For Moderately Priced Fundraisers: Wine Tree Prize Categories

Maximize your bottom line by splitting up the wine donations into groups categorized by varietals, price points, regions, or some other creative way that will appeal to your attendees.

See what bottles are donated and group the wine based on what you have received.

Display the wine groups at the event highlighting special bottles and an information sheet about the prize contents in a decorative arrangement with themed accents (i.e. red grapes with red wine bottles).

Here are a few category ideas to get you started:

• Red Wine Prize and White Wine Prize - Offer two prizes in a Silent Auction or raffle. One prize will include all the bottles of white wine and the other will be all the bottles of red wine.
• Wine by Varietal Prize - If your cup overfloweth with donations, group the bottles by varietals such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, etc... Consider the value of each package and whether it would be a good fit for a Silent Auction or a raffle.
• Wine by Region Prize - You can go as broad as North American wine or chop up the donations into regions such as Napa Valley or New York's Greatest Hits! Estimate the value of each prize and put a high-priced collection into an auction and something of lesser value into a group of raffle items.
• Wine Baskets - Baskets are a favorite Silent Auction item and a good way to package odds and ends that are donated. A wine basket can have a multitude of themes from picnic to romantic dinner to a food and wine lover's basket.