Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery — Attraction in Dahlonega

We visited Three Sisters for the first time on 2/3/24. We have lived in the Atlanta area for 7 years now and been to a few North Georgia wineries before. My sister lives in California and we frequently visit Napa and Sonoma, so wine palate is set a little higher when it comes to wine. We had another couple visit us from Wisconsin that love exploring different wines so off on a road trip we went.

Three Sisters was our last stop where we were promptly greeted by Hans in the parking lot. Hans guided us to the tasting room where we found a menu with limited description of the wines and categorized them into groups of “dry” “sweet” etc. (i suggest you refer to their website for a creative description of their wines) Hans asked each of us our preferences and what we like in a wine and he proceeded to help pick what he thought would be good choices. I inquired with Hans about more specifics about the wines , if they were estate grown grapes, what barrels they used etc. After this brief interaction we found out that Hans is a Sommelier and spent many years working California vineyards.

I find most Georgia wineries to be somewhat fake wannabes when they use California grapes to make wines here. I was surprised that all their grapes are 100% estate grown and was impressed with almost every wine we tasted. The proof to me when wine tasting is when you try the wine and move on, the next level is when you buy a bottle or 2. Between our friends and us, we purchased over a case. I am not saying their wine is the best wine you can buy of the varietals they have, I am saying it is very good drinkable and enjoyable wine that truly shows what a wine produced in Georgia can do from the ground...

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...

My wife and I have visited well over 200 wineries in north America, while we're not experts, but we know something about wine. Three Sisters is easily the second worst we've ever experienced. Drinking this wine made me so ill, we had to cut our day short. First experience was the transactional nature of the staff. There was nobody to discuss the wine with, they literally put you in a line to order your flight and yelled "NEXT" when it was your turn to order. When I did ask the cashier a question, I got a sarcastic answer in return. Oh well, they had music and a nice patio. But we were about to experience the terrible wine. The only one that didn't taste like a chemical concoction was the Cab Franc .... But there was nothing special about it. All in all, we dumped every wine after taking a sip or two. It was remarkably horrid.... Especially after we just tasted what was easily some of the best wine on this Georgia wine tour at the neighboring winery. Don't go.... Save...