In foodie haven Ann Arbor, there's always room for another bottle of wine. The owners of Charlevoix, Mich.-based
Esperance Wine are hoping to open a local outpost for their shop by the end of December, in time for New Year's Eve champagne.
Interior construction on the shop at 1251 N. Maple started this past Monday. The space is just under 1,000 square feet.
The emporium will not specialize in any particular wine or appellation; "We just chase any region that displays quality," says Pram Acharya, who co-owns Esperance Wine with his wife Suzanne.
Esperance Wine will also carry a selection of gourmet foods, such as truffles from Italy.
Two or three employees will staff the shop to begin with, Acharya says.
Source: Pram Acharya, co-owner of Esperance Wine
Writer: Tanya Muzumdar
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