The Mt. Sinai Wine Auction has become a central part of my winter calendar since my wife and I became involved with the hospital a few years back. Led by the indefatigable Robin Solomon, each year the Wine Auction has brought together a number of New York’s most generous collectors and wine lovers. Even in the dark days of late 2008 and early 2009 when it appeared the world as we knew it was collapsing, perhaps forever, this group of generous supporters came through. The 2012 auction raised a whopping 3.4 million dollars.