D’Vine Bistro and Wine Bar, celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month, is the first and only restaurant in Mesa to offer top-quality craft cocktails, delivering everyday amazing to Northeast Mesa.
The program launched in late March following an in-depth training process. The training included bringing in an award-winning, top mixologist consultant from Employees Only, in New York City.
The mixologist worked with D’Vine’s Executive Chef Ramone Rice and Beverage Director Veronica Trujillo to create a one-of-a kind cocktail menu. The menu has been perfected, and all bartenders and servers now are trained in how to create each drink on the menu, ensuring customers will be able to expect the same great tasting drink, each time they order it.
“We want to be what we’ve always been, which is relevant and what the neighborhood really loves,” D’Vine’s General Manager and Director of Marketing David Newton said.
D’Vine will offer many beloved cocktails, as well as five specialty cocktails. The Giving Tree is one such cocktail. It is a combination of rye whiskey, pear liquor, Amaro Montenegro, and fresh lemon juice, all topped off with a lemon peel garnish.
“We think these are going to be right for our neighborhood,” David said.
Chef Ramone will be handcrafting the simple syrups used to create the delicious cocktails. All cocktails will be made with the finest, boutique spirits not available in local grocery stores.
Customers will have the opportunity to taste a variety of the boutique tequilas and bourbons by ordering bourbon and tequila flights, similar to the popular chardonnay and red wine flights D’Vine already offers.
David doesn’t want loyal customers to think D’Vine is sacrificing its commitment to providing great wine for the sake of bringing in craft cocktails. “We’ve always been embraced for our great wine and food, and that’s not going away,” he said.
To get loyal D’Vine patrons in on the fun, a book will be placed behind the bar. In this book, servers will write down any customer requests, ensuring each neighborhood customer’s tastes are accommodated.
“I look forward to expanding our clientele by luring people in with these craft cocktails, and getting them to try our ridiculously good food,” David said.
Along with the addition of craft cocktails to the menu, D’Vine will begin an expansion this spring to the interior of the restaurant and to the patio. The remodel will include new, custom seating and tables inside. New booths also will replace the current sofa lounges, and there will be new tables and seating outside, as well as a remodeled fire pit.
For menus, dinner specials and information regarding live performances, visit www.dvinebistromesa.com, or call (480) 654-4171. The restaurant is located in The Village at Las Sendas, at 2837 N. Power Road, near the intersection of Power and McDowell roads.