Eco-Friendly Food: Persimmon Creek Vineyards

A Mother Nature Network columnists discovers just how delicious eco-friendly can be.
In this article featuring Rabun's Persimmon Creek Vineyards, Robin Shreeves discussed their green methods and good flavor.

Read the full article here!

AJC Access Atlanta: Tiger Mountain Celebrates 10 years

An excerpt from Table Talk with Meridith Ford Goldman:

John and Martha Ezzard of Tiger Mountain Vineyards are living the kind of life some of us only dream of; the classic Park Place-to-pastoral story of how two people, wanting to save a family farm, left the known and ended up creating something all together new, different — and after ten years — successful.

....Now, after ten years, they are celebrating with a party on October 17, billed as the Old Highway 441 Rabun Red Bash. It will feature some of the vineyard’s older vintages, including Tiger’s benchmark Rabun Red wine, a five grape blend. It’s $15 per person, and includes barbecue, mountain music and a picnic overlooking the vineyards. For reservations, email tigerwine@windstream.net or call 706-782-4777 by October 12.

Complete Article: Tiger Mountain Celebrates 10 years

The Getaway - Weekly Ideas for one tank trips

The Augusta Chronicle features a blog post on "The Getaway" --

Rabun County spot for serene adventure
http://blogs.augusta.com/node/3415

Georgia Magazine Features Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Legends of Appalachia

The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center
BY LINDA ERBELE

The road winding up Black Rock Mountain to the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center in Mountain City evokes the ones that Appalachian pioneers once traveled by foot or, if they had a little wealth, by horse-drawn cart. It’s a hardscrabble lane with challenging ruts wide enough in some places to allow one car (or wagon) to pull over and let a passerby around. It twists past mountain laurel, wild rhododendron and the homes of people whose staunchly independent ancestors pioneered here hundreds of years ago. Read more. . . . http://georgiamagazine.com/currentissue.asp?menu=22&ID=2220&mon=August

Eno Bytes: 2007 Persimmon Creek Vineyards Cabernet Franc

Just coming home from judging the California State Fair Home Winemaking
Competition, I was reluctant about reviewing a wine from Georgia. One thousand plus homemade wines were entered into the state fair competition so I had taken my taste buds to edge and survived and just off that regimen I grabbed this bottle from Persimmon Creek Vineyards in Georgia wondering if it too would test my taste buds to their limit.

This wine rocked it from start to finish. Read the complete article: 2007 Persimmon Creek Vineyards Cabernet Franc

An Enticing Escape: Tallulah Falls and Persimmon Creek Vineyards

In their July 23-29 Issue, the Tennessee Tribune described the Blue Ridge Mountains as "every nature lover's dream." Specifically, they were praising the beauty of Tallulah Falls, Ga: "The surround sound of the water and alluring views of the terrain engulf all who visit."

The Tennessee Tribune went on to describe Persimmon Creek Vineyards as "a haven nestled in the northeastern Georgia mountains."

These local attractions obviously have a lot to offer! "If you are looking for majestic waterfalls crashing on the rocks, nature trails winding around babbling brooks and dense forest then look no further than Tallulah Falls, GA," and if you are looking for a vineyard that "exemplifies that fine wine can be found in the South," then Persimmon Creek Vineyards is the place for you!

LOCAL LEGENDS

Congratulations to Craig Kettles of Lakemont for being featured in the August, 2009, Atlanta Magazine! “Rabun reverie” by Suzanne Oliver describes this local designer’s work: “A mountain resident himself, the Lakemont-based designer ditched the tired lodge motif for a more youthful, contemporary look.” To see photographs of Craig’s design in action, be sure to pick up the August issue of Atlanta Magazine or look online www.atlantamagazine.com