Andrew Kohn and his husband, Don Jones, will add a third hospitality business to their portfolio with the December opening of wine bar and retail shop Michael’s on the Mountain at 1799 Mountain Road in Stowe. The couple own Stowe’s Brass Lantern Inn and bought the elegant Michael’s on the Hill restaurant in Waterbury Center in September 2023.
Kohn, 45, said the couple saw an opportunity in the mountain town, especially when the rumors of Dedalus Wine Shop’s pending closure proved true in October.
Their new business’ location in the Red Barn Shops was most recently a clothing store but has a long history as a wine and cheese destination, as Mountain Cheese and Wine and then Stowe Wine and Cheese. Renovations will create a wine store in the front third of the space, with a wine bar occupying the rear.
“We fancifully call it our Mansfield base camp,” Kohn said. The wine selection will focus on small winemakers from around the world, including many that are not available elsewhere in Vermont.
The food menu will start simple with cheese boards and “local bites with Michael’s on the Hill influence” Kohn said. He expects to expand the store’s food offerings with take-and-bake prepared meals, desserts and seasonal picnic baskets in 2025.
In addition to wine, the retail store will stock Vermont beer, chocolates, cheeses, breads and specialty foods, and some stemware and other wine accessories.
This article appears in The Winter Preview Issue 2024.
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