Connor Green joins The Wine Company as Spirits Specialist

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on August 22, 2022 in Family, Spirits | no comments

I started in the food and beverage industry as a young, easily distracted, and eager bar back at the college bars of Ames, Iowa. That's when I was 19. The basic objective was to circumnavigate the local doors guys once I joined the crew. My ambitions were right where I wanted
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NEW Spirits Portfolio 5.0 is here!

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on November 24, 2020 in Spirits, Stemware | no comments

Our Interactive Digital Spirits Portfolio 5.0 is here! The Wine Company SPIRITS PORTFOLIO has it all! Whether it is Japanese Whisky or foraged Amaro, a rare age statement Single Malt or the finest grain-to-glass expressions grown right here in Minnesota, various regional Aperitivi to vintage Armagnacs, Rum to Clairin, Absinthe, Grappa,
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J. Carver Distillery Launches Aquavit

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on January 14, 2020 in Spirits | no comments

WACONIA, Minn. – January 13, 2020 They don’t make tequila and they don’t make rum, but after years of development J. Carver Distillery is proud to announce that J. Carver Aquavit will soon be available on store shelves and in cocktail bars across Minnesota. With its 100% red winter wheat base
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What is Sotol?

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on September 26, 2019 in Sotol, Spirits | no comments

Artisanal Sotol of Mexico Sotol is a distillate made from the head of the Dasylirion plant, of the Asparagaceae family, known by the same name and indigenous to Northern Mexico. The word ‘Sotol’ is derived from the Náhuatl language, meaning “the sweet of the head,” long used by different native tribes
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Welcome J. Carver Distillery!

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 15, 2019 in Spirits | no comments

Effective April 15, 2019, The Wine Company becomes the exclusive distributor on record representing J. Carver Distillery based in Waconia, Minnesota. J. Carver Distillery was conceived of in 2012 by its founder and managing principal, Bill Miller. Since beginning distribution in 2015 under the guidance of co-founder Gina Holman and
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Raising A New Glass Your Way

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on September 11, 2018 in Spirits | no comments

---| From the desk of Larry Colbeck |--- Some things make for strange bedfellows; shared passions are not one of those things. Thirty-three years ago a shared passion for fine wine and our desire to know the how and who of it led my friend, David Johnson, and me to start The
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