Dahlonega, Georgia—that’s “Duh-LON-ega” for those of you silently butchering it in your head—sits nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just an hour north of Atlanta but somehow ...

What surprises many first-time visitors is Dahlonega’s emergence as the heart of North Georgia’s wine country. The surrounding hillsides, with their mineral-rich soil and favorable climate, have ...