Napa Wine Auction A Biggie

If you want to attend THE wine country event, try getting tickets for the Napa Auction in early June.  Last year, attendees raised $9.8 million, with a record set for a single bid by John Thompson of Woodside California.  He paid $1.4 million for the Staglin Family Vineyard lot.  That included a luxurious trip to Napa Valley and Italy, wine, and a Maserati Garen Staglin offered up at the last minute to anyone bidding more than $1 million.  Other auction lots included wine from legends like Screaming Eagle and Harlan; four vintage cars, including the first Lexus hybrid luxury sedan ever; dancing lessons from celebrities from “Dancing with the Stars”; a walk-on role in the t.v. series “Ugly Betty”; and vacations to Montana and elsewhere.  Comedian Dana Carvey was master of ceremonies—we don’t know who will be onstage this year.