Wine Authorities Email Archive Homepage      Here's our past musings, blabbers, jokes, miss-spekllings and wacky ideas that you may have missed and want to reread or reference for some strange reason.      *We can't be held accountable for our past, but will be glad to continue to amuse you with wine.   May 16th, 2013: Bordeaux Boxed Sets, a Tastings, and the Rosé Garden! May 9th, 2013: Mother's Day Bundle & A Tasting that Spans the Generations! May 2nd, 2013: Txakolifest & More Spanish Delights! April 25th, 2013: Go Native with Indigenous Grapes! Piemonte Dinner @ Toast!! April 18th, 2013: Get high with us! April 11th, 2013: Southern Italy this Saturday! April 4th, 2013: Snuggle up under the Alps with Italy's Piemonte! March 28th, 2013: Alsace, spring flowers, and your favorite local businesses! March 21st, 2013: Rock out with our Wachau and Wagram tasting! Next week, wine & oysters!! March 14th, 2013: "Wear Green With Galicia" and prepare for "Marche Madness"! March 8th, 2013: "A Timeless Rivalry" February 28th, 2013: The "Black Wine" of Cahors w/ special guest Emmanuel Rybinski February 21st, 2013: Gotcha Garnacha & "Kickin' it Kiwi" February 14th, 2013: Castilla y León, "Lovin' Bubbles", & the Tuscan Tussle! February 7th, 2013: A Swami's Tour of France's Southeast! January 31st, 2013: This Saturday, Corzano e Paterno! January 24th, 2013: A Sojourn in South Africa January 17th, 2013: Savor Savoie at this week's Saturday tasting! January 10th, 2013: Post-holiday budget relief! December 30th, 2012: Join Brigitta Steininger at this week's Saturday tasting! December 27th, 2012: Happy New Year! Ring in 2013 with Rightous Bubbly!! December 20th, 2012: Happy Holidays from Your Friends at Wine Authorities! December 13th, 2012: A visit from Eric Asimov this Saturday! December 6th, 2012: Discover the Small Vineyards of Italy & Holiday Party Wines! November 29, 2012: Four more days of Sustain-a-Bull & spend Saturday in Navarra! November 21, 2012: Happy Thanksgiving! Next Week: Sustain-a-Bull Sale! November 15th, 2012: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé! November 8th, 2012: Thanksgiving Selections, Salami, & Le Garrigon Box! November 1st, 2012: Bringing You Binders Full of Wine! October 25th, 2012: Tricks and Tons of Treats! October 18th, 2012: "When in the Rhone..." & announcing a special guest! October 11th, 2012: Autumn in Valpolicella! October 4th, 2012: Discover Slovenia's Brda! September 27th, 2012: Gimme Gimme Gamay 2012! We're in ship-shape!! September 20th, 2012: Rheinhessen & the Nahe this Saturday! September 13th, 2012: Wine Authorities' Greatest Hits! September 6th, 2012: You say it's our BIRTHDAY!! Time for a giant 20% OFF sale... August 30th, 2012: Mad about Madiran and Labor Day wines for grilling & chilling! August 23rd, 2012: Sojourn in the Sud-Ouest & the Rosé Limerick Contest! August 16th, 2012: Provisions from Provence! August 9th, 2012: Wage war on Sherry-phobia! August 2nd, 2012: Rise & shine with Rise & wine! July 26th, 2012: Keep it on the "Mid-Lo" with the wines of the Middle Loire! July 19th, 2012: Kick off Txakolifest & discover the goat cheese greatness of Prodigal Farm! July 12th, 2012: Raise the roof with Rioja from Bodegas Perica! July 5th, 2012: Escape the heat with fantastically fresh new arrivals from New Zealand! June 28th, 2012: Independence Day, wine cocktails, & Txakolifest 2012! June 21st, 2012: Summer 2012 - Riesling is the reason for the season! June 14th, 2012: What's much better than a tie on Father's Day? June 7th, 2012: Thank You! We won! This Saturday: Taste with Thomas Meunier! May 31st, 2012: The GARRIGON box returns! Central Italy is simply the bee's (or boot's) knees! May 24th, 2012: The Rosé Garden is in bloom again! Memorial Day tasting! May 17th, 2012: School's (Almost) out & The Southern Rhone May 12th, 2012: Mom-Made Wine for Mother's Day! May 3rd, 2012: Klaus in da haus! The fringes of northern Italy! Southern France from east to west! April 26th, 2012: Bursting at the Seams, New German Wines, & What Else is Popping Up? April 19th, 2012: New Zealand Wine Social, What's Outside the d'Or? April 12th, 2012: Singing for Songkran, Silly for Sicily, Krazy for Kiwis! April 5th, 2012: From dirt to shirt: We're not toppless! March 29th, 2012: April in Apalta! Monday, March 26th, 2012: Special Guest from Montinore March 22nd, 2012: Special Guest from Vouvray & Grilling Favorites for Spring! March 15th, 2012: Wear Green with Galicia! March 8th, 2012: Get specific with the Pacific (Northwest) March 1st, 2012: Leap into Bordeaux & Bergerac! February 23rd, 2012: Rock Me Swamideus! February 16th, 2012: Poobah-Vision & France's Wild Southwest! February 9th, 2012: A Captivating Week of Romance! January 31st, 2012: Wine, Sausage, & Song! January 26th, 2012: Think inside the box? January 19th, 2012: Old-School Values & New-School Wine Classes! January 12th, 2012: The (very warm) heart of Spain & soup safety. January 5th, 2012: Post-Holiday Values this Saturday! December 29th, 2011: New Year's Bubbly Tasting December 22nd, 2011: Bold Holiday Favorites of 2011 December 15th, 2011: Holiday Classics & Two Special Guests! December 8th, 2011: New Holiday Selections with Jen V. December 1st, 2011: Spanish Adventure Tasting & Sustain-a-Bull November 23th, 2011: Sustain-a-Bull & Sustainable Wines! November 17th, 2011: The Bird's the Word this Thanksgiving! November 10th, 2011: 600 Miles of Loire Valley Wine! November 3rd, 2011 : Hilly Piemonte and Umbria tasting. Rioja class October 28th, 2011: Holiday Salami & Reliable Cheese Tasting October 27th, 2011: Halloween Tasting with "Alter Enos" October 20th, 2011: Mas Codina visit October 15th, 2011: Full-Flavored wines from the New World October 6th, 2011: Fall-friendly Wines! September 29nd, 2011: Explore the Languedoc! September 22nd, 2011: Spain & Portugal September 15th, 2011: Grape Stomp, Bouysse Tasting September 8th, 2011: test September 1st, 2011 August 25th, 2011 August 18th, 2011 August 11th, 2011 August 4th, 2011 July 28th, 2011 July 21st, 2011 July 14th, 2011 July 7th, 2011 June 30th, 2011 June 23rd, 2011 June 16th, 2011 June 9th, 2011 June 2nd, 2011 May 26th, 2011 May 19th, 2011 May 12th, 2011 May 5th 2011 April 28th 2011 April 21st 2011 April 14th 2011 April 7th 2011 March 31st 2011 March 24th 2011 March 17th 2011 March 10th 2011 March 3rd, 2011 February 24th, 2011 February 17th, 2011 February 10th, 2011 February 3rd, 2011 January 27th, 2011 January 21st, 2011 January 13th, 2011 January 6th, 2011 December 30, 2010 December 23, 2010 December 16, 2010 December 9, 2010 December 2, 2010 November 23, 2010 November 18, 2010 November 11, 2010 November 4, 2010 October 28, 2010 October 21, 2010 October 14, 2010 October 7, 2010 September 30, 2010 September 23, 2010 September 16, 2010 September 9, 2010 September 2, 2010 August 26, 2010 August 19, 2010 August 12, 2010 August 5, 2010 July 29, 2010 July 22, 2010 July 15, 2010 July 8, 2010 July 3, 2010 June 24, 2010 June 17, 2010 June 10, 2010 June 3rd, 2010 May 27, 2010 May 20, 2010 May 13, 2010 May 6, 2010 April 29, 2010 April 22, 2010 April 15, 2010 April 8, 2010 April 1, 2010 March 25, 2010 March 18, 2010 March 11, 2010 March 4, 2010 February 25, 2010 February 18, 2010 February 11, 2010 February 4, 2010 January 28, 2010 January 21, 2010 New Alcohol Law Goes into Effect January 14, 2010 January 7, 2010 December 29, 2009 December 23, 2009 December 17, 2009 December 10, 2009 December 3, 2009 November 24, 2009 November 19, 2009 November 12, 2009 November 5, 2009 October 29, 2009 October22, 2009 October15, 2009 October 8, 2009 October 1, 2009 September 24, 2009 September 17, 2009 September 11, 2009 September 3, 2009 August 27, 2009 August 20, 2009 August 13, 2009 August 6, 2009 July 30, 2009 July 23, 2009 July 16, 2009 July 9, 2009 July 2, 2009 June 25, 2009 June 21, 2009 June 11, 2009 June 4, 2009 May 28, 2009 May 21, 2009 May 14, 2009 May 7, 2009 April 30, 2009 April 23, 2009 April 16, 2009 April 9, 2009 April 2, 2009 Official Press Release: Gastromatic March 26, 2009 March 19, 2009 March 12, 2009 March 5, 2009 February 26 2009 February 19, 2009 February 12, 2009 February 7, 2009 January 29, 2009 January 22, 2009 January 15, 2009 January 8, 2009 December 11, 2008 December 4, 2008 November 20, 2008 November 13, 2008 New French Arrivals November 6, 2008 The friendly staff at Wine Authorities 2501 University Drive Durham, North Carolina 27707 919 489-2884 Join our Mailing List!