Donna Da Vine

12/07/07

Cozy and classy wine bar .... nothing in the neighborhood beats it

by boerumwine at Citysearch

Warm and lovely, this neighborhood wine bar is a welcome addition to Boerum Hill. My husband and I have stopped by several times and each time is a pleasant experience. Their wine list is mostly small production boutique wines and many of them are made from unusual grape varietals, interesting blends or wine from up and coming wine regions. The tapas style menu is ever changing and executed quite well. With the owners on hand nearly every night the service here is always friendly and on point, and the owners are always willing to answer any wine questions you might have. I've seen a lot of complaints on citysearch about different wine bars / restaurants that use stemless glasses- which donna da vine does. If you wanted to evaluate a true treasure from your wine cellar than perhaps you wouldn't use a stemless glass, but let's not forget that "wine tumblers " are utilized in some of the best wine producing countries in europe... Italy being the first one that comes to mind... and riedel, a producer of premium crystal glasses have made an artform out of making sure these tumblers are designed to enhance the flavor of wine. I haven't written a review before because there is always that desire to keep a hidden gem...just that hidden , but this is a great establishment that deserves to thrive and grow in this neighborhood ....people need to know about it !!!!

Cheers !

• Pros: Interesting wines..... comfy atmosphere....delicious tapas

11/29/07

Check your check-

by bk11217 at Citysearch

I was so excited when this place opened up, supposedly low key "Nieghbor hoody " unpretentious

the food is great! always smells delicious and tastes even better. Its not really expensive, but for me it isnt cheap. thats how come it was really dissapointing to get over charged on two different occasions- and one of those times it wasnt handled in exactly a low key layed back nieghborhoody fashion. I was embaressed for them as were my friends that I had brought to enjoy the garden.

I hope they improve- for a place that has no decor- iffy service at best- and (from what my friends tell me) uses glasses that are actually not good for tasting the wine, temperature etc.

I wont be back till I hear somethings changed- in the mean time- Check your check!

• Pros: excellently prepared tapas, location
• Cons: iffy service + no decor + over charged = poor value

01/24/07

Good stuff.

by matthew76 at Citysearch

Great! I went with my parents last weekend, and they even had a few microbrews for my dad, who's not a huge wine drinker. It wasn't that crowded when I went, but I hear it can get pretty packed on the weekends. The decor is tasteful and minimal and they (surprisingly) played great music. We shared a large plate of tapas along with our drinks that was incredible--prosciutto, spiced pears, 2 cheeses, grilled radicchio, among other things. I got a flight of Reds--which included a port I liked so much I had two more glasses. We must have been there for over three hours.