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DEL.ICIO.USWine 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?
Comments
By td
September 26, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this
Wine made in Georgia is terrible. It’s just not a good climate for growing grapes. But sure, go ahead and make wine out of peaches or pecans or cotton or whatever.
By fred
September 26, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this
TD, You are a bonehead, wine is made from grapes, nothing else.
By RK
September 26, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Poor Home Show…flooded out by the tornado 6 months ago, now there’s a gas shortage…
By JD
September 26, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this
First of all, “wine” can be made out of any fruit if one wishes—there is good, commercially available blueberry, strawberry, and cherry wines for sale.
Secondly, the Wine South festival had a time and place early in the decade, but its approach is outdated and no longer a value. I recommend skipping next year too, as well as the one after that.
By Tom Gore
March 9, 2009 7:27 PM | Link to this
Wine South was missed last year. The downtown location didn’t work out so well. I’m looking forward to hearing dates for this year’s event.