Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery

We visited late on a Sunday 4pm. They close at 5 but we still got to enjoy a tasting. We really enjoyed the Cab Franc & the Cab Merlot blend. Very impressed that all grapes and wine are all from this vineyard as most in N GA source grapes from other regions. After visiting we agreed this is one of our top vineyard in Georgia. Service was great and even had the opportunity to meet with the owner/winemaker and listened to the passion she has for making excellent wines. Highly recommend!!

Let me say up front that I am not the wine person in this marriage, but since my wife has accompanied me to hundred of breweries, it’s the least I can do to patronize wineries, especially in north Georgia. Besides, I actually like wine. And Three Sisters was a delightful place to visit. I know…wife, brother-in-law, and I were like the standard old people banging on the door in the morning wanting them to open up. Day drinkers much? You decide. We wisely used the spare minutes to enjoy the property and take some photos before they threw open the welcome mat. The covered patio and view of the pond and rolling hills lined with grape vines were all very relaxing. As was the wine! I went with a glass of the Joe Pye Dry, their recommendation to my query: “What is the driest wine you have?” My wife went with the “sortasweet” Blood Mountain Red, while Brother-in-Law ordered the Fat Boy Red. Basically, if you look at the paper menu inside the winery, we chose one from each of the three columns…driest to medium dry to sweetish. Prices are reasonable by the glass and bottle, and the overall experience was breathtaking. When wineries are almost a dime a dozen in a place like north Georgia, it is rare to find one that you unabashedly say, “We’re coming back!” This is one of those places.

I always enjoy visiting this winery. It's been around quite a while and I believe sources all of their wines from grapes grown on the property. While other wineries in the area can seem a little over-commercialized, Three Sisters remains a quiet, yet well-run winery. Great outdoor covered deck overlooking the vineyards and a lake.

Sharon we had a lovely time. Sweets were amazing with the wine.

Tasty wines here in North Georgia wine country. After visiting a handful of tasting rooms in the area, there are good ones and there are great ones. We opted to purchase a bottle and the three of us shared it while talking and enjoying the warm spring afternoon. The wine was great. I'm not sure what I think about the tasting room here. Service was good though a bit hands off. I am curious as to why they're using stemless glasses?. Yes, they're less likely to fall over but as you handle them, you warm the wine.

This place is a hidden gem. I loved everything here from the extensive grounds to the pond and the staff. The landscaping and small buildings were gorgeous and very natural. This is a female owned business. The owner lives on the property. The vineyards are extensive and it is clear that this is a working farm. At the Three Sisters Vineyards and Winery all wine is estate grown. They are known for their Fat Boy wines particularly their Fat Boy Red. This place is worth visiting not only for the wine but the scenery and the wonderful staff.

Always enjoy a visit here. The staff is very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They also have great products and selection. The wife and I stopped by for a leisurely sample after lunch and left with a half case to enjoy later. Lovely venue.

This place is so cute!! We really enjoyed all of the wines and the atmosphere is nice too. Service was good and the staff is friendly. We were so happy to be able to get to a winery after driving all the way up to Dahlonega as the first couple ones we passed were either closed for a private event or not taking any more customers. So Three Sisters was a very pleasant surprise and saved the day. One thing I felt was lacking was the option for food, though they do have some packaged snacks available so you’re not totally without, just very limited options.

Pick Four Tasting: $25, and VIP Tasting: $35 We started our day of North Georgia wine country tastings by visiting Three Sisters Winery. It's a beautiful property offering all estate grown varietals and wines. They have both an indoor tasting room as well as a fantastic, covered deck overlooking a little lake. The staff was friendly and accommodating, but after pouring your selections and bringing them to your table, they were a bit hands-off. My wife and I shared two "Pick Four" tastings so we could maximize our exposure to their wines. Unfortunately, most of the wines were not suited to our palates, but other patrons seemed to enjoy them immensely. Everyone seems to enjoy the Fat Boy red blend, and my favorite was their Georgia Port (fortified dessert wine) which was so smooth, complex, and quite delicious. As I always say when it comes to wines, what I may like/dislike may be completely different than you, so I recommend you give them a try for yourselves. The property alone is worth the visit.

Was with a large group of ladies for friends 60th birthday. Our driver was trying to arrange sitting in shade for us. Greeter said he couldn't move furniture ! Oh by the way there were Only 2 customers there at 2 on a Saturday. He was trying to put us at tables in the sun. Also we had cupcakes for birthday and he wouldn't allow us to bring them in. We will never go back. Not accommodating and was rather rude. Hence only 2 customers there

We arrived at 2pm on a Saturday afternoon and there were maybe 5 cars in the parking lot and we noticed the barn was closed. We were celebrating a friend's 60th birthday. The owner met us before we reached the door. We wanted a shady spot to drink wine and open presents and have cupcakes. He told us we could not bring in the cupcakes which is crazy. We attempted to move around some seating under the patio because there were 9 of us and he said "oh no that won't work" then tried to put us in the sun on picnic tables!! We asked our driver if he could take us to Doghobble which was the best decision. This is the 3rd negative experience we've had here so we will not be back. No surprise there were only 5 cars there. So many better options in Dahlonega!

Tasty wines here in North Georgia wine country. After visiting a handful of tasting rooms in the area, there are good ones and there are great ones. We opted to purchase a bottle and the three of us shared it while talking and enjoying the warm spring afternoon. The wine was great. I'm not sure what I think about the tasting room here. Service was good though a bit hands off. I am curious as to why they're using stemless glasses?. Yes, they're less likely to fall over but as you handle them, you warm the wine. [Review 19553 overall - 607 in Georgia - 524 of 2023.]

Great tasting room, impressive wines. I recommend the Cynthiana, the French oak chardonnay, and the sparkling white. Priced at $25 per 4 sample flight, the pour is generous. Service is friendly and informative but not pushy.

My sister and I had an amazing time. It's a scenic winery with tasty wine. The person working the front was nice and helpful. We can't wait to return.

One of our stops as we tour more wineries. This was a really nice place to enjoy one, or more of their wines. We grabbed a red and a white flight, took a seat outside and enjoyed the day. My fav wine was the Cynthiana. Dry and fruity.

Well, this wasn't part of our scheduled stop but I'm glad we found this place. Three Sisters is located right behind Frogtown Winery (same driveway) and isn't a huge place. Very limited on selection and seating. However, they were open and taking people w/o reservations. Parking isn't huge here. They basically have a very small tasting room, with an outside patio attached to it overlooking a pond. I'd say it could probably hold 45-50 people, counting inside and out. You start at the register and pre-select the wines you want to taste. It's $20 per person for 4 tastes. Not cheap but not expensive. They give you a number and then you wait. The pours are about 1/3 the size of a normal glass of wine, and come in nice little stemless glasses (we bought two of those for $5 each). You can also purchase bottles of wine in the shop, snacks and glasses of wine. I tried the Merlot, Cab-Franc, Chardonnay (Unoaked) and Pinot Blanc. The Cab-Franc was my favorite followed by the Pinot Blanc. The Merlot smelled amazing but was too light for me. I wasn't a fan of the Chardonnay. We decided to order a full glass and I got the Joe Pye Dry. It was certainly my favorite of them all. They also served up wine slushees. My gf loved the Georgia Cuvée Sparkling (it was delicious and fruity). They have an open barn here too where you can sit and order wine, plus hear live music. We did make our way towards the barn and enjoyed the scenery from the grass. Overall, a nice experience and very pleased they were open after we drove to visit Kaya and Frogtown with no success. I'd recommend!

Took the kids to Consolidated Gold Mine for the morning, the afternoon was for the 'rents... One of us had been to Three Sisters Vineyards a while back - think bachelorette event - and remembered a large field. Well, since we had 5 kids in tow, a large field was ideal. Today there was live music by Mike Chaett - solo guitarist/singer. He sang some of the classics and honestly, it was background music to my gang. Five kids are a little loud and require a lot of attention, so while I cant remark on him, I do recall Mr. Chaett was a great vocalist/guitarist. There was also EggRoll Boyz food truck in the lot feeding the masses. Ok, review on them to come next, but let me just say I appreciated the food truck in the lot. It's nice to have substantial food to snack on while tasting wines. Ok, back to the vineyard...my husband is not a "white wine" guy so I got him Blood Mountain Red - it was hot out and I felt like he needed a red that wasnt "heavy". Blood Mountain Red was delicious...slightly sweet, but still a little more solid than a white. I got the Pinot Blanc to begin with. Delicious, slightly sweet, not dry...yum. The girls left the boys with the kids and went into the Tasting Room for a break. We did not wear our masks inside the tasting room, but the part of the staff had theirs on. We ordered the flights...$20 for 4 tastes. The Chestatee White was my favorite.. "Blend Of Pinot Blanc And Vidal Blanc, This Crisp, Off-Dry White Wine Is A Crowd Pleaser.  With Similar Qualities To A Pinot Grigio, Chestatee White Has Notes Of Apple And Honeydew.  You Don't Even Need A Reason!" Yup...fav. For other descriptions, I suggest you visit and decide for yourself.

Love this place! It's my favorite vineyard to visit in Dahlonega. They have excellent estate grown wine, & their customer service is thorough & easy going. The employees really take their time with each customer. I highly recommend the Fat Boy Red wine--try it with a few of their chocolates. This is the perfect place to have a relaxing afternoon.

Love this place! Great scenery. Great friendly service and love the Fat Boy Red. It's one of my favorite wines!

This place is so cute!! We really enjoyed all of the wines and the atmosphere is nice too. Service was good and the staff is friendly. We were so happy to be able to get to a winery after driving all the way up to Dahlonega as the first couple ones we passed were either closed for a private event or not taking any more customers. So Three Sisters was a very pleasant surprise and saved the day. One thing I felt was lacking was the option for food, though they do have some packaged snacks available so you're not totally without, just very limited options.

Lovely place to sit and enjoy delicious wines. I would recommend the wine tasting and bring a few snacks!

A catastrophic success! Crowded, so it is very difficult to do a tasting. My wife and I stopped by twice and were told we would have to wait at least a half hour for a tasting the first time and the second time we were told if we wanted to "taste before we buy" we needed to come back another day. Key for us, since we don't buy wine without tasting what we are getting. Not to mention, plenty of other wineries to try close by that have it together. Get it together, Three Sisters! You may be successful now, but it never lasts with poor service.

Great vineyard with unique qualities. I love thrift barn and the taste area. That gave grapes that you don't find at other wineries.

Three sisters was a must stop on an afternoon wine tour with my two sisters (which makes us the three sisters). My youngest sister lives in Cumming and has visited most of the wineries in Dahlonega and likes this one and of course, it was appropriate for our tour. We did not realize they closed at 5:00, so we only had the opportunity to have one tasting of five, but did enjoy that. We tried the two chardonnays, a bubbly rose, and two reds. All were quite nice. The lady behind the bar was very nice and I am sorry I cannot remember her name as I write this review. We also bought wine glasses and a bottle of wine to remember this visit. Due to the fact that we were so close to closing time, we did not get to really do much outside the wine tasting. We will come again when it is warmer and arrive earlier.

What can you say? This place is immaculate, gorgeous and incredibly welcoming. My wife and I took a trip to Georgia's wine country and this was our first stop. Boy, they set a good bar. Pretty decent selections of wine but it was the peaceful atmosphere and quaint little setting that sold me. I thought everything was rather fairly priced and the staff was incredibly competent. This one is on my list of returns.

Good wine, reasonably priced, great live music. We did get put on a wait list for the wine tastings but went to the barn instead and enjoyed a great glass of white. Only complaint is that there were other patrons inside the barn vaping. Other than that, we loved the vibe and definitely prefer it over the other bigger name wineries in the area

Beautiful setting. Welcomes dogs on the patio. Been a couple of times. Good wine and friendly staff. One time had great live music in the bar and the view of the vineyard was awesome

We've been to Three Sisters a couple of times and always enjoyed it. But we tried yesterday at 4:20 and the closed signs were already up. We thought we would be able get in have a glass of wi e before they closed at 5:00. We were very disappointed.

I would give 0 stars if I could. We reserved a table for a birthday--and planned our day around it--and were immediately met with the poorest customer service I've ever encountered. The owner (or manager) told us we shouldn't do flights--only bottles--to which we responded that we all like different things so some of us would like to do flights. We were then told there was "no room" for us. We tried to ask why--and all we were told was "only order bottles or there's no seats for us." I don't know what kind of business model Three Sisters has, but they just lost out on 9 well paying customers for no reason whatsoever other than the owner's (or manager's) bad attitude.

Three sister is oddly one of my favorite wineries in North Georgia. Unfortunately, it was our 4th stop of the day last time and I just remember taking home a lot of Fat Boy Red. The girls behind the bar are friendly, and the choices plentiful. There is truly a wine for everyone. I really wish they would start a wine club like the other surrounding wineries. Definitely drop by if you are at Frogtown or the other numerous wineries up the road.

Great wine tasting. Knowledgeable staff (Andrea) and over all the grounds are beautiful and picturesque.

Beautiful location, but I recommend you bring your own drinks. The wines ended up underwhelming at best and undrinkable at worst. Friendly staff and nice places to sit and enjoy the weather.

Great relaxing atmosphere! Flights of wine overlooking the pond with two families of ducks was very relaxing!! The only thing the need is crackers to cleanse the palate and Hors d'oeuvres.

Ive been coming to Three Sisters for years and I am sad to say it has definitely lost its charm. Some girlfriends and I decided to make the trek from Atlanta for an afternoon at Three Sisters and the neighboring winery. I am unsure if due to the Winter Season if they just weren't prepared for the odd sunny, 55 degree day we had in January but they definitely where not prepared for the crowd. Driving in to the vineyard is magic. Flowing mountainside views with soft, green grass, rows of tangled vines set amongst mature trees and shabby chic barns. My brother and now sister-in-law got engaged at the gazebo at the top of the hill. Like I said, the scenery is magic. Upon entering the tasting building, we went straight to the check-in register area to order our taste flight. There are 3 options and each "taste" comes with a complimentary Three Sisters wine glass- stem or no stem, your choice. The lady behind the counter had just finished explaining the 5 taste option and was moving on to the 4 taste option when my friend laughed and said with excitement "we'll take the five!" The lady cut her off by saying "let me finish." We can read, we saw the options below offered less "taste" opportunities but instead we decided to let her finish her sales pitch. We paid $15.00 each for the 5 "taste" option and bellied up to the bar. When I used to come here the taste was much more of a heavy pour, today, a taste is exactly what we got. You get 2 sips, not 2 chugs but lady like sips. If I want to see if your wine is good I don't need a sip like Im drinking hot tea! I immediately felt ripped off. They give you an oversized white wine glass yet they barely give you any wine. There were little to no crackers in the baskets and, compared to last time, the bartender didn't clean our glasses after each wine sample. We didn't expect to get sloppy drunk but we also expected and anticipated a great afternoon enjoying wine. We were only in the taste room for 20 minutes. 3 of my friends didn't buy wine before leaving but 2 did- 1 bottle of something they wanted more than a minuscule swig of. Unfortunately, that meant heading back to the slow check-in counter only this time we were silent! Before we left I wanted to take the girls to the top of the hill to see the view from the gazebo. Upon getting to the top of the hill the walking path to the edge of the hill where the gazebo is was blocked with rope. A large sign was next to it "no picnicking and no trespassing." Bummer. Big bummer. My friends had never been here and I foolishly I talked up this place up all week only to leave apologizing to them. What a waste of $15 and an afternoon.

The wine was great, and the service was great as well. We felt very welcomed and the wine tastings were reasonably priced. All staff was masked and most patrons were masked as well. We felt very safe and had a great time.

What a lovely location with an outdoor seating area with vineyard views. They had entertainment and a food truck to spend a fun afternoon. The servers were hospitable and the wine delightful.

First, let me begin stating the wine was great. Their menu had many wines to choose from. We chose Vidal blanc, and Cynthiana. one white, one red, respectively. They claim they are dog friendly. So before you bring Fido, we couldn't find any trash cans to dispose of waste, at least far enough from sitting areas, or Any stations that provide plastic bags. Fortunately, we had our own. They claim to have dog treats behind the bar, which she did not have. No water was available either. I have been to other establishments where bowls were provided with water. They do not condone bringing your own snacks as signage states they want you to purchase their selections. However, the only food available was a bag of artesian crackers or Cheetos. Wow, not what I expected. For first time guest, signage was not available to direct you from the parking lot to the tasting room. I Waited on long line only to find out it was not the tasting room. Honestly it was 50/50 guess as there were only 2 buildings to choose from. service at the bar was great. The tasting area was outdoor and limited to a few tables. Therefore, we were told expect 45-60 minute Wait time. For the space available, I thought they could provide more tables outside in order to comply with covid and the amount of guests and decrease wait times. Will definitely want to explore other vineyards in the area before considering a second visit here.

While Napa and Sonoma wineries have gravitas, here in Georgia our wineries aren't taking themselves too seriously. The goal is good, drinkable wine for all palates - we're not overly concerned with impressing Wine Spectator acolytes. Three Sisters Vineyards hits a home run for me. They're conveniently located in Dahlonega, Georgia - no more than an hour drive from central Atlanta. Each weekend in June, Three Sisters hosts the Georgia Wine Festival, with wine tastings, live music, food and a host of wines to taste. The events draw laid back crowds and - because Three Sisters is dog-friendly - their canine companions. Their tasting room isn't large but is well laid out with a sizable bar/tasting area and a few tables and chairs. Three Sisters also has a wonderful patio overlooking a small lake where you can relax and enjoy a glass...or two...or three. Over the last year, Three Sisters Vineyards has added a new sparkling wine, the Georgia Cuvee. This wine deserves your attention - it's semi dry and absolutely marvelous alone or with food. Their Chestatee White, their Chardonnay and their Vidal Blanc are good choices for a white wine lover, while their Cynthiana is an excellent choice for those who prefer reds. I also highly recommend their Georgia Port. In keeping with their fun and funky vibe, Three Sisters also has a few wines that would be irresistible from the labels alone, but that are good table wines in their own right - Fat Boy Red and Fat Boy Pink are red and rose respectively, and 43 Pound Possum is a white table wine in a large bottle. Laugh at the names if you want, but these wines are eminently drinkable and pair well with traditional southern cuisine. If you've not visited our Georgia Wineries, there are quite a few to choose from but I recommend you start with Three Sisters Vineyards. Good wines and no pretentions.

We are fortunate enough to live in the area, and have been meaning to get by there and check out their wines. So when I saw they were doing a special tasting that they only do one weekend of the year, I knew it was time to hit it. What is this special wine, you ask? They have 2 dessert style wines, one is Georgia Port and the other is an ice-style wine. The Georgia Port was very velvety and tasty, but $43 was a little steep for our pocket books that day. Part of the reason for the big price tag is that in order to fortify the port, they have to transport it to NC and then, after the 5 minute process, bring it back to Georgia! Hello, GA, wake up and help the wineries! The ice-style wine was good too, but we decided to save that purchase for another day. The tasting room was run very well. When you get there, you are greeted and put on a list for tastings, then when there's space at the bar, your name is called and you go up. Its not a cluster like just down the hill at Frogtown! The people behind the bar were friendly and nice. For $20 per person, we got a nice glass to take home and a choice of 4 tastings from their selections, plus the 2 special dessert wines as well as a taste of a new wine that they are selling in a refillable 4 litre jug, its called the Georgia Jug. So that makes 7 tastes for 20 bucks with a glass, if you're keeping score. The Georgia Jug is a red table wine made from a blend of a few varietals. An interactive wine experience, you get to stamp the label and help fill the jug. Fun! We liked it enough to go home with a jug, and the jug came with 4 tiny wine tumblers with face jugs on it. Also, the tasting room is very approachable and is filled with folk art. Lots of face jugs and primitive style paintings by a Georgia artist named John "Cornbread" Anderson. As cool as his work is, I should have taken some pictures of his artwork that was around and for sale. You can see it here if you're interested. www.mainstreetgallery.net/artists/cornbread/cornbread_body.htm I know some other reviewers have mentioned the dirt road that they are on. Yes, its a dirt road, yes there are some ruts, but they aren't car-swallowing ruts, you just need to slow down, take your time and enjoy being out of the city amongst the vines. You'll be back in Atlanta sitting in traffic 85 soon enough. We would definately go back and take friends and family with us.

Great atmosphere, decent wine, and very friendly staff. But, I have a major concern about this establishment. After having a great experience, I had an employee approach with a mobile card reader to pay. The ticket came out and she said goodbye. I said, "wait, where is the tip option?" She politely said the machine doesn't allow it. I said then how do you get tipped? She said she usually doesn't. As a business owner, I said why is that? She said, the owner doesn't allow it for some tax reasons. I gave her a substantial cash tip for one wine flight. I am sad that these employees don't get a little extra for such good service. No, I don't know anyone who works here, just a good human. Bring cash and tip big!

Vinegar. Have you ever smelled a sterile hospital? These are all the flavor profiles you can expect to taste here at the Three Sisters. Service was fair and friendly. Wine? Hardly knew her! Tasting? Couldn't finish her!

We loved Janet our wine aficionado! This winery was so quaint and the owners are right there. All vines hand planted with love. We liked them much more than the larger impersonal wineries we visited that felt like a tourist trap. A great stop and delicious wines. Left a big fan of fat boy red.

Great views. They do a wine flight that is worth your time as well. Can't go wrong with Dahlonega gold

Beautiful views and beautiful wine. We loved that there was an option to spend $10 or $15 for a tasting and get a stem (or stemless) glass. Out of the three other vineyards we went to, this was the only one who offered a little glass to take home. This was the only vineyard whose wine we really enjoyed. All their wine seemed well developed and distinct. We would go back again. We went on a Saturday and their was both music and food (provided by an outside BBQ place) but know their outdoor seating is limited. If you don't mind standing or siting on a ledge over looking the vineyard, this place is for you!

I visited Three Sisters on 4/22/17 and had a blast! It was the 4th stop on our wine tour so I was pretty exhausted by then but Miranda and Hannah made our tasting so much fun. I loved the barn set up for the tasting which gave my group of 11 ladies some privacy. Miranda and Hannah kept us laughing while really educating us on the wines we tasted. They were pleasant and very attentive.

Monty was awesome! Great tasting, amazing wine but Monty made it awesome! Happy Birthday to me don't forget the Chardonnay

I visited six Dahlonega wineries this week, to try wines. I was buying, instead of tasting, as I was driving. Five of the six, were incredibly polite, patient and genuinely knowledgeable. This place had none of those attributes. The older woman that I interacted with was condescending, not that knowledgeable and did not belong behind the sales counter. I don't care how good their wines may be....we'll never return until they change their staff. Plus, both of the sales women sneered and made smarmy comments when I asked if they had any winery dogs......a pleasant addition to several of the other local wineries.

Three Sisters was the first stop on our wine journey to Dahlonega. We received a friendly greeting and the lady at the door explained the two tasting menus. I got the "Chicks & Chocolate" for $25. My friend and I thought the tastings were expensive but were in a good mood and ready to try some wine and chocolate! We had a great time and the wine was good. The bartenders were really friendly and knowledgable and we left with smiles on our faces. Our day went South after that as we started with high expectations but were sorely disappointed in the quality of wine and service at the next two places - Frogtown and Wolf Mountain.

My wife and I have visited this winery numerous times and despite the poor customer service, we've always returned for love of their wines. However, our most recent visit (and last) was a bit much. We arrived during a "festival" they were having, and we had brought a few guests with us just to allow them to sample the wine and then buy a least a half case as we normally do. We traveled from he city. They refused to sell us anything other than what they had in their barn for the festival. Basically, they refused my money, which would have been fine had I not had guests with me who were wine enthusiasts and eager to try this local winery. Needless to say, we'll never return. Their ignorance has lost them several customers who have bought at least 1-2 cases per year.

We really liked the venue and the wine was the best but after spending over two hundred dollars with our large group we were rushed off rudely from the premises at closing time. We were taking pictures in the vineyard and the gazebo and we were told we weren't allowed to take pictures and it was private property. This was a very rude experience and the lady could have asked us to leave much nicer, especially since we just spend a lot of money at her winery.

We have been enjoying the Georgia Wine Country for several years, but yesterday was our first visit to Three Sisters. After a less than satisfying stop at Wolf Mountain, we headed over to Three Sisters, and we loved it. Very courteous and helpful staff...in extreme opposite of Wolf Mountain. We decided not to do a tasting, but instead we each had a glass of their Vidal Blanc, which was a great recommendation from our hostess. We loved it! Our favorite Georgia wine so far; we bought three bottles to bring home! Wonderful experience!!

Great spot! Tasting room was efficiently set up. Wines were tasty, tasting room associates were knowledgeable. Bottles were reasonably priced for the area. Cute sitting area outside. Would recommend!

Really loved the wine at this winery. It totally changed my perspective on sweet wines. The workers here really know how to help with chocolate pairings and make the experience great. Try the fat boy red wine!!

Next up: Three Sisters If you're coming from Frogtown, don't listen to your GPS. Where you would normally go right to exit Frogtown, make a left on the gravel road and go country for a few minutes. Three Sisters is just over the hill, and it's the most modest of Dahlonega's five wineries. You can taste three wines for $5 or six wines (including reserves and a keepsake glass) for $15. They have some delicious reds (Fat Boy) and a couple of fun, flavor-infused wines. I got a bottle of the pineapple-infused chardonnay to take home, and I'm going to make sangria with it. The people here are welcoming, totally down to earth, and super helpful with any questions that you might have.

Funny story. When were were in Napa Valley back in 2005, we visited Robert Sinskey Vineyards. They were selling a special blend relatively cheap and only at the winery because they'd wanted to call it "Three Sisters" for the three daughters of the proprietors (or something like that... memory is fuzzy on account of the age and the wine tasting involved), but they found out that they we're allow to distribute that because some winery on the east coast was called that. So full circle - two years later, we visited Three Sisters in Dahlonega, when we finally made the trek to North Georgia wine country. Three Sisters is just down the hill from Frogtown. The road is somewhat ominous, as it's not paved and it's got big ruts, and I wasn't sure that the Camry would make it back up the hill! The owners were quite friendly. They were personally working in the tasting room, which I always appreciate, since it allows you to get a feel for what they're really going for and why they're in the wine making business. The wines were ok, and we bought a bottle of the basic stuff. In general, to me the wines taste very fruity, like warm pie or jam. Not awful, but not really something that I'll go back to again and again. My best friend's cousin had her wedding here, and the pictures were beautiful.

After a very under-whelming trip to Frogtown Cellars next door, we were hoping for a better experience and that we had! The girls behind the bar were uber friendly, nice and very informative about the wines. The wines were a lot better tasting and I did take home a bottle with me. My only complaint was the man behind the cash register was pretty rude about anything we inquired about. My guess is this place has dealt with a lot of rowdy, drunk patrons in the past and it's left a sour taste in some of the employee's mouths and seemed to have ruin any experience for legit wine tasters. Or, maybe he was just having a bad day, either way we still had a good time!

I loved this place. Mind you, my friends and I hit this winery moments after our horrid experience at Frogtown so I'm guessing that may have colored my opinion just slightly. We got lucky and the gentleman helping us with our tasting turned out to be one of the winemakers in the flesh. He was funny, charming and informative and you could really tell he loves what he does for a living. I am not a wine snob but I look for good tasting, affordable wines so to me the Fat Boy Red was really what I was looking for. I bought a few other reds and a couple whites as well but Fat Boy Red is still my favorite from Three Sisters. This place was definitely worth the drive and the good wine and nice people there even made our experience at Frogtown earlier seem like distant bad memory.