Kaya Vineyard & Winery, Dahlonega, Georgia

I recently visited with Kari McCann, General Manager at Kaya Vineyard & Winery and learned so much about this wonderful destination in Dahlonega, Georgia.  Purchased in 2015 by Bill and Andrea Werkeiser, the property was previously Blackstock Vineyard and Winery. Kaya opened to the public with it’s first wines (from the 2015 harvest) in 2016. The…

The Wine Diamonds Film

The film gives an in depth history of grape growing and wine making in the  Midwest and Heartland regions of Untied States. Iowa was once the 6th largest producer of grapes in the country! And Minnesota is home to the United States first American Viticultural Area. Wait…really? Yes, really.  So what happened? A number of things…