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The Grape

We're the most fun wine bar in all of Jacksonville!

About Me

We are wine lovers! We're located in the St. John's Town Center next to P.F. Chang's and Kilwin's. We offer over 120 wines by the glass as well as a full menu featuring our small plate gourmet selections. We also feature a retail portion of our store, so its possible for you to purchase and enjoy at home any wine you enjoyed while at The Grape! And!! With our try before you buy philosophy, you never have to suffer wine envy again!!

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My Interests

Creating a lovely atmosphere for social enjoyment of all things to do with excellent wine and amazing food!

I'd like to meet:

Everyone!! When taste is all that counts, no one has to feel intimidated by coming to our wine bar!! So, if you are a wine connoisseur, a wine lover, or just starting out enjoying wine, we would love to edutain you!! See our full information at http://yourgrape.com/aboutus/loc_stjohns.htm

Music:

Live Jazz and Contemporary Sounds.

Movies:

Casablanca (mmm.. Champagne with Bogart in a Paris Cafe), Dr. No (Bond and Champagne, his original drink of choice, need I say more?), French Kiss (what's more romantic than meeting your soul mate by smuggling a grape vine into France?), Gigi (yes, she's learning how to become a courtesean, but you can learn a lot about wine in this movie), Killer Bees (killer bees loose on a vineyard in California), and Sideways, the movie that actually created the term "the sideways effect" in the wine market today!

Television:

The "Wine Trail" series available on INHD, the high definition channel by Discovery. The series travels the Austrailian Wine Trail and the Wine Trails of Italy. Entertainment and incredible wine knowledge! Come see our retail store for wine to drink while you watch!

Books:

The Wine Bible, Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Oxford Companion to Wine, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast

Heroes:

All our beautiful patrons!

My Blog

What are you going to do for New Year's Eve?

We have the perfect evening for you!  Six courses, six wines including a midnight champagne toast!!  Call now to make your reservations, spaces are limited, and we only have a few spots left...
Posted by The Grape on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:44:00 PST

What are caper berries?

Many of you ask about the caperberries we serve with some of our dishes, so here is the information I know you all have been dying to learn... (thanks, Crystal) Capparis Spinosa is a blue-gray spiny p...
Posted by The Grape on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:13:00 PST

De Venoge Champagne Dinner

Thanks to all who attended our most recent wine dinner!  The evening was a complete success and a good time was had by all!  There were rave reviews of each course; the banana sauce on the s...
Posted by The Grape on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:39:00 PST