What’s in Store?
A roundup of retail happenings throughout the Emerald Coast
In 2017, Grand Boulevard at Sandestin will welcome Kinnucan’s, the Auburn, Alabama-based apparel and active lifestyle store, to a new location across the street from Boulevard 10 Cinema. Ophelia Swimwear, owned by Victoria Von Hoene, will open its third location next to Lilly Pulitzer and will feature the latest in swimwear and flirty beach accessories.
The spring and summer seasons are the ideal time for lounging about soaking up the sun and relaxing in the breeze. Refresh your home with high quality outdoor furniture that is long lasting from Bay Breeze Patio, which offers Tropitone and 16 other premium brands. The Tropitone Montreaux double chaise lounge with wheels practically invites you to enjoy an afternoon outside.
The Dressing Room Boutique, a new upscale, ladies’ fashion boutique that reflects the principle that building a quality wardrobe shouldn’t break the bank, is the latest addition to The Market Shops in Miramar Beach.
Jeff and Vickie Miller, the husband and wife duo behind The Perfect Pig and Preacher’s Kitchen, have opened The Deep South Market, a combination delicatessen and boutique gift shop in Gulf Place on 30A.
In addition to boasting the best pecan products in the South for more than 60 years, J.W. Renfroe Pecan Company in Pensacola now has more types of nuts available in natural, whole or chopped, candied or roasted varieties. Their candy kitchen also makes several dozen flavors of creamy fudge, toffee and melt-in-your-mouth New Orleans-style pralines. Ask for free samples!
Cheers to Wine Shop Shopping
Emerald Coast Wine Cellars on Scenic Highway 98 in Destin has been a tourist favorite attraction in Miramar Beach for years. The “sister store and vineyard” to Chautauqua in Crestview, Emerald Coast Wine Cellars’ light-hearted, whimsical approach to wine and wine-related gifts put them at the top of the wine shop list.
Panama City Beach Winery on Thomas Drive is the home of award-winning Florida citrus, berry and fruit wines and is the only tropical winery in Bay County. Check out their daily wine tastings.
Strawberry Kiwi Splash, Pomegranate Pop and Cherry Bomb are just a few of the fun-and-flirty flavored fruit wines under the label Don Tristan De Luna Wine, based in Pensacola. Order online or pick up a bottle at local restaurants, wine and spirits stores and grocery stores. Go to deluna.com for a list of retail locations and to read the storied tale of this sexy elixir. Owner/winemaker Steve Brown says, “We stand behind the quality of our wine 100 percent. If you open a bottle and don’t like what you taste, send the unused portion back to us. We’ll drink it for you.”
This April, don’t forget to hit the Retail Wine Sales Tent at the Sandestin Wine Festival (April 20–23) in The Village of Baytowne Wharf and the South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin (April 27–30) to snag great deals on more than 800 domestic and imported wines, many of which are difficult to come by.
