Chronicle/What's New: Destination Resort on Cape Ann
The Beauport Hotel in Gloucester; Wine Riot store in the South End (not the Back Bay, as we mistakenly said in the story)
Chronicle/What's New: Destination Resort on Cape Ann
The Beauport Hotel in Gloucester; Wine Riot store in the South End (not the Back Bay, as we mistakenly said in the story)
WEBVTT >> THIS IS CHRONICLE. ANCHOR: IT IS GOODBYE TO A SHUTTERED FACTORY. >> ONLY FULL-SERVICE HOTEL. ANCHOR WE LEARN EVERYTHING HERE. ANCHOR: GET A TASTE OF THE OCEAN. PLUS GOURMET HOTDOGS WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE NAME. JC GETS A GENUINE JOY RIDE. >> THE ROAD IS RIGHT THERE. >> TED SATISFIES HIS NEED FOR SPEED. >> ALL OF THAT AND A 21ST CENTURY POSTCARD. IT IS WHAT IS NEW FOR AUGUST NEXT ON CHRONICLE. >> GOOD EVENING THEY WOULD BE AMAZED ABOUT THE FACTORY THAT IS NOW A FULL-SERVICE RESORT. J.C. MONAHAN HAS MORE. >> A LONG-AWAITED PROJECT IS FINALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS. THE ELEGANT HOTEL BECAME MAJOR SENSATION THE MINUTE IT BUILT ITS FIRST GUEST THIS SENATOR. >> WE HAVE 94 GUESTS AND THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. WE HAVE BEEN NEARLY SOLD OUT EVERY WEEKEND. WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL. >> THE TO CORE IS NOT A COOL THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. -- NOT AUTICAL THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. IT GOES FOR $430 A NIGHT DURING THE SUMMER. HE SAID THE AMENITIES JUSTIFY THE COST. >> A LARGE 44 SEAT BAR. DINING ALFRESCO. WE HAVE A ROOF TOP BAR WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HOTEL. THE VIEWS ARE AMAZING. WE GET TO CIVILIAN BEACH. IT'S A SHARED BEACH TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS MIXED USE. IT IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR WITH THE HOTEL. >> THE LOCATION OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR WAS THE SITE OF A BIRDSEYE FROZEN FOOD FACTORY. CITY LEAGUERS -- CITY LEADERS STRUGGLE TO TURN IT INTO A HOTEL. >> WE AR NOW THE ONLY FULL-SERVICE HOTEL. THERE ARE MANY MOTELS WERE THE ONLY FULL-SERVICE HOTEL AND IT IS A WELCOME AMENITY. IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AN INTEREST FOR A LONG TIME. >> IT IS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY BRIDES TO BE IN THE AREA. >> WE HAD 120 WORKING -- 120 WEDDINGS BOOKED. LITERALLY I WAS IN AN OFFICE SHOWING BRIDES A FLOO PLAN AND WITH ALL THE BUZZ AND THE EXCITEMENT PEOPLE COULDN'T HELP THEMSELVES AND THEY TOOK A CHANCE ON IT. WE HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS. THEY CAN'T BELIEVE A WE HAVE CREATED HERE. >> NOW THE STORY OF ANOTHER TRANSFORMATION FROM EVENT PLANNERS TO BRICK-AND-MORTAR. I GI YOU WIND RIGHT. >> IT IS LIGHT. IT IS CHRIS. WHAT STARTED AS A WINE TASTING EVENT IN 2009 -- 25 THOUSAND PEOPLE CAME -- IS NOW A STORY IN THE BACK BAY. >> WE MOVED INTO RETAIL BECAUSE SO MANY SAID WHY AM I DOING THIS SO OFTEN? AN EVENT IS A LOT OF WORK. >> MUCH LIKE THE WIND RIGHT EVENTS THE SHOP IS EDUCATIONAL. >> WE LEARN EVERYTHING HERE. >> AND WORLD LY. >> IT IS BY REGIONS OF THE WORLD. YOU CAN TOUR SPAIN. WE WANT YOU TO WHERE THEY STUDY ABROAD. >> YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WINES AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO BUY. >> CHOOSE FROM OVER 500 WINES. >> THE IDEA WAS TO BUILD THE STORE. >> WE UNCORK FROM MACEDONIA. >> IT IS REALLY GOOD. >> MY FAVORITE, A DRY RED. IS THAT BAD? >> NO. IT IS LOWER NOW COHO. >> THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS. WE WANT PEOPLE TO ASK ANY THING. WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND MAKE IT FUN FOR YOU TO LEARN. WIND RIGHT HAS A MOBILE APP WHERE YOU CAN MARK THE SPIRITS YOU HAVE TRIED. THEY USE THE DATA TO HELP DECIDE WHICH BEVERAGES TO CARRY IN THE STORE. NEXT, -- >> DELICIOUS. FRESH. CRAZY. AND THE BUTTER. >> WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET GOURMET HOTDOGS AND MUFFINS ALSO?
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Chronicle/What's New: Destination Resort on Cape Ann
The Beauport Hotel in Gloucester; Wine Riot store in the South End (not the Back Bay, as we mistakenly said in the story)
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