Battlefield Parkway

I-75 Exit 350

Ringgold

Georgia

30736

 

Tel: 706-937-2177

For over 20 years Georgia's 1st Farm Winery, The Georgia Winery, has been producing award winning wines that capture the fresh fruity flavor of the fruit. This unique fresh fruity flavor of our wines serves as our mark of distinction and delights the taste buds of our customers from across the nation.

History
We at Georgia Wines are often asked "Why do your wines taste so good... What's your secret?"
As the first established farm winery in the state of Georgia, we have been making premium award winning wines since 1983. Our "secret" lies in the fact that we strive for maximum flavor content in our winemaking by practicing our own "freeze-fermentation" technique. We FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS on maximum fruitiness in our wines.

In the spring of 1982 our founder, Dr. Maurice S. Rawlings, Sr., bought a serenely beautiful 52 acre tract of land in the foothills of Lookout Mountain in the Northwest corner of Georgia. Looking for a way to make the land productive, he contacted the local Agricultural Extension Service. To his dismay, he discovered that the land was unsuitable for farming, but was thrilled to find that a vineyard would be a preferred alternative. Dr. Rawlings had always held a passion for fine wines. He and his family planted the vineyard and the rest is "history".

With over 200 awards to our credit, we take pride in producing some of the most unique wine on the market. Through our special "freeze fermentation" technique, we are able to capture the fresh flavor of the fruit which is normally lost when wine is fermented at traditional higher temperature levels. Our process produces wine which tastes like eating the fresh, sweet fruit right off the vines!

Come sample our wines and taste the difference for yourself. We offer free wine tasting of all of our wines. We also carry a full line of winemaking supplies, wine accessories, exquisite gift baskets for all occasions, an array of unique gifts and the delectable "The Georgia Gourmet" food products.

Awards

2004 Indy International Wine Competition
Our wines were judged from among 3,600 wines in the nation's 3rd largest wine competition, the Indy International. Wines from 40 different U.S. states and from seventeen countries were evaluated on apperance, aroma, taste, and aftertaste by fifteen panels of judges.

Georgia Wines came home with a total of eight medals: 2 GOLD, 4 Silver, & 2 Bronze.

Yippee for us!

Georgia Wines Medal Winners - 2004

2004 Indy International Wine Competition
Catoosa County White - Gold
Georgia On My Mind - Gold
Muscadine - Silver
Blackberry Muscadine - Silver
Southern Blush - Silver
Chattanooga Blush - Silver
Tail Gate Red - Bronze
Scarlett - Bronze

More Georgia Wines Award Winners
Georgia Wines Medal Winners - 2003

2003 Indy International Wine Competition
Purdue University, IN
Chattanooga Blush - Concordance Gold
Muscadine - Gold
Napoleon - Gold
Georgia On My Mind - Silver
Southern Blush - Silver
Concord - Bronze
Tail Gate Red - Bronze
Amenti del Vino Wine Competion
Cromwell, CT
Scarlett - Silver
Concord - Silver
Niagara - Silver
Muscadine Supreme - Silver
Lone Star International Wine Competion
Grapevine, TX
Chattanooga Blush - Gold
Concord - Silver
Southern Blush - Silver
Muscadine - Silver

Directions
The Winery is conveniently located in scenic North Georgia, only minutes from Chattanooga, Tennessee on Interstate 75, Exit #350. Only 300 feet from the interstate on the west side of I-75. Ringgold, GA.