Working in the wine world, there are certain questions that we get asked fairly regularly. A lot of these are specific to certain wines, but others are more general. One of the common question that we hear is, “What are these chunks in the bottom of my glass?” It’s understandable that the reaction to seeing […]
Happy Drinksgiving and Holiday Deals Happy Drinksgiving Nectar friends. Did you know that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the largest bar drinking day of the year. Articles will tell you that it is because people don’t want to entertain out of town guests the day before Thanksgiving or that a lot of people are travelling […]
Over two years ago we started down the journey of expanding the Nectar Wine and Beer concept to a newly constructed building at 907 S. Perry. We were confident in the negotiation process and even announced, prematurely, that Nectar was expanding to South Perry. Sadly, due to various reasons, the negotiations fell apart and we […]
There are a few reasons that people don’t explore new and interesting wines. One is fear of wasting money on something not as delicious as their go to wine. A second is fear of feeling silly when trying to pronounce a name. Portugal is full of regions and wine grapes that are hard to pronounce […]
“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.” – Stealers Wheel I don’t mean to imply that either France or Germany are clowns or jokers, but there is no doubt that Alsace has been stuck in the middle of a tug-of-war between these two […]
It’s somewhat uncommon to find a brewery that is most known for a collaborative brewing effort, but it would be hard to come up with a collaboration in the northwest that is more consistently coveted than Fort George’s annual 3-Way IPA. Fortunately, a deeper dig into the repertoire from Fort George renders a bevy of […]
It’s hard to believe that it is already July. The summer is flying by, and the temperatures are soaring. Good thing there’s beer to keep you cool. With the advent of a new month, we have finished ringing up the beers for the July beer club. This month’s club shipments are almost exclusively made up […]
One of my goals in life is that everyone appreciates the joy of Rosé. Having been serving pink wine to people for nearly 10 years I’ve seen all kinds of reactions from squished noses, hand in my face, to the snooty, “I don’t drink blush.” Well, hell, we don’t blame you, we don’t drink blush either! Rosé […]
