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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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Online ticket sales close on Wednesday, November 6 at 11am. We may have a limited number of tickets available after this time - prices subject to increase. Contact us at auction@winefoodfoundation.org to inquire.
Some Austin Wine & Food Foundation Gala Table Levels include complimentary tickets to this Luncheon Event. Consider purchasing your Gala Table first!
Click here for the 2025 Auction Weekend Catalog to see this year’s Auction packages!
ATTIRE: Business Casual
LOCATION: Fixe Southern House
500 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
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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.
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.
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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