UPDATE: Sonoma Cellar Wine Tasting Room to Open Monday

UPDATE: Sonoma Cellar will be opening with regular hours on Monday, according to a news release. A Washington Post story says the wine tasting room and cafe will be open Thursday, likely with limited hours.

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Wine lovers rejoice. Sonoma Cellar opens its doors Thursday in Old Town Alexandria, according to a report by The Washington Post.

Patch readers are anticipating the opening, after we first reported on the wine-tasting room and cafe last fall.

Located at 207 King St., Sonoma Cellar will feature hand-selected wines from 180+ Sonoma County boutique wineries and 20+ Virginia-based wineries, plus California cheese and charcuterie from Stachowski’s in DC., according to the establishment’s Web site and the Post story. A gift shop will carry a variety of distinctive wine-related merchandise.

Hours will reportedly be limited on Thursday, according to the Post article, but in a few days, full hours will begin: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

The main dining room will be located upstairs in addition to the main level and a back patio for patrons.

Owners Rick and Elizabeth Myllenbeck launched an online campaign to raise $80,000 to finish upgrades and renovations to their wine tasting room, Sonoma Cellar, on King Street. They raised nearly $14,000 from 55 supporters before the campaign closed on July 17.

The two laid out there plans in their funding campaign:

“Sonoma Cellar wants to share California and Virginia wines with you in metro D.C. We need your help to finish the compliance remodels and upgrades of our tasting room’s historic King Street location.

“As you can imagine, this amazing, historic, beautiful building is a gem — yet it is in serious disrepair after years of neglect, and has given us a number of unexpected, nearly show-stopping challenges. We are committed to bringing remarkable Bartleman House into the 21st century and beyond. Regretfully, this is a very expensive venture and one that was not foreseen before we signed the lease and connected with the City. Bringing the building into compliance has taxed our resources to the limit. This has become a historical love affair with a location so ideal, so cool, that we cannot back down now.”

The restaurant is participating in Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week.

PHOTO courtesy of Sonoma Cellar via Facebook.