Atlanta Food and Wine Festival: Everything You Need to Know

ATLANTA, GA -- The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival kicks off on Thursday, June 2, and runs through Sunday, June 5.

The event was created in 2010 to shine an international spotlight on the rich food and beverage traditions of the South from Texas to the District of Columbia.

The weekend offers three distinct activities:

• Learning Experiences – cooking, cocktail, pairings, and technique classes, all led by aware-­‐ winning Southern chefs, mixologists, distillers, authors, and sommeliers. Learning Experiences take place at the Loews Atlanta Hotel.
• Tasting Experiences – Tasting Tents that showcase some of the region’s best flavors and talent and highlight international flavors that have become Southern favorites. The Festival’s Tasting Tents are an all-­‐you-­‐can-­‐indulge experience, which means your entrance ticket gets you unlimited samples.
• Dinners & Events – special day and evening parties and events from a Wine Lunch and Sunday Brunch to a large-­‐format party and intimate seated dinners.

For a complete schedule of this year's events, click here.

Here are the event's key locations:

• Welcome Center (1075 Peachtree Street) – this is where guests retrieve their Day and 3-­‐Day
  passes, Tasting Tent wrist bands and gift bags
• Loews Atlanta Hotel (11th & Peachtree) – Official Host Hotel – is the epicenter of the Festival
  and the location of the Learning Experiences and the Connoisseur Lounge
• Tasting Tents (NEW LOCATION) – Piedmont Park Promenade
• Festival Dinners & Events take place around town

The Welcome Center, located at 1075 Peachtree will be open daily beginning Thursday, June 2. Hours
are as follows:

• Thursday, June 2 11:30am – 7:30pm
• Friday, June 3 11:30am – 7:30pm
• Saturday, June 4 9:00am – 6:00pm
• Sunday, June 5 9:00am – 4:00pm

This year's event will include the nation's first-ever pop-up vineyard. Organizers said the vineyard is inspired by the McGuigan Wines Dublin City Vineyard.

After the festival, the vineyard will stay in place through June 30 for private events and community use.

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