Wow, the days are flying by but we’re really making progress. Here’s what’s new…..

As our electricians and carpenters, and tile layers, and sheet rockers, and wire runners, and bar builders have been busy at The Vineyard Wine Bar over the past few weeks, we have been equally busy meeting with food purveyors and wine distributors, tasting and evaluating, and determining what wines, and what foods are worthy of being on the wine list and the tasting menu. It’s been exhausting….. but we’re making great progress, and we’re starting to finalize the menu. We are going to have a selection of pate and cheeses that no one in the area has, combined with a really nice selection of flat breads, and salads, and Antipasti, and….. and ….. and…. Wow, we’re getting really excited about the menu we’re going to be offering. We’ve been very demanding on the quality of the foods so we’ve been keeping our prospective purveyors busy showing us the best of what they have to offer.

We’ve also been looking at plates…. Many different sizes and shapes and configurations of plates…. And silverware, I never realized that there are so many different patterns of silverware out there.

After looking at, and evaluating many different glassware companies, we’ve come to a decision as to what crystal wine glasses we’re going to be using. They are of great quality and we’re thinking about offering them for sale in our retail department for anyone interested. They really accentuate the flavors of the wines.

We’re also going into the final phase of building out the bar and painting the bar and lounge areas. The electrician is almost finished and the painter should be finished by next Friday. The custom Granite bar top will be installed next Friday also. The light fixtures are getting hung and the place is starting to take shape.

The bar stools and tables will arrive in two weeks, and by the middle of next week we’ll start emptying out our garages, and living rooms, and dining rooms, and basements and start moving furniture down to the lounge.

It’s hard to believe that summer is over. I believe it set a new speed record this year. We’re behind schedule, and we’ve missed our initial opening date, but we’re not going to open until we feel the place is the way we want it, and the wine and food choices are up to our, (demanding), standards.

We’re planning an early October opening so we’ll continue to keep you informed as finalize the build out and get ready to open our doors.