Frasca owners to close Denver wine bar, extend Tavernetta operations

A popular Denver wine bar from award-winning Boulder sommelier Bobby Stuckey is closing at the end of the year and turning into an extension of the Italian restaurant he owns next door Sunday Vinyl located on the Union Station platform at th Street opened in as a passion project of Stuckey whose Boulder restaurant Frasca Food and Wine has garnered acclaim as one of the best in the nation and taken home a Michelin star The Denver bar was named after his weekend routine of listening to records at home with his wife and likewise featured a state-of-the-art turntable and sound system Sunday Vinyl senior bartender Alex Garuillo adjusts the volume on a McIntosh sound system at Sunday Vinyl in Denver on Wednesday Oct Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post In an announcement this week Stuckey explained his owning entity Frasca Hospitality Group would flip Sunday Vinyl into a private event space for Tavernetta It features the same private dining menu as Tavernetta and will open up the original restaurant for more walk-in customers Sunday Vinyl s last day of facility is New Year s Eve Come spring it ll have a new name La Casina The demand for private event space and events at Tavernetta is very very robust to the point we turn away so multiple guests because those back two rooms are booked so often for private events Stuckey mentioned in an interview What we would like to do is transition those events into what is presently the Sunday Vinyl space he disclosed The Sunday Vinyl concept with all its records speakers and amplifiers would relocate to Boulder Stuckey noted they are looking for a property in the city Related Articles Long-dormant site of former Denny s on West Alameda to become home to new Mexican restaurant Tasting menu restaurant returns to downtown Denver with new format The hottest club in RiNo is filled with Formula racing simulators Troy Guard to open restaurant at Lawrence Mexican breakfast spot closes in former Breakfast King building Sunday Vinyl is a restaurant that s so significant to me personally he noted We re coming up on six years and I m proud of everyone s efforts Sunday Vinyl will sell wine bottles at half the price until its closure at the end of the month according to the group Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox