The Vine update
It may be a while yet until the city's best wine tastings resume.
The Vine (pictured), the city's least pretentious wine bar, has been closed for renovations since May.
Only ... the renovations haven't started yet.
Instead, they've just been planning. And replanning.
"It's been pretty slow so far," said co-owner Shane Mitchell.
At one point, they contemplated knocking the whole building down, Mitchell said. They decided to just rehab it, like they originally planned.
Renovations on the South Baltimore bar should start in the next three weeks, and should wrap up in the spring, Mitchell said. I'm not holding my breath.
(Elizabeth Malby/Sun Photographer)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
