Rosé, Rhythm & Resplendence: C. DeVone Brings…
Atlanta’s rosé renaissance is getting a soulful soundtrack this weekend.
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Celebrity DJ, event curator, and cultural tastemaker C. DeVone is getting ready to host the fourth annual version of her signature expertise, But, Is There Wine?!: The Miseducation of Rosé Edition, on June 13 at Buckhead Art & Company as half of Atlanta Champagne Week. What started as a curated gathering centered on wine and group has developed into a effervescent event, mixing music, artwork, tradition, and connection through the lens of trendy wine tradition.
For DeVone, whose résumé contains DJing internationally in locations including Africa, Croatia, and Hong Kong, the inspiration behind the event got here less from wine experience and more from the communal experiences she seen unfolding around a bottle of rosé.
“People started coming to my house with wine all the time,” DeVone told BOSSIP. “I remember playing music and making people feel comfortable and building community. Someone asked what we’d be unpaid spokespersons for, and everybody collectively said rosé for me. It just made sense. Rosé is that social girl. She’s the community. She’s the one who wants to be outside.”
That spirit of accessibility stays central to the event’s mission. While wine tradition has traditionally been seen as exclusive or intimidating, DeVone says she deliberately creates experiences that welcome newcomers alongside fanatics.
“Wine has always had a snobbery attached to it,” she said. “People assume Black people only like certain types of wine. That’s why my events are tailored to let people have different experiences. Maybe you’re not someone who knows everything about wine, but you can still have a good time.”
This 12 months’s theme, impressed by Lauryn Hill’s landmark album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, continues DeVone’s custom of connecting wine tradition to iconic Black music and storytelling. Previous editions have paid tribute to through themes like “Sade & Chardonnay” and an OutKast-inspired The Love Below expertise, creating elevated occasions that really feel both refined and culturally acquainted.
“I wanted people to understand that rosé isn’t just one thing. It’s not just fruity or dry. It’s all different types. It’s that sound where you look good, you feel good, your makeup’s done, it’s just what speaks to your soul and I think about rosé and music intertwining.”
Guests can anticipate premium rosé tastings, live DJs, artwork installations, floral activations, specialty cocktails, curated photograph moments, rosé lemonade and popsicles, and both indoor gallery experiences and out of doors street-party power. A sommelier will also be on hand to reply questions and information attendees through different rosé choices.
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“We will have a somm if you want to lean about the education of rosé, we’ll have a speciality cocktail and for people who don’t drink wine, there will be water and bites passed around,” said C. Devone. “We try to make it as interactive as possible, and let the guests feel special and left with something.”
The curator also told BOSSIP that the event’s home at Buckhead Art & Company was a deliberate selection. Beyond the venue’s placing aesthetic, DeVone said she was drawn to its function as the Southeast’s largest Black woman-owned gallery areas and its capacity to merge the worlds of artwork and tradition. The proprietor is also a proud Howard University Bison like C. Devone.
“Once you walk into Buckhead Art & Co., it is breathtaking,” she said. “Then we’re going to add award-winning DJs, we’re going to add rosé and champagne because it’s Atlanta Champagne Week, everything is organic. It works, people just love the art and they might not know about the venue—I like bridging her community and my community together.”
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As Atlanta continues priding itself on mixing luxurious with tradition, DeVone is targeted on creating experiences that go away a lasting impression long after the last glass is poured.
“I always wanna give more than what people expect. I’m not a promoter, I don’t have an event companty. I truly do this event because I want to connect people through wine, music, and culture,” she told BOSSIP. “I want people to feel like they should have paid more, or they’re like, ‘Hey, you know what? I’m really excited that I got to experience this, it was worth every penny. That’s the kind of the niche that I want to go for.”
Now that’s one thing price sipping to.
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