It’s hot here and to cope with weather that can be burdensome, Wines Down South takes readers to places where comfort is assured. Atlanta’s acclaimed Ansley Park Playhouse entertained thousands with the spectacular comedy
Peachtree Battle, by playwrights John Gibson and Anthony Morris.
Mrs. John Marsh – The World Knew Her as Margaret Mitchell, is a one woman play about the author of
Gone With The Wind, the story of the reclusive author’s life before and after she became a publishing sensation. It stars Kandace Christian, a Tennessee based actress and former Miss Mississippi. The one-woman play includes an audiovisual component of rarely published photographs and newsreel footage from the movie’s Atlanta premiere. The review of the play appears in this month’s Wines Down South.
Join Doc Lawrence for a visit to an organic winery in Monticello, Florida, just south of Thomasville, Georgia, and a wine tasting like none you’ve ever heard of before. Mission San Luis, atop destination in Tallahassee, Florida’s capitol, was one of the fist places where the wines of Europe were brought into the New World. On a recent afternoon, Lakeridge Winery shared wines with Doc and other journalists at the Mission including the Blanc Du Bois, a grape and wine named in honor of Emile Dubois who long ago had a
successful vineyard and winery on the site of Mission San Luis.
Chef Yann Chupin heads the gourmet kitchen at Linger Longer Steakhouse at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in bucolic Reynolds Plantation on Georgia’s Lake Oconee. He demonstrated his skills for an Atlanta audience and you can view and learn from his presentation by just one
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Our journey continues along the Civil War trails, where we stop for lectures, exhibitions, reenactments and barbecue, music and outstanding festivals throughout the South.
Plan your trips with these stories and opportunities in mind. The likelihood of more enjoyment with more original choices will be increased. That is our mission and it’s something that we do with dedication.
Welcome to July Down South!
