Wine Country Tour & Tasting
About Engelheim Vineyards
Welcome to Engelheim Vineyards. We are located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Ellijay Georgia. Our focus is to grow outstanding grapes to produce the highest quality of wine. Our objective is to give all glory to God while integrating our German heritage. We invite you to visit us at our tasting room where we are open 7 days a week from 12:30 – 6:00 PM. We offer a large variety of vinifera wines, made from our 15 acres of estate-grown grapes.
Our History
Gary Engel grew up on a farm in South Alabama. After serving 27 years in the Army, Colonel Engel knew he wanted to retire to the mountains and return to his farming roots. In 2007, Gary and Jan Engel decided to purchase the land that is now known as Engelheim (German for “Angel Home”). The Engel family planted their first vines in 2009 and harvested their first vintage in 2011. In 2014, they opened their bavarian-style tasting room. In 2020, Engelheim broke ground to build our 12,000 square foot event center, Venue in the Vines. We look forward to hosting weddings, corporate events and more!
Our dream also focuses upon building a sustainable future for our family through Engelheim. Our family venture has rewarded them with maintaining a focus on strong Christian values and the gift of seeing first hand how God provides our grapes. We give all thanks to God for allowing him to take care of this piece of His beautiful world and to live in harmony with his perfect plan. We are truly are living the dream at Engelheim Vineyards.
About Our Award Winning Wines
Engelheim is home to over 20+ awards for our outstanding lineup of wines including many double gold and silver medals from the largest competition of American wines, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. On top of our various prestigious awards, we are honored to have received the “2018 Georgia Winery of the Year”, and “Best Georgia Grown Wine” in 2020 for our Petite Manseng and in 2021 for our Red Blend Doxology. At Engelheim we not only put our backbone into our wines but we also our heart and soul. We absolutely love what we do and that reflects within the quality of our wines and our track record of awards.