Chateau Elan is the largest winery in Georgia,[1] located in Braselton, 40 miles (60 km) north of Atlanta.
It was founded in 1982 by Dr. Don Panoz who came from the pharmaceutical industry.
The facility is 3,500 acres (14 km2) but only 50 are dedicated to the vineyard. The property also functions as an inn, with a golf club, spa, seven restaurants, an art gallery, a wine market and wine tastings.[2]
Georgia wines are marked "Founder's Reserve" but other wines with the Chateau Elan label can include grapes from a sister property in California. Its Chardonnay received a poor review from Time, which called it "undrinkable" and tasting "like sweet gasoline."[3]