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Local restaurant poised to launch wine bar, retail wine shop nearby
Note: This was also posted on the Taste: Dayton Food and Restaurants blog.
Amelia’s Bistro in Bellbrook has signed a lease to open a wine bar and retail wine shop across the parking lot from its location at 129 W. Franklin St., according to owner Sharon Bistrek.
The new wine-and-cigar shop will be called Tastings by Amelia and will occupy space that formerly held Addie’s Attic, Bistrek said. The wine bar will serve appetizers and small plates prepared at the nearby restaurant.
The shop will feature an outdoor patio, where cigar enthusiasts can smoke a cigar while having a glass of wine, Bistrek said.
The restaurant owner and Sugarcreek Twp. Realtor said she has hired a manager for the venture: Stephanie Hetzel, a former employee of Jay’s Restaurant who recently has worked at a wine bar in the Atlanta area.
The cigar component of the shop is a bit of an experiment. Bistrek said she personally is no fan of cigars, but the patio that overlooks a creek seemed a good spot for cigar smokers who also enjoy wine, and a cigar shop may fill a void in the Bellbrook area. Still, if the concept isn’t embraced, Bistrek said she may decide to drop cigars.
Bistrek is looking into innovative technology that would allow wine enthusiasts to use a store debit card of sorts that allows customers to choose their own tastes or glasses from a selection of bottles in a system that uses nitrogen gas to preserve the opened wines.
Bistrek said she hopes to open the shop before the end of March.
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