Wine bar in The Grove shopping center gets facelift, reopens for business

Windermere resident Deb Linden has spent months remodeling The Vineyard Wine Bar and Healthy Bistro and getting it ready for business.

By Danielle Hendrix
| 10:27 p.m. April 27, 2016

The Vineyard Owner Deb Linden and Director of Operations Jesse Newton have worked for months to remodel and reopen the wine bar.

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SOUTHWEST ORANGE Local wine enthusiasts will be pleased to know that The Vineyard Wine Bar & Healthy Bistro is open and ready for business.

The Vineyard — located in The Grove shopping center — first opened in 2003 but changed hands in November 2015 when Windermere resident Deb Linden purchased it. Since then, she has renovated and remodeled the wine bar. There is seating for 60 around the bar, as well as table settings, outdoor seating and a community room. Eventually, hours will expand to accommodate breakfast and lunch at the new healthy bistro that goes hand-in-hand with the wine bar.

“I’m looking for a comfortable community feel that’s elegant,” Linden said. “I’ve been in this community for 30 years, and I’ve been involved in a lot of different things, but this is my new passion — the healthy lifestyle concept — and the wine bar just fits in there perfectly with that.”

Its wine selection consists of nearly 400 different traditional, international and organic wines and champagnes, as well as eight varieties of wine on tap — four red and four white — which are made with fewer additives than wines in bottles. It also will offer live entertainment on weekends and special occasions.

Eventually, Linden and staff will add retail and online wine sales, a loyalty program and special events. For the bistro, menu items are focused on raw and organic ingredients, with fresh-pressed vegetable and juice drinks to be served at the bar.

Currently, the menu features options ranging from tuna poke cones and margarita flatbread to a craft beer cheese dip and hummus and olives.

“We want to be organic, sustainable and give back to the community,” said Jesse Newton, director of operations. “It’s more than just serving a great glass of wine.”