Because of Justin-Siena’s unique ties to the wine capital of the world, bidders have exclusive ACCESS to the area’s most sought-after wine. This auction, unlike other local philanthropic wine auctions such as Auction Napa Valley and the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction, is online and anyone from anywhere can participate. Proceeds from ACCESS 707 help provide ACCESS to education by funding tuition assistance initiatives at Justin-Siena High School which was founded by the De La Salle Christian Brothers and Dominican Sisters of San Rafael in 1966 and is located on Highway 29 in the City of Napa.

Auction organizer and JS Assistant to the President, Br. Kevin Slate, FSC, has a passion for people and wine and delights in being able to bring these joys together for the benefit of our students. A personal friend of the late pioneering wine maker Br. Timothy Diener, FSC, Brother Kevin marvels at correlation of the early work of Br. Timothy and the Christian Brothers in working the land to fund ACCESS to education in the last century, to the exact purpose of today’s ACCESS 707 wine auction. “By relying on our Justin-Siena friends and families throughout the 707 area code and the generous donations of wine that keep pouring onto campus, we are going a long way in providing ACCESS to education by raising funds for tuition assistance and other initiatives directly benefiting the students entrusted to our care.” 

Br. Kevin is particularly intrigued by the people he has met along the way in the months leading up to the auction opening. “It is the personal conversations I am able to have—whether with a parent dropping off a donation at the school, a tasting room associate at a winery, or the winemakers themselves—everyone is eager to help and be involved. It is so gratifying to witness this level of interest and generosity, and I am humbled by the way these amazing wines will benefit our students. I can only imagine the joy Br. Timothy must have felt when seeing the fruits of his labor going to such a noble cause."