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our staff and volunteers, among many others. We live in such a generous community. One of the highlights again this year was our Gentlemen’s Group, comprised of six individuals with disabilities, auctioning their unique paintings that they created specially for the event.” For information on how you can support vital and meaningful programs at the Herkimer ARC through sponsorship or donations for NYIWA’s 20th Anniversary in 2015, contact Auction Director Tony Vennera at (315) 574-7355.

The 19th Annual New York International Wine Auction (NYIWA), one of the northeast’s premier wine events, set another record in 2014 by reaching the highest auction gross of over $306,000 at the October event. Herkimer ARC President/CEO Kevin Crosley commented, “Each year we hear, the Herkimer ARC hosts the best event in the Mohawk Valley, and we think that’s true. For the 11th year in a row, we’ve broken our record of raising more funds over the previous years. We owe great gratitude to our sponsors, donors,

Did It Again! NYIWA, Herkimer ARC’s Premier Charity Auction Breaks Record, Raising Over $300,000!

EVENT SPONSOR WUTR-TV

PREMIER MEDIA SPONSOR Syracuse Media Group

SILENT AUCTION SPONSORS Planet Fitness

The Fountainhead Group - D. B. Smith

TASTING SPONSOR Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc. Insurance

TOASTING SPONSOR The Bonadio Group

CHATEAU SPONSORS NBT Bank

Neckermann Wine Consulting

AUCTION PADDLE SPONSOR Romanelli Communications

VINEyARD SPONSORS Adonis-Avanti Transportation Service & Crystal Coach Charters, Inc. Annese & Associates, Inc. • ConMed Corporation • Jill Rae Signs

Syracuse New Times

WINE CELLAR SPONSORS Endweld Supply • Jim Brock Agency • Marrone Photography

Northland Communications • Omnicare, Inc. • PJ Green • REM Fire Systems, Inc.

WINE BARREL SPONSORS Adirondack Financial Services, Corp. • Business Machines and Equipment, Inc. Marc & Susan Butler • Foot Doctors of NY • Mohawk Valley Florist & Gift

Precision Care Software • Strategic Benefit Services

DINNER WINE & WATER SPONSORS (Listed By Course) Ilion Wine & Spirits

William & Janice Owens Dr. Dennis & Mary Ellen Blom • Jim Brock Agency

Daniel & Terry Miller • Richard Roehm & Frances Lathrop Paul Kucerak, Eastern Auto Mall

Leslie Crosley • Breelynd Eggleston • Jackie Eggleston • Marcia Scalzo Drew & Donna Goodbread • Johannes & Ljiljana Neckermann

Our Special Thanks to 2014 NYIWA Sponsors

A Salute to the 2014 New York International Wine Auction. Raising their glasses, from left to right, are Vice-President and General Manager Steve Ventura, and Senior Account Executive Denis Vella, of WUTR-TV, and President/CEO Kevin Crosley of Herkimer ARC. WUTR-TV was this year’s NYIWA Event Sponsor.

Save the Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2015

Photo courtesy of Marrone Photography.

Photo courtesy of Marrone Photography.

NYIWA Continues to Break New Records!Pictured here, seated, Robert Morris, Owner and President of Planet Fitness of Central New York, was the successful bidder and is being presented with three bottles each of the 2011 Hanzell Vineyards Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Standing from left,

are Sommelier Johannes Neckermann, Wine Model Bianca Castellano, and Herkimer ARC Vice President-Fund Development Dominic Frank.

Seated left to right, John Von Ahn and his wife Christine Carpenter. John and Christine are holding the bottles of 2008 Screaming Eagle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux Blend. Congratulating and thanking them for their support, standing from left, are Wine Model Leah Davis, Auction Director Tony Vennera, Sommelier Johannes Neckermann, and Herkimer ARC President/CEO Kevin Crosley.

Shown here seated, are Gary and Marcia Scalzo. Gary is President of Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig Insurance, Sponsors of the 2014 NYIWA Wine Tasting. Presenting the Scalzos with their auction lot, Domaine Chandon’s Napa Valley Sparkling Wine, are standing, from left, Herkimer ARC Vice President-

Fund Development Dominic Frank, Wine Model Leah Davis, Auction Director Tony Vennera, and Sommelier Johannes Neckermann.

Seated from left, are Tim Daly and Scott Vaughn, owners of Ilion Wine & Spirits. Tim and Scott were one of this year’s NYIWA dinner wine sponsors and were also successful bidders of the 3-liter bottles of Chalk Hill Estates 2006 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 Alexander Valley Proprietary Red wine. Presenting them with their auction lot, standing from left, are Wine Models Jesse Boyle, Bill Bergen, and Herkimer ARC Vice President-Fund Development Dominic Frank.

Seated from left, are Maressa and Fred Merwarth, successful bidders of the magnum bottles of 2008 Bordeaux blends Château Haut-Bergey, Château Montrose and Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild. The Merwarths are the owners of Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard and generous supporters of NYIWA and Herkimer ARC. Standing from left, are Vice President-Fund Development Dominic Frank, and Wine Model Leah Davis.

Seated, Martin and Krista Babinec, were the successful bidders of the “Twelve Pieces of Silver,” six bottles each of the 2008-2009 Silver Oak Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Presenting the Babinecs with their auction lot, standing left to right, are NYIWA Team Members, Herkimer

ARC President-CEO Kevin Crosley, Wine Model Leah Davis, Sommelier Johannes Neckermann, and Wine Model Michael Smith.

Right, Toastmaster Jerry Archibald of The Bonadio Group raises his glass to toast the 19th Annual NYIWA. The toast has been a long tradition at NYIWA and The Bonadio Group has been the Toasting Sponsor since 2011.

Left, seated are Kevin and Rose Mihaly, successful bidders of the California Wine Country Travel Package. Standing from left, congratulating the Mihalys, are Sommelier Johannes Neckermann, and Wine Model Bianca Castellano.

Left, Robert WatkinsBoard Chair of the Herkimer ARC, addresses the 2014 NYIWA attendees.

Right, enjoying the evening, John Romano, and Chip Hummel, seated, are pictured here sharing a laugh.

Right, seated are Raymond and Francine Apy, successful bidders of the Larkmead Vineyards 2009 The Lark, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Standing, from left, are Herkimer ARC Vice President-Fund Development Dominic Frank, Wine Model Leah Davis, and Auction Director Tony Vennera.

Photos courtesy of Marrone Photography.Photos courtesy of Marrone Photography.