Jordan Stasinowsky didn’t spend his 21st birthday doing shots at a crowded bar; he sampled fine wines inside The Cellar Restaurant in Daytona Beach, Fla., the historic home of President Warren G. Harding.
Even as a child, he was fascinated by the aesthetics of wine: the bottles, the labels, the tiny sips his parents let him take on occasion.
Stasinowsky,25, is now a wine sommelier and co-owner of Mary’s Vine restaurant. Located in a former church on Kenmawr Avenue in Rankin, it houses an enormous collection of vino from around the world in two, temperature-controlled cellars. Most offerings are unavailable at your local liquor store.
Stasinowsky, who opened the business with his parents Walter and Cheryl Stasinowsky, and his sister and brother-in-law Amber and Daniel Smith, in August, says Mary’s Vine provides an approachable way to try wines.
In other words, it’s a no-snob zone.
“It’s like curating your own wine cellar,” Jordan says.
Mary’s Vine will soon offer 64 member lockers and a cigar and whiskey lounge in the basement of the old Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church.
The clientele is a mix of wine novices and aficionados. No matter what their level of expertise, each visit to Mary’s Vine is divine.
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