About Us

Boy (Mike) meets girl (Kari) in September of 2010. We would spend some time in Appleton with Mike’s family & friends...we’d often meet at a wine bar named Red & White. Although they are no longer open, we loved the vibe & we would “float” the idea that we should open a wine bar someday. We did get married just over two years after meeting, but the idea of a wine bar faded. Until we spent a summer afternoon at Toot & Kate’s in Verona, WI. in July of 2019. We didn’t know what we were looking for, until we found it. Enomatic wine machines to “self serve/pour” the wines. A simple (not pretentious) fun vibe, a gathering spot. When we walked out that day – we both knew we had found a path.

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