Mark your calendars: our 6th annual online auction goes live in just 4 days! An exclusive preview is available now, so you can set your sights on the auction lot of your dreams, make plans with your friends to join in on an auction lot with you... and get ready to bid! The auction will open for bidding on Friday, February 21, at 8 am (PST) and will run through Monday, February 24 at 8 pm (PST). As always, our online auction will feature unique experiences, hard-to-get wines and wine collections, and wonderful hospitality. We’ve really pulled out all the stops for this auction, and we are featuring over 60 fantastic lots! Here’s just a small sampling of available lots to entice you — and new ones are being added daily until the auction opens, so check back often: -- Bottlerock 2020! Sold out tickets can be yours! Don't miss this chance to snag two 3-day passes! -- 6 guests will enjoy a garden lunch and tasting at the stunning new Wheeler Farms - founded in 1890, now a state-of-the-art custom crush winery, culinary garden, and luxury hospitality setting that embodies the pursuit of excellence. -- The digging of a wine cave is part art, part science. Here’s your opportunity to visit two caves in Napa Valley and hear first-hand from the man who built them, Vincent Georges, owner of The Cave Company. Vincent will take you on a tour of caves that represent his most interesting projects, where you’ll witness firsthand the work of the artist and scientist. -- rare verticals and other wine collections from Behrens Family, Rivers Marie, Scarecrow, Schrader, Spottswoode, and more from some of the Napa Valley’s most premier wineries. -- Join Thomas Rivers Brown, Genevieve Welsh and their community of talented & creative winemakers for a tasting and BBQ at Mending Wall Winery. Taste bottlings from Rivers Marie, Tamber Bey, Mending Wall, and more, all while enjoying a fabulous spread grilled up by Josh Mitchell of Heritage Catering. -- And of course, tickets to the Dance Party of the year are available – and selling out fast! Purchase yours today at upvalleyfamilycenters.org/danceparty. Special thanks to our generous sponsors: Rivers Marie Wines, Ziata Wines, Outlined Productions, JaM Cellars, Clark Vineyard Management, Susanne and Ed Hudson, Eleven Eleven Wines, and First Republic Bank. |