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Steve Severance
 
June 12, 2025 | Steve Severance

June 12th Email

Happy Thursday!

We hope this email finds you well and you are enjoying this "cooler weather". 

We will be back at Discover Denton tonight from 6 - 8 doing some sampling of wines for Twilight Tunes. Please stop by and say hello if you are in the area.

We also have a special event tonight at the bar. If you are interested in learning more about Wills and Trusts, we are hosting an event with attorney Brett Bussan. It will be a fun gathering, and the first glass or two of wine is on Brett. :-) 

Friday night, we have music with the DJ Rice quintet at 7:30. We still have a few reserved seats available.

Saturday at 3 pm, you can visit and enjoy an Irish Pub Experience. No reservations or cover charge.

Saturday evening, we have the Brad Leali Tentet Jazz Band starting at 7:30. The reserved seats are all claimed, but we do have room for walk-ins with seating at the bar and high tops around the bar.

Sunday is Father's Day, and we will have a fun afternoon scheduled with live music and some opportunities for people to get up and share their favorite Dad Jokes. So stop in after 4 PM and join the fun.  :-)

Make sure you check out our Events page to learn about our schedule of events.

For those who would like to reserve for the Di Abruzzo dinner, you can find that online at Dinner with Di Abruzzo.

Visit our Events page to see all our upcoming events.


Have a great weekend!

From all of us here at Steve's Wine Bar, Cheers!

Denton Chamber of Commerce: Best Small Business of the Year.

Time Posted: Jun 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM Permalink to June 12th Email Permalink
Steve Severance
 
June 6, 2025 | Steve Severance

June 6th, 2025 Email

Our Denton Community is Amazing!!!

We have an Italian Dinner planned for Monday, June 9th, with our friends from Di Abruzzo. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to move the dinner to July 7th. What is amazing is that we reached out to a couple of folks here in Denton, and within an hour, we had Suzanne Johnson stepping in to help craft a menu for those who reserved space for the 9th. 

With this change, we do have a few seats that have opened up for our Monday dinner. If you would like to join us, visit our website at www.steveswinebar.com to see the menu and reserve your seats.

For those who would like to reserve for the new date with Di Abruzzo, you can find that online at Dinner with Di Abruzzo.

Tonight we have a special performance with Cassandra Berry. She will be performing a piano bar experience along with showing her movie, The Take Away. Reservation fees and cover will help her and Susan participate in the coming festivals, which are showing her movie. If you can't attend, feel free to contribute through the online reservation and make a note that this is for a contribution only, or leave a Band Tip.

Tomorrow afternoon, Off the Rails is back with Bluegrass and more at 3 pm.

Saturday night, Hannah Claire Goodwin performs. For those who have attended our last couple of performances with our young singers, Georgia Barge and Margaret Nicholson, this will be another wonderful night of music.

Visit our Events page to see all our upcoming events.


Have a great weekend!

From all of us here at Steve's Wine Bar, Cheers!

Denton Chamber of Commerce: Best Small Business of the Year.

Time Posted: Jun 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM Permalink to June 6th, 2025 Email Permalink
Steve Severance
 
May 29, 2025 | Steve Severance

May 28th Email Blast

Happy Wednesday!

We hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend! It was fun on our end, even though it was a bit wet.

We have so much happening at Steve's over the next couple of weeks. We hope you will plan to spend some time with us at one or more of these events.

  • Tonight we have live music with vocalist and pianist Margaret Nicholson. Even though the reserved seats are sold, we have room for those walk-ins.
  • Thursday is jammed full of specials, starting with Half-Price Bottle night. Each month, we pick 10 wines to feature on Thursday night at a great price. 
  • We are also doing a wine tasting on The Square on Thursday at Discover Denton. Steve will have three of our wines with him to sample, and if you like, purchase a bottle to enjoy during Twilight Tunes or to take home with you. We will be featuring the Quattro Theory wines we have specially priced for May.
  • You can still order the Quattro Theory Wines online. Let us know in your order notes if you would like Steve to bring those to the square with him for you to pick up this evening.
  • And, If you are headed to Twilight Tunes, please take some time to swing by Steve's to pick up a bottle or two. If you call and order before 5, we can bring those bottles to Discover Denton for you to pick up there. Check out our Bottle list online. 
  • We also have jazz at Steve's with the Rob Parton 9-Tet, 7:30 - 9:30. Rob and the band will fill the place with their Big Band jazz.
  • Friday Night, we have the Texas Blues Crew at the bar. The place will be hoppin', so drop in early and stay late. :-)
  • Saturday will be a great day for all the Wine Club Members to come out and sample our May feature wines. There is no planned music, so a great day to come and relax, chat, and taste some amazing wines. 
  • Not a Wine Club Member? Join the club, do your tasting by the end of June, and you will receive a special bonus wine to take home with you.
  • On Sunday, we have more live music with Gwynne Johnson from 6 pm to 8 pm.

We are looking forward to June, and we have two special events for you to consider.

On June 3, we have a special tasting event with California Winery, Brassfield Estates. We will be tasting five of their wines. Their new Texas rep stated that their wines are currently not available in retail stores. We will be the first to share them with you and our other customers here in the Denton area. Read more about Brassfield Estate Winery.

On June 9, we have a Guest Chef Dinner with the folks from Di Abruzzo here in Denton. They are planning a 5-course dinner paired with carefully selected wines from our cellar. Yes, I am getting fancy by calling our bottle room a cellar. :-) Reservations are $50 a person, and that will be applied to the tab the night of the dinner. Reserve today as we have limited seating for the evening.

Visit our Events page to see all our upcoming events.


Have a great week!

From all of us here at Steve's Wine Bar, Cheers!

Denton Chamber of Commerce: Best Small Business of the Year.

Time Posted: May 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM Permalink to May 28th Email Blast Permalink
Steve Severance
 
March 28, 2025 | Steve Severance

Best Places to Live in Texas

Texas: the iconic state that in many ways personifies America. It's cowboy culture and Tex Mex. It’s wide-open land and relatively mild winters, especially in the south. It’s (also relatively) low cost of living and opportunities. It’s no wonder so many Americans move to and stay in Texas or never leave. Many reasons motivate a permanent or temporary move: affordability, access to nature, healthcare, education, and safety are all generally considered main priorities. Texas is a huge state with varying types of cities and smaller towns to suit those individual or family needs and wants.

Just 40 miles away from Dallas, Denton competes with the big cities on everything from live music venues to higher education. Denton’s population as of 2023 was around 160,000; it’s a mid-size city with a lot to offer a young graduate, growing family, and musicians craving a smaller city.

Denton’s housing market is higher than the national and state average at $500,000. Average rent is around $1,500 monthly. Major employers include Peterbilt Motors, Sally Beauty, and Acme Brick. Other large industries in Denton are higher education at Texas Women’s University and healthcare. The median household income of Denton averages around $73,000 per year.

Denton Independent School District scores high in teachers, diversity, and college preparation. Graduation rates are at 97% with higher-than-average proficiency rates. The city also offers 91 private schools, according to Niche.com, for parents looking for an alternative option to public education. Denton is home to two state universities: University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University.

Denton is a musical town; multiple genres can be heard live throughout the city. Check out Steve’s Wine Bar for jazz performances. Dan’s Silverleaf venue hosts many Texas based performers and offers a songwriter’s open mic every Monday. There are 37 trails for running or biking along with 41 parks for families. Golfers have access to 32 courses within a 20-mile radius of Denton, 4 being within the city. Denton has a great food scene with BBQ and Tex-Mex being the main cuisines. Popular restaurants include Juicy Pig Barbecue and Mi Ranchito.

You can read more online at WorldAtlas.com.

Sarah Simpson March 22, 2025

Time Posted: Mar 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM Permalink to Best Places to Live in Texas Permalink
Steve Severance
 
October 1, 2024 | Steve Severance

October 1 Email

#DentonHalloween is Here!!

Good Tuesday afternoon!

We hope you have heard about how Denton is officially the Halloween City of Texas! We have 31 days of spookiness ahead of us here in the Downtown area and we hope you will come on down and check out all the fun!

We are participating in the excitement with special wines, a special weekend beverage, and all-around fun. We will have our skeleton friends, Stephen and Stephanie, here to take pictures with you and your friends. 

Our featured wines for the month lean heavily into the Halloween theme through the names and labels of the wines. These are now available for you to enjoy by the glass today! Check out our Blog for the October Wine Club Wines to learn more about each of these fun wines.

The special "cocktail" created for our weekend fun is lovingly named, "The Bloody Spritz". It will be served on the weekends through October. A sparkling wine spritzer with a sugared rim and drowning in the glass is an eyeball!!! Well...a gummy eyeball. ;-)


Tonight, come over for a special musical experience with Lady Cass and the Fellas as we hit Halloween with their fun and spooky night of music. It's also a costume party and for those ready to get out and show off their character, there will be prizes for the best costumes.


Thursday nights, all month long, we have free music on Industrial with Twilight Tunes. We have set up the opportunity for you to reserve your seats at tables we are placing out front. Reservations will include your seat and your first beverage from a select list of wines and beers. Visit our Reservations page to reserve your seats in advance.

We also have 10 select wines we are doing at Half Price each Thursday to enjoy during your visit. 


Monday Night Live Music on the 7th, with the great Brad Leali Tentet and Carla Helmbrecht featured on vocals. Brad is off on another gig that night, but the band will be swinging without him 

You can still reserve your seats for tonight and Monday's musical events.

Steve's Events Page

Reserve your seats online at RESERVATIONS.


It's Festival Month here in Denton and this weekend starts off with the Arts and Jazz Fest. We hope you will make Steve's your stop before, during, and after your time at the park. We have wine and beer to go by the bottle and the glass. Yes, you can grab a glass of something from Steve's to walk with here in Downtown Denton. Bring your cooler by and let us fill it with chilled beer and cool wines, and we'll toss in some beverage cups in case you forgot yours. :-)

October 12th is Geezer Palooza, aka Industrial Street Pop Fest. We will have our large tent set up on the street for our customers to come and sit in the shade and enjoy the festivities.

October 25th - 27th is Day of the Dead. Saturday the 26th we will have a tent out front serving ice-cold beers and chilled wines to walk with. Of course we will have our full menu available inside. And we will be showing the Coffin Races on our TV's inside and on the back patio for those who don't want to stand in the crowd.


Did you know that Steve's was voted as having the best wine list in Denton,

as well as a top shop for wine. 


Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Cheers! From all of us here at Steve's Wine Bar.

Time Posted: Oct 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM Permalink to October 1 Email Permalink
Steve Severance
 
September 23, 2024 | Steve Severance

Heading Into October, Ahhhhhh.....

Happy Wet Monday!

We hope you had an amazing weekend and are enjoying this cooler weather!

Some of you will read the subject line one way, and some will read it another.

Are you the one reading it as relaxed anticipation of "Ahhhh.....finally we are into the fall."?

Or, are you one reading it as "AHHHHHHHHHHHH.....NO. I can't believe October is here already!"?

We are looking at it both ways. We can't believe it's October as it came way too fast. But on the other hand, it's patio weather.  It's festival season, and Denton is officially Halloween City of Texas! We have Jazz Fest, Industrial Street Pop Fest, Day of the Dead Fest, and there are likely other events we are not including.

October tends to be our second busiest month of the year next to December with the help of all the festivals happening, and much nicer weather to enjoy on the patio here in Downtown Denton.

We hope you will use Steve's Wine Bar as your base of operations when visiting Downtown for any, and all festivals and activities. With wine and beer to go, specials with a Halloween them, and just great tasting beverages, we hope you will make us your first stop before wandering around Denton. And YES, you can walk with a beer or a glass of wine in your hand while you enjoy the sights and sounds of Downtown Denton.

I mentioned in the last email that the roads around us are no longer blocked off due to construction. When you come down to Steve's, parking will be a little easier without the barriers. We suggest that if you can't find parking right in front or back of the wine bar, park at the church lot half a block away. It's super convenient and as long as you have your car out of the lot by midnight, everything should be fine.

So let's talk about the start of the next season here at Steve's.

Tonight at 7:00, we have another amazing guest vocalist, with Alyssa Allgood visiting from Chicago. If you attended our special "concert" back in February with Nicole Zuraitis, we think you will have a similar experience tonight. We still have a few reserved seats at $15, but when they are sold out, the cover charge tonight will be $20. So jump online ASAP before the reserved seats are sold out. 

Tomorrow night, we have Shelly Denning in-house doing a special arts and crafts program 6:30 to 8:30.

Wednesday evening we have a new talent to Steve's Wine Bar with Alexandra Tayara hosting a solo show.

Saturday afternoon at a special time, 5 pm, we have another solo act with Júlia Coelho with a very special musical program on vocals, gothic harp, loop pedal, and psaltery. $10 reservations are still available.

Sunday is Birthday Sunday from 5 - 7 pm. Did you or a family member have a birthday this month? Come on down and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine or beer for the birthday person, and light snacks and sweets to enjoy with your beverages. Please reserve your spots as it will help us plan on the right amount of food to have for everyone.

Monday night is another special concert with Award Winning Saxophonist, Jack Lanhardt.

Tuesday is the first day of October, and it's the kick-off of Halloween here in Downtown Denton. We have a special evening planned with Lady Cass and the Fellas. Join us as we start the fun for October with some fun and "spooky" music with Cassandra Berry.

With all the events happening in Denton, rather than compete with them, we are keeping our event schedule on the lighter side for the month of October.

Every Thursday in October there will be live music right across the street from us in the park with the return of Twilight Tunes. Industrial Street will be closed on Thursday nights and we will be putting tables and chairs out front for our customers to sit and enjoy the music. Every Thursday is our Half-Price bottles, so come on down and take advantage of that along with any of the specials we will have for October.

Monday the 7th we will have the Brad Leali Tentet back for another amazing night of music. 

Saturday the 19th we will have The Cats back for another special concert.

Stay tuned as we sprinkle in more solo performances and special afternoon experiences for you to enjoy.

Steve's Events Page

Reserve your seats online at RESERVATIONS.


People have been asking about Cigars. We had neglected to renew our Permit on time and are now waiting for the updated Permit to be delivered. As soon as that is done, we will move our Humidor back out to the main space and be ready to support your cigar needs when visiting Steve's. 


Steve and Karen will be away from the bar for most of October. The staff here at Steve's look forward to serving you, your friends, and your family while they are away. They have put a lot of trust in the team to keep the business rolling, and we hope you will be here to support the team. With your help, we can continue to make October the second busiest month of the year here at Steve's.  


Have a great week and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Cheers! From all of us here at Steve's Wine Bar.

Time Posted: Sep 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM Permalink to Heading Into October, Ahhhhhh..... Permalink
Steve Severance
 
August 9, 2024 | Steve Severance

Dinner au Rouge

We have been working with our friends at Mays Eats here in Corinth, TX to craft a fun dinner for our customers. 

We have entitled the evening, "Dinner au Rouge" as all the wine we serve will be wines based on red wine. We will have a sparkling Rose, a still Rose of Pinot Noir, a Washington Red Blend, a Napa Zinfandel, and an Italian Red, sparkling and lightly sweet to enjoy with dessert. 

Check out the menu!

Reserve Your Seats Today!


 

Time Posted: Aug 9, 2024 at 9:23 AM Permalink to Dinner au Rouge Permalink
Steve Severance
 
April 22, 2024 | Steve Severance

Thin Line Film Festival

Thin Line Fest starts Wednesday! This year's festival is jam packed with high-level content. We've got 60 documentaries including 22 Texas Premieres. Most films will be followed by a QA with the filmmaker(s). There are 85 bands across 7 stages with as diverse a lineup as we've ever had. And Thin Line Photo continues to grow with 2 downtown galleries featuring 175 printed works from 48 photographers. Plus the return of Denton Makers Fest on Saturday with 100 art and maker vendors on the Denton Square.  

As always, General Admission to the festival is completely free. Reserve your wristband at thinline.us/passes and then check-in at a festival venue. Once you've got your wristband you get full access to all festival programming! If you want an elevated experience, reserve a VIP wristband. You will get priority access to all venues and access to the festival Green Room where we will be serving up food and beverages throughout the fest!  New this year is the Daily VIP. You can now buy VIP privileges for any day (or days) you wish. That means you can do General Admission Wed-Fri but then on Saturday upgrade to VIP! Explore all the options by visiting the link below.

Steve's has three nights of live music in conjunction with Thinline. Thursday - Saturday, join us at 7:30 for some great music.

www.thinline.us


 

Time Posted: Apr 22, 2024 at 2:40 PM Permalink to Thin Line Film Festival Permalink
Steve Severance
 
April 18, 2024 | Steve Severance

Best of Denton

Steve's has been honored with Best of Denton awards over the years and we hope to continue that success with your help.

Visit the Denton RC Best of Denton site and nominate us in three major categories:
Bar and Night Life
Best of the Best
Shopping
It's always an honor to be recognized by our friends in the community, and we hope that you feel we have earned that recognition through our efforts to make Steve's a great place to visit when you are in need of a fun and relaxed experience.
Thanks for your support!

 

Time Posted: Apr 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM Permalink to Best of Denton Permalink
Steve Severance
 
March 14, 2024 | Steve Severance

The Legendary Clarence Johnson III

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