Vinotecca marks first year with new wines Detroit Free Press

April 5, 2006

By Sylvia Rector
Free Press Restaurant Critic

Can it have been a year since the Jonna family opened its successful Vinotecca wine bar in downtown Royal Oak? The concept -- too rare around here -- is a hit. Now, Kristin Jonna and staff are not only marking the anniversary with an April 12 benefit bash, they're unveiling a new food menu and a dramatically different wine list by new wine director Paul Hannah. Jonna says the new list is "almost like starting over. We spent the year learning what customers want to know about wine and what they want to try, and they're much more experimental than we dreamed." Tickets to the 7-9 p.m. event are $25 and will aid the Oakland Pet Fund and Royal Oak Animal Shelter. Reservations requested. (417 S. Main, Royal Oak; 248-544-6256).

And there's more to celebrate: the launch of Vinology, an even larger wine bar and restaurant at 110 South Main in Ann Arbor, coming in a month or so, Jonna says.