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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wine South festival takes the year off
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Afraid you missed the ninth annual Wine South festival?
Fret not. There isn’t going to be one.
Instead, the yearly sip and nibble fest is taking 2008 off. Wine South is participating in this weekend’s Atlanta Home Show at the Cobb Galleria Centre, and will relaunch in 2009 at the Galleria.
“I think it’ll be successful there,” said Steve Gibson, president of the Winegrowers Association of Georgia.
Wine South, founded by wine expert Dan Thompson, started at Villa Christina but quickly outgrew that venue. It spent five years at the Gwinnett Center before moving in-town last year.
The move to the ATL didn’t work out so well. Parking was a nightmare, Thompson said, and instead of growing as projected, the numbers actually dipped last year.
“Much as we recommended everyone take MARTA, they didn’t,” he said.”It was extremely difficult to get around.”
Have you attended Wine South over the years? What did you think of last year’s event in Atlanta? Will you attend next year in Cobb County?
