35th Annual Fine Wine Auction
ONLINE Nov-Dec 2025
More details of the 2025 Auction to follow Summer 2025.
We are now accepting donations of fine wine for the 2025 TSO Fine Wine Auction.
A look back at the 2024 Auction:
The Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee presented its
34th Annual
Fine Wine Auction
in support of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
ONLINE November 26 to December 3, 2024
Thank you to our generous donors and supporters for your invaluable contributions to the success of our 2024 auction. Your support makes all the difference!
ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE LOTS
Online auction bidding:
- Opened on Tuesday, November 26 at 9 am EST
- Closed on Tuesday, December 3 at 7 pm EST
- Bidding is anonymous, simple and secure.
- There is no cost to register and place bids.
- There is no buyer’s premium or sales tax (HST). The hammer price is what you pay!
The online charity auction featured 442 wine lots generously donated by private collectors. It included some exceptional bottles:
- Château d’Yquem
- Château Haut-Brion
- Château Lafite Rothschild
- Château Latour
- Château Léoville Barton
- Château Lynch-Bages
- Château Margaux
- Château Mouton Rothschild
- Château Pichon Longueville
- Pétrus Pomerol
- Vintage ports
We were also grateful to present wine lots from the Estate of William Robert Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a long term generous donor to the Toronto Symphony Fine Wine Auction since the auction’s inception 34 years ago. He was an oenophile and travelled extensively to famous vineyards, particularly in France. His cellar included many wines including top Bordeaux that were meticulously stored in his wine cellar.
LOTS from the Estate of William Robert Wilson
Introduction to the Lot Directory and Terms and Conditions
Donating Wine to the TSO Fine Wine Charity Auction
We are now accepting donations of fine wine for the 2025 TSO Fine Wine Auction.
Since its inception 34 years ago, the annual TSO Fine Wine Charity Auction fundraiser has raised more than $8.5 million with the generous support of donors and buyers. Funds raised support the world-class Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and provide funding and support to the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and its tuition-free program, and the TSO’s music education programs that reach thousands of students each year. This annual fundraiser is a project of the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee.
As a donor you can do your part in our community by donating a bottle or selection of fine wines from your cellar to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Fine Wine Charity Auction.
Donations of fine wine are accepted year-round. Wine for the 2025 auction must be received by June 30, 2025 for inclusion in the 2025 auction. To be eligible for a 2025 charitable income tax receipt, donations must be received by December 31, 2025.
Donations to the Auction are eligible for a charitable income tax receipt based on the appraised value of the wine in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines.
For more information, please contact Linda McGeown, TSVC General Manager at lmcgeown@tso.ca.
Benefits of Donating Wine
- Your donation supports the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and its education and community engagement programs, and the tuition-free Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) program. Donations provide critical support for the TSO and TSYO and help enrich our community.
- Your donation is appraised by a professional appraiser (Robert Jull of Vinifera Wine Services), and picked up by our Fine Wine Auction Committee at no charge to you.
- All donated wines are stored at a temperature controlled wine storage facility (Iron Gate Private Wine Management).
- Donors may receive an invitation to an exclusive TSO rehearsal (if scheduling permits). Past rehearsals have included world-renowned guest artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, and Itzhak Perlman.
- Donors may be recognized in the TSO Fine Wine Auction online donor listing (on request).
- You will receive a tax receipt based on the appraised value of your wine donation. Tax receipts are issued in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) guidelines.
A special thanks to
TSO Fine Wine Auction appraiser, Robert Jull of Vinifera Wine Services, for his continued expertise and professionalism.
Iron Gate Private Wine Management for their excellent management of the TSO wine inventory, their assistance with the implementation of the 2020 online auction, and providing the online platform.
Stephen Ranger of Ranger Wine, Canada’s most respected and experienced auctioneer of Fine and Rare Wine, for his ongoing support.
Proceeds from the auction support the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s vital music and education activities in the community.
The TSO Fine Wine Charity Auction is a project of the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee.