‘It’s like watching your life go up in flames’: Alto winery owner reacts to fire that destroyed family business - Gainesville Times

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‘It’s like watching your life go up in flames’: Alto winery owner reacts to fire that destroyed family business

Matthew Vrahiotes, his wife Lindsey and their three children. The couple owns Sweet Acre Farms Winery in Alto, which was destroyed in a fire Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Photo courtesy of Matthew Vrahiotes.

Matthew Vrahiotes, his wife Lindsey and their three children. The couple owns Sweet Acre Farms Winery in Alto, which was destroyed in a fire Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Photo courtesy of Matthew Vrahiotes.

The Times

Updated: Jan 23, 2025, 8:54 PM

Published: Jan 23, 2025, 8:45 PM

When Sweet Acre Farms Winery opened in Alto in 2015, it was billed as the first winery in Hall County. Now, all that remains is an ashen pile of ruins, a haunting reminder of the inferno that destroyed the county’s first winery in a mere matter of hours.

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