CultureMap Dallas reports that Trova Wine + Market is closing next week, on January 18, 2025. It’s the latest in a series of sales and closures as Dallas’s wine and beer venues continue their rapid churn.
Since 2020, the bar, bottle shop, and gourmet food market has offered wine and nibbles to a ritzy clientele at The Plaza at Preston Center. It boasted chef- and somm-curated menus and won a bunch of awards, including from Wine Enthusiast.
The culprit seems to be the usual list of restaurant-biz woes–not the least of which was unlucky pandemic timing. (Trova opened in the summer of 2020.) “It is no secret that small business ownership is tough and while this was a nearly impossible decision, I know it is for the best,” owner Michelle Bonds wrote in a Facebook post.
It’s also no secret to readers of this blog that Trova was usually out of my price range. It was also closed on Sundays, which is often when I have free time to savor a glass of wine. Still, it was a charming and welcome addition to Dallas’s wine community. I respected it for its creative small-plates menu, extensive wine list, lack of TVs, and highly qualified staff. I want places like Trova to be able to thrive in this city, and it’s a serious bummer when they can’t.
What other cool drinky spots have we lost recently? Here’s just a few more that hit me in the feels:
East Dallas’s Urban Vines (a 10-year fixture of the Casa Linda neighborhood) announced their closing in October 2024.
Deep Ellum Brewing closed its taproom in May 2024 following the brand’s acquisition by Monster Beverage Corporation.
The popular Veritas wine bar closed at the end of 2023, after 15 years on Henderson Avenue.
The Colony’s enormous bar/concert venue Lava Cantina, known for its affordable live music and strong margaritas, closed on January 1 for “renovations.” (Rumor is that it has been sold to a multinational entertainment company and the new owners want to ditch the kitchen…we’ll see what happens.)
Constant openings and closings of bars are expected and I don’t mean to be a doomsayer, but it seems that Dallas’s food and beverage industry is taking an especially hard fall right now. To see our unique craft breweries and wine bars in a death spiral is worrying. C’mon, DFW–do you want nothing besides sports bars and hard seltzers as far as the eye can see?
Trova folks, you’ll be missed–best of luck with your next endeavors.
See also:
People Newspapers: Trova to Pop Its Last Cork
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