Here Comes Fall!
Summer is usually a slow time for wine & gastromic affairs--not the case for us! Educational tasting events, public & private, along with the Atlanta Food Experience, Wine South and Wine Over Water--just to cap the highlights--made for an active Summer.

In addition to the events you see on your left & right, we'll be doing a series of high-end Sake' (elegant rice wine) tastings paired with asian appetizers, beginning November 15th. Also, look for upcoming information on a dessert wine event this December.

Finally, the Retail Store will be getting a face lift and filled with unique wine accessories and knick-knacks just in time for the Holidays.

Unique Wines, Unique Cheeses
$29 advance, $35 at door
20 seats available
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Wine South Wrap-Up
Recruiting & helping manage the volunteer effort for this Festival was quite an experience, but getting to know the people was truly memorable. A HUGE heart-felt thank you from me to all of you!!! A traditional volunteer party is forthcoming--check your emails for dates/times. Of 241 people involved in the effort, I want to make mention of a few that really stood out: Peter Rzeszotarski was the organizational mastermind & muscle behind getting everyone where they needed to be; Jeff Emmons ensured that speaker Kevin Zraly had 540 sparkling wine stems from which to conduct his sessions, others like Patti Grammens, Steven Axelberg, Anne Pasquini, Isaac Adams, Marlene Caruson, Leslie Clark-Malzhan, Jim Morris, Melinda Zabritski, Karen Siegel, Linda Schnall, Bob Stiller, George Mraz, Robb Thomas and Becca Jennings--and many more ensured this event went very well.  Again, thank you so much.

Special Offer to Wine South Participants
Purchase premium seats to the inaugural game at a 25% discount.
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Tips, Tricks & Trivia

• Red Wine Headache (RWH) If you are suffer from headaches when drinking red wine, it should happen within 15 minutes, according to the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago. Not caused by sulfites (more prevalent in white wines), histamines or tannins are likely the cause.
• Informative Wine Site Jancis Robinson is a Master of Wine, a writer, and a tv-host. She has a very interesting and informational wine site.
• What a Long Strange Wine it's Been Clos du Bois Winery in Sonoma County has announced the launch of Jerry Garcia Wines. The bottles feature Garcia's artwork on the labels.
• Anything But Chardonnay? Gallo of Sonoma Winery's 1998 Estate Bottled Chardonnay was awarded the "Mission Hill Trophy for Best Chardonnay Worldwide" by the International Wine & Spirit Competition, London's oldest and most respected wine judging.

Wine & Health

• BBQ, Roll-Tide, now Wine? The University of Alabama at Birmingham has something to drink to: Its School of Medicine has received a $7.6 million, five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the possible health benefits of moderate wine consumption.
• There are more old wine drinkers than old doctors--German Proverb
• The World Health Organization (WHO) concludes that "moderate drinking (1-3 drinks) provides a moderate protective effect against Cardio-Vascular Disease, as compared with abstention and heavy drinking."