A boutique chocolate and wine shop in downtown Wilmington is closing its doors.
 
Mon Ame Chocolate + Wine Bar plans to liquidate its inventory by the end of July, but is going to have some fun along the way. Saturday, Mon Ame will host a “Rosé All Day” party from 3 to 10 p.m., offering $3 glasses of its rosés and “deep discounts” on whole bottles of rosé in stock, according to owner Andrew Bopes.
 
The following Saturday, July 23, the party theme will be “Bye-bye Bubbles,” with $3 glasses of sparkling wine and discounts on all in-stock bottles of bubbly. That event takes places from 3 to 10 p.m. as well.
 
Through the end of the month, Mon Ame will maintain its regular hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 3 to 10 p.m.  Bopes will offer a 20% discount on all wines. If stock remains at the end of July, it may be purchased by appointment, Bopes said. He also will try to sell the shop’s equipment in August.
 
“There’s a potential new tenant for the space, so we have to be out by the end of August,” Bopes said.
 
On the chocolate front, Bopes said he plans to make two more batches of chocolate in his current location, although chocolate-making could resume elsewhere in the future. The business uses organic ingredients in creating confections with a variety of tastes and textures.
 
Mon Ame (My Soul, in French) opened its cozy sofa bar in 2017 at 19 S. Second St. Information is at (910) 399-2731 or https://www.macwinebar.com/