Renowned vintners set for 2026 Naples Winter Wine Festival

The Naples Winter Wine Festival will showcase an acclaimed lineup of vintners from around the globe Jan. 30–Feb. 1 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón. Honored Vintners Shahpar and Darioush Khaledi of Napa Valley’s Darioush will headline, joined by acclaimed winemakers including Pablo Álvarez Mezquíriz of Spain’s Vega Sicilia, Barbara Banke of Cardinale, Laura Catena of Catena Zapata, and Jean and Nicole Trimbach of Alsace’s Trimbach estate. Proceeds will benefit children’s charities in Collier County.

Honored Vintners

• Shahpar & Darioush Khaledi – Darioush (Napa Valley, California)

Featured Dinner Vintners

• Michelle & Robin Baggett – Alpha Omega (Saint Helena, California)

• Jesse Katz – Aperture Cellars (Healdsburg, California)

• André Esteves & Bernardino Sani – Argiano (Montalcino, Italy)

• Giampiero Bertolini – Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo (Montalcino, Italy)

• Barbara Banke & Chris Carpenter – Cardinale (Oakville, California)

• Laura Catena – Catena Zapata (Mendoza, Argentina)

• Grace Evenstad – Domaine Serene (Willamette Valley, Oregon / Burgundy, France)

• Candice Bernard Cathiard – Château Smith Haut Lafitte (France) / Cathiard Vineyard (California)

• Aymeric de Gironde – Château Troplong Mondot (Saint-Émilion, France)

• Carissa Mondavi – Continuum Estate (Saint Helena, California)

• Dominique Arangoïts – Cos d’Estournel (Saint-Éstephe, France)

• Naoko & Maya Dalla Valle – Dalla Valle Vineyards (Oakville, California)

• Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo – Gargiulo Vineyards (Oakville, California)

• Kelley & Jim Bailey – Knights Bridge Winery (Sonoma, California)

• Carlton McCoy Jr. – Lawrence Wine Estates (Saint Helena, California)

• Marilisa Allegrini – Allegrini (Verona, Italy)

• Deborah & Amanda Harlan, David Cilli – Promontory (Saint Helena, California)

• Maud Rabin – Rare Champagne (Champagne, France)

• Beth Novak – Spottswoode Estate (Saint Helena, California)

• Shari & Garen Staglin – Staglin Family Vineyard (Rutherford, California)

• Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla – Sullivan Rutherford Estate (Saint Helena, California)

• Alberto Tasca – Tasca d’Almerita (Sicily, Italy)

• Nicole & Jean Trimbach – Trimbach (Alsace, France)

• Pablo Álvarez Mezquíriz – Vega Sicilia (Valladolid, Spain)

Meet the Kids Day Luncheon Vintners

• Sarah & Michael Browne – CHEV. and CIRQ. (Windsor, California)

• Desirée Del Dotto – Del Dotto Family Wineries (Napa, California)

• Tom Gamble – Gamble Estates (Oakville, California)

• Jeff Cova – The Setting Wines (Napa, California)