A cozy new wine bar and bottle shop from a Michelin-recommended restaurant team is opening soon in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood.

Emmy Lou’s, which is opening in the former Mere’s space Friday, Dec. 19, is an ode to co-owner Alex Bridges’ wife, Emma. She met her future husband and his business partner, chef Andres Kaifer, while the three of them were all working together at a Raleigh restaurant.

Now, Bridges and Kaifer — whose Customshop restaurant was included in the inaugural Michelin Guide American South — are looking toward a focus on wine.

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