The fellows over at Medlock Ames winery in Healdsburg have grand plans for the historic and at the moment closed-down Alexander Valley Store and Bar, including a farm stand, store, speakeasy-style bar, tasting room and outdoor gardens.

Everything at the moment remains on paper, but construction is set to begin fairly soon on the one-acre plot of land around the old-time store, bar, storage sheds and even a house (famously offered to be given away for free to whomever could come and carry it away), with the goal to be open by this year's harvest.

A one-time gas station and landmark along Highway 128, a stone's throw from Jimtown Store, the Alexander Valley store and bar had long been a locals' hangout though not necessarily a gourmet stop for tourists or residents of the valley passing through.

Chris Medlock James and winery partner Ames Morison want to change all that, creating a comfy, inspired hangout for locals and tourists alike, in view of some of Cyrus Alexander's last remaining stand of vineyards.

Many more details to come as rebuilding and demo occurs. But rest assured the jukebox stays (99 percent country, 1 percent Madonna, as Medlock Ames GM Kenny Rochford described), though the selections may alter; the totem pole that served as the bar's dividing line between locals and non-locals will stay somewhere on the property; the restroom (delightfully labeled for "pointers" back in the day) expanded to accommodate non-pointers too. Beers on tap are still TBD.