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Auction Napa Valley...By The Numbers

Posted in: Wine Buzz
By Robert Johnson, Editor
Jun 18, 2011 - 9:00 AM

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Auction Napa Valley--perhaps the world's most prestigious wine auction--is in the books for 2011.

Here are a few of the numbers associated with the event...

2,000--Approximate number of people (including volunteers, vendors, bidders and sippers) that attended.
$59,500--Amount bid for 10 cases of Schrader's Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
$370,000--Amount raised in the concurrent e-auction.
93--Number of successful bidders in that e-auction.
$1.2 million--Total amount raised, to benefit Napa Valley charities.

Check out this YouTube preview to learn more about Auction Napa Valley 2011 event.

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