Sandy Springs wine festival brings 175 wines to City Green

More than 175 wines will pour at City Green on Sunday, Oct. 11, when the Sandy Springs Wine Festival moves to its new downtown venue for the first time.

The fourth annual festival runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Way. The Greater Perimeter Chamber presents the event, with in-kind support from the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center and Visit Sandy Springs, Appen Media first reported in July.

Selections include Italian Sangiovese, Vermentino, Barolo, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Provence wines from Georgia-based distributors and wineries worldwide, according to WhatNow Atlanta.

General Tasting tickets cost $75 and cover the 3 to 5 p.m. session. Each ticket includes a souvenir Riedel wine glass. Groups of 10 or more pay $58 each. Reserve Tasting tickets run $135 and grant early entry from 2 to 3:15 p.m., with wines valued at $70 or more from producers such as Quilceda Creek, Cayuse and Cos d'Estournel. Reserve holders also receive a swag bag and access to the General Tasting.

A portion of Reserve Tasting proceeds benefits Solidarity Sandy Springs, a local nonprofit focused on food insecurity.

Jazz quartet Haden Rider with Rare Affair will perform. Restaurants serving food include Bishoku, Culinary Dropouts, il Giallo, Southern Bistro, Buckhead Club, Tre Vele and Sugar Daddy Cookies. The festival runs under a large tent, rain or shine. Attendees must be 21 or older with valid ID.

Tasting committee chairperson Karen Trylovich said the new City Green location and lower prices let more people take part while supporting a local nonprofit. "We're excited to introduce our new City Green location [and] lower ticket prices," Trylovich told Fulton Neighbor.

Tickets are available at freshtix.com.

Native plant sale at Lost Corner Preserve

The day before the wine festival, Wild Roots Native Nursery holds a plant sale at Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Road NW, on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Co-founders Trecia Neal and Stephanie Spencer specialize in hard-to-find native species. Neal started Green Gardens Education & Designs in 2017 and began the nursery on her own property. Spencer, a STEM educator, joined in 2022. Together they have potted more than 2,500 plugs of native plants, according to the Wild Roots website, including early spring ephemerals, woodland perennials and native grasses.

Lost Corner Preserve sits at the intersection of Dalrymple Road/Riverside Drive and Brandon Mill Road. Gates are open dawn to dusk, according to the Friends of Lost Corner Preserve.