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Black MTN Wine Bar adds a new flavor to the neighborhood
Rachel Markowitz | August 7, 2007
It was almost a year ago when I first saw a sign on the corner of Hoyt and Union announcing Wine Bar Coming Soon. After much anticipation, Black Mountain Wine Bar (spelled Black MTN) opened 10 days ago, a mid-summer treat for all the neighborhood wine lovers. At first glance, you may think that developers planning to open a ski lodge made a wrong turn, mistaking Boerum Hill for Vermont. The “front porch” looks like a log cabin, filled with oversized Adirondack chairs and tables. The night we visited, a few groups of friends were on the deck enjoying the mild evening and their bottles of vino.
By the time we arrived, around 10pm on a Thursday night, the place was emptying out. Still, our waiter was lively and knowledgeable, flawlessly reciting the wine specials for the evening with impressive insight and detail. I ordered what seemed to be the most exotic of the bunch – a glass of the chilled red granoche. It was the first time I tried a chilled red, but this is exactly what it was, a dry, tart, cranberry-ish red. Which is good, ‘cause rosé has always reminded me of that “jug of love” stuff we used to drink in college, which also reminds me of mornings, sometimes waking up in strange locations.
The menu also features small plates, including cheeses specially selected to match the menus. The manager, a shaggy hipster wine aficionado named Shane, sat down with us for a little bit to talk about the place. He’s done his best to hire people with a real knowledge of wine, and tries to stock the menu with selections that would be hard to find at your local corner store. His vision for the wine bar is more of a “wine house,” a homey, log cabin in the woods where you can come in any time and share a bottle with friends. While the location is removed from Smith Street, Black MTN hopes to draw customers from Park Slope as well as prime Bergen Carroll-land.
Black MTN Wine Bar is located at the corner of Union and Hoyt. Their phone number is (718) 395-2614.
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