High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction
The Main Attraction
Each year, we invite old and new friends to savor wonderful wine and food all while supporting our beloved High Museum of Art. For over thirty years, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction has brought the best wineries to Atlanta to share their wonderful wines with our Benefactors. Our mission to support the High along with our love for delicious wine is the perfect reason to join us this coming March to “party with a purpose.”
Since 1993, our generous Benefactors and long-time vintner friends have helped the Wine Auction raise $37 million to support the High Museum of Art and we are counting on our community to pull together once more to continue our time-honored tradition. Becoming a Benefactor is the only way to ensure you will be part of this fantastic event. The Wine Auction’s exclusive events consistently sell out so becoming a Benefactor ensures you have access to all the top wineries and standout chefs we invite every year. Your support allows the High Museum to continue serving diverse audiences and engaging the community with world-class exhibitions and dynamic programs.
View the 2025 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction Catalog.
By the Numbers
A Little About Us
The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is the largest fundraising event for the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. Making more than $3 million in 2022, the Wine Auction is the top charity fundraising event in Atlanta, one of the largest charity wine auctions in the U.S., and the number one charity wine auction benefiting the arts. The Wine Auction has generated $37 million over the last 30 years!
Funds raised by the auction support the High Museum’s continuing mission to reflecting the diversity of its communities and offering a variety of exhibitions and educational programs that engage visitors with the world of art, the lives of artists and the creative process. Becoming a Benefactor of the museum’s single, largest fundraising event will have a direct impact on operations and help ensure that the High remains a leader in the art world and a beacon in the city of Atlanta.
The Dick Denny Paddle Raise Is Bigger Than Ever
We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Dick Denny Paddle Raise for arts education.
$2,140,695: The amount the Dick Denny Paddle Raise has contributed to education programs at the High since 2006
In FY24 25,000 Title 1 Students received:
- Free admission to the High Museum of Art
- Free transportation
- Free teacher resources and materials for the classroom
- Welcome Back coupon for each student, inviting them to bring their caretakers to the High
410,839: The number of students helped through Art Access since 2006
A museum experience can inspire a lifelong love for the arts. Studies show that more than 60% of recent visitors to cultural institutions attended these organizations as children. Help us ignite that spark!
History & Past Auctions
Enjoy a look back at auction posters from the past.
The 2026 Festivities
For questions or more information, please contact us at wineauctioninfo@high.org or 404-733-5335.
2026 Co-Chairs
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2026 Guest of Honor
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Benefactor Packages
Not only is becoming a Benefactor the only way to ensure that you’ll be a part of this great event, your contribution does so much more – it supports the High Museum’s continuing mission to provide education programs and various outreach efforts to local youth and to consistently deliver world-class art exhibitions that make Atlanta proud. Becoming a Benefactor of the Museum’s single, largest fundraising event will have a direct impact on operations and help ensure that the High remains a leader in the artworld and a beacon in the city of Atlanta.
Magnum Level
$4,000 | Coming Soon
Charitable Contribution $3,200
Jeroboam Level
$5,500 | Coming Soon
Charitable Contribution $4,400
Rehoboam Level
$9,000 | Coming Soon
Charitable Contribution $7,200
Imperial Level
$17,500 | Coming Soon
Charitable Contribution $14,000
Sovereign Level
$25,000 | Coming Soon
Charitable Contribution $20,000
Make a donation to Dick Denny Paddle Raise
DonateIf you are unable to attend the 2026 Wine Auction, please consider making a donation to support the Museum’s Art Access program.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Explore our Corporate Benefits Booklet. Please contact the Wine Auction team at WineAuctionInfo@high.org for more information.
Food & Wine
Year after year world-class wineries and some of the South’s best restaurants support the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction and this year is no different!
Wineries
We raise a glass to the wineries who are participating in the 2026 Wine Auction. Our events would not be possible without the generosity of these amazing wineries. We encourage you to support them.
Restaurants
We are so thankful for their participation as we could not put on our spectacular events without their time and talents. We encourage you to support these wonderful restaurants who support us!
2026 Partners and Supporters
For questions or more information, please contact us at wineauctioninfo@high.org or 404-733-5335.