Wine Tonite!

If you dig on swine as well as wine, then Cochon555 is the event for you.  The concept is simple: 5 heritage pigs prepared by 5 chefs and complemented with wines from 5 wineries.  Unfortunately, there were only 4 wineries present as Gamble Vineyards pulled a last minute no-show.  I have to give special thanks [...]

As someone who has some Cherokee Indian blood, I was more than a little intrigued by a lone mountain, or “bald,” between the cities of Cleveland and Helen, Georgia given the name Yonah, which is Cherokee for “bear.” My wife and I first stumbled across this mountain, more than 80 miles north of Atlanta, about [...]

If you live in or near Metro Atlanta or are planning to be in the area this weekend, you will not want to miss this event.  This will be my first, but I have heard from many who have attending these great swine and wine parties to know this is something you do not want [...]

Extending my earlier post regarding the 100 point 2006 Cardinale Cabernet Sauvignon, here is some video footage from my exclusive tasting with winemaker, Chris Carpenter and the Toast of the Town event hosted by Wine Enthusiast later in the evening held at the Georgia Aquarium.

Perhaps our favorite restaurant due to both its location, which is so close to our house, as well as the great food and wine selections is Terra Terroir, which is also well-known in this area for hosting cool wine events.  One of our annual favorites is the Pinot Ultimate when Fred Gunton, owner of A Nose for Wine [...]