LET'S TOAST THE GEORGIA WINE COUNTRY FESTIVAL!
The 10th Annual Georgia Wine Country Festival, held at the Three Sisters Vineyards near Dahlonega, is gearing up for the 2011 celebration. Due to its popularity in years past, Doug Paul, co-founder of the winery, decided to expand the Festival to the first three weekends in June. Thousands of wine lovers attend the event each year, and now they can enjoy three full weekends of fun.
The Georgia Wine Country Festival will include unique musical guests, horse-drawn wagon rides through the vineyards, tasty food, handcrafted items for sale, and of course, a lot of wine tastings each weekend. A “Georgia Wine Garden” will be available for tastings to those 21 and older, for a fee. Festival hours are 10AM to 6PM on Saturday and 11AM to 6PM on Sunday. Admission is free.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6/4-5 Route 66 a popular Oldies Band
Artist John “Cornbread” Anderson paints happy, vivid acrylics on wood panels. His most popular subjects are the fox, quail and guinea hens he sees on his farm and in the woods where he hunts.
6/11-12 The Mossy Creek Gypsies are a group of respected musicians and songwriters who combine styles from bluesy country to rock & roll.
Jeff & Cecilia Carstens of Peruvian Silver Jewelry are welcomed back this year to sell their handmade sterling silver pieces. Their jewelry features semiprecious stones like the Andean Opal, Peruvian Turquoise and Spondylus.
6/18-19 Eric Brace & Peter Cooper are a musical duo with a soft mellow country sound in the Americana/Folk genre.
Janice Merriman, owner of Accessories, etc., offers stunning one-of-a-kind creations of women’s coats, vests, jackets and scarves.
Turner South named the Three Sisters Vineyards as the Best Winery in the South. Its casual atmosphere and its 184 acres of the scenic family farm/winery, nestled in the North Georgia Mountains, make it a popular destination. If you like great wine and great times in the mountains, come to the Georgia Wine Country Festival and see for yourself that Georgia has some fantastic wines!
Directions to the Three Sisters Winery:
Travel from Blue Ridge to Downtown Blairsville on Hwy 515/76. Travel south from the Blairsville square on HWY 129/19 towards Cleveland/Dahlonega (up over Blood Mountain past the Walasi-yi Center) about 21 miles to Turner Corner Cafe and the area known as "Turner's Corner." Look for the Georgia Wine Highway and Georgia AGRITOURISM directional signs. Turn right onto HWY 19. Travel about 2.2 miles to Damascus Church Rd. Turn left onto Damascus Church Rd and go about 2.5 to 3 miles to Lewis School Road. Look for the Three Sisters AGRITOURISM signs directing you to turn right onto Lewis School Road. Travel about a mile up Lewis School Road to the Georgia AGRITOURISM sign directing you to turn left onto Shoffiett Road. Travel up Shoffiett until you reach Vineyard Way. Turn left and travel down the gravel road to the winery building by the pond.