Six Experiences. One Book Release. A Full Name Said Out Loud.
Bertony Faustin is back — Oregon's first recorded Black winemaker, founder of Abbey Creek Vineyard & Winery, filmmaker, keynote speaker, and now the author of Say The Whole Name: The A.R.C. of Building a Life No Room Can Shrink. The book releases Thursday, September 17, and Atlanta gets it first.
This time the week is built like a record. Six tracks. A private dinner to open, a wine-shop tasting, the official book release, a library author talk, a daytime sound experience, and a Sunday brunch to close. Pick your track — or play the whole thing through.
Pick your moment — or press play on every single one.
The week opens the way it should — at the table. An intimate, invitation-only dinner where Bertony Faustin pours from the Abbey Creek collector's stock, tells the stories behind the bottles, and sets the tone for everything that follows. Small room. Full name. No shrinking.
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Somebody hands you the aux, you don't waste the moment. A guided tasting and pairing experience built around Abbey Creek's signature pours, hosted in one of Atlanta's most intentional wine rooms with The Hue Society in the building. Bring your palate and your playlist opinions.
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Release day. Say The Whole Name: The A.R.C. of Building a Life No Room Can Shrink officially arrives on September 17, and this is the room where it happens. Twenty seats. A guided Abbey Creek tasting, charcuterie, a live reading from the author, and a signed copy in your hands before the rest of the world has one. Strategy meets story meets the pour.
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A sit-down conversation with Bertony Faustin — Oregon's first recorded Black winemaker, founder of Abbey Creek Vineyard & Winery, filmmaker, and now author — hosted by Gwinnett County Public Library. The book, the A.R.C. Framework™, and the life that produced both. Come with questions.
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Sound, stillness, and the glass. A daytime private gathering where sound healing and Abbey Creek wine share the same room — a reset built into the middle of the week for the people who need one. Details go to confirmed guests.
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The close-out. Artful eats for simple folk, relaxed pours, and one last long table before the road calls again. If you missed the week, this is where you catch up. If you were there for all of it, this is where you say the whole name one more time.
Details Coming SoonThe A.R.C. of Building a Life No Room Can Shrink
The A.R.C. Framework™ that Bertony Faustin has lived from Brooklyn to North Plains is now on the page — the story of a man who built a vineyard where no one expected him, and a name no room could shrink. Pick up a signed copy at the Book Preview & Wine Down on September 17, or order the hardcover or paperback now.
Get The Book (Hardcover & Paperback)Two of this week's six tracks are private rooms. Yours can be the next one. Book Bertony Faustin for an in-home brunch, dinner, or sound-and-wine experience — an intimate, unforgettable occasion built around the Abbey Creek collector's stock and the man behind the story.
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