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Pulling Corks (instagram) opens for business today in downtown Belfast. The wine bar is the creation of David Speer and Kristin Amundson-Speer. They’ve renovated the 150 year old building that was the former home of Bellabooks at 31 Pendleton Street into a rustic bar with plans to open a wine shop there as well later this year. A mix of bar, table and lounge seating accomodates up to 30 people and Pulling Corks will soon have outdoor seating in an adjacent garden.
Pulling Corks offers wines by the glass and bottle (see bottle list below) and will have a menu of bar snacks (luques olives, pistachios, etc) and house-made dishes like a winter mesclun salad with Dijon vinaigrette, and polenta with Italian sausage and chervil.
In 2013, Speer was named by Food & Wine to their list of the Best Sommeliers of the Year. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the founder and owner of a 20-seat champagne bar called Ambonnay in Portland, Oregon.
The bar will be open Thursday through Monday, 4 – 9 pm.
