Tom DiNardo - ISA-AM, MPPA

Buying Opportunities at Charity Wine Auctions & Wine Auctions

As wine enthusiasts and dedicated collectors, we are always looking for ways to acquire rare or harder to find vintage wines. We scour our favorite wine shops and super discount retailers; maybe we even join a wine club, always looking for that ever evasi... Read >

Wine Appraisal – Protecting your assets!

Many of us who are enophiles have amassed quite a valuable collection of fine and rare wines. We appreciate the artistry of wine, drink it regularly, and often boast to our friends when we acquire a wonderful treasure. This being said, we happily proceed ... Read >

Profile of Red Zeppelin Winery Wine Maker Stillman Brown

While working as the presiding charity auctioneer and sommelier at the week long Telluride Wine Festival I had the opportunity to meet Red Zeppelin Winery's stylistically eccentric wine maker, Mr. Stillman Brown. Mr. Brown greeted me with his trademark sa... Read >

Wine Gadgets and Gizmos

Several months ago a friend of mine was telling me about a new wine preservation gadget. He suggested that I try out the new Epicurean Preservation System (EPS). "My Vacu Vin works just fine," I insisted. Reluctantly, I moved forward with this challenge, ... Read >

Buying Wine at Wine Auctions

As restaurant professionals, wine enthusiasts and or dedicated collectors, we are always looking for ways to acquire rare or harder to find vintage wines. The wines we desire are often unavailable or on heavy allocation from local wine and spirits distrib... Read >

Barlow Vineyards - A Superior Napa County Winery

Barlow Vineyards is an up and coming Napa Valley wine producer. Definitely a winery to watch, Barlow Vineyard wines exemplify quality, family tradition and an incredible value for wine enthusiasts who seek exemplary Napa cabernet sauvignons, merlots, zinf... Read >

The Indiana International Wine Competition and Midwest Wines

The Indiana State Fair Wine Competition began in 1973 as an "Indiana only" event, and, in its infancy, was obviously geared to promote Indiana wine growers and later wine makers from throughout the Midwest. In 1992, Dr. Richard Vine, Purdue University Eno... Read >

New Mexico Winery D.H. Lescombes

In the past New Mexico has been known for picturesque vistas, green chiles, and desert. Very few people know that there is actually a thriving wine industry in the Southwest's Land of Enchantment known as New Mexico. For those few oenophiles in the know, ... Read >

Fund-A-Need Programs and Special Appeals for Your Charity Auctions

What is a Fund-A-Need program or special appeal? These programs are quite simply pledge or donation methods that are utilized most often by non profits and charities to focus on a special cause. The Fund-A-Need program is most effective when delivered in ... Read >

How Charity Auctioneers Charge Fees - © 2010 Tom DiNardo - All rights reserved.

Over the years I have been contacted by numerous nonprofits and charity auctioneers across the nation who request information from my company pertaining to the often asked who, what, where, when, how and why questions of charity auctions. I am asked conti... Read >

Promoting Your Charity Auctions - © 2010 Tom DiNardo - All rights reserved.

As a successful Fundraising & Wine Auctioneer, I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my sales and marketing person. On many occasions I have personally witnessed my salesperson, tirelessly working on the telephone and internet, in his relentless pursuit... Read >

Bidder Attitudes: Charity Auctions vs. Traditional Auctions - © 2010 Tom DiNardo - All rights reser

Are bidder's attitudes different at traditional auctions versus charity auctions? Should a bidder's attitude and approach be different for each type of auction? Yes! Charity auctions and traditional auctions are two distinctly different types of venues, a... Read >

Charity Wine Auctions - © 2010 Tom DiNardo. All rights reserved.

Well here's an idea that will lift your spirits. Wine, spirits, and yes even beer charity auctions are becoming one of the hottest trends emerging in the charity auction industry. I have written about fundraising auctions in the past and how they can be a... Read >

Charity Auctioneers Dealing with Problem Bidders - © 2010 Tom DiNardo. All rights reserved.

Perhaps the most difficult situation that most charity auctioneers, as well as other bidders, have the displeasure of experiencing at any auction is the "Problem Bidder". This type of bidder falls into many different classifications such as the (1) "Know ... Read >

Bidder Etiquette & Auction Rules - © 2010 Tom DiNardo. All rights reserved.

In the past I have been asked to write articles not only from the auctioneer's perspective, but also those articles for the benefit of the bidder or the general public, as more and more internet consumers discover this web site and its obvious benefits. T... Read >