Nation's First-Ever Pop-Up Vineyard Set for Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

ATLANTA, GA -- The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival has announced that 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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The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival was created in 2010 to showcase the food and beverage traditions of the south. The weekend offers three distinct activities:

• Cooking, cocktail, pairings, and technique classes, all led by Southern chefs, mixologists, distillers, authors, and sommeliers, at the Loews Atlanta Hotel.
• Tasting Tents that showcase some of the region’s best flavors and talent and highlight international flavors that have become Southern favorites.
• Special day and evening parties and events from a Wine Lunch and Sunday Brunch to a large-­format party and seated dinners.

Here are some more details about the festival, which runs from June 2–5, 2016 in Midtown.

• 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