In Walpole, sip on wine slushies at Debevino Winery

FROZE, ANYONE? JOHN BEVILACQUA AND HIS FALY.MI THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING WINE FOR YEARS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. >> WE E ARTHE IRTHD GENERATION OF LIFELONG WINEMAKERS. ARE GRANDPARENTS AND PARENTS EMIGRATED FROM ITA TLYO ROSLINDALE, WHERE WE GREW UP. SHAYNA: TOGETHER WITH HIS BROWSERS — BROTHERS AND COUSINS, THEY TURNED THEIR PASSION INTO A BUSINESS, OPENING IN 2020. >> THE NAME IS A COMBINATION OF THE THREE FAMILY SURNAMES. DINAPOLI, BEVILACQUA — SHNA:AY THE FAMILY WINERY HAS A LAID BACK PATIO WHERE THEY CURRENTLY OFFER THEIR EIGHT REDS AND FIVE WHITES. >> REPORTER: GROWI UNGP WE WERE TRADITIONAL RED, ZINFANDEL, CAB. ON THE WHITE SIDE, PRIMARILY MUSKA TELL AND MAYBE PINOT GRIG IOCC OASIONALLY. SHAYNA: WHILE A CRISP WHITE WINE CAN BE REFRESHING. >> PEOPLE COME FOR THE WAND BUT THEY STAY FOR THE SLUSHY’S. SHAYNA: THAT’S RIGHT. THEY SERVE UP THREE FLAVORS OF WINE SLUSHIES. >> WE WERE USING PINOT GRIGIO AND MALL BACK. PEOPLE LOVED THAT. WE JUST RECENTLY SHIFTED TO A ROSE AND ZINFANDEL. ARE MOST POPULAR SLUSHY IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS OUR PARFAIT. WHICH IS A LAYER OF ROSE, A LAYER OF ZINFANDEL, A NICE PARFAIT LOOK AND PEOPLE GO CRAZY OVER. SHAYNA: SO MUCH THAT THEY HAD TO PURCHASE MULTIPLE SLUSHY MACHINES. >> WHEN YOU ARE WALKING OUT TO SERVE A TABLE YOU CAN SEE EVERY ADHE TURN AND EVERYBODY WANTS ONE. I BELIEVE ONE WEEKEND WE SOLD OVER 400 SLUSHIES. LAST YEAR WE WERE WELL OVER 5500 SLUSHIES IN A SHORT SUMMER SEASON. SHAYNA: TO KEEP UP BY BRINGING IN 35 TONS OF GRAPES EACH YEAR OMFR CALIFORNIA’S NAPA VALLEY REGION. >> ALL HAND PICKED, ALL HAND PACKED. WE DON’T ADD ANY PRESERVATIVES, CHEMICALS, ADDITIVES. NO COLORING. THE FRUIT IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW. SO CONSEQUENTLY, PEOPL TEHAT TRADITIONALLY WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS MAYBE TOLERATING RED WINE CAN DRINK OURS VERY EASILY. SO IT’S OLD-SCHOOL, EUROPEAN-STYLE. SHAYNA: THE WAY THEIR PARENTS TA UGHTHE TM. AFTER ALL, IT IS A FAMILY BUSINESS. >> WE’RE POURING WINE. WE’RE AUACTLLPOY URING OURSELVES INTO THE EXPERIENCE. WE TREAT THIS LIKE WE ARE HAVING A PTYAR. CUSTOMERS COME IN, WE TREAT THEM LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS AND LIKE WE ARE HAVING A COOKOUT AT OUR HOUSE AND REALLY EMBRACE IT. SHAY:NA AT THIS POINT WE HAVE SIPPED ON ONE SLUSHY’S, DEVOUR CUBE TST,OA AND ATTEMPTED TO EAT A COOKIE MONSTER SANDWICH. NOW, IT’S TIME FOR SOMETHING HEALTHY. COLDPRESSED JCEUI, FRESH SMOOTHIES, AND MOUTHWATERING ACAI BOWLS FLY OUT OF THE KITCHEN HERE. THE BRAINCHILD OF THESE TWO. >> WHAVEE BEEN GOOD FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE WOULD MEET UP AND JUST TRY AND BE HEAHY.LT WE WOULD HIT A LOT OF JUICE BSAR AND PLACES WITH THE BALLS AND SMOOTHIES AND TOAST. WE KEPT SAYING, I THINK WE CAN DO IT. >> WE CAN DO IT BETTER. SHAYNA: AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH, THEY OPENED THE CAFE SPECIALIZING IN YOUTH — JUICE, SMOOTHIES, AND THE POPULAR ACAI BOWL. THE ACAI BERRY IS A SMALL, GRAPE-LIKE FRUIT. >> IT IS MOST NOTABLE FOR ITS ANIOXIDANT PROPERTIES. SHAYNA: THERERE A FOUR SMOOTHIE BOWLS. THE TRADITIONAL ACAI BOWL,HE T PITAYA BOWL, THE BLUE MAGIK BO WL, AND THE GREEN BOWL, WITH SPINACH, KALE, AND PINEAPPLE. >> YOU CAN OF COURSE ALSO BUILD YOUR OWN. SHAYNA: IT IS NAMED AFTER HIS DAUGHTER OLIVIA. >> SHE WOULD BE OUT WITH US AT LUNCH. SHE WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. SHE WOULD GO TO OERTH TABLES AND SHE LOVES ENTERTAINING AND GOING OUT AND HAVING FUN. WE CAME UP WITH IT AT THE SAME TIME. SHAYNA: THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CAN OFTEN BE FOUND DECORATING ACAI BOWLS. DON’T WORRY, THIS ONE IFORS HER. >> I LOVE THE JUICEANS D I LOVE TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS. SHAYNA: AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THINKS IT IS PRETTY COOL. >> SEEING THE FEEDBACK OF PEOEPL SAYING THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, YOU GUYS HAVE TO OPEN MORE. THE SECOND WE HEAR THAT, IT MAKEITS ALL WORTHWHILE. SHAYNE: A CUSTOMER FAVORITE AT LIV’S JUICE AND ACAI BAR, THE PEANUT BUTTER. THE GENERAL MANAGER SAYS THEY MAKE MT OSPRODUCTS IN-HOUSE AND THAT INCLUDES THE PEANUT BUTTER. NO CHEMICALS, NO ADDED SUG,AR SIMPLY GROUND PEANUTS. AND BACK TO DEBEVINO WINERY,F I YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THEIR WINE SLUSHI, ESTHEY HAVE KITS SO YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN SLUSHIE AT HOME. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THE BEST PART? NO BLENDER NEEDED. ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS TESTED THE KIT AND REPORTS THAT IT ESDO ACTUALLY W

In Walpole, sip on wine slushies at Debevino Winery and in Medford, cool off with a smoothie at Liv’s Juice and Acai Bar

Last week’s heatwave had many of us reaching for cool treats. In Walpole, we find wine slushies, and over in Medford fresh smoothies and acai bowls fly out of the kitchen

Updated: 8:21 PM EDT Aug 30, 2021

In Walpole, a passion project between brothers and cousins has turned into a family business. No, there aren’t acres of vineyards off of Route 1, but Debevino Winery does have a laid-back patio where it offers eight red wines, five whites and two flavors of wine slushies. Cold-pressed juice, fresh smoothies and mouth-watering acai bowls fly out of the kitchen at Liv’s Juice and Acai Bar. Named after one of the owner’s daughters, this Medford hot spot is bringing healthy, tasty treats to the neighborhood.

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In Walpole, a passion project between brothers and cousins has turned into a family business. No, there aren’t acres of vineyards off of Route 1, but Debevino Winery does have a laid-back patio where it offers eight red wines, five whites and two flavors of wine slushies.

Cold-pressed juice, fresh smoothies and mouth-watering acai bowls fly out of the kitchen at Liv’s Juice and Acai Bar. Named after one of the owner’s daughters, this Medford hot spot is bringing healthy, tasty treats to the neighborhood.