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If you’re looking for a beautiful luxury wine getaway in Georgia, consider planning a trip to visit Chateau Elan Winery and Resort. Chateau Elan Winery and Resort is located in Braselton, Georgia. This beautiful property is the perfect destination for those who enjoy sweet wine, spa-goers, or travelers seeking a relaxing getaway just outside the hustle of Atlanta, Georgia.
A few weeks ago, we took a day trip to this beautiful property. If you’re on the east coast, and don’t want to travel all the way to Napa Valley to enjoy great wine and views, here are some great travel tips for visiting Chateau Elan Resort and Winery:
Planning Your Trip:
- Book Everything Online in Advance: Chateau Elan is a popular destination with a variety of activities beyond just wine tasting. You can take a cooking class, visit the spa, take a cheese and charcuterie board class, and more! So I recommend making reservations ahead of time online, especially if you’re visiting on a weekend. If you’re planning a girls trip to this winery, be sure to checkout my post sharing unique ideas to make this a memorable girls trip!
- Plan a Winery Tour and Tasting: Chateau Elan is a beautiful property. So if you’re planning to visit this beautiful winery and resort, I recommend booking the wine tour + tasting (currently called the “Chateau Wine Tasting”), instead of casually visiting the tasting room. The staff here is very knowledgeable, and with this booking, you’re given a behind the scenes sneak peek of their wine making process, with proper tasting techniques.
- Make Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner Reservations: Chateau Elan is located in Braselton, GA, which is around 45 minutes northeast from central Atlanta depending on traffic. After exploring the area, there are not a lot of standout food choices in the area. Therefore, I recommend exploring one of Chateau Elan’s many dining options and make reservations for your visit in advance. During our visit, we enjoyed brunch at Versailles Restaurant & Bar.
- Spa Services & Golfing: Chateau Elan offers amazing spa services. You have the opportunity to book a variety of facials, massages, body treatments, and couple experiences. If some traveling with you are not excited about visiting the spa, I definitely. recommend booking time at Chateau Elan’s championship golf courses.
- Book an Overnight Stay: Chateau Elan recently renovated their accommodations. They have a variety of spacious, modern rooms and suites available for booking. So why not take time and make a weekend trip out of your visit? During your stay, you could also take time to relax by the pool and explore multiple activities on the property.
Learn How to Make the Perfect Charcuterie Board:
One of our favorite activities from visiting Chateau Elan was their Charcuterie Workshop! During our visit, we met an amazing charcuterie board teacher named Amy and she guided us through some of the most amazing board creations and top notch pairings! Some of our favorite pairings from the class were:
Favorite Workshop Pairings:
- Rosemary Cracker + Brie + Honey + Blueberry + Rosemary
- Rosemary Cracker + Brie + Honey + Candied Pecan
- Rosemary Cracker + Blueberry Goat Cheese + Bresola Beef Tenderloin + Honey + Rosemary
These pairings were so amazing! We enjoyed these with a glass of Pinot Grigio Reserve, and it absolutely transformed the taste of this wine into a buttery Chardonnay.
Wine and Grape Options at Chateau Elan:
In speaking with the staff at Chateau Elan, they educated us on the variety of wines offered at the resort, some of which mimic traditional European-style wines. Chateau Elan’s wine style also incorporates wine characteristics known to the North Georgia region, with a large selection of sweet wines available. During our visit, we discovered the following types of grapes as part of our tour and tasting:
- Chardonnay
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
- Syrah/Shiraz
- Viognier
- Muscadine
- Norton
Throughout our tasting experience I found a lot of Chateau Elan’s wines to be more on the sweet side. If you love a good sweet wine, then this is the winery for you! Chateau Elan is known for its Muscadine wines, which is very popular in the southern region of the United States.
They also sold port wines in their general tasting area. Chateau Elan’s wine’s are very affordable and in my opinion of acceptable quality. If you’re a lover of crisp wine wines, I have to say that the Pinot Griot Reserve was my favorite wine of the day. This wine as very versatile and perfect for serving at dinner parties to please a crowd majority.
All in all, I would absolutely recommend visiting Chateau Elan Resort and Winery for a relaxing getaway in Northern Georgia. This expansive property of some 3,500 square feet is the perfect way to relax, explore, and treat yourself to luxury a experience.
Such a shame it’s so far away, because I would have loved to do this with my husband. The wine for him, and the Spa treatment for me
That is a beautiful place. Someday I’d love to visit and see the sights. Great photos.
This winery looks stunning! We road trip to Georgia all the time and will put this on our must visit for the next trip!
Everything looks so fancy from the dining area to the gardens and right down to the cheese board. I would love to go somewhere like this.
Oh wow, the winery here is fully stacked for the occasion. I’ve never been to a winery before. I would love to visit here, sometime.
Oh wow, looks like a glam and wonderful experience and I am glad you had a good time., Thanks for introducing this place in Georgia and I would love to visit there sometime in the future.
Chateau Elan Winery and Resort look like a great place. I love wine and good dining on vacation. I hope we will have a family trip to Georgia next year.
This is an interesting place and never been to here before. However, it looks amazing and worth visiting. Thank you for sharing!