Raleigh Wine Shop's grand opening celebration
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Just in time for summer, Raleigh Wine Shop is celebrating its relocation to a new, bigger space all weekend long with free events.
- It's complete with patio seating, a wine bar and private event space.
"Raleigh loves a patio," Seth Hoffman, one of the owners of the wine shop, told Axios.
- Fact check: True.
Celebration details:
- Friday: The party goes from 5-8 pm and will feature the Empire Eats Food Truck.
- Saturday: 12-4 pm, with a sandwich pop-up from Grandchamp Hospitality
- Sunday: 12-4 pm, with Local's Oyster Bar shucking oysters in the parking lot, plus a market with artists and makers.
- The store will still be open during its normal hours this weekend. But they are are changing to noon-8 pm Monday-Wednesday, noon-9pm Thursday-Saturday and noon-6pm on Sundays.
Flashback: The shop moved from Glenwood South to a building on South Bloodworth Street, near Transfer Food Hall. It soft-opened in March, in search of something that's conceptually different from anything they've seen downtown.
Why it matters: The now 11-year-old wine store is known for having some of the friendliest staff around, and its owners hope relocating to a space that's double in size will mean they can better engage with the community.
- "The future of retail is experiential," Hoffman said. "You have to give people a reason to come hang out with you."
Lucille's thought bubble: I lived a few steps from Raleigh Wine Shop's old location for a year and a half, and I quickly became a regular. The staff makes great recommendations and have patiently answered my many, many questions about wine.
- Plus, they stock some affordable selections, too (One of my favorite bottles of wine ever is sold there for $18!).
- Hoffman also told me that you can watch the sunset from their patio.