Roswell Wine Festival Tickets On Sale Thursday

ROSWELL, GA — Wine lovers get ready, the seventh annual Roswell Wine Festival is returning - and tickets go fast. Tickets go on sale Thursday, July 25 and can be found on FreshTix.

This year's event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2-5 p.m. in Historic Roswell along Canton Street. VIP ticket holders get early access to the Brown & Company VIP tent at 1 p.m. The platinum sponsor is Brown & Company and restaurant sponsors are Osteria Mattone, Vin25 and Table & Main.

The Roswell Wine Festival was established in 2012 by long time friends Peggy Robinson and Dwight Cunningham. After graduating from college at Johnson & Wales University, both moved to the Roswell and fell in love with the area. With a shared passion for wine, they wanted to create an event which provides an exceptional experience for wine enthusiasts, supports the business community, and benefits local charities. Both co-founders have earned Wine & Spirit Education Trust, level two certifications, with merit.

The event benefits a local non-profit charity through ticket sales, sponsorships, and restaurant participation. Past benefactors included Children’s Development Academy, Keep Roswell Beautiful, ArtAround Roswell, Roswell Fine Arts Alliance and more.

Typically, over 2,500 attend the event that features 75 local business participants, and more than 15 local artists.

More than 250 wines will be showcased, everything from France, Italy, and Australia to a couple of wines made in Georgia.

"Tickets typically sell out quickly. We actually have Roswell neighborhoods that make this their social event for the fall," Co-founder Peggy Robinson said. "The festival has become such a hit that we had attendees travel from California and the festival was featured on the Southern California Restaurant & Wine radio show."

Robinson and the other co-founder, Dwight Cunningham, both achieved their wine certifications this year (WSET, Level 2, with Merit). They hand-select many of the wines featured at the festival.