From our family to yours

Accent was founded on the principle of bringing people together around good friends, family and a great experience.

three winery owners, Tyler, Tristen, and Katie with their winery dog, Strauss standing next to a wine barrel on the outdoor deck of their tasting room
Accent Cellars is a family‑owned and operated winery in Dahlonega, Georgia, run by Tyler Barnes (winemaker), Tristen Vanhoff (winemaker), and Katie Vanhoff (resident artist & educator)

Cultivation. Creativity. Community.

Accent Cellars is a winery and tasting room nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains. We bought the property in 2016 and spent the next year and a half renovating the house ourselves, creating the tasting room that now serves as the heart of our winery and community. What makes our space unique is that it was a home long before it was a tasting room, and that spirit of welcome remains in every corner.

Our tasting room is an extension of our living room: warm, welcoming, a little chaotic in the best way. You’ll find us pouring flights, telling stories, teaching workshops, wrangling kids, and celebrating the small magic that happens when people gather around a glass.

We source grapes from all over Georgia and beyond because we love the hunt for varietals that surprise us. We choose fruit the way artists choose colors: intentionally, instinctively, and with a little spark in our chest. Every bottle we craft is something we genuinely want to drink, something we’re proud to pour for the people who walk through our doors.

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