A French-inspired ‘wine hall’ serving wine on tap will open this summer in Wichita
It is, in fact, a wine bar that will be opening on the lower level of Revolutsia, the shipping container mall at Central and Volutsia in Wichita.
And now, there are more details, including who’s behind it.
The new bar, set to open this summer on the center’s west side, will be called Fleur de Vin. It will be owned by 86 Cold Press founder Austin Dugan along with partners Krista Lowry Racine — who is head of leasing for Revolutsia — and Eric Marko, co-owner of charcuterie business Boards, also in the center.
The owners are calling the business, which will take over two shipping containers and have about 600 square feet, a “wine hall.” It’s French-inspired, they say, and it will serve a selection of wine on tap, both by the glass and carafe. The wines will be paired with charcuterie, cheese and toast boards from Boards.
Also offered will be locally brewed kombucha, cocktails and hard cider.
Without social distancing in place, there’s room for 34 people inside, and customers can lounge on velvet chairs and listen to French indie pop, the owners said. The interior will have “bold colors and floral accents.”
Revolutsia is not yet licensed to allow people to take drinks into its spacious courtyard, but Dugan said that management is working on that and he expects customers eventually will be able to enjoy drinks there as well.
Dugan first opened his 86 Cold Press in 2016 in the form of a cold-press juice cart, moving quickly into a storefront on Douglas. He relocated the business into a larger space at 600 E. Douglas in 2018 and also founded Backbone Yogurt. He sinced open an 86 Cold Press at Bradley Fair.
Lowry Racine’s sister, Hannah Marko, and her husband, Eric, opened Boards in 2018.
Stay tuned for an opening date, and you can follow along with the wine bar’s progress on Facebook and Instagram.
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