SWFL Wine & Food Fest: How much did these 11 top auction lots go for?
The 2022 SWFL Wine & Food Fest live auction returned to an in-person format today in Suncoast Credit Union Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College in south Fort Myers. Last year's festival held a virtual auction due to the pandemic.
Below are 11 of the top live auction lots out of 28 total.
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Lot 6 – The Island To Make Belize
Four-night stay on private island in Belize available to one guest party with three villas, for total of five suites (up to 10 people); includes full staff featuring island chef, concierge, housekeeping and licensed boat captain; all meals and local alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; unlimited use of WaveRunner, kayaks, snorkeling gear; boat transfers upon arrival and departure; on-site concierge to create custom, detailed experiences; eight 750-milliliter bottles of Patz and Hall wines.
Sold for: $75,000
Lot 8 – Pure Country
Four, first-level seats to Willie Nelson and George Strait concert April 30 at Moody Center AXT in Austin, Texas; includes two nights in two rooms with deluxe accommodations at Fairmont Austin from April 29-May 1; dinner at Garrison in downtown Austin for four; airfare and transportation voucher; four 750-milliliter bottles of Von Strasser Cabernet Sauvignon 2013-2016.
Sold for: $27,500
Lot 9 – Oh Those Northern Lights!
Six-day, five-night stay for two in upgraded rooms at Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland. Includes Jeep excursion for two to exclusive spots to view the Northern Lights; Reykjavik City Walk tour; Blue Lagoon geothermal spa with massage by waterfalls and mud mask; Golden Circle tour to visit active Strokkur geyser, Gullfoss waterfalls and geology at Thingvellir; and four 750-millilter bottles of Reynolds Family Reserve Cabernet.
Sold for: $50,000
Lot 12 – On Island Time
A five-night, four-day stay on the Turks and Caicos Islands in beachfront villa with three bedrooms and three bathrooms for two couples. Includes private round-trip HondaJet transportation from Southwest Florida, food and beverage provisions of up to $500, eight 750 milliliter bottles of Reynolds Family Winery.
Sold for: $37,500
Lot 14 – V’room! V’room! Start those engines
Three-night stay for two at Bellagio Las Vegas in a Fountain View room overlooking eight-acre lake with dancing water fountains. Includes two dinners; two 100-level tickets to Las Vegas Raiders game of winner’s choice; two drivers get 10 laps driving around Las Vegas Speedway; domestic airfare voucher and black car service; and four wine bottles from Andretti Winery Napa Valley.
Sold for: $20,000
Lot 16 – Open Heart, Open Mind
Five-night, six-day all-inclusive stay for two at one of three Miraval wellness resorts in Tuscon, Austin or Lennox, Massachusetts. Includes unlimited participation in daily yoga, fitness, meditation and wellness lectures, outback hiking, fitness and photography classes, challenge activities and climbing wall; all healthful meals and snacks; shuttle transfers and domestic airfare voucher for two people; and two 750-millilter bottles of 2009 Songbook Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sold for: $25,000
Lot 18 - Wine High On That Mountain
Three couples will enjoy a three-night stay at Lerner Project’s Diamond Mountain estate, Armstrong Ranch in Calistoga, California. The lot includes a three-night stay for three couples in a three-bedroom, two-bath home on the estate; private dinner and wine pairing on the Sky Deck with Lerner Project; domestic airfare voucher for four people; car service voucher; and 12 bottles of 750-milliliter RMS Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Sold for: $57,500
Lot 19 – The Ultimate Girls Weekend with John Mayer!
Four Lexus Club seats at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise for John Mayer concert April 22 with unlimited gourmet dinner buffet and complimentary bar; two rooms for two night at the AC Marriott; dinner for four at Council Oaks Steak & Seafood; brunch at Grand Lux Café; and two bottles each of Charles Heidseck Champagne Brut Reserve and Vgs Chateau Potelle Winery.
Sold for: $15,000
Lot 22 – Best of the Big Apple
Three nights, four days in luxury three-bed, 3.5-bath condo on Upper East Side for four guests from July 14-17. Also includes four tickets in Legends section for New York Yankees game; two hair makeovers with cut, color, style by celebrity hair stylist Oscar Blandi at his NYC salon; dinner with wine at Rao’s Restaurant and lunch at celebrity hotspot Tao; four Broadway tickets to show of winner’s choice; and four 750-milliliter bottles of La Jota Vineyards’ Howell Mountain Estate.
Sold for: $35,000
Lot 23 – Picture-Perfect Paradise on the Pacific
Five-night, six-day stay for two in oceanfront room at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Lahaina, Hawaii; Regency Club access for two includes beverages, snacks, daily breakfast, light hors d’oeuvres and desserts; airfare, spa and dining credit; and To Kalon Twelve wine in signature keepsake box.
Sold for: $25,000
Weekend with Adele
Two orchestra tickets to Adele Live in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on an undetermined date (it was to be April 2 until Adele recently postponed her shows); two nights at Caesar’s Palace Hotel & Casino from April 1-3; dinner for two with $300 American Express card to use at celebrity restaurants such as Bobby Flay, Lago by Julian, Serrano, Spago by Wolfgang Puck and more; airfare and transportation voucher; and two 750-milliliter bottles of 2016 Vérité La Joie.
Sold for: $32,500
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: SWFL Wine & Food Fest: How much did these top auction lots go for?
