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Auction Napa Valley attendees arrive at the reception held prior to the Live Auction at Meadowood Napa Valley.
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Auction Napa Valley 2008 chair Kathleen Heitz Myers with her husband, George.
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First-time Auction attendee Oprah Winfrey greets emcee Jay Leno prior to the Live Auction.
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Auction chair Kathleen Heitz Myers welcomes guests to the 28th annual Auction Napa Valley.
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Jay Leno works the audience before assisting the auctioneers with the first few auction lots.
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Jay Leno, assisted by auctioneers Fritz hatton and Humphrey Butler, takes a turn with the gavel.
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Auctioneer Fritz Hatton literally leaps for joy at a bid place by Ron Kuhn.
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HRH Princess Nandi of the Zulu Royal Family celebrates with Jose Nazar, winning bidder of Lokoya's "African Royal Safari" auction lot.
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Auction attendees enjoyed a beautiful Napa Valley evening in the chandeliered open-air tent of the Live Auction and Dinner.
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A bidder from Shanghai gives the high-five for one of the auction lots he won during the Live Auction.
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Bidders raise their paddles high for the Fund a Need, which raised more than $1.7 million for medical care for uninsured and under-insured children in Napa County.
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The Fund a Need's top bidder received a necklace from CHANEL Fine Jewelry for her winning bid, and auctioneer Humphrey Butler does the honors.
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Young Hwa Chung seals the deal for an auction lot on behalf of paddleholder Hi Sang Lee.
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A lady who knows what she wants: Laura Strand places her bid.
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Margrit Biever Mondavi, surrounded by family, listens to the tribute to the late Robert Mondavi by her brother-in-law, Peter Mondavi.
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Margrit Biever Mondavi and Peter Mondavi at the Live Auction.
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The Live Auction literally ended with a bang (of biodegradable confetti), as guests celebrated Auction Napa Valley 2008 raising nearly $10.4 million for the Napa County community..
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Guests and vintners alike celebrated and danced under the stars until midnight after the close of the highly successful Live Auction.
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Guests are enthusiastically welcomed to the official opening of Auction Napa Valley, the Taste Napa Valley event at Trinchero Family Estates.
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Auction chairs Kathleen Heitz Myers and Alice Heitz in front of the chairs' Live Auction lot display.
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A variety of delectable food and wine options awaited guests in the Marketplace.
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An Auction guests finds out for himself if chocolate sauce goes with red wine.
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Wine options in the Marketplace spanned the gamut from sparkling to still, light white to full-bodied red.
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Oprah Winfrey made an appearance in the Barrel Auction, here visiting John Shafer of Shafer Vineyards.
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The Marketplace showcased the amazing array of the food and wines of Napa Valley.
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The Live Auction lot exhibition was the one opportunity of the weekend for guests to preview the ultra- lots offered up for bid on Saturday night.
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The E-Auction closes, with bidders both on site and from around the world winning all sorts of one-of-a-kind Napa Valley wines and experiences.
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The Barrel Auction is a beehive of activity before closing at the end of the Taste Napa Valley event.
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In between Auction events, full package holders enjoyed a variety of private parties hosted by vintners at their wineries and vineyards.
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A leisurely bike ride among the vineyards was one of the many options available to attendees early Saturday.
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Lunch overlooking the heart of Napa Valley at one of the many vintner-hosted parties.
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Buckets of clams and other bake essentials await guests' arrival.
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