Who Dat? You Dat, Bro! You know we throw great parties here at the old double V! Door opens at 3:00, kitchen at 4:00. Esteban’s housemade sausage is whacky good, and “THE EL PASO” O.M.G.! SOMEBODY SCREAM!!
Biergarten menu returns for Super Bowl Sunday!
Posted in Featured Dish, events with tags biergarten, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 44, XLIV on February 2, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Above: Boneless chicken thigh sandwich returns together with the entire Biergarten menu on Super Bowl Sunday.
On Sunday, we’ll be previewing our Biergarten menu once again for Super Bowl XLIV.
Game starts at 4 pm Texas time.
- $3 DRAFTS ALL NIGHT
- BIERGARTEN MENU
- $5 RED AND WHITE WINE SPECIALS
- GIANT SCREEN 9′x12′ HD PROJECTION SCREEN w/ STEREO SOUND
House ground burger 7
add cheese 8
“THE EL PASO” 10
Fried Chicken Sandwich 8
with creamy coleslaw
Shrimp Loaf (Po-boy) 8
with creamy coleslaw
Kielbasa or Bratwurst 8
with hot mustard and sauerkraut
Garden Burger 6
Apple Crisp 5
with vanilla ice cream
NO PAELLA - BIERGARTEN MENU ONLY- ALL SANDWICHES SERVED WITH FRIES
As some of you have already heard, VINO VINO’s NEXT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A BEER GARDEN on the eastside of town.
We are planning on up to 60 DRAFT BEERS, a variety of classic biergarten sandwiches with organic ingredients, outside shaded seating for up to 100 persons, the largest bike rack in town, inside and outside restrooms, giant-screen televised sporting events and movies.
Come watch the game with us on Sunday and enjoy…Pre- game starts at 4 pm Texas time.
More than $2,400 raised and counting: Haiti still needs your help!
Posted in events with tags Austin, benefit, Haiti on January 29, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Thank you, again to everyone who came out to “stand with Haiti” on Tuesday night at Vino Vino!
We raised more than $2,400 the night of the event for Partners in Health!
We chose Partners in Health as the charity to give to because they were already “on the ground” in Haiti before the earthquake struck.
As a matter of fact, Partners in Health has been working in Haiti for more than 25 years.
The concept behind Partners in Health is simply: HEALTH CARE SHOULD BE FREE FOR EVERYONE.
Right now, Haiti not only needs help dealing with the recent catastrophe but it also needs help dealing with its HIV and TB epidemics — now more than ever.
Because of its longstanding relationship with Haiti and its work on the ground there, Partners in Health is one of the best NGOs dealing with these issues.
If you haven’t already given, please donate by clicking here.
Haiti needs us more now than ever! Thanks again to all the musicians who donated their time the other night and to all of the folks who came out to give and to help spread awareness of Partners in Health.
Photos by Tracie B.
The stars came out for Haiti last night! THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Posted in events, music with tags Jeff Courington, Kat Edmonson, Kelsey Evans, Kevin Lovejoy, Miles Zuniga, Ray Benson on January 27, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Above: The young Elly Gerber got an autographed CD from host Kat Edmonson. Photos by Tracie B.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who came out last night to “Stand with Haiti” at last night’s benefit.
Above: Austin music legend Ray Benson performed with Kat, noting “obviously, we don’t have the same parents!” Man, that dude is TALL as in TEXAS TALL!
Owner Jeff Courington has been counting the donations he received for Partners in Health and we will post that amount in the days that follow.
Above: Ray and Kat were a tough act to follow but Bruce Robison and Miles Zuniga had the crowd in the palms of their hands.
In case you weren’t able to attend last night, you can still give to Partners in Health directly: just go to the website and you can donate directly.
Above: Kat and Kevin Lovejoy also did a truly moving set. All the musicians donated their time last night for the benefit.
The folks in Haiti really need our help. We’ve chosen Partners in Health as our place to give because they’ve been working on the ground in Haiti for more than 20 years. The concept is simple: health care should be free for everyone.
Above: Ray took time out to pose for a photo op with Vino Vino owner Jeff Courington. Photo by Kelsey Evans.
From all of us at Vino Vino, from the kitchen to the marketing department, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. The folks in Haiti need our help and it was great to see such a great turnout for our benefit event! We love you Austin!
Ray Benson and Bruce Robison to appear at Haiti benefit tonight!
Posted in Featured Wine, events, wine sales with tags benefit, Bruce Robison, Haiti, Mas de Gourgonnier, Provence, Ray Benson, Stand for Haiti on January 26, 2010 by Do Bianchi
It’s official: Austin music legends Ray Benson (left, photo by Ed Verosky) and Bruce Robison will be appearing tonight at the Stand With Haiti benefit at Vino Vino.
KAT EDMONSON AND FRIENDS
FEATURING RAY BENSON AND BRUCE ROBISON
BENEFIT FOR HAITI
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
7 P.M. – 10 P.M.
VINO VINO
4119 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78751-4222
(512) 465-9282
Please remember that FOR EVERY BOTTLE YOU TAKE HOME TONIGHT, VINO VINO WILL DONATE 50% OF THE SALE TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH STAND FOR HAITI!
In other news… we like wines that taste like herbs…
The Mas de Gourgonnier 2006 Les Baux de Provence tastes like the scrubs and herbs that grow in the countryside of Provence in southern France. This meaty, earthy, inky, rich, and intensely aromatic wine is a great pairing for the stews of winter. It tastes so much like herbs, we almost wanted to smoke it!
$42 at Vino Vino (for dinner or to take home).
And in case you were wondering…
The answer to yesterday’s riddle Why is a musician’s bandstand like an oven?
Because it’s how s/he makes his bread!
The stars in tomorrow’s all-star lineup
Posted in events, music, wine sales with tags Austin, Barbera, benefit, Haiti, Kat Edmonson, Kermit Lynch, Partners in Health, Stand for Haiti, Valpane on January 25, 2010 by Do BianchiThe stars of the Austin music scene are coming out for tomorrow night’s “Stand with Haiti” benefit. Who are they? We can’t reveal their names but we can tell you that some of the top names from the Austin music scene will be appearing… so be there OR BE SQUARE!
Riddle me this:
Why is a musician’s bandstand like an oven?
REMEMBER: FOR EVERY BOTTLE YOU TAKE HOME TOMORROW NIGHT, VINO VINO WILL DONATE 50% OF THE SALE TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH STAND FOR HAITI!
KAT EDMONSON AND FRIENDS
BENEFIT FOR HAITI
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
7 P.M. – 10 P.M.
VINO VINO
4119 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78751-4222
(512) 465-9282
In other news… we like wines that taste like rocks…
Cantine Valpane Barbera del Monferrato Rosso Pietro is another one of Kermit Lynch’s super-groovy discoveries. Most folks think of Alba and Asti but in my view (and experience), the BEST Barbera comes from Monferrato, where the nutrient-poor, ancient marl and sandy subsoil is ideal for creating wines with intense minerality and earthiness. This wine is ALL ABOUT umami (savory) flavors: earth, mushroom, rock… Totally traditional in style, this wine is also a great example of a carbonic maceration: the winemaker loads whole clusters of grapes into a vat and lets gravity break the skins and start fermentation naturally with native yeast. As in the wines of Beaujolais, it helps to create intense fruit flavor. Wine geeks will LOVE this wine. And we love it, too!
FOR EVERY BOTTLE YOU TAKE HOME TOMORROW NIGHT, VINO VINO WILL DONATE 50% OF THE SALE TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH STAND FOR HAITI!
UT profs to speak at Haiti benefit Tues Jan 26
Posted in Featured Wine, events, wine sales with tags Barbara Bullock, benefit, Haiti, Jacqueline Toribio, Kat Edmonson, Partners in Health on January 20, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Photo by Jacqueline Toribio and Barbara Bullock.
Vino Vino is thrilled to announce that University of Texas professors Jacqueline Toribio and Barbara Bullock will be joining us on Tuesday, January 26, for the Stand with Haiti benefit, hosted by Vino Vino and featuring musical guests Kat Edmonson and friends.
Professors Toribio and Bullock have spent quite a bit of time in Haiti, studying the island’s dialects and its rural culture. Next Tuesday, they will share some of their experiences and talk about why they support Partners in Health as a great charity resource for Haiti during the current crisis.
Please join us! VINO VINO WILL DONATE 50% OF RETAIL SALES ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH.
KAT EDMONSON AND FRIENDS
BENEFIT FOR HAITI
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
7 P.M. – 10 P.M.
VINO VINO
4119 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78751-4222
(512) 465-9282
In other news… we like wine that tastes like dirt…
Last night we opened Domaine Combier 2005 Crozes Hermitage Clos de Grive single-vineyard 100% Syrah from the Rhône Valley (France).
This wine is chewy and stinky, all earth and savory (mushroom and earth) in the mouth, balanced by lip-smacking red fruit and bright acidity. A great pairing for the bison sliders on the menu.
$60 a bottle (whether you drink it at Vino Vino or take it home).
For every bottle you buy to take home next Tuesday, Vino Vino will donate 50% of the sale to Partners in Health Hope to see you there!
Haiti Benefit with Kat Edmonson Tues, Jan 26
Posted in events, music with tags Austin, benefit, Haiti on January 18, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Photo by The New York Times.
Please join Vino Vino and local musicians on Tuesday, January 26, 7 p.m. to raise money for victims of the recent tragedy in Haiti.
Austinite Kat Edmonson will be joined by some of our town’s top local musicians for a special evening of songs, remembrances, and hopes for the victims of the earthquake and reconstruction.
On the night of the event, VINO VINO WILL DONATE 50% OF ALL RETAIL SALES TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH.
KAT EDMONSON AND FRIENDS
BENEFIT FOR HAITI
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
7 P.M. – 10 P.M.
VINO VINO
4119 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78751-4222
(512) 465-9282
Looking for orange wine? Buy it (retail) at Vino Vino
Posted in Featured Wine with tags Garganega, Grechetto, natural wine, orange wine, Paolo Bea, Santa Chiara, Sauvignon on January 15, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Above: Gianpiero Bea (right) is one of Italy’s most radical “natural winemakers” and his Santa Chiara is one of the most sexy “orange wines” on the market today.
A couple of our blogger friends, here and here, have recently told us how much they like the Paolo Bea 2007 Santa Chiara, one of the sexiest “orange wines” on the market right now.
We always keep a bottle or two in the cellar chilled. But did you know that you can purchase a bottle to take home with you, at a retail price? Yes, Vino Vino is also a wine shop!
Santa Chiara is made from a blend of white grapes (Grechetto, Sauvignon Blanc, and Garganega) grown in 100% biodynamic growing conditions (no pesticides, no fertilizers) and then is vinified using “ambient” yeasts (naturally occurring yeast). But the thing that really sets it apart is “skin contact.” After he presses the juice of the grapes, Gianpiero Bea (above, right) macerates the skins in the wine must. As a result, the skins impart tannin and color to the wine, making it “orange” in color.
This unusual wine is made “the way nature intended,” as Giampiero likes to say.
Take it home with you for $65 (available for sale retail exclusively at Vino Vino).
New hours!
Posted in hours on January 11, 2010 by Do Bianchi
Retail:
3pm-12am (every day)
Bar:
3pm-12am (every day)
Kitchen:
5:30pm-10pm sunday thru thursday
5:30pm-11pm friday and saturday
