Chateau Elan is the largest winery in Georgia and is located in Braselton, 40 miles north of Atlanta.

It was founded in 1982 by Dr. Don Panoz who came from the pharmaceutical industry. Their wines have won many regional awards including 19 from the Atlanta International Wine Festival, two from the Dallas Morning News Wine Competition and numerous Florida State Fair awards.

The facility is 3,500 acres but only 50 are dedicated to the vineyard. Georgia wines are marked "Founder's Reserve" but other bottles with the Chateau Elan label can include grapes from a sister property in California.