, such as online bidding and silent auctions, one of the biggest shared themes of 2018's auctions was the success of the main live events: 13 auctions broke the $1 million mark in live-bid totals—an increase from 2017's 11—putting them on Wine Spectator’s annual list of top charity wine events of the year.

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