The Days and Time of Paw Paw
A celebration of America's original fruit, at its peak season, at Doghobble Wine Farm. Taste it fresh under the tent, hear from the growers bringing it back, and go home with a tree of your own.
Event Details
Sunday, September 6 · 2–5 PM
Ticketed, limited to 50 guests, $40 per person — reservations required.
Every ticket includes:
Paw Paw Tasting, Under the Tent
A tasting of North Georgia–grown pawpaw fruit at the absolute peak of the season.
The Paw Paw Booklet
A booklet on pawpaw written by Sam Zamarripa, yours to keep.
The Grower Panel
Sam Zamarripa, Blake Price, Blair Housey, and Leslie Kirschner talk growing, foraging, and the future of native fruit in the South.
Paw Paw Ice Cream
Made in-house by our chef, Rebecca Stringer.
Exclusive Tree Sale
Ticket holders get first access to purchase pawpaw trees to plant at home, $15 each.
Other Paw Paw Delights
A few more surprises from the farm along the way.
Wine and paw paw mead available for purchase throughout, alongside wood-fired pizza and food from the tasting room.
Who's talking:
Sam Zamarripa | Founder & Owner, Doghobble Wine Farm
Planted the pawpaw orchard on the Dahlonega Plateau for the same reason Doghobble grows native grapes like Norton and Muscadine — the best things on this farm belong here.
Blake Price | Founder & Owner, Athens Orchards
Cultivating pawpaws at scale and helping bring a once-forgotten native fruit back into Georgia's orchards.
Blair Housey | Founder & Owner, Etowah Meadery
Turning ripe pawpaw into mead — proof that this fruit's rich, tropical flavor was always meant for fermentation.
Leslie Kirschner | Local PawPaw Tree Expert
A trusted local voice on growing and caring for pawpaw trees, from planting to first harvest.
Featured pour
Etowah Meadery joins us with pawpaw mead available for purchase all afternoon — a fitting companion to Doghobble wine and the fruit itself.
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Party size
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