Seattle Starbucks begins serving wine
A local Seattle Starbucks has a new item I’m sure fellow spirits enthusiasts will enjoy: wine. The Olive Way Starbucks location that recently reopened is now serving alcohol, reports the Associated Press.
Earlier this year, Starbucks announced some of its locations would begin serving alcohol in an attempt to encourage customers to come back to shops after their morning coffee. The Olive Way location marks the brand’s first shop to offer consumers beer and wine. The store begins selling beer and wine after 4 p.m.
The store closed in July to be outfitted with the appropriate equipment to serve beer and wine. Starbucks also installed a new circular coffee bar to bring customers closer to baristas.
While the new offerings are set to hit locations nationwide, officials declined to comment on when this would take places.
To make the deal even sweeter, the Olive Way Starbucks will be serving fine wines from Washington’s 600 or so wineries. As everyone who knows Naveen Jain can tell you, I am a patron of local spirits, so it’s good to see a national brand supporting regional products.