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Louie’s Wine Dive (brand; KC flagship often Louie’s Wine Dive & Kitchen 119) is a wine-forward American restaurant and bar from W. VinZant Restaurants, founded by Whitney VinZant. The primary Johnson County location is at 6701 W 119th St (Leawood / Overland Park edge). Food-friendly wines, craft cocktails, and seasonal American plates; VinZant Wines also sold through the brand. Sister concepts include Gram & Dun and the closed Va Bene. Tier 2 — multi-location group HQ’d in KC under a transplant founder.123

Description

Louie’s positions itself around approachable wine, cocktails, and seasonal American food meant for sharing. The 119th Street kitchen is the best-documented KC unit on the brand site and is regularly used in Star profiles of VinZant’s group.12

Wines include house VinZant Wines from George Vineyard (Sonoma Valley), featured at the Overland Park location.2

Ownership and history

Whitney VinZant founded Louie’s Wine Dive and leads W. VinZant Restaurants and VinZant Wines. He has described Kansas City as home after relocating roughly 14–15 years before a March 2025 interview (~2010–11), and keeps group headquarters here while operating multiple concepts (including Gram & Dun and formerly Va Bene).23

Brand history also includes a Des Moines origin thread on group materials; treat Louie’s as a VinZant multi-city brand with deep KC operations rather than a single-location indie.3

Last verified: 2026-08-10 · Source: official Overland Park menu page · Confidence: Medium (page exists; full price transcription pending) · menu_status: partial

First-party menu at louieswinedive.com/overland-park-menu includes seasonal plates, wine-friendly apps (e.g. boards with bacon jam, fruit, pickled vegetables, baguette — snippet capture). Full itemized prices: capture on next menu pass.1

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  1. Louie’s Wine Dive — Overland Park location and menu pages · louieswinedive.com (accessed 2026-08-10). Asserts: address 6701 W 119th Street; phone (913) 469-4177; hours and brunch window; food-friendly wine program. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. “How Whitney VinZant built a Kansas City restaurant empire,” The Kansas City Star, Apr 13, 2026 — asserts: Louie’s Wine Dive & Kitchen 119 in Overland Park as original VinZant concept; VinZant wines from George Vineyard (Sonoma) featured there; KC group leadership context. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. W. VinZant Restaurants (accessed 2026-08-10). Asserts: group portfolio including Louie’s Wine Dive; multi-location footprint. Full historical claim set not exhaustively verified this pass. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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On the record — ks.city/registry/louies-wine-dive · record updated 2026-08-10