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New wine lounge opens inside Centerville sports bar
Fellow wine enthusiasts, I’d say our little secret is out, isn’t it? Because the explosion of wine bars is showing no signs of slowing down. On the contrary
Here’s a brand new one to add to the story I wrote in last Sunday’s DDN business section about the growing wine-bar trend: “Grapes — a Wine Lounge” has opened INSIDE the Centerville Pub at 68 West Franklin St.
Yes, a wine lounge inside a sports bar.
“It’s the best of both worlds — a good marriage,” said Gayle Burtt of Washington Twp., who manages the wine lounge with Mark Brown.
Burtt, who is the organizers of a Wine Lovers in Dayton group on MeetUp.com, has had her eye on an upstairs loft in the Centerville Pub for some time.
“It was a space that was unused, except for storage,” Burtt said. “I approached the pub’s owners and essentially asked to sub-lease it.”
Now, the pub’s loft has been renovated, and Burtt says she believes the region’s wine enthusiasts will embrace what she described as a “wine lounge with a warm, cozy atmosphere, with comfortable leather chairs and love seats in a living room-type setting.” And unlike several other Dayton-area wine bars, Grapes — A Wine Lounge does not do double duty as a retail wine shop, she said.
The new wine lounge offers weekly wine tastings on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. — which also happens to be prime NFL football-watching time. Burtt has already spoken with couples who like the idea of going to the Centerville Pub together, but watching games from separate venues inside — with some spouses settling in on the main floor, with its full bar, darts, video bowling and patio, and others seeking out the cozier wine lounge, where wine is the only alcohol served.
The Grapes wine lounge seats 25 to 30 people. It serves a variety of wines by the glass or bottle (the wine list is available on the Grapes — a Wine Lounge web site, and it serves light food including cheese-and-meat plates, smoked salmon “martinis,” and tortilla pizzas.
The wine lounge’s hours are Wednesday and Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It is closed Monday and Tuesday. For more information, call (937) 238-5706.
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By Thug
October 15, 2009 2:23 PM | Link to this
Ohio has so many wineries (top 5 in the nation, I think)it only makes sense to have more establishments like this. Good luck.
By Chris
October 15, 2009 1:40 PM | Link to this
I’m not familiar with Grinch Hills wine?? Do you mean Grgich Hills? That is one of my favorites!
By Renee
October 15, 2009 1:36 PM | Link to this
The Pub has an outdoor patio for smokers Bill
By Bill
October 15, 2009 1:05 PM | Link to this
I only go to bars that let you smoke. Wine or no wine.
By jon
October 15, 2009 12:32 PM | Link to this
They should of chose there name more carefully. There is already a 2 drive- thru stores one on Alex-Bell Rd. and one on Bigger Road,that are named Grapes Wine and Beer. There also the 2 best Drive-Thru’s in the Dayton Area.For Drive-thru they have a very nice wine selection, don’t know to many Drive-Thrus where you can pick up a bottle of Grinch Hills.
By Original Name?
October 15, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this
“Grapes…a Drive-Thru” is one of my favorite stops! :)
By JJ
October 15, 2009 9:19 AM | Link to this
Brilliant idea! I know so many couples that this would be ideal for! Can’t wait to try it out!