I got to cover the annual Napa Valley Auction and this year it hit a new milestone of surpassing $100 million in fundraising over the 31 years. Many big names were there. Lt. Govenor Gavin Newsom, Jean-Charles Boisset (left) and Delia Viader (far right with headset on) were there.

Chef Cindy Pawlcyn (left) greeting Margrit Biever Mondavi (right). Cindy Pawlcyn was the chef for the lunch food.

Left-right: Naoko Dalla Valle of Dalla Valle Vineyards, Conrad Green, executive producer or Dancing with the Stars

Michael Uytengsu of Tusk Estates with paddle #33, winning bidder on lot #1 of $70k for a trip to experience Dancing with the Stars. His sister Candice Hamilton is behind him.

Chef Michael Chiarello (middle) and Garen Staglin anticipate the auction sale of his Lot #10, a dinner and cooking lessons with the chef

Chef Michael Chiarello and Shari Staglin congratulate Dan Duckhorn on his winning bid on Lot #10 for $300k

Left-right: Genevieve Jannsens (winemaker for Mondavi), Margrit Biever Mondavi and Ron Kuhn (Pillar Roack Vineyard), winning bidder on Lot #14 for $100k

Nancy Zirkin with paddle 78, winning bidder on Lot #19 at $55k. Her husband Harold Zirkin is next to her. They are from Washington D.C.

Darioush Khaledi (left) winning bid of Lot # 30 for $80k. Aria Mehrabi of Mithra Winery in Mt. Veeder (right).

And it rained in June!!!! I can’t remember rain like this in June.