" l'Eté du Vin unfolds over several months. . .ably demonstrating the event's evolution from a casual backyard gathering to a formal gathering where seven-figure evenings are the rule." ~ The Wine News, October/November, 2005
"One of the longest running, classiest, best-run wine-auction events." ~ Quarterly Review of Wines, Spring, 2005
"l'Eté du Vin is considered the primary forerunner of wine events. . .ranking in the top 10 of all charity auctions." ~ Nashville Lifestyles, August, 2005
"This (The Grand Auction) is not a night for romance, this is a night that is strictly business. A night for wine." ~ NFocus, August 2004
"As far as Nashville oenophiles go, 1980 was a good year for wine auctions. l'Eté du Vin, the city's premier charity event, is celebrating it 25th anniversary. . .and this year they're breaking out the good stuff." ~ Nashville Lifestyles, May 2004
"Spirited bidding by more than 650 attendees. . .reinforced l'Eté du Vin's place as the nation's largest charity wine fundraiser east of Napa Valley." ~ The Wine News, October 2003
"Strictly business. Wine business, that is, at l'Eté du Vin, an oenophile extravaganza. . .the evening went like clockwork." ~ The News, July 2003
"This Nashville Wine auction . . . is your 'show of shows.' Here you can buy virtually anything: rare - truly rare-wines, museum quality art, fine antique cars, luxury automobiles, and exotic trips. It's also the country's leading wine show." ~ Quarterly Review of Wines, Autumn 2002
L' Eté du Vin is one of "my recommended wine-and food-related events taking place around the South" ~ Scott Jones, Southern Living Website, 2002
L' Eté du Vin. . .made the record books with the most expensive lot ever sold at the Nashville affair: a Mercedes-Benz SL 500 roadster built to the specifications of the buyer sold for $117,000. The top wine lot consisted of three double-magnums of Chateau Margaux and sold for $8,500." ~ Wine Spectator, October 2002
L' Eté du Vin "solidifying is place as the largest non-industry charity wine auction outside of the Napa Valley, and the first to top $1 million." ~ The Wine News, October/November 2002
Despite the nation's economic downturn, wine lovers at Nashville's l' Eté du Vin opened their hears and opened their wallets. . .In a time when individuals are cutting donations to non-profits, l' Eté du Vin continues to receive unwavering support in its fight against cancer." ~ The Wine Report, July 2002
"There are big bucks in Nashville and lots of fabulous private wine cellars there. In short, it's a very wine savvy place, and its no surprise that heavy hitting wine and food personalities (go) there." ~ Quarterly Review of Wines, Autumn 2002
"I don't know if there could be better hospitality (than Nashville's) anywhere. For these people open their homes, their cellars and their wallets so generously it's truly touching." ~ Rusty Staub, The Wine News, Oct/Nov 2001
2/23/2005PRESS- 2/05 Nsh Hope Lodge
Nashville- FEB 21, 2005
- l’Eté du Vin Pledges $200,000 To Nashville Hope Lodge In Memory Of Lost Friends Total Support Of American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Exceeds $650,000 ... more
6/30/2003PRESS - 2003 GAuction Honor Terlato NASHVILLE, Tenn.
– l´Eté du Vin (the Nashville Wine Auction) will honor one of the wine industry’s true visionaries, Anthony J. Terlato, at this year’s Grand Auction events benefiting the American Cancer Society.... more
6/30/2003PRESS - 2003 Premiere Honorees
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
– Dennis Cakebread, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Cakebread Cellars, and Tom Shelton, president and CEO of Joseph Phelps Vineyards, will be the honored guests of the 2003 l’Eté du Vin Premiere Friends events, in support of the American Cancer Society.... more
4/22/2003PRESS - 09/05 New Board of Director & Officers NASHVILLE, Tenn.
– l´Eté du Vin (the Nashville Wine Auction), an organization which produces wine-related auctions and events that benefit the American Cancer Society, is pleased to announce its new board of directors and officers.... more
4/2/2003ACS & l'Ete du Vin Continue Partnership
The American Cancer Society (ACS) will again be the primary beneficiary of l´Eté du Vin (The Nashville Wine Auction) events, scheduled for July 2003.... more
1/31/2003PRESS
- 10/04 Financial Info 2004 Events Since its inception in 1980, l’Eté du Vin has contributed $10 million to the American Cancer Society. Here is the financial information for the organization’s two charity wine auctions... more
6/14/2002Friends Auction Raises $260K NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 14, 2002 –
They came, they saw, they sipped and they bid. And in the end, participants in this year’s l’Eté du Vin Friends Auction and tasting Party raised almost $260,000 for cancer research... more
3/13/20022002 L´ETÉ DU VIN EVENTS TO HONOR HISTORIC FRENCH ESTATE CHÂTEAU MARGAUX AND THE WINES OF WASHINGTON STATE ... more
5/2/2001L´ETÉ DU VIN TO CELEBRATE THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF STEVEN SPURRIER’S L’ACADEMIE DU VIN PARIS TASTING Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ Warren Winiarski, other Napa Valley winemakers to be honored, Steven Spurrier, wine writer and host of 1976 Paris Tasting, to attend NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2001 l´Eté du Vin, Nashville’s International Wine Auction benefiting the American Cancer Society, will honor Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and celebrate the 25th anniversary of wine writer Steven Spurrier’s L’Academie du Vin Paris Tasting, during its 22nd annual celebration.
