Here We Go!

The roaring fireplace

Hello! Welcome to the very first blogpost from It’s Criminal! Book & Wine Bar.

Sometimes, as we’re puttering around the bar, adding a new wall decoration there, moving the furniture around here, we can’t believe this dream has become a reality. The idea actually first came to us about 20 years ago. Picture, if you will, Me and Him, curled up on the couch by the fireplace.

Him: “Man, you have a lot of books.”

Me: “I know, almost all of them are mysteries.”

Him, drinking a rich merlot: “This wine is so good! You  know what I think?”

Me: “No, what?”

Him: “Wine's going to be the next big thing.”

Me: “You know what would be really awesome? A wine bar that sells mystery books.”

Him: “That would be so good, it’d almost be criminal!”

Both: Much laughter

You know how it goes. You were kind of half kidding, right? Then, all of a sudden, there are kids, and jobs, and house payments, and then kids’ activities, and the next thing you know, the kids are grown and on their own. But what’s really amazing is, in all that time, that little seed of an idea was still there, the passion for books and wine endured, and now, here we are!

We have so many wonderful things planned for you! In this space, we’ll talk about the great books I’m reading and the delicious wines he’s discovered. We’re big on community, especially the arts, and we have some fun partnerships in the works as well as awesome special events and promotions happening that we can’t talk to tell you about.

We’re thrilled that you’re coming along on this journey with us! Here we go!