Cru Cellars Creates Wine Garden for Patrons
The business is located in South Tampa.
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Cru Cellars Creates Wine Garden for Patrons
The business been open since August of 2010.
The wine bar and shop on MacDill Avenue opened two years ago, and has become known for its small production wines. They've also started serving brunch. Now, Cru Cellars is using its outdoor space as a wine garden, allowing patrons to sip wine and chat under umbrella tables or host private parties. Outdoor spaces at local businesses are rare in south Tampa, setting the business at 2506 S. MacDill Avenue apart from others when the wine garden opened in September. "There's not a lot of quiet and serene places to sit outside in south Tampa," said Jennifer Bingham, who owns Cru Cellars with husband Torrey Bingham. "It's one of the few patios that's not on MacDill. It's a quiet place to enjoy the Florida weather." Have you been to the wine …
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Meet the Owners: Cru Cellars
A former neighborhood wine store has evolved — or aged, if you will — into Cru Cellars, a wine bar and shop destination with gourmet eats.
Editor's note: Meet the Owner is a regular Patch feature spotlighting South Tampa's small business owners. Want to be featured next or have a business to recommend? Post a comment below or email us at southtampa@patch.com. Cru Cellars 2506 S MacDill Ave. 813-831-1117 crucellarstampa.com Store vintage: Cru was formerly Gianpiero's Pick of the Vine Specialties and Wines before Jennifer and Torrey Bingham bought the business and reconfigured it in August 2010 into a wine bar and shop. Niche: "We're the only real wine bar of its kind in the area," said Jennifer Bingham, "that has really great boutique wines, or small production wines, at great prices. We cater more to the everyday wine person. Most of our bottles are under 50 dollars. It's …
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Cru Cellars Debuts New Food Menu with a Party Tonight
The South Tampa wine shop and bar now offers a new menu of freshly prepared small plates.
Palma Ceia boutique wine shop and bar Cru Cellars will debut its new food menu during a kickoff party featuring wine specials and live music from 6 p.m to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. Cru Cellars partnered up with chefs Hope Montgomery and Jason Ruhe of In Bloom Catering to expand the menu from cheese and charcuterie to savory small dishes freshly prepared and created to pair with selected wines. The new menu includes a roasted beet, goat cheese and arugula salad; a house-cured salmon and deviled eggs platter; and a roasted bone marrow with roasted garlic dish. “In Bloom has been preparing amazing dishes for our special events and private parties since we opened,” said Cru Cellars owner and certified sommelier Jen Bingham. “We knew Hope and …
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Rate This Business: CRU Cellars
Write a review of this South Tampa wine shop and bar.
Wine lovers unite! CRU Cellars, 2506 S. MacDill Ave., is the place to go in South Tampa to find a variety of wines from around the world and knowledgeable staff who know what they're talking about. To learn more about this local business, visit the CRU Cellars directory listing on South Tampa Patch, and while you're there, write a review or give it a rating, and let the owner and your neighbors know what you think. Interested in having your business featured on Patch? Be sure and claim your directory listing. Visit our business directory (see the “Places” tab above), search for your business, and then click the "Claim It!" link underneath the photos. Owners who claim their business listing can upload additional photos, update information, …
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Organic Produce Baskets Offered at Cru Cellars
Customers can now order and pick up organic fruits and vegetables at the Palma Ceia wine shop.
South Tampa residents can now shop for organic fruits and vegetables at Cru Cellars. The Palma Ceia boutique wine shop and bar, which offers fine wines, cheeses, charcuterie and desserts, recently teamed up with Fruit of the Vine Organics to offer baskets of fresh and organic produce. Options include a mixed bushel or mixed half-bushel of fruits and vegetables or a half-bushel of fruit that folks can order in advance and pick up at the store at 2506 S. MacDill Ave. “Our family loves to eat healthy, and so do many of our customers, so it was a natural fit,” Cru Cellars owner Jennifer Bingham said. “We also sell organic wines along with other small-production wines that pair well with the produce in each basket.” Vera Farmen, who is a Davis …
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Wine of the Week
Wine of the Week: Durigutti Malbec 2009
Looking for a reasonably priced, tasty Malbec? Check out my Wine of the Week to see if it will WOW you.
Malbec lovers, I decided to feature a Wine of the Week that might tempt your palate. Durigutti Malbec 2009 Color: Deep garnet. Bouquet: Lush with lots of fruit, acidity and vanilla on the nose. Taste: Vanilla follows through with chocolate, strawberries and herbs. Seems a bit clumsy and hot but overall pretty tasty. Avg Retail – $11-$14 Stars: 3 out of 5 Rating System: 1 Star = Disappointing wine - Pass on this one. 2 Stars = Average value for the price. 3 Stars = A good to very good value - Worth picking up a few bottles. 4 Stars = Excellent Value - Over-delivers for the price charged. 5 Stars = A special wine - Either because it’s a tremendous value or it's an exceptional wine. Try Durigutti Malbec 2009 for yourself and let me know what …
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Loran Tripp
3:40 am on Friday, January 4, 2013
We checked this out for New Years and its a great venue!! more ›