OCTOBER 2022
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Expanding the business Parlour Wines in Madison Park adds bar to offerings
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Madison Park Times editor Parlour Wines will not only celebrate its one-year anniversary of opening in Madison Park this month, but owner Brendan Casey is pleased that word is slowly spreading about his expansion. This summer, Casey expanded his business to include a wine bar after his permit was approved. Now, in addition to bottles to purchase, Casey sells wine by the glass, which people can enjoy while sitting at the bar, a cozy seating area off the main room or on the patio. “Being a wine shop and a wine bar, you really do feel like you’re part of people’s lives,” Casey said, adding one of the things he likes most about his business is getting to talk to customers, hear about their day and their lives. Casey said running a wine shop and wine bar is a perfect fit for him. He not only gets the human interaction a regular bartender does, as well as the satisfaction of sharing his expertise with his customers, but he also keeps more reasonable hours and maintains a healthy home-work balance. “So, it really is the best of both worlds,” he said. In addition, Casey opened Parlour Wines in Madison Park with plenty of experience. Casey worked in the fine-dining industry for many years, where he developed his knowledge of wines and spirits. At his wife’s recommendation, he gave that up to open his first store — one that offers wine and spirits — in New York City. When he and his family moved to western Washington in 2020 to be closer to his wife’s family, he decided to become bi-coastal. “I always joked that instead of getting a real job, I’d just open another wine shop,” Casey said, adding his wife has a more traditional, 9-5 job. After scoping out locations in Seattle, he saw a niche he could fill in Madison Park. He opened Parlour Wines as a sales-only bottle shop in October 2021. “This is the place that I felt the most connected to in terms of the space,” he said, adding his establishment used to be the
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Photo by Jessica Keller Brendan Casey, owner of Parlour Wines in Madison Park, stands behind the bar of his establishment. While he initially opened as a sales-only business, he has since added a wine bar and invites people to come in and enjoy the European wines he offers.
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