Wine Bar
Unclaimed profile622 North Restaurant and Wine Bar
Blacksburg, VA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
622 North Restaurant and Wine Bar operates as a combination restaurant, wine bar, and bar with seating for 250 guests. The wine bar section within the main floor dining rooms carries over 100 wines from around the world, with options for any budget. Frank's Bar offers specialty cocktails, and the full drink list includes fresh, hand-crafted cocktails and martinis. An extensive bottle and draft beer list is also available. Customers have described custom cocktail creations and specific beers, including a bourbon barrel aged stout and a Mexican lager.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Verdant Vines, a gin-based cocktail with celery juice, cucumber, orange blossom water, verjus cordial, and soda that customers describe as refreshing and unique. For beer, the 3 Floyd's Blot Out The Sun bourbon barrel aged stout is a standout, and the Yee-haw Cerveza Mexican Lager is a solid pairing with soup.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- This venue suits guests looking for a broad beverage program under one roof, whether they prefer wine from a list of over 100 bottles, a hand-crafted cocktail or martini, or a draft or bottled beer. The combination of restaurant, wine bar, and Frank's Bar makes it a fit for groups with varied drink preferences.
- What should I expect to spend?
- The wine list includes options with value and quality for any budget. Pricing for cocktails and beer is not detailed.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- 622 North is the only wine bar in the NRV, combining a restaurant, wine bar, and Frank's Bar with seating for 250 guests. The wine bar carries over 100 wines from around the world, while the full drink list spans hand-crafted cocktails, martinis, and an extensive bottle and draft beer selection.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
The wine bar offers the full drink list including fresh, hand-crafted cocktails and martinis, and Frank's Bar offers specialty cocktails. A recent customer account describes custom cocktail creations and a gin-based cocktail with celery juice, cucumber, orange blossom water, verjus cordial, and soda as refreshing and unique.
Menu strengths
- — Full drink list includes fresh, hand-crafted cocktails and martinis.
- — Frank's Bar offers specialty cocktails.; Customers describe custom cocktail creations.
Standout selections
- — Verdant Vines: a gin-based cocktail with celery juice, cucumber, orange blossom water, verjus cordial, and soda, described by customers as refreshing and unique.
Wine
The wine bar carries over 100 wines from all over the world with value and quality for any budget. It is identified as the only wine bar in the NRV, with a Wine Bar section within the main floor dining rooms. The venue is a combination of restaurant, wine bar, and bar with seating for 250 guests.
Menu strengths
- — Over 100 wines from around the world.; Options with value and quality for any budget.
- — Identified as the only wine bar in the NRV.
Standout selections
- — The wine bar currently carries over 100 wines from all over the world with value and quality for any budget.
Pricing: Options with value and quality for any budget.
Beer
An extensive list of bottle and draft beers is offered at the wine bar, and many beers are available at Frank's Bar. A recent customer account describes starting with a bourbon barrel aged stout and saving it for dessert, noting it improved as it warmed, and also mentions a Mexican lager as a good pairing with soup.
Menu strengths
- — Extensive bottle and draft beer list.; Many beers available at Frank's Bar.
- — A bourbon barrel aged stout and a Mexican lager stands out repeatedly.
Standout selections
- — 3 Floyd's Blot Out The Sun: a bourbon barrel aged stout that customers say improved as it warmed and saved for dessert.
- — Yee-haw Cerveza Mexican Lager: a Mexican lager that customers mention as a good pairing with soup.
How it sits with the food
A customer mentioned the Yee-haw Cerveza Mexican Lager as a good pairing with soup, and saved a bourbon barrel aged stout for dessert, noting it improved as it warmed.
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