Cartecay Vineyards — Attraction in Georgia

We enjoyed our stop here, even though it was out of season and not much going on. A lot of this had to go with the host/server Rowe who acted like we were the only customers she had.

Wait, we were the only customers she had at the time. Regardless, she made us feel important.

The only building open was the tasting room, which had a roaring fire, plush seating and a host of beer, wine and gifts for sale. At the time of our visit, it was $15 for four one ounce samples and that was more than enough.

We did three wine flights and everyone’s favorite was different. Here is the favorites:

Bee Loved - child #2 loved the sweet and syrupy flavor with an aromatic finish. Vidal Blanc - child #1 loved this for it taste, not too sweet, not too dry. Dawg Red - not made here, but important from another winery in Georgia. Son in law #1 liked this one. 2019 Cabernet - my wife, an experienced wine drinker loved it’s dry texture and flavor hints. Winter Spice - no one listed this as a favorite, but they did not say it was bad either.

After we tasted, Rose gave us some hints on places to see and dine, some of them really close by. My family thought her recommendations...

Cartecay was so awesome 👏🏽 to us! We had a small, intimate, bridal shower there and it was great! The manager was up front about what they could offer and they gave us great service. $10 flights with souvenir glasses, attentive and knowledgeable bar tenders, friendly... It kind of felt like we were at home.

Full transparency, it felt slightly stiff and awkward when the owner showed up but I get it - he’s probably tense because of the COVID insanity pervading us all in one way or another. The rest of the time it was very relaxed and seriously felt like we were at home...but didn’t have to clean up. Bonus: She knows her stuff. I said what I liked and I literally liked every glass she suggested after hearing my likes. We left with bottles of wine, jam, and enjoyed...

We came here after a day of hiking in the mountains. The wine tasting was appropriately priced, and all 4 we tasted were good. The one thing that tainted our experience was the charcuterie board. It was priced at $20, and the lady at the bar informed us that it would be enough for a light snack for our group of 5. Upon ordering it, we were given a plastic tray of things that (no exaggeration) resembled a lunchable that I'd give my toddler nephew. The cheese was almost certainly a kraft single that had been cut into 4 slices, and the crackers were a single half-pack of ritz crackers. The tray should not have been priced at more than $5. Obviously, we were extremely disappointed, and this ruined the entire trip to the vineyard for us. We will not...