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Experience wine harvesting at Georgia’s Yonah Mountain Vineyards

April 18, 2019 Cleveland - Eric Miller shows one of wine caves at Yonah Mountain Vineyards in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 18, 2019. Yonah Mountain Vineyards is the first winery in Georgia to implement a major solar power initiative with the goal of countering its carbon footprint. It is currently the only winery in the Southeast with a program of this size generating at least 60% of its total annual energy usage. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

April 18, 2019 Cleveland - Eric Miller shows one of wine caves at Yonah Mountain Vineyards in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 18, 2019. Yonah Mountain Vineyards is the first winery in Georgia to implement a major solar power initiative with the goal of countering its carbon footprint. It is currently the only winery in the Southeast with a program of this size generating at least 60% of its total annual energy usage. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
Sept 26, 2019

In this episode of accessAtlanta, host Shane Harrison is joined by Bob and Eric Miller from the Yonah Mountain Vineyards, which is located in Cleveland, Georgia. In the conversation, Bob and Eric talk about the origins of the winery and list their current offerings and also discuss their regular special events, which include their “Harvest Event” on Saturday, Sept. 28, where visitors can get hands-on harvesting experience, a guided tour of the winery, a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make wine wine samples.

READ MORE: Sun gets second job at Georgia vineyard: powering winery

PHOTOS: The solar-powered Yonah Mountain Vineyards

Plus, Harrison shares things to do in and around Atlanta over the next 10 days, including the Fall Atlanta Home Festival and Frida at the Atlanta Opera.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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