We are in for a very busy week at Mercy. What a way to kick of 2012!!!!
Saturday at 9 pm Mercy will be featuring award winning, Nashville song writer and performing artist, Karen Waldrop. Karen first played Mercy in the fall of last year and had a blast. She packed the house. She is currently on tour and called to say if she was coming to Dallas, she HAD to play Mercy. We are honored to have this soulful, rockin’ voice back at Mercy for an encore performance.
Sunday, Jan 29, we will be launching a brand new program. We will be hosting an art show by the artist Brian Hilson. You may know Brian from the work he has had on display at Mercy in the restrooms.
We are excited to kick off this new program with Brian. He will be at Mercy on Sunday from 6:00-9:00 pm showing lots more of his work. You won’t want to miss this one ! Don Brown and Bob Reister (Brown and Wild Reister) will also be performing that same night. It is going to be a packed night of great music and artwork.
Over the next year we will be featuring local Dallas artists and their work. Look for more info. Hope to see you on this Sunday.
MERCY!
Glen Agritelley
Owner
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Kicking off a new year
Oh behalf of the entire Mercy staff, we hope you have had a wonderful holiday season and New Years!! Kicking off a new year is always exciting and we have some great things planned for this coming year. We are coming off a great year for Mercy with the highlight having to have been selected Wine Bar of the Year for the US from NightClub and Bar Magazine.
We are about to enter our 9th year and very excited about bringing a great experience in wine, food, music and now ART to our Mercy family of guests. Mercy will continue with live music every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Mercy is very proud to host some top Dallas musicians such as The Brehms, Hard Nights Day, David Gallegos, Milissa Medlock, Orlando Solinas, Brown and Wild Reister, Ricky Derek and master magician, Jared Brandon. This year we will be adding a new group to the Thursday evening list, a group called My Generation. 60’s music from across the pond and the US!! You won’t want to miss these guys. We also have a few surprises in store, the first is Nashville recording artist, Karen Waldrop. Karen performs Saturday Jan 28. She performed later last year and brought the house down. You don’t want to miss her!
We are also very excited about kicking off something totally new for Mercy. We will be hosting local artists doing a 1 night show at Mercy on a Sunday evening. We will debut this new program on Sunday Jan 29 with Brian Hilson. You all know Brian for his artwork that Mercy has had on display for many years now in our rest rooms. Brian has built a reputation from the Mercy’s Bathroom Art. You won’t want to miss this exciting evening where Brian will be showcasing a lot more of his work. The show begins at 6 pm. Throughout the year we will be hosting artwork from local artists and watch the website throughout the year for these. (mercywinebar.com)
2012 promises to be a great year and we look forward to sharing it with you and hoping to help make it a great year for each of you.
Happy New Year and MERCY………………
Glen Agritelley
Owner
We are about to enter our 9th year and very excited about bringing a great experience in wine, food, music and now ART to our Mercy family of guests. Mercy will continue with live music every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Mercy is very proud to host some top Dallas musicians such as The Brehms, Hard Nights Day, David Gallegos, Milissa Medlock, Orlando Solinas, Brown and Wild Reister, Ricky Derek and master magician, Jared Brandon. This year we will be adding a new group to the Thursday evening list, a group called My Generation. 60’s music from across the pond and the US!! You won’t want to miss these guys. We also have a few surprises in store, the first is Nashville recording artist, Karen Waldrop. Karen performs Saturday Jan 28. She performed later last year and brought the house down. You don’t want to miss her!
We are also very excited about kicking off something totally new for Mercy. We will be hosting local artists doing a 1 night show at Mercy on a Sunday evening. We will debut this new program on Sunday Jan 29 with Brian Hilson. You all know Brian for his artwork that Mercy has had on display for many years now in our rest rooms. Brian has built a reputation from the Mercy’s Bathroom Art. You won’t want to miss this exciting evening where Brian will be showcasing a lot more of his work. The show begins at 6 pm. Throughout the year we will be hosting artwork from local artists and watch the website throughout the year for these. (mercywinebar.com)
2012 promises to be a great year and we look forward to sharing it with you and hoping to help make it a great year for each of you.
Happy New Year and MERCY………………
Glen Agritelley
Owner
Sunday, November 20, 2011
A lot to be thankful for
As we approach the busiest time of the year for us it is also appropriate to take a few minutes to thank our families, friends, and guests for their support throughout the year.
We have had a great year here at Mercy, with the Wine Bar of the Year award by NightClub and Bar magazine and Top 50 Wine Lists by Open Table, with local awards by D Magazine and The Addison Corridor Magazine. It is through your continued support that has allowed for this success.
In many ways it has been a difficult year for many companies and families as the economy has not recovered as quickly as most would like. There is a great deal of uncertainty right now. Mercy has become a place to escape and reconnect with friends and share a mutual experience together. We will continue to work hard to earn your patronage and loyalty as we approach our 9th anniversary in February.
We have some great new ideas we intend to launch next year and it will be an exciting year for new wines. Thank you for allowing us to serve and share wine experiences with you. We have a lot to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Glen Agritelley
Owner
We have had a great year here at Mercy, with the Wine Bar of the Year award by NightClub and Bar magazine and Top 50 Wine Lists by Open Table, with local awards by D Magazine and The Addison Corridor Magazine. It is through your continued support that has allowed for this success.
In many ways it has been a difficult year for many companies and families as the economy has not recovered as quickly as most would like. There is a great deal of uncertainty right now. Mercy has become a place to escape and reconnect with friends and share a mutual experience together. We will continue to work hard to earn your patronage and loyalty as we approach our 9th anniversary in February.
We have some great new ideas we intend to launch next year and it will be an exciting year for new wines. Thank you for allowing us to serve and share wine experiences with you. We have a lot to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Glen Agritelley
Owner
Monday, November 7, 2011
When Red and White becomes Pink
Hopefully at this juncture, you must have heard or been invited to our Charity Event on Saturday, November 12th from 2 - 4 pm. But if you are in the dark, please let me enlighten you.
The voters and town counsel of Addison, very wisely approved an amendment to the town charter that permits Mercy and other businesses to sell wine on a retail, off premise consumption basis. Now, our task is to promote this new benefit to our guests.
Mercy has a long standing tradition of doing charitable events. We like being a good neighbor to those that need it and while we still have to operate for a profit, we still are capable of doing mutually beneficial things for ourselves and the community. So that will take you to the theory behind the event on Saturday, November 12th.
With a $20 cash donation at the door, (the proceeds will be donated in its entirety to the Dallas Chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure), Mercy will lay out a cornucopia of over 100 wines for tasting as a prelude to a purchase.
Too often we are told by our customers that they have difficulty selecting wines and need guidance. This confusion would be compounded when visiting a traditional wine store, with racks and cases of bottles before them, and corks securing the necks of all of those bottles.
Imagine the opportunity now. You can taste a wine that you would be interested in purchasing for your home, or one that you may wish to give as a gift and be satisfying knowing that you are purchasing a wine that you would enjoy without any of the guesswork. During this special offering to our guests, every wine will be offered for retail purchase at a 50% discount from our normal wine book pricing.
Stock up your own personal cellars or wine racks, cross off a few names from your holiday gift list, give a great kiss up gift to your boss.....(my personal favorite.... for Glen !).
Mark your calendar, make a notation on your smart phone, this coming Saturday from 2 - 4 pm. Be there !
Mike Castagne
Operations Manager
The voters and town counsel of Addison, very wisely approved an amendment to the town charter that permits Mercy and other businesses to sell wine on a retail, off premise consumption basis. Now, our task is to promote this new benefit to our guests.
Mercy has a long standing tradition of doing charitable events. We like being a good neighbor to those that need it and while we still have to operate for a profit, we still are capable of doing mutually beneficial things for ourselves and the community. So that will take you to the theory behind the event on Saturday, November 12th.
With a $20 cash donation at the door, (the proceeds will be donated in its entirety to the Dallas Chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure), Mercy will lay out a cornucopia of over 100 wines for tasting as a prelude to a purchase.
Too often we are told by our customers that they have difficulty selecting wines and need guidance. This confusion would be compounded when visiting a traditional wine store, with racks and cases of bottles before them, and corks securing the necks of all of those bottles.
Imagine the opportunity now. You can taste a wine that you would be interested in purchasing for your home, or one that you may wish to give as a gift and be satisfying knowing that you are purchasing a wine that you would enjoy without any of the guesswork. During this special offering to our guests, every wine will be offered for retail purchase at a 50% discount from our normal wine book pricing.
Stock up your own personal cellars or wine racks, cross off a few names from your holiday gift list, give a great kiss up gift to your boss.....(my personal favorite.... for Glen !).
Mark your calendar, make a notation on your smart phone, this coming Saturday from 2 - 4 pm. Be there !
Mike Castagne
Operations Manager
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A bit of sipping and shopping
On Saturday, November 12th, Mercy will open our doors at 2:00 pm for a bit of sipping and shopping; a completely new type of wine tasting and wine shopping event. Mercy will host a special retail wine event as we offer a selection of over 100 wines. We always believe in sharing an experience; we now have a perfect way to share an experience with you and allow you to take it home and share it with others as well.
We are often told by our guests “I don’t know much about wine and I don’t know what to order.” So our servers become a guide to the wine offerings at Mercy. The best way to learn is to experience. Now imagine this experience multiplied....many times over. At this special event, we will have 100 plus bottles of wine open, from over 14 different countries.
From 2 pm until 4 pm on Saturday, Nov 12th, our servers and wine suppliers will serve as your guides for your wine bottle(s)purchase. Did I mention that we will give you a 50% discount from our published wine book pricing during this event ? This is a perfect opportunity to start you holiday shopping early or to stock your personal wine cellars and to utilize our servers and suppliers as your personnel shopping assistants.
We mentioned at the start, this event will be "shopping for a purpose" and that purpose is the Dallas Chapter Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For a $20 cash donation at the door (all of which will be donated), you will have the opportunity to taste 20 different wines.
How many bottles are you entitled to purchase ? You are permitted, through this special limited tasting, to purchase as many bottles as you would like. We are really excited to present this event to you and at the same time doing something worthwhile for our community.
Vincent Havard
Operating Partner
We are often told by our guests “I don’t know much about wine and I don’t know what to order.” So our servers become a guide to the wine offerings at Mercy. The best way to learn is to experience. Now imagine this experience multiplied....many times over. At this special event, we will have 100 plus bottles of wine open, from over 14 different countries.
From 2 pm until 4 pm on Saturday, Nov 12th, our servers and wine suppliers will serve as your guides for your wine bottle(s)purchase. Did I mention that we will give you a 50% discount from our published wine book pricing during this event ? This is a perfect opportunity to start you holiday shopping early or to stock your personal wine cellars and to utilize our servers and suppliers as your personnel shopping assistants.
We mentioned at the start, this event will be "shopping for a purpose" and that purpose is the Dallas Chapter Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For a $20 cash donation at the door (all of which will be donated), you will have the opportunity to taste 20 different wines.
How many bottles are you entitled to purchase ? You are permitted, through this special limited tasting, to purchase as many bottles as you would like. We are really excited to present this event to you and at the same time doing something worthwhile for our community.
Vincent Havard
Operating Partner
Monday, October 24, 2011
Mercy receives OpenTable Diner’s Choice Award
Mercy is so pleased to announce that is been named winner of OpenTable Diner’s Choice awards for Top 50 Wine Lists in the United States. The winners are derived from more than 10 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states. Mercy Wine Bar was the only restaurant/bar in Texas selected for this honor.
The Diner’s Choice Award compiles the feedback from their customers to select the top 50 wine lists for the US. This is such an honor to have received this national award. Vincent works daily to select unique wines from around the world. This is a task that must be tended to daily since these types of wines are usually limited in quantity and once gone, we can’t get more. Keeping the wine list fresh and new items for our guest is something we take seriously and we so appreciate this level of recognition.
This is the second major national award Mercy Wine Bar has received this year. Earlier this year Nightclub and Bar magazine voted Mercy #1 Wine Bar in the US. We are so appreciative of our loyal customers and their support over the years and this continues to motivate us to be in a constant mode of improvement.
OpenTable is a leading provider of real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservations and guest management solutions for restaurants. The company is headquartered in San Fransisco, California and open table is available throughout the US as well as Canada, Germany, Mexico, Japan and the United Kingdom. (opentable.com)
Thank you all that have voted for us.
Glen Agritelley
Owner
The Diner’s Choice Award compiles the feedback from their customers to select the top 50 wine lists for the US. This is such an honor to have received this national award. Vincent works daily to select unique wines from around the world. This is a task that must be tended to daily since these types of wines are usually limited in quantity and once gone, we can’t get more. Keeping the wine list fresh and new items for our guest is something we take seriously and we so appreciate this level of recognition.
This is the second major national award Mercy Wine Bar has received this year. Earlier this year Nightclub and Bar magazine voted Mercy #1 Wine Bar in the US. We are so appreciative of our loyal customers and their support over the years and this continues to motivate us to be in a constant mode of improvement.
OpenTable is a leading provider of real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservations and guest management solutions for restaurants. The company is headquartered in San Fransisco, California and open table is available throughout the US as well as Canada, Germany, Mexico, Japan and the United Kingdom. (opentable.com)
Thank you all that have voted for us.
Glen Agritelley
Owner
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Seeing Red
It started with the Red Room...with its rich, dark walls, burgundy drapes and Red lighting (or did it actually start with Red wine) ? A discussion for another time. Then we added the Red neon that surrounds the Mercy logo sign which welcomes guests at our front door. Red does make a great accent to our logo. Initially, there was some concern that the Red neon lighting would be too bright or that it would distract the cars traveling on Montfort Drive. These concerns all proved to be unfounded as it is difficult now (after almost nine years of growth) to see our sign which is partially obscured by the trees.
When it was time to add additional (and more comfortable) seating for our patio, a bright Red fabric was selected to cover the cushions of our furniture, with further additions of Red ashtrays to accommodate the cigarette smokers.
A year ago, we were host to a private party and to dramatize our entrance further, we rented LED lighting to bathe the building front in a vibrant Red sheen. It gave an almost Hollywood-like feel to our wine bar and restaurant. It served a dual purpose as it increased the available reading light and made it easier to read both the food and wine menus at night.
Quite often we are tasked to provide directions to Mercy's location in the Village of the Parkway. Located at the traffic circle is beneficial but confusing to the first-time visitor. Flash back to a year ago and the dramatic Hollywood lighting. With appropriate fan fare, we decided to purchase the Red welcome beacons at our entrance. Just in time, I might add, for an upcoming holiday season and a visit from a jolly man in a Red suit.
As the holiday season is approaching fast, drop us an e-mail, give us a call, and let's talk about some event planning for your office or social gathering. It should be much, much easier for your guests to find us this year, just look for the Red Light(s)....and STOP IN !
Mike Castagne
Operations Manager
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