Vine & Tap Wine Bar to Open Mid-Summer at Lenox Village

Ian & Susan Mendelsohn are excited to announce their plans to open Vine & Tap in the Lenox Village shopping center located on Lenox Road in Buckhead.  The wine bar, set to open mid-July, will offer a variety of wines to appeal to every palate, local and regional craft bottled and tap beers, and Mediterranean-inspired small plates.

According to the Mendelsohns, this wine bar is a dream they have discussed since day one.  Says Ian, “My wife’s father was in the army, and she grew up living in countries like Italy, eating fresh, delicious food and enjoying an extensive culinary education. And, I’ve had the good fortune to work with some of the world’s most knowledgeable wine experts”. Susan continues, “Ian and I are opening Vine & Tap because we want to pass our love of great food and wine along to Atlanta’s residents. We’d really like to make great wine accessible and approachable for everyone who wants to learn”. And, Ian Mendelsohn is certainly qualified to offer that education.

While living in New York, Ian Mendelsohn was sommelier at Windows on the World followed by five years of running the wine department at Christie’s Auction House. In 2004, Ian moved to Las Vegas to open the Wynn Hotel and then served as Wine Director of the Mirage Hotel and Casino. Ian moved to Atlanta in 2010 to take over as Beverage Director of the St. Regis Buckhead. Mr. Mendelsohn is also one of a very small number of people in the state of Georgia who have passed the Diploma examination of the Wine and Spirits Trust.

Mendelsohn states that Vine & Tap will feature wines from family owned wineries that strive to be good stewards of the land, work with as minimal intervention as possible, and make wines that represent the history and standards of the grape or region. “The mark-ups on the wine will be among the lowest in the city,” Mendelsohn claims. “We want guests to enjoy great wine, not stare at it on a wall.  It will be by the bottle or by the glass, and we will have four on tap.”

The menu – conceived and directed by Zeb Stevenson, chef of The Livingston and a friend of the Mendelsohns -  will be comprised of assorted cheeses, charcuterie, salads, oysters, panninis, bruschetta, small bites and desserts. Vine & Tap plans to serve lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and will be closed on Sundays. 

The Lenox Village complex has long been a popular dining location for Buckhead residents because of staples like Roasters and Sushi Kiku, and the Mendelsohns hope to carry on that tradition. The atmosphere at Vine & Tap will be upscale/casual with plenty of seating for parties of any size. Vine & Tap will also offer an alfresco dining option, taking advantage of a large patio that has, inexplicably, gone unused by past tenants.

For more information, please feel free to contact the Vine & Tap team:
Phone: 404.313.3535
Email: info@vineandtapatl.com
Website:  http://www.vineandtapatl.com