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Saturday, November 8, 2025
4:30 – 6:30 PM
The Austin Wine Auction will take place immediately prior to the Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala. This intimate and traditional wine auction with limited seating will feature 50 extraordinary wine lots and luxury tasting experiences specifically curated for serious collectors and bidders. We’ve already secured unprecedented Harlan and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti lots that have never appeared in our catalog before!
While bidding, guests will indulge in sommelier-led premium wine service complemented by elevated light bites. The Austin Wine Auction is the perfect prelude to the Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala.
Austin Wine Auction Tickets
WFF Members: $250
Non-Members: $375
All Austin Wine Auction ticket purchases are a credit towards any lots you purchase at this event. If you do not buy an auction item, your ticket price is a 100% tax-deductible donation to WFF.
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Please read before purchasing your Austin Wine Auction tickets:
If you are attending the Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala (immediately following the Austin Wine Auction) and plan to purchase one of our top-level tables (Grand Cru or Premiere Cru), they come with some complimentary tickets to the Auction, so please purchase your table first. Everyone else who purchases a table/ticket to the Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala will receive a 20% discount code for your Austin Wine Auction tickets, so please purchase your table/tickets first to receive your discount code.
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EARLY BIRD
Enter to Win!
Pre-purchase your raffle tickets online before 4:00 PM on Friday, November 7th, and get one free additional raffle ticket! If you purchase $ 300 or more in raffle tickets, you will also receive a mystery wine as our thank-you gift for participating!
*Anyone can enter - winners will be notified by email on Monday, Nov. 10th.
Meet The Auctioneer
Charles Antin has been a fundraising and commercial auctioneer since 2007. Charles has auctioneered hundreds of benefits from Miami to Nashville to Jackson Hole to Los Angeles, Atlanta, Destin, San Francisco and Hong Kong – and, of course, many in the metro NYC area, where he is based. These auctions have raised tens of millions of dollars for charitable organizations.
On the commercial side, Charles is the Global Head of Wine Auctions at Zachys, and was both a commercial and charity auctioneer at Christie’s for close to a decade.
We are thrilled to welcome Charles to Austin for the Austin Wine Auction and the Wine & Food Foundation Gala!
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.
Don’t miss the Featured Winemaker Luncheon on Friday, November 7th, for an even more in-depth conversation with our Featured Winemaker!
AWFF Grants
AWFF is committed to preventing and battling food insecurity in Central Texas. In 2025, we granted a total of $65,000 to the following organizations.
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AWFF Hospitality Scholarships
The Austin Wine & Food Foundation Scholarship Program exists to support hospitality professionals in their career growth and achieve their career goals. We believe that every dedicated service professional deserves access to the tools and training needed to advance their career, regardless of financial barriers.
Our comprehensive scholarship initiative provides funding for industry certifications, specialized training programs, and continuing education opportunities. From sommelier certifications and culinary arts programs to hospitality management courses and service excellence training, we support professionals at every stage of their career journey.
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