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What Happened to Brine and Bottle After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 16 Nags Head, North Carolina Closed August 2014

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Brine and Bottle has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in February 2026 marks the wine bar permanently closed, and Triple D Life separately dates the closure to 2014-08-29. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Brine and Bottle in Nags Head in the episode "Fully Focused" (aired 2012-12-17), spotlighting the restaurant's seasonal Southern small plates paired with craft beer, boutique wines and house-made canned goods. The wine bar at 7531 S. Virginia Dare Trail was opened by North Carolina native Andrew Donovan and Ashley Whitfield as a down-home eatery. According to Triple D Life, Brine and Bottle permanently closed on 2014-08-29. A Yelp listing updated in February 2026 separately marks the business permanently closed, consistent with that report.

Triple D Life's page does not give a reason for the closure, though the outlet notes Donovan and Whitfield had run the restaurant for roughly two years before it shut. This record confirms the closure that Wikipedia had flagged as a lead, without relying on Wikipedia as a source.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 16

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Fully Focused · What was featured: seasonal Southern small plates paired with craft beer and house-made canned goods
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-brine-and-bottle-nags-head
  2. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/the-brine-and-bottle/
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Record ddd-0569 · checked by Cal Marchetti.