The 21st annual Auction of Washington Wines, held August 14-16 in Woodinville, WA, dramatically surpassed earlier auctions in revenues, attendance and sheer enthusiasm, raising $2,250,000 for uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle and the Washington Wine Education Foundation.

The Auction of Washington Wines, the premier wine auction in the state of Washington, encompassed three days with four events. Over 1,000 people attended the August 14 Picnic with the Winemakers & Barrel Auction. The Friday Winemaker Dinners hosted over 500 guests at 11 private homes in the greater Seattle area. The Saturday morning CoveyRun 10K Race & TalkingRain 5K Run/Walk attracted 1,200 participants from 16 states.

The top selling auction lot was a 21 Liter DeLille Salute to AWW and Charles Lill — a collection of etched and hand painted bottles from DeLille Cellars which sold for an unprecedented $70,000 — the highest amount ever paid for a wine lot at the Auction of Washington Wines.

Top auction items included:

– Picnic Barrel Auction proceeds - $46,000
– A visit to the set of “Desperate Housewives” with dinner at the home
of actor Kyle MacLachlan - $30,000
– “Pursued by Bear” an evening at Dunham Cellars with Eric Dunham and
Kyle MacLachlan - $22,000
– Beach Party Pig Roast with Edgar Martinez, Alex & Jeannette Golitzin
of Quilceda Creek and Chef Wayne Johnson of Andaluce - $21,000
– Super Bowl XLII Package for two auctioned two times for a total of
$38,000
– Movie premiere in Hollywood “Alice in Wonderland” - $19,000
– Three decades of Leonetti - $17,000
– Dinner with auction co-chairs Greg & Stacy Lill and Tod & Tara Leiweke
– $17,000
– Collection of Cayuse Vineyards 3-liter bottles - $16,000
– Wine Flight to Col Solare on Red Mountain - $16,000
– Winemaker Dinner at Metropolitan Grill with Pepper Bridge Winery -
$15,000
– Riesling rendezvous in Germany with Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen
– $15,000
– Dinner with Matt Dillon and Allen Shoup at The Corson Building -
$15,000
– Dinner with Bob and Cathy Betz of Betz Family Winery at The Capital
Grille - $14,000
– Canlis Beach House BBQ with Buty Winery - $13,000
– New York Wine Spectator weekend for two couples with Ste. Michelle
Wine Estates - $13,000
– 21 Magnum Salute to Honorary Grower, Jim Holmes - $10,000
– Biggest Fan Seattle Sounders package - $9,500
– Bowling Party with Trey Busch of Sleight of Hand, Mark McNeilly of
Mary Ryan Winery and Ethan Stowell of Tavolata - $9,500

The Gala Auction’s fund-a-need for uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital raised a record-breaking $825,000.

Posted: 08|24|08 at 10:11 am. Filed under: US News.