Owner Jordan Goodman said the intimate new venue will have a “darker, moodier atmosphere.”

Good Company owner Jordan Goodman has announced plans to convert part of the Good Company space at 4317 Manchester Ave. in the Grove into a new, distinctive aperitivo and wine bar called Aperi, scheduled to open in mid-September. A side room at Good Company will be renovated and partitioned off to create the standalone new concept, which Goodman said will also feature its own menu of small, shareable plates.

Goodman stresses that Aperi will be a standalone bar: This is not a bar-within-a-bar concept. Aperi will have its own entrance, atmosphere and menus. The two establishments share a bathroom and are connected by a corridor, but Goodman said “they will really operate as two separate concepts.” If you want food and drinks from Good Company, you’ll have to go to Good Company and vice versa.

As part of his plans to remodel the 500- to 600-square-foot space, Goodman has hired David Stine Furniture to build Aperi a walnut bar. The bar will seat four customers, with total indoor seating capacity of about 24. Goodman also hopes to add about 10 seats on a sidewalk patio.

Goodman said evenings at Aperi would be characterised by a “moody jazz wine bar” atmosphere. “We’re definitely aiming for a darker, moodier atmosphere there,” he said. In the afternoons, however, Aperi will offer a “breezy cafe atmosphere” – Goodman said part of Good Company’s current awning will be removed to allow natural light to enter the space during the day.

Aperi will be “pretty equal parts” wine bar and aperitivo bar. Goodman said the wine list will offer about 12 to 15 wines by the glass, with a small selection of bottles. “It won’t be like a Sasha wine list with 50 wines by the glass,” he said.

Goodman expects to offer around 40 different amari. “Amaro is my favorite to drink short with soda and a shot, so I’m sure we’ll offer a lot of that,” he said. There will be a rotating selection of three spritzers on tap, and there will always be a non-alcoholic spritzer on tap as well. The menu will focus on small plates for sharing, but Goodman said there could also be things like braised meat dishes, oysters and more.

Aperi will be open seven days a week. Goodman said he plans to open Fridays and Saturdays from 3 p.m. to midnight and the rest of the week from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.