The team behind bottle shops Elemental Spirits Co. and The Zero Co. in Poncey-Highland will open Sidetracked Wine Co. later this spring in downtown Chamblee.
Located across from Asian brewpub Hopstix on Pierce Drive, Sidetracked Wine will sell vintages from small and family-owned wineries producing natural, low-intervention, and organic wines. In addition to retail sales, owners Cory and Malory Atkinson will also offer wine tastings and flights here.
“Our wine selection will be a reflection of both everyday staples and limited and rare bottles with cult followings from all around the world,” general manager and wine buyer Adam Urban says.
Urban and the Atkinsons want Sidetracked to serve as a place for people to ask questions and seek guidance on wine and wine pairings through personal consultations, tastings, and flights. Like Elemental Spirits, Sidetracked Wine will carry zero-proof options from the couple’s nonalcoholic bottle shop The Zero Co.
The Atkinsons opened Elemental Spirits next door to Manuel’s Tavern in 2020. The shop sells small-batch spirits and natural wines. As demand for nonalcoholic spirits grew, the couple added a tight selection of zero-proof options to the shelves at Elemental Spirits. The Atkinsons opened The Zero Co. in 2022, just down the street from their original bottle shop. It became the first bottle shop to open in Atlanta dedicated to nonalcoholic spirits.
Sidetracked Wine Co. joins a growing list of restaurants and bars opening in Chamblee, part of a rejuvenation project underway in the city’s downtown district. This includes taproom and micro food hall Chamblee Tap and Market on Broad Street and the sprawling eco-friendly dining and entertainment district Block and Drum. Both are expected to open in downtown Chamblee by summer.
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