Fixe Southern House
Friday, November 7, 2025
12:00 – 3:00 PM
The kick-off to Auction weekend – this exclusive, elegant luncheon takes place the day before the Auction & Gala at FIXE Southern House, and includes a multi-course lunch paired with wines provided by our Featured Winemaker. This is an intimate, 4-course, fine-dining experience and an opportunity for a more in-depth conversation with our 2025 Featured Winemaker, Eric Jensen, Booker Vineyard. We will sample some of the winemaker’s most special offerings and learn more about each wine. FIXE is planning a perfectly paired lunch menu to accompany these exceptional wines. There will also be a mini auction to get everyone in the spirit for Saturday’s festivities, and a first look at the final version of the 2025 Auction Catalog!
Tickets
Members – $250 / Non-Members – $300
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Some Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala Table Levels include complimentary tickets to this Luncheon Event. Consider purchasing your Gala Table first!
2025 FEATURED WINEMAKER
We are thrilled to welcome Booker Vineyard’s Founder & Winemaker, Eric Jensen, as the Featured Winemaker at the Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala! Jensen came to Paso Robles in 2000 and saw the vast potential of Paso Robles at a time when the region was only just beginning to gain recognition. His Booker wines were quickly met with critical acclaim, starting with the inaugural 2005 vintage. Today, Booker is known for producing some of California’s most respected Rhône-style wines. Booker’s 2013 Fracture received 100 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, and the 2014 Oublié ranked #10 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the Year for 2017.
We are honored to have Eric Jensen here to share his expertise and award-winning wines with us..
ERIC JENSEN
Founder | Farmer | Winemaker
WFF GIVES BACK
In 2025, We Are Proud to Give Back $100,000
WFF’s funding goes towards Sustainable Food Center’s Double Up Food Bucks program – doubling the benefits for those who use nutrition assistance benefit programs like SNAP and WIC.
WFF is funding Sunday Lunchbox in its mission to bring innovation to the intersection of local food waste and food insecurity in the Austin area.
WFF Funds support Caritas of Austin food services including its Community Kitchen and pantries that supply thousands of pounds of food to clients each year.
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WFF is supporting Keep Austin Fed’s Community Grocery Giveaways for elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and low-income families that have barriers to traveling to food pantries.
We are proud to invest $35,000 in scholarships for wine and food professionals pursuing continued education and advancement in their fields
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