The General Wine Bar & Kitchen is a collaborative venture between Mr. Riggs Wine Co and Zonte’s Footstep, and is set to be their new home. The aim for The General Wine Bar & Kitchen is to become a McLaren Flat drawcard providing locals, visitors and wine lovers alike with an interesting food and wine experience that delivers on both wineries passion for ‘being’.
It is the new generation of general store. Originally built around 1910, the building operated as the McLaren Flat Post office after opening in 1911. Changing shape and form over the years, it eventually became a general store, the hub for McLaren Flat locals. In 2014, it became the site for the Home Grain Bakery which is also undergoing a major transformation. The aim here is for customers and locals to be able to enjoy the newly expanded and upgraded bakery complete with a sunny courtyard. The General will also welcome to their kitchen Chef Ben Sommariva, formerly at The Kitchen Door Restaurant and Fino’s Willunga. His creative daily menu featuring house made products, along with free flowing, flexible, food & wine flights are sure to excite. As well as offering a broad range of winevarieties to suit all tastes and plenty of museum wines available by the glass, this dynamic team intend to offer the ultimate in wine & food experience. The first of its kind in McLaren Flat. The General Wine Bar & Kitchen is due to open to the public in November 2016.
