Great music, locally sourced food and artisan libations are what you can expect at Wine Country Bistro and Bottle Shop.
Starting with the music, Deidre and Bob perform every Tuesday from 6:30-9 p.m. at Wine Country. The duo’s mission is to bring new and different music into the Shreveport-Bossier scene. It’s been important to them to have a diverse selection of music to please music connoisseurs of all ages.
After nearly four years, they have amassed more than 1600 hours of stage performance together. Deidre’s singing talent was discovered and has been nurtured since the age of 3. By 15, she was singing at everything from church weddings to school functions. In 1999, she helped form a band called “Rhythm and Voices.” She’s opened for Maze and the Isley Brothers.
Bob has been a working musician for almost 40 years. He’s played every venue from solo to a 12-piece band and from California to Florida with stops in between at places like New Orleans and the Great Lakes.
The experience with Bob and Deidre is rounded out at Wine Country with exceptional food. The restaurant was created in July 2004 by Jason Brady, Clay Simon and Steve Simon. It was birthed as a small bottle shop, offering a wide selection of boutique style wines at every price point.
It didn’t take long. The popularity grew and so did the wine shop, which now includes a restaurant. Great wine was meant to be enjoyed with great food.
The menu is constructed to offer the freshest ingredients around, combining bistro-style cuisine with an emphasis on wild game and fresh seafood. The Restaurant/Retail concept followed the same principle as the bottle shop –“Bringing great food and wine down to earth!” The wines are priced to be consumed and not admired from afar, with 25 wines by the glass and a rotating selection of wine flights.
The backdrop is warm and inviting with arches of mahogany and walls of wine. Wine Country offers three distinct dining atmospheres to fit any given mood. It offers a quaint dimly lit rear dining room, spacious patio for al fresco dining and an upbeat bistro/ wine bar fit for a king. The retail store is a clone of its older sibling with the addition of a European style cheese counter and a large walk in wine cellar that holds some of the finest juice around. The complimentary Thursday tastings became a regular on many locals’ calendars.
To see a menu click here (http://www.winecountrynet.com/menu/windowMenu.cfm)
Deidre and Bob perform at other great local Shreveport-Bossier restaurants. To see a schedule of other local performances click here (http://www.deidreandbob.com/shows.html)
