Update: Sandy Springs Wine Festival extends early bird pricing after Roswell Wine Festival cancellation
The Sandy Springs Wine Festival has extended its special early bird 10 percent discount pricing until Aug. 31 to include wine lovers from the Roswell Wine Festival, which will not be held in 2025.
“We want to extend this early bird offer to our friends in Roswell,” said Adam Forrand, President and CEO of the Greater Perimeter Chamber. “Their festival has been a beloved community tradition, and we’re excited to continue that spirit here in Sandy Springs.”
According to a post on its website, Peggy Robinson and Dwight Cunningham, the organizers of the Roswell Wine Festival, announced that the 2025 event would be cancelled for a variety of reasons, including rising costs and a date change that affected its attendance.
“A significant turning point came last year when the City of Roswell required we move the date we traditionally held for 10 years,” the announcement said. “This change had a substantial negative impact on attendance, with ticket sales down 20% year-over-year. For a one day event, this is hard to recover from.”
Robinson and Cunningham said they are still contemplating a return of the event for 2026.
The Sandy Springs festival will feature light bites from local favorites, including Il Giallo, Baraonda, Nowak’s, Bocado, Fogo de Chao, Bishoku, Mojave, Bistro at River Ridge, Southern Bistro, Chef Rob’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Darden’s Delights.
It will also include music from the Ansley Stewart Band, whose sound channels 1960s soul with the energy of Athens’ 1980s college radio scene.
The festival enters its third year after attracting more than 300 attendees in its first two years. It will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 6110 Blue Stone Rd. The general tasting runs from 3 to 5 p.m.
General admission Early bird tickets are on sale for $80. Groups of 10 or more tickets get a 10 percent discount, the release said. The reserve tasting will be from 2 to 3 p.m., with tickets on sale for $155 and those ticket holders can also attend the general tasting that follows.
Ticket sales to both tastings will be limited. Ticket pricing is “all in,” which means it includes all fees and taxes, which effectively created a price reduction for the tickets.
A portion of the proceeds from the reserve tasting will go to the wine festival’s charity partner, Solidarity Sandy Springs, a nonprofit serving community members experiencing food scarcity because of their economic conditions.
Committee Chairperson Karen Trylovich said in the release that the festival grows each year because of the premier wines served by its distributors.
New to the event is a bourbon tasting with Elijah Craig, a premium high-end whiskey, which rounds out the festival’s selection of more than 225 fine wines, ranging from robust reds and delicate whites to sparkling favorites and rare vintages.
The distributor wines will be available to order at discounted prices. All attendees will also receive a Sandy Springs Wine Festival Reidel wine glass.
For more information, visit the Sandy Springs Wine Festival website.
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