Augusta Wine-Romantic Italian Dinner and Wines in the North Georgia Mountains - Beechwood Inn

The Romantic Beechwood Inn is located in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains and is on the Scenic Georgia Wine Highway

The Beechwood Inn is Georgia's Premier Wine Country Inn and offers luxury lodging in a rustic mountain setting. The Inn is nestled among 100 year-old terraced gardens overlooking Black Rock Mountain. It is a place where all elements add up to a culinary and wine-oriented journey. The Inn also features Northeast Georgia's only Wine Spectator Award of Excellence restaurant. The restaurant offers Saturday Prixe Fixe dining by advance reservation featuring fresh California and Mediterranean-style meals using the best of local, organic and sustainable products from Georgia farms, vineyards and orchards.

Our Foods: Most of our seasonal foods are from local and sustainable farms, orchards and gardens - and much of it is organic and natural. Most of our dinner entree meats are natural (organic, no hormones, no antibiotics, no feed lots).

December 6 – Italian Dinner with Italian Wines

Join us for a fall Italian dinner with wonderful wines from Italy.  Dinner with wines is $85.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Luxury lodging $189 - $209, plus tax.

Amuse Bouche: Gnudi with Sage Brown Butter

Wild Mushroom Ragout and Crispy Pancetta

2006 Bastianich Rosato, Friuli, Italy

Appetizer: Smoked & Grilled Georgia Quail Breast with Tuscan Herbs
Creamy Cheddar Polenta
Berkshire Lardon and Spinach Salad

2004 Rubiro Montepulciano, d’Abruzzo, Italy

Salad: Taylor Farm Local Arugula

Brown Sugar Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette, Gorgonzola, Fried Tuscan Almonds

Entrée: Tamari Bacon Stung Berkshire Pork Tenderloin
Spicy Basil Haricot Vert, Potatoes D’Abruzzo,

 Apricot-Shallot Glaze, Micro Mizuna 

2000 Apollonio Copertino Riserva, Puglia, Italy

Dessert: Bread Pudding

 with Brandied Apple Chutney, Caramel Shards and Vanilla Cream

2004 Caprilli Moscato di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy