Kudos to Úna
Casco Bay Weekly — March 13, 2003
In the March 13th edition of the recently-resurrected Casco Bay Weekly, once again úna took home the top award in their Readers Poll for "Best Martini Bar". This is the third time ú has taken this honor with the readers of CBW.
Maine Sunday Telegram — March 9, 2003
On Sunday, March 9th, the Maine Sunday Telegram announced the winners of its 2003 Readers Poll. Una was voted "Best Martini Bar" by a landslide. In its citation, writer Ray Routhier commented, "...úna serves a great martini — in several varieties — with some high-quality appetizers as well. It's actually a very comfortable, and hip, alternative to the standard Old Port bar."
Excerpts from Market Watch Magazine — Nov.–Dec. 2002
"Wine bars are demystifying the wine experience and making it casual and fun, ending the myth that only oenophiles can truly enjoy and appreciate wine. 'My goal is to offer customers a fun, new experience,' says Michael Burke, co-owner of úna Wine Bar and Lounge in Portland, Maine, 'Wine doesn't have to be serious'. In December 1997, co-owners Michael Burke and Justin O'Reilly opened úna Wine Bar and Lounge in Portland, Maine to give locals and vacationers a chic, yet accessible place to go out... 'We delight in the opportunity to turn people on to something new,' says Burke. As a result, cocktail drinkers got turned on to wine and úna became a successful business."