Atlanta Champagne Week is set to uncork a new chapter in the South’s social scene with Mayor Andre Dickens-approved events and a nod to the city’s cultural vibrance.
Part luxury experience, part cultural convergence, the inaugural celebration brings together Atlanta’s tastemakers, socialites, and hospitality elite for a weeklong toast to community, refinement, and, of course, Champagne.
The week is the brainchild of event strategist Dona Mathews, whose résumé includes organizing the BET Black Men Summit afterparty and “Big Boi Day.” Now, alongside longtime colleague Jolen Martin of Rémy Cointreau, and in collaboration with Nicole Bradford of Strategics, LLC, and Dwayne Moore of Prestige Visual Media, she’s curating the city’s most effervescent series of events yet.
“This is going to be our largest undertaking collectively as a group,” Mathews told BOSSIP‘s Managing Editor Dani Canada. “Champagne requires a certain level of education behind it, and a certain level of refinement. So we really had to work hard to kind of set the standards and outline brands that reflect our philosophy on hospitality, lifestyle, luxury, and what we consider celebration, through Atlanta’s lens.”
Over the years, the team has fostered deep relationships across politics, philanthropy, film, and food, and Champagne Week is the culmination of that network. Events are taking place in partnership with notable institutions like the Ladies Athletic Club of Atlanta, which will host “Rosé All Day” at Phipps Plaza, and the SMS Trial Attorneys, who will helm “Champagne on the Green,” offering guests a preview of Atlanta’s renowned Garden Party…