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2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction

David Albers/Staff - Music artist Billy Dean, right, thanks Maria Wiles for her bid at the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.

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David Albers/Staff - Music artist Billy Dean, right, thanks Maria Wiles for her bid at the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.

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  • David Albers/Staff - Naples Winter Wine Festival trustee Bob Scott celebrates his winning $750,000 bid for a Ferrari F12berlinetta at the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Volunteers begin to welcome attendees during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auction Lot 53 is a 65-year Chateau Mouton Rothschild artist label series from 1945-2009 during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Ritz-Carlton Executive Chef, Christian Clair, of Dorado Beach, serves Beef Tenderloin Tataki during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Deserts sit on display during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • Auction Lot 14 is an exclusive concert with rock band Chicago during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Executive Chef Sean Woods of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, serves ceviche during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Wine glasses sit ready to be filled during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Kris Maslamoney, working with Executive Chef Sean Woods of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, prepares ceviche during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 11-11:20am
  • William DeShazer/Staff Music artist Billy Dean sings the National Anthem during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • David Albers/Staff - Basel, Switzerland resident Sophie Dettwiler visits with fellow participants before the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:45 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - An auction participant samples wine before the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:46 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - Gulf Coast High School marching band members perform mark the beginning of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:57 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - Trustee Grave Evanstad circulates during preparations for the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:57 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - Gulf Coast High School marching band members perform mark the beginning of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:58 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - Gulf Coast High School marching band members perform mark the beginning of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 1:00 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - Volunteers cheer on auction participants at the beginning of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 1:07 p.m.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Volunteers begin to welcome attendees during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Members of the Gulf Coast High School Marching Band perform during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Members of the Gulf Coast High School Marching Band make their way into the tent area while performing during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Attendees begin to make their way into the tent during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 1:20-2:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Naples Children and Education Foundation Trustee, Susie McCurry, middle, makes the winning bid of $80,000 during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auctioneer Lydia Fenet coaxes the crowd during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auctioneer Humphrey Butler coaxes the crowd during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auctioneer Lydia Fenet coaxes the crowd during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • David Albers/Staff - Boca Raton resident Lesley Zafran is served wine by volunteer Matthew Black before the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:24 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - An auction participant examines the Ferrari F12berlinetta up for bid at the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples. 12:34 p.m.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Jay Baker, middle, kisses his wife, Patty Baker, after getting the winning bid on Lot 42, a 2014 Maserati, for $340,000 during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 4-5pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Festival Chair Bob Edwards wears his chevaliers during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Alysa Van Asten embraces her fiance, Jonathan Rotella, after he makes a winning bid of $180,000 for a trip to Italy during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff A wine glass is topped off during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auctioneer Lydia Fenet coaxes the crowd during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Event goers look on during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • William DeShazer/Staff Jay Baker, middle, gets the winning bid on Lot 42, a 2014 Maserati, for $340,000 during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 4-5pm
  • David Albers/Staff - Volunteer Sue Lottridge, of Estero, encourages bidding as she identifies a bidder in the crowd at the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Jonathan Rotella,middle, reacts after making a winning bid of $180,000 for a trip to Italy during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 2:15-3:15pm
  • David Albers/Staff - Music artist Billy Dean, right, thanks Maria Wiles for her bid at the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.
  • David Albers/Staff - Trustee Anne Welsh McNulty celebrates a winning bid during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bleu Provence restaurant owner Jacques Cariot, left, congratulates trustee Cindy Sherman for her $100,000 winning bid for a six-course 110-point wine dinner for eight at Cariot's restaurant during the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort at Tiburon in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - Auctioneer Lydia Fenet works the crowd to raise the bids during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auction attendees Carrie Scannell, left, and Sue Garrabrant dance during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end
  • David Albers/Staff - Auctioneer Lydia Fenet works the crowd to raise the bids during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013.
  • William DeShazer/Staff Auction attendees Carrie Scannell, left, and Sue Garrabrant dance during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end
  • William DeShazer/Staff Event staff begins to clean up as the Naples Winter Wine Festival comes to an end at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end
  • William DeShazer/Staff Empty wine bottles are gathered up by event staff as the event continues during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end
  • William DeShazer/Staff Event staff begins to clean up as the Naples Winter Wine Festival comes to an end at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end
  • William DeShazer/Staff An table sits empty as the night begins to come to a close during the Naples Winter Wine Festival at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. 5:30pm-end

The 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival auction was held Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort.

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