The Nest General Store's Monthly First Friday Tasting 1 July

The Nest General Store, which is off of Palafox in the alley, right across from 86 Forks and part of Blue Jays Bakery, specializes in Organic Certified and Natural Wines. Their tasting, which is the first Friday of the month, was extremely pleasant and relaxing. It included 6 wines, 4 whites and 2 reds, and a charcuterie plate. The charcuterie plate was very well thought out, highlighting organic and low intervention meats and cheeses, although there was no information about what was on the plate or if I should have a certain cheese, meat, or accoutrement with a certain wine. Everything on the plate was good, but several of the items would have definitely thrown off your palate had you had them before some of the wines, therefore throwing off the taste of some of the wines. Some guidance was definitely needed in that regard.Justine, an actual Level 2 Sommelier (not many in our area), was extremely knowledgable, passionate, and pleasant. I was accompanied by my wife and her friend, who proclaimed "I don't know anything about wine" earlier in the evening. This friend was frequently lost by some of the wine jargon used during the tasting and I had to translate. I love passionate knowledge, but it must reach the taster, especially a new one. There were several very unique wines, but none made our Wine of Note. If you are interested in "naturally" made, organic (they all mean something different) wine, you should definitely check out this tasting next month. But at $37 a person, it would be a little hard to swallow on a regular basis. Check out their Instagram page for their wine selection for the tasting.