Wine Bar News

Innovative wine bar in Fort Worth lets customers pour self-serve sips

Wine and chocolate are one of life's great pairings.

Photo by Nancy Mowins Farrar

UPDATE: The new wine bar will open at 11 am Saturday, December 21, the owners said in a Facebook post on December 19.

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There's an exciting new concept coming to Fort Worth: Called 38 & Vine, it's a wine bar and tasting room set to open in December in the Foundry District, between downtown and the Cultural District.

The bar is opening at 212 Carroll St. #130, in a 1,440-square-foot tasting room that a release says is inspired by the look and feel of an intimate European cocktail lounge.

38 & Vine is from realtor Jennifer Demel and her husband, Sam Demel, a former Diamondback pitcher. The couple met at Texas Christian University. After graduation, Sam was drafted by the MLB's Oakland Athletics and spent five years as a major league player.

They envisioned a place for exploring wine in a comfortable, enjoyable environment.

The space features a 25-foot wall lined with 42 speciality wines. An innovative dispenser system will allow customers to serve themselves by sliding their card to select three pour sizes: a 1-ounce sip, a 2-ounce taste, and a 5-ounce glass. This approach lets customers try rare wines or sample a variety before deciding on a selection for the night.

The menu will also include champagne and craft beer from DFW breweries.

For food, 38 & Vine has partnered with two local purveyors to provide bites and desserts:

Meyer & Sage, a fellow Foundry District business, will supply ready-made charcuterie boards, hummus plates, and small salads.
Gold Ribbon Confections, the acclaimed Arlington bakery, will provide an assortment of cakes, pies, and chocolates, rotating based on seasonal ingredients and flavors.

The space also features a 10-seat private tasting room for small group tastings, educational classes, and private reservations. In addition, 38 & Vine will offer a wine club membership with discounts, first options to purchase new selections, and event invitations.

"Sam and I love Fort Worth and always knew that it would be our forever home," says Jennifer in a statement. "We wanted to bring a piece of our favorite things from traveling back to the city to share with the community we care so much about."

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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