A total of $131,650 was raised for Cranford Hospice with many lots reaching record numbers assisted by the entertaining auctioneer and Napier MP Chris Tremain.
The evening started with a tribute to Napier archietect and Hawke's Bay wine industry supporter Richard Weston who died of a rare form of cancer last year.
A magnum of Matariki 2000 Syrah was auctioned in Richard's memory and reached $1000.
In the auction's early stages six signed magnums of former All Black John Ashworth's Front Row Pinot Noir made a whopping $3800 and Esk Valley's Solera Selection Liqueur Muscat sold for $5250 - one of the highest prices paid for a dessert wine in the auction's history.
It was the premium Hawke's Bay red wines that saw the figures soar about $6000 with the Trinity Hill 2009 Gimblett Gravels Syrah going under the hammer at $6600, and a barrique of Sileni Estates Winemakers Reserve Merlot also topping $6000.
It was lot number 37, Ngatarawa's 2007 Merlot Cabernet which commanded the highest price of the night, reaching $8600.
Next year is the 20th anniversary of the Charity Auction which has raised in excess of $2 million for Cranford Hospice.
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