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Visit Italy-inspired Montaluce in Dahlonega
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
04/25/08
From the artist's nook window atop Villa Rossese, the roof's red clay tiles provide an earthy complement to the distant terraced hill sparkling verdant in the warm spring sun. Soon, a graceful green lace of fruiting vines will etch those terraces with the promise of a bountiful harvest of grapes. Tuscany? Try Dahlonega, where the Italy-inspired village at Montaluce is rising on rolling hills of former farmland just outside this quaint north Georgia hamlet.
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Montaluce featured in Buyer Spotlight
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) Home Finder
04/06/08
Three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath cottage at Montaluce Winery and Estates, a 400-acre Dahlonega community with 300 Tuscan-style homes and 35 acres of vineyards. Lots range from the $70,000s to mid-$600,000s, cottages from the mid-$300,000s to high $400,000s, and villas from the high $700,000s to more than $1.3 million.
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The wine life - North Georgia has evolved into the Napa of the South
The Gainesville Times
03/30/08
A precious commodity is drawing prospectors to Lumpkin County. They come from New York or Atlanta, drawn by the lush mountains and temperate climate. And they grow grapes. Lots of them.
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Star of Open That Bottle Night: Leoville Las Cases
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
03/06/08
Pastor Dale Sillik and his wife, Donna, brought a 1998 Byron Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara, Calif. They got it on a cruise several years ago. Pastor Jill Henning and her husband, Matt, brought a sangiovese from a winery outside Roanoke, Va., near Matt's hometown.
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Vintage day for wine on the Web
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
02/29/2008
Georgians may soon get to order their favorite Napa Valley sauvignon blanc or North Georgia red directly from the winery.
The Georgia House voted 126-8 Thursday to allow Georgians to order over the phone or Internet up to 12 cases per year of wine from a winery.
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Tuscan Treasure - Step inside our Spring Show House at Montaluce Winery & Estates
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles
02/18/2008
What better backdrop for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles’ Spring Show House than North Georgia’s version of the Italian wine country, a 400-acre Tuscan-style, new-home community and winery.
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Montaluce – Uncorking the Tuscan life at North Georgia's newest winery concept
AtlantaLife Magazine
02/2008
They say fine wine gets better with age, but as Georgia will soon discover, a fine winery doesn’t necessarily need much time to ripen. Montaluce Winery and Estates is the newest wine producer and the newest wine-centered concept to land thoughtfully and oh-so gracefully in Dahlonega, Georgia’s small wine country.
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Montaluce Winery Offers Romantic Getaway for Valentine's Day
MyFox Atlanta
02/07/08
Montaluce Winery offers a romantic setting and getaway just in time for Valentine’s Day.
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From The Cellar – Holiday Gift Ideas for the Wine Enthusiast
Today's Custom Home Magazine – Atlanta Culinary Corners – Rare Finds
12/01/07
Most friends, family and business associates love receiving wine over the holidays. It is almost the perfect gift, as you can demonstrate your sophistication with your picks and try to match your choices to fit the personality of your recipient.
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The essence of Tuscany in Cumming
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
11/15/07
Rob Beecham liked the idea of building a new home in Cumming's Vickery Village community, but he wanted enough elbow room to put some space between himself and his neighbors. That meant buying two building lots to create side and rear yards where his kids can romp. And it also gave him enough of a base to build a 10,000-square-foot house — one of the largest in the neighborhood.
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Dahlonega's New Gold Rush — North Georgia Winery Brings Local Wine to the Front Door
North Fulton Living – Lifestyle
11/2007
Most Georgians (and history buffs) know Dahlonega as the site of America’s first gold rush way back in the 1820s. For a while, the tiny hamlet in the North Georgia hills even hosted a U.S. mint to turn all that bullion into legal tender. But in the late 1840s, Georgia’s sun as America’s gold capital was eclipsed by much larger strikes in California.
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Food for Thought — Organic Thanksgiving
Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles
11/2007
For the family’s first holiday in their eco-friendly home, the Seydels introduce a cornucopia of green traditions into their Thanksgiving celebration.
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PRIVATE QUARTERS: It began with a rock: It's not a hard place
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
10/28/07
Harry Beecham fell in love with a rock.
"We used to walk by this rock," he said of the large outcropping on his 8 acres in Roswell. "I'm on the edge of the precipice. I knew exactly what I wanted to build. I played with it on a napkin and then took it to (architect) Bill Harrison."
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Grand Roswell manor born from a walk in the woods
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)
10/24/07
Harry Beecham fell in love with a rock.
"We used to walk by this rock," he said of the large outcropping on his eight acres in Roswell. "I'm on the edge of the precipice. I knew exactly what I wanted to build. I played with it on a napkin and then took it to (architect) Bill Harrison."
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Wine Collecting 101
Today's Custom Home Magazine – Atlanta Culinary Corners
10/01/2007
So you’ve built your custom home and filled it with such distinctive amenities as top-of-the-line appliances, luxurious furnishings and the ultimate home theatre. Now you’re thinking about finishing off the basement to include a temperature-controlled wine room. But having a state-of-the-art wine cellar and stocking a cellar are two different tasks.
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Montaluce will be a sponsor of this years High Museum Wine Auction
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Message in a bottle — Georgia vineyards are steadily climbing in popularity and offerings
The Sunday Paper
09/23/2007
“Variety is the spice of life, and we ought to celebrate Georgia’s regional character,” says David Harris, winemaker and owner of Blackstock Vineyards & Winery in Dahlonega. “Our wines won’t and shouldn’t taste like French or Californian wine, and that’s what’s so interesting about tasting. We have a different regional flavor.”
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Where the Good Life Demands Grape Views
New York Times — Home & Garden
09/13/2007
The novelty of the golf course community may have begun to fade in recent years, but now vineyard living is emerging as an alternative. The American fascination with wine has never been more intense... and new housing developments are appearing alongside or right in the middle of vineyards across the country, even in areas not well known for their wine production.
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Georgia's Winning Wines
Georgia Trend
09/2007
The state’s burgeoning wine industry is producing a surprising array of reds, whites, pinks and dessert wines, as reflected in the results of Georgia Trend’s inaugural tasting of Georgia wines.
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Montaluce Winery and Estates
New York Times — Escapes — Breaking Ground
08/31/2007
This 400-acre gated development about an hour north of Atlanta will consist of one- to three-and-a-half-acre homesites and villa- and cottage-style houses from 1,100 to 6,300 square feet laid out around vineyards that will produce sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and merlot. When it is complete, which is expected to take around five years, there will be 298 houses.
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Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days Festival
A celebration of Wine, cheese, and Art will be held at Montaluce October 20 and 21st from noon to 5pm. Join us at Georgia’s newest winery as we celebrate the wine harvest, changing of the leaves, and Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days Festival.

Montaluce Homeowners Holiday
Montaluce Homeowners Holiday party to be held at Montaluce winery on December 9th, from 11:30 until 4pm. Our new chef, Steve Hewins, a graduate of the acclaimed Culinary Institute of America will be preparing a fabulous Tuscan inspired brunch!

Gold Rush Days Festival — The Grand Daddy of Georgia's Mountain Festivals!
Gold Rush Days are held the third weekend in October (the 20th and 21st for 2007), when thousands come to see fall colors peaking and celebrate Dahlonega's 1828 discovery of gold. Over 300 art and craft exhibitors gather around the Public Square and Historic District in support of this annual event, and it is estimated that a crowd of over 200,000 visit over the weekend to join in the fun and excitement!
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Join us for the benedizione di vite (blessing of the vines) at Montaluce Winery & Estates.
The future residents, wine maker, & staff welcome you to our beautiful community.
On June 16th we will celebrate the planting and future prosperity of our vineyards.
Please plan to meet at the winery at 2:30pm. The blessing will begin at 3:00pm.
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Dahlonega, Georgia — A Golden Spot  (VIDEO)
U.S. News & World Report
06/04/2007
You can pan for gold in the mountain town of Dahlonega, Ga., just north of Atlanta, and keep what you find. RLTV's Living Live! Hosts Florence Henderson and Meshak Taylor report.
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Dahlonega, Georgia — Finding gold in a mountain town north of Atlanta
U.S. News & World Report — Money & Business — 10 Bargain Retirement Spots
06/06/2007
Sorry, San Francisco, but the first gold rush in U.S. history didn't start in California in 1849. It was 1828 when gold was discovered in a part of the Cherokee Nation known today as Dahlonega, Ga. The town gets its name from the Cherokee word talonega, meaning golden. A U.S. Branch Mint opened there in 1838, pumping out $6 million in gold coins—over $100 million in today's dollars.
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The Best of the Southern Mountains — 23 Places you can enjoy exceptional living
Pinnacle Living
Our goal was simple: to find the very best cities, towns and areas in the Southern Appalachians for relocation, retirement or second-home living. Our research staff has come back with the results: the 21 municipalties (plus two bonus areas not incorporated as such) that offer the very best for those looking to build a new life in the mountains – a life with a fine home and great amenities, plus ample educational, recreational and cultural activities.
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Montaluce assembles winery team
04/26/2007
DAHLONEGA - Montaluce Winery is pleased to announce the addition of Paul White as general manager of its new winemaking facilities. The winery is now in the construction phase and will host its first crush in October 2007.
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Montaluce Hires Winemaker, Stefan Salvini
04/2007
Montaluce is proud to announce the hiring of our Winemaker, Stefano Salvini. Stefano comes to Montaluce from the Campodelsole Winery, in Bertinoro, Italy in the Emilia Romagna wine-growing region. Montaluce is truly blessed to have Stefano as a part of our team.
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Montaluce – Live the Beautiful Life in North Georgia
Today's Custom Home Magazine
02/01/2007
If you’ve dreamed of enjoying life under the warmth of the Tuscan sun, you may be pleasantly surprised to discover that the journey to your new home is much closer than you might think. Montaluce is a breathtaking new community that captures the warmth of the Tuscan countryside yet is tucked just outside historic Dahlonega.
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Montaluce Winery and Estates
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine
01/01/2007
Builder Rob Beecham’s dream of opening a winery comes to fermentation in North Georgia with the help of architect Bill Harrison.
It’s an idea that has fermented during the past five years. Builder Rob Beecham’s growing appreciation for wine–fueled by trips to vineyards and a collecting spree–set his sights on moving to Italy or California upon retirement to open a winery.
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The Grape Escape — A snapshot of six wineries in Georgia's "Napa Valley"
Atlanta Life - Mountain Life
10/2006
The grapevine is climbing the jagged foothills of northeast Georgia, covering fields of red clay with a leafy carpet and luring Mercedes and Beamers to places where only pickups once dared to roam.
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Ground breaking Wednesday for new Lumpkin winery, resort
10/16/2006
DAHLONEGA - Montaluce Winery and Estates in Dahlonega held its ground breaking Wednesday at 3:00.
The ceremony was on the property, located just west of Dahlonega off Georgia 52 on Hightower Church Road.
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