Presented by the SANTA BARBARA VINTNERS FOUNDATION Benefitting DIRECT RELIEF
Stand Up and Be Counted Paddle Raise to benefit Community Health Centers of the Central Coast.
The Santa Barbara Wine Auction is a biennial event where the wine industry comes together to raise funds for Direct Relief’s work to provide essential medical resources to doctors and community health workers worldwide, regardless of politics, religion, or ability to pay.
Join us on Friday, Saturday or all weekend long, as Santa Barbara County’s winemakers, business leaders and philanthropists come together for an incredible weekend of wine and charitable giving.
Friday, November 8
Ritz-Carlton Bacara Ballroom
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Dress: Casual
Sample wines and mingle with the winemakers behind the award-winning wines of Santa Barbara County. Enjoy a performance from the Tepusquet Tornadoes, a local band featuring some of our very own vintners! Browse and bid on unique silent auction items featuring rare local wines and wine country experiences and preview custom painting by Featured Artist Pedro de la Cruz, created especially for the Gala’s Live Auction.
Saturday, November 9
Ritz-Carlton Bacara Ballroom
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Reception & Silent Auction
6:00pm: Gala Dinner & Live Auction
Dress: Black Tie
The evening begins with a reception featuring local sparkling wines, and a last look at the silent auction before it closes that evening. The Gala Dinner will feature a dinner by Guest Chefs Neal Fraser (Redbird LA), Jason Paluska (the Lark) and Lincoln Carson. Andrew Firestone will kick off the live auction benefiting Direct Relief including a custom painting by Featured Artist Pedro de la Cruz, and the paddle raise to follow for Community Health Centers of the Central Coast. The evening will honor Presqu’ile as our Winery Honoree, for the extensive contributions to our local community.
2024 SPECIAL GUESTS
HONORARY WINERY
We are proud to honor Presqu’ile, a family-owned winery in Santa Maria who have exemplified the mission “Grounded in Giving” as the Honorary Winery for the 2024.
Presqu’ile winery is owned by the Murphy family, who have been steadfast in their respect for the land, dedication to the farmworker community and commitment of giving back. For more than a decade, the Murphy Family Foundation’s support of our community has been extensive; giving well over $1,000,000 to charities throughout Santa Barbara County. Their reach has been vast, including giving generous contributions for educational and local healthcare purposes while also uplifting the Santa Barbara Wine Industry as leaders, creating exceptional wine.
2024 SPECIAL GUESTS
FEATURED ARTIST: Pedro De La Cruz
We are thrilled to feature the art of Santa Barbara artist Pedro De La Cruz at this year’s auction. Pedro who will create an original piece inspired by land and people of the Santa Barbara Wine Community. This piece will be up for auction on Saturday evening during the Live Auction portion of the evening. For more about Pedro and his work, please visit his website.
ABOUT
ABOUT THE SANTA BARBARA WINE AUCTION
The 2024 Wine Auction celebrates its 13th year of vintners helping our community and those affected by natural disasters and other hardships.
The Saturday gala will begin with a reception featuring a ”Bubbles Bar” and canapes. Guests can browse the silent auction lots, including rare wines and wine country experiences.
Dinner will be served in the ballroom, with each course prepared by award-winning chefs Neal Fraser (Redbird, Los Angeles), Lincoln Carson and Jason Paluska (The Lark, Santa Barbara). Guests may then enjoy the entertainment and live auction benefitting Direct Relief. Following the live auction is the “Stand Up and Be Counted” paddle raise, and proceeds from that portion of the event will go towards Community Health Centers of the Central Coast.
Be sure to stay for the entire weekend and take advantage of our discounted room rates at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara. And check back for more information on our Friday evening events!
WHO THE AUCTION HAS HELPED
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PROVIDING MEDICINES TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN ALL 50 U.S. STATES
Direct Relief strengthens America’s healthcare safety net by providing medicines and medical supplies to nonprofit community clinics and health centers serving low-income and underserved people.
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SAVING CHILDREN FROM PNEUMONIA
With support from Direct Relief, aid organization Last Mile Health (known in Liberia as Tiyatien Health) trained 10 Frontline Health Workers (FHW) in the last year to identify, treat, and refer children with symptoms of pneumonia – the number one cause of death of children under five worldwide.
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EQUIPPING EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WITH MOBILE PACKS
Direct Relief provides Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers, other first responders, and health outreach workers with ruggedized backpacks filled with medical supplies to help address community health needs during disasters.
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IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH WORLDWIDE
Direct Relief has equipped midwives, supported programs of obstetric fistula repair, increased access to cervical cancer screening, and has provided general medical aid in support of children’s health programs.
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
At the end of the live auction, the emcee will announce the ‘Stand up and be Counted” portion of the evening wherein guests are invited to “Stand Up” and pledge an amount to give to Community Health Centers of the Central Coast.
Community Health Centers is a non-profit organization with the mission to enhance the health status of all people in the Central Coast of California, with special emphasis on the medically underserved. In addition to their multiple clinics, CHC also has a fleet of mobile medical units that are capable of bringing health care directly into the vineyards.
Direct Relief has been a long time supporter of CHC and now our vintners Foundation is adding to the support of Community Health Centers of the Central Coast by focusing this portion of the wine auction to this cause.
SANTA BARBARA WINE AUCTION EVENT COMMITTEE
SANTA BARBARA VINTNERS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jessica Gasca, SBVF President, Story of Soil
Tymari LoRe, SBVF Vice President, LoRe Consulting Group
Kristin Luis, SBVF Secretary, Cote of Paint Wines
Douglas Margerum, SBVF Treasurer, Margerum Wines
Alison Laslett, CEO of Santa Barbara Vintners Association
Tim Snider, Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard
Riley Wathen Slack, Foxen Vineyard and Winery
Daniel Berman, Rincon Wine Group
Cody Sargeant, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Lily Hays, Samsara Wine Co.
Rory Cox, Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits
Christine Doran, The Hilt Estate
STAFF
DIRECT RELIEF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Linehan, Chair – President, Wynmark Company
Harry McMahon, Vice Chair – Senior Advisor, G100 Network; Former Executive Vice-Chair, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Siri Marshall, Secretary – Former SVP, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer, General Mills
Thomas Sturgess, Treasurer – Executive Chairman, Tiri Group Limited and Blue Star Print Holdings
Annalisa Pizzarello, Assistant Secretary – Senior Vice President of Results Delivery, Amgen
Mark Schwartz, Chair Emeritus – Co-Founder/Co-Manager, KSHFO, LLC
Pamela Gann – Professor of Legal Studies, Claremont McKenna; Former President, Claremont McKenna
Emma Carrasco – SVP Corporate Affairs, NBC Universal News Group
Adam Cooper – Former Senior Managing Director and General Counsel of Citadel LLC
Mary M. Dwyer, Ph.D. – President and CEO, IES Abroad
Stayce D. Harris – Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force, Retired
Jay McGonigle – Former Chair and CEO, Corporate Executive Board
Marla Salmon – ScD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, Public Health, Global Health & Public Affairs at the University of Washington
Jim Selbert – Co-Founder, Warren & Selbert
Laurie Siegel – Former Chief Human Resources Officer, Tyco
Elizabeth A. Toro, MD, MPH, FACOG, Student Health Services Gynecologist, University of California Santa Barbara; Clinical Advisor, UCSB Covid19 Response Team Clinical Advisor; Director of Health, Africa Schools of Kenya
THE AUCTION
Bidding is now open for our Online Auction! Click here to bid today.
Tier 1 lots will close on October 31, and the Tier 2 lots will go live on November 2 and close on November 9 at 11:59PM.
The Live Auction will take place during the Gala Dinner on November 9.
LOCATION
Our guests are invited to spend the weekend at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. The resort is nestled on the bluff and beaches of the Gaviota coast between the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains, offering relaxed luxury and breathtaking views for an unforgettable getaway in Santa Barbara.
PRESS & PHOTOS
2024 PRESS RELEASE
2022 PHOTOS, PRESS RELEASES & EVENT COVERAGE
VIEW 2022 PHOTOS (Coming Soon…)
2020 PRESS RELEASES & EVENT COVERAGE
2018 PRESS RELEASES & EVENT COVERAGE
CONTACT US
Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation
PO Box 1209
Buellton, CA 93427
(805) 268-1309
info@sbvintnersfoundation.org
*For information on volunteering or other ways to be involved, please email us at the above address.