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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. Some older emails are missing images for the sake of not cluttering up the internets with too many images. Use your imagination!

June 30th, 2016: Cocktails! Cocktails!! Cocktails!!! (6/30/2016)
June 23rd, 2016: Mad about Madiran & Patched Into Pacherenc (6/23/2016)
June 16th, 2016: Piemonte pours and presents packed for Pappy... (6/16/2016)
June 9th, 2016: TxakoliFest! (6/9/2016)
June 2nd, 2016: A Flood from the Rhone! (6/2/2016)
May 26th, 2016: From the Atlantic to the Atlantic (5/26/2016)
May 19th, 2016: Sojourn in the Sud-Ouest (5/19/2016)
May 12th, 2016: Rosé Garden Party! (5/12/2016)
Franck's Parade of Vignerons! (5/9/2016)
May 5th, 2016: Mother's day brunch a tasting that spans the generations! (5/5/2016)
April 28th, 2016: An Italian Itenerary... (4/28/2016)
April 21, 2016: A week of Loire-riffic tastings (4/21/2016)
April 14th, 2016: Parade of Vignerons! Rad to the Rhone! (4/14/2016)
April 7th, 2016: Which world are you from? (4/7/2016)
March 31st, 2016: A Fountian of Youth (3/31/2016)
March 24th, 2016: Out Like a Lamb (or a Baked Ham)... (3/24/2016)
March 17th, 2016: Spring is in the Air! (3/17/2016)
March 10th, 2016: Australia vs. Austria? (3/10/2016)
March 3rd, 2016: Bursting with Burgundy! (3/3/2016)
Rhone Valley wine trip 2016 (2/24/2016)
February 25th, 2016: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (2/25/2016)
February 17th, 2016: Annual Cahors Summit! (2/18/2016)
February 11th, 2016: We're Crushing on Valentine's Wines (2/11/2016)
February 4th, 2016: Groundhog predictions and Rain Check Rhone (2/4/2016)
January 28th, 2016: Thaw out under the Alps! (1/28/2016)
January 21st, 2016: Escape winter with wine from Mediterranean France (1/21/2016)
January 14th, 2016: Pivotal Portugal (1/14/2016)
January 7th, 2015: Budget Busting Underway... (1/7/2016)
December 30th, 2015: Happy New Year! (12/30/2015)
December 24th, 2015: Holiday Greetings! (12/23/2015)
December 17th, 2015: Top Holiday Picks (12/17/2015)
December 10th, 2015: Rheinhessen Rhapsody (12/10/2015)
December 3rd, 2015: Sustain-A-Bull w/ W.A. Selections (12/3/2015)
November 25th, 2015: Sustain-A-Bull w/ W.A. Selections (11/25/2015)
November 19th, 2015: Thanksgiving Selections 2 (11/19/2015)
November 12th, 2015: Thanksgiving Selections 1 (11/12/2015)
November 5th, 2015: Italian Itinerary (11/5/2015)
October 29th, 2015: Tasting of TERROR! (10/29/2015)
October 18th, 2015: Bold, beautiful Bordeaux... (10/22/2015)
October 8th, 2015: Fall in Love with the Loire! (10/8/2015)
October 1st, 2015: Roll with Sérol of the Cote Roannaise (10/1/2015)
September 24th, 2015: Whirwind Tour of South America (9/24/2015)
September 17th, 2015: International Grenache Day + Wine Classes (9/17/2015)
September 10th, 2015: Birthday Sale, W.A. Selections Feature (9/10/2015)
September 3rd, 2015: Rosé for Labor Day! (9/3/2015)
August 27th, 2015: End August in Austria (8/27/2015)
August 20th, 2015: "Beyond the d'Or" (8/20/2015)
August 13th, 2015: Sangiovese & Verdicchio (8/13/2015)
August 6th, 2015: The Portuguese Paradise of Sant'Ana (8/6/2015)
July 30th, 2015: Layering the Loire (7/30/2015)
July 23rd, 2015: Los Frailes & Domaine Pinchinat! (7/24/2015)
July 16th, 2015: Vacation in Vacqueyras w/ Ligière (7/16/2015)
July 9th, 2015: Race to Mont Ventoux w/ Aureto! (7/9/2015)
July 2nd, 2015: Happy Fourth! The Tour de France commences!! (7/2/2015)
June 25th, 2015: Cocktails for the Fourth! (6/25/2015)
June 18th, 2015: Fatherly Wines & Pappy Pack Action! (6/18/2015)
June 11th, 2015: Tempore means time. (6/11/2015)
June 4th, 2015: A Week of WCW (West Coast Wines!) (6/4/2015)
May 28th, 2015: Mackin' the Maconnais w/ Tripoz (5/28/2015)
May 21st, 2015: Party around the Garden! (5/21/2015)
May 14th, 2015: France's Four Corners (5/14/2015)
May 7th, 2015: Bringin' the spritz w/ Txakoli & celabratory bubbles!!! (5/7/2015)
April 30th, 2015: Rosé Garden Party! Portal to Portugal!! (4/30/2015)
April 23rd, 2015: The Sunshine of Mediterranean France! (4/23/2015)
April 16th, 2015: Rosé Garden, you say? Austrian Tastings & Bruno Laffon!! (4/16/2015)
April 9th, 2015: Spring is in the Air! Bordeaux is in our Tastings!! (4/9/2015)
April 2nd, 2015: Get Marooned on Islands of Wine! (4/2/2015)
March 26th, 2015: Italy's Hips Don't Lie! (3/26/2015)
March 19th, 2015: Put the foot in your mouth! (Southern Italy) (3/19/2015)
March 12th, 2015: Navigating Navarra (3/12/2015)
March 5th, 2015: An exorcism of winter! (3/5/2015)
February 26th, 2015: A weekend of Rheinhessen-ness (2/26/2015)
February 19th, 2015: Cahors, Capital of Malbec! (feat. Clos Troteligotte) (2/19/2015)
February 12th, 2015: Toast to Valentine's! (2/12/2015)
February 5th, 2015: Summer Somewhere 2 (South Africa) (2/5/2015)
January 29th, 2015: This Saturday, Asti's Carussin! (1/29/2015)
January 22nd, 2015: Summer Somewhere (South America) (1/22/2015)
January 15th, 2015: Bountiful Boxes of Bodacious Wine (1/15/2015)
January 8th, 2015: The French Brigade of Budget Busters! (1/8/2015)
December 31st, 2014: Happy New Year! (12/31/2014)
December 24th, 2014: Happy Holidays! Celebrate Sparkling!! (12/24/2014)
December 18th, 2014: "Feliz Navidad" Case Deal & that "Special Something" (12/18/2014)
December 11th, 2014: Cozy in Iberia! (12/11/2014)
December 4th, 2014: Mature & Masterful (12/4/2014)
November 26th, 2014: Get a Jump on the Holidays! Rhone Class!! Sale!!! (11/26/2014)
November 20th, 2014: Thanksgiving Selections (Part 2) (11/20/2014)
November 13th, 2014: Thanksgiving Selections (Part One) (11/13/2014)
November 6th, 2014: Loire-A-Thon 2014!!! (11/6/2014)
October 30th, 2014: They're All Saints! (10/30/2014)
October 23rd, 2014: A delightful tasting of...INCONCEIVABLE HORROR!!! (10/23/2014)
October 16th, 2014: Rosé Poetry Winners, Hunka Hunka Burgenland, Spirit of Autumn... (10/16/2014)
October 9th, 2014: Disaster Relief Tasting! (10/9/2014)
October 2nd, 2014: Sincerely Sancerre or Sancerre-ly Sincere? Find out this Saturday... (10/2/2014)
September 25th, 2014: Don't be messin' with the Rheinhessen. (9/25/2014)
September 18th, 2014: Weekend of Grenache! (9/18/2014)
September 11th, 2014: 2007 Time Capsule! (9/11/2014)
September 4th, 2014: Birthday Festivities, Hopscotch Party, and... A SALE!!! (9/4/2014)
August 28th, 2014: Get Pinofied! (8/28/2014)
August 21st, 2014: Back to School with Old School Wines! (8/21/2014)
August 14th, 2014: Say "Óc"! (8/14/2014)
August 7th, 2014: Provence (8/7/2014)
July 31st, 2014: Piemonte & Penedès in the Quadruped Days of Summer! (7/31/2014)
July 24th, 2014: Right Bank Rhone! (7/24/2014)
July 17th, 2014: Sprechen Sie Riesling? (7/17/2014)
July 10th, 2014: We're representin' "Italy's Eastside"! (7/10/2014)
July 3rd, 2014: Castilla y León & "Austria in Pink" (7/3/2014)
June 26th, 2014: Wine Cocktails for Independence Day = Refreshment Guaranteed! (6/26/2014)
June 19th, 2014: CATFISH! (6/19/2014)
June 12th, 2014: This Father's Day, "It's a Man's World" (6/12/2014)
June 5th, 2014: Holy Txakoli! (6/5/2014)
May 29th, 2014: Tag along with us to Toulouse this Saturday! TxakoliFest and Farm to Fork are almost here!! (5/29/2014)
May 22nd, 2014: Party with Pinot along the Oregon Trail! (5/22/2014)
May 15th, 2014: Join us for a party in the (Rosé) Garden! Our next wine class and TxakoliFest are around the corner!! (5/15/2014)
May 8th, 2014: Happy Mother's Day! Sprechen Sie Deutsch? (5/8/2014)
May 1st, 2014: Beatboxing w/ Boxed Wine & Pimpin' Pinchinat from Provence! (5/1/2014)
April 24th, 2014: April in Apalta! (4/24/2014)
April 17, 2014: Ham n' Lamb! (4/17/2014)
April 10th, 2014: Austrian Umlauts Abound! Scratch Al Fresco in May!! (4/10/2014)
April 3rd, 2014: Northeastern Spain & Pump Up the Pinot!!! (4/3/2014)
March 27th, 2014: Say "Oc!" to the Languedoc! (3/27/2014)
March 20th, 2014: A Picnic for the Ages, Green Spain, & Marche Madness! (3/20/2014)
March 13th, 2014: Don't Beware the Ides of March! (3/13/2014)
March 6th, 2014: Special Guests & a Timeless Rivalry! (3/6/2014)
February 27th, 2014: 20% all still Rosé! Celebrate the Six for $60 this Saturday!! (2/27/2014)
February 21st, 2014: A Maestro of Malbec! Washington for Washington!! Strike Back Against Winter!! (2/20/2014)
February 13th, 2014: Spend Fromage-uary in the Loire! (2/13/2014)
February 6th, 2014: Iceworms, Serious Syrah, and more wine classes! (2/6/2014)
January 30th, 2014: Tonight's Bordeaux Class and a Super Super Bowl Tasting... (1/30/2014)
January 23rd, 2014: Meinklang's Biodynamic Duo (1/23/2014)
January 16th, 2014: Year of the Horse! (1/16/2014)
January 9th, 2014: Party at our new pad! (1/9/2014)
January 3rd, 2014: Hello Raleigh! Saturday tasting in Provence & Gascony... (1/3/2014)
December 26th, 2013: We have a babbling brook of bubbly to ring in 2014! (12/27/2013)
December 19th, 2013: Happy Holidays from your friends at WA! Here's to an ultra-exciting 2014!! (12/19/2013)
December 12th, 2013: We're up to our ears in holiday cheer! (12/12/2013)
December 5th, 2013: Almost in Raleigh! Sustainable SALE Continues!! (12/5/2013)
November 27th, 2013: Thanksgivukkah & a sale on WA Selections! (11/27/2013)
November 21st, 2013: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé! (11/21/2013)
November 14th, 2013: Thanksgiving 2013: This Time, it's Personal... (11/14/2013)
November 7th, 2013: Ardently Ardèche w/ Mas de Libian! (11/7/2013)
October 31st, 2013: Visiting Loire Vignerons at Vin Rouge Dinner & Free Tuesday Tasting! (10/31/2013)
October 24th, 2013: A Week of Halloween Festivities... (10/24/2013)
October 17th, 2013: Piemonte's Canelli Hills & Burgenland's Hillinger (10/17/2013)
October 10th, 2013: Sublimely subalpine autumn in the Piemonte! (10/10/2013)
October 3rd, 2013: They've Bottled Bliss in Mendocino! (10/3/2013)
September 26th, 2013: Fall is in the air! Burgundy is on the bar!! (9/26/2013)
September 19th, 2013: Introducing Wine Authorities Raleigh (9/19/2013)
September 12th, 2013: Birthday festivities continue with a 2007 time capsule... (9/12/2013)
September 5th, 2013: Last call for limericks! What's this we hear about a birthday sale? (9/5/2013)
August 29th, 2013: Rosé Limerick judges and Navarra Classics this Saturday... (8/29/2013)
August 22nd, 2013: Head for the hills (at our upcoming tastings)! (8/22/2013)
August 15th, 2013: Loire Wines, Local Goat Cheese, and Rosé Limericks! (8/15/2013)
August 8th, 2013: Kickin' it French (Southern Style)... (8/8/2013)
August 1st, 2013: It's Adventure Time! (8/1/2013)
July 25th, 2013: German Riesling Extravaganza! (7/25/2013)
July 18th, 2013: Bring your spirit of adventure! This Saturday, we're in Burgundy!! (7/18/2013)
July 11th, 2013: Packing for vacation? This Saturday, journey to the Southern Rhone! (7/11/2013)
July 3rd, 2013: Happy Fourth! This Saturday, an afternoon in Valencia!! (7/3/2013)
June 27th, 2013: Wine Cocktails for the Fourth! (6/27/2013)
June 20th, 2013: Kick off the Summer of Riesling this weekend! Belly up to the Barbera!! (6/20/2013)
June 13th, 2013: The Happy Pappy Pack is Back! This Saturday, a Father's Day-themed tasting!! (6/13/2013)
June 6th, 2013: Best of the Triangle, Californian Adventure, & Austria in Pink!!! (6/6/2013)
May 30th, 2013: Check the Txakoli! (5/30/2013)
May 25th, 2013: Austria, Aragón, & Arks! (5/23/2013)
May 16th, 2013: Bordeaux Boxed Sets, a Tastings, and the Rosé Garden! (5/16/2013)
May 9th, 2013: Mother's Day Bundle & A Tasting that Spans the Generations! (5/9/2013)
May 2nd, 2013: Txakolifest & More Spanish Delights! (5/2/2013)
April 25th, 2013: Go Native with Indigenous Grapes! Piemonte Dinner @ Toast!! (4/25/2013)
April 18th, 2013: Get high with us! (4/18/2013)
April 11th, 2013: Southern Italy this Saturday! (4/11/2013)
April 4th, 2013: Snuggle up under the Alps with Italy's Piemonte! (4/4/2013)
March 28th, 2013: Alsace, spring flowers, and your favorite local businesses! (3/28/2013)
March 21st, 2013: Rock out with our Wachau and Wagram tasting! Next week, wine & oysters!! (3/21/2013)
March 14th, 2013: "Wear Green With Galicia" and prepare for "Marche Madness"! (3/14/2013)
March 8th, 2013: "A Timeless Rivalry" (3/7/2013)
February 28th, 2013: The "Black Wine" of Cahors w/ special guest Emmanuel Rybinski (2/28/2013)
February 21st, 2013: Gotcha Garnacha & "Kickin' it Kiwi" (2/21/2013)
February 14th, 2013: Castilla y León, "Lovin' Bubbles", & the Tuscan Tussle! (2/14/2013)
February 7th, 2013: A Swami's Tour of France's Southeast! (2/7/2013)
January 31st, 2013: This Saturday, Corzano e Paterno! (1/31/2013)
January 24th, 2013: A Sojourn in South Africa (1/24/2013)
January 17th, 2013: Savor Savoie at this week's Saturday tasting! (1/17/2013)
January 10th, 2013: Post-holiday budget relief! (1/10/2013)
December 30th, 2012: Join Brigitta Steininger at this week's Saturday tasting! (12/31/2012)
December 27th, 2012: Happy New Year! Ring in 2013 with Rightous Bubbly!! (12/27/2012)
December 20th, 2012: Happy Holidays from Your Friends at Wine Authorities! (12/20/2012)
December 13th, 2012: A visit from Eric Asimov this Saturday! (12/13/2012)
December 6th, 2012: Discover the Small Vineyards of Italy & Holiday Party Wines! (12/6/2012)
November 29, 2012: Four more days of Sustain-a-Bull & spend Saturday in Navarra! (11/29/2012)
November 21, 2012: Happy Thanksgiving! Next Week: Sustain-a-Bull Sale! (11/21/2012)
November 15th, 2012: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est Arrivé! (11/15/2012)
November 8th, 2012: Thanksgiving Selections, Salami, & Le Garrigon Box! (11/8/2012)
November 1st, 2012: Bringing You Binders Full of Wine! (11/1/2012)
October 25th, 2012: Tricks and Tons of Treats! (10/25/2012)
October 18th, 2012: "When in the Rhone..." & announcing a special guest! (10/18/2012)
October 11th, 2012: Autumn in Valpolicella! (10/11/2012)
October 4th, 2012: Discover Slovenia's Brda! (10/4/2012)
September 27th, 2012: Gimme Gimme Gamay 2012! We're in ship-shape!! (9/27/2012)
September 20th, 2012: Rheinhessen & the Nahe this Saturday! (9/20/2012)
September 13th, 2012: Wine Authorities' Greatest Hits! (9/13/2012)
September 6th, 2012: You say it's our BIRTHDAY!! Time for a giant 20% OFF sale... (9/6/2012)
August 30th, 2012: Mad about Madiran and Labor Day wines for grilling & chilling! (8/30/2012)
August 23rd, 2012: Sojourn in the Sud-Ouest & the Rosé Limerick Contest! (8/23/2012)
August 16th, 2012: Provisions from Provence! (8/16/2012)
August 9th, 2012: Wage war on Sherry-phobia! (8/9/2012)
August 2nd, 2012: Rise & shine with Rise & wine! (8/2/2012)
July 26th, 2012: Keep it on the "Mid-Lo" with the wines of the Middle Loire! (7/26/2012)
July 19th, 2012: Kick off Txakolifest & discover the goat cheese greatness of Prodigal Farm! (7/19/2012)
July 12th, 2012: Raise the roof with Rioja from Bodegas Perica! (7/12/2012)
July 5th, 2012: Escape the heat with fantastically fresh new arrivals from New Zealand! (7/5/2012)
June 28th, 2012: Independence Day, wine cocktails, & Txakolifest 2012! (6/28/2012)
June 21st, 2012: Summer 2012 - Riesling is the reason for the season! (6/21/2012)
June 14th, 2012: What's much better than a tie on Father's Day? (6/14/2012)
June 7th, 2012: Thank You! We won! This Saturday: Taste with Thomas Meunier! (6/7/2012)
May 31st, 2012: The GARRIGON box returns! Central Italy is simply the bee's (or boot's) knees! (5/31/2012)
May 24th, 2012: The Rosé Garden is in bloom again! Memorial Day tasting! (5/24/2012)
May 17th, 2012: School's (Almost) out & The Southern Rhone (5/17/2012)
May 12th, 2012: Mom-Made Wine for Mother's Day! (5/10/2012)
May 3rd, 2012: Klaus in da haus! The fringes of northern Italy! Southern France from east to west! (5/3/2012)
April 26th, 2012: Bursting at the Seams, New German Wines, & What Else is Popping Up? (4/26/2012)
April 19th, 2012: New Zealand Wine Social, What's Outside the d'Or? (4/19/2012)
April 12th, 2012: Singing for Songkran, Silly for Sicily, Krazy for Kiwis! (4/12/2012)
April 5th, 2012: From dirt to shirt: We're not toppless! (4/5/2012)
March 29th, 2012: April in Apalta! (3/29/2012)
Monday, March 26th, 2012: Special Guest from Montinore (3/26/2012)
March 22nd, 2012: Special Guest from Vouvray & Grilling Favorites for Spring! (3/22/2012)
March 15th, 2012: Wear Green with Galicia! (3/15/2012)
March 8th, 2012: Get specific with the Pacific (Northwest) (3/8/2012)
March 1st, 2012: Leap into Bordeaux & Bergerac! (3/1/2012)
February 23rd, 2012: Rock Me Swamideus! (2/23/2012)
February 16th, 2012: Poobah-Vision & France's Wild Southwest! (2/15/2012)
February 9th, 2012: A Captivating Week of Romance! (2/9/2012)
January 31st, 2012: Wine, Sausage, & Song! (2/2/2012)
January 26th, 2012: Think inside the box? (1/26/2012)
January 19th, 2012: Old-School Values & New-School Wine Classes! (1/19/2012)
January 12th, 2012: The (very warm) heart of Spain & soup safety. (1/12/2012)
January 5th, 2012: Post-Holiday Values this Saturday! (1/5/2012)
December 29th, 2011: New Year's Bubbly Tasting (12/29/2011)
December 22nd, 2011: Bold Holiday Favorites of 2011 (12/22/2011)
December 15th, 2011: Holiday Classics & Two Special Guests! (12/15/2011)
December 8th, 2011: New Holiday Selections with Jen V. (12/8/2011)
December 1st, 2011: Spanish Adventure Tasting & Sustain-a-Bull (12/1/2011)
November 23th, 2011: Sustain-a-Bull & Sustainable Wines! (11/23/2011)
November 17th, 2011: The Bird's the Word this Thanksgiving! (11/17/2011)
November 10th, 2011: 600 Miles of Loire Valley Wine! (11/10/2011)
November 3rd, 2011 : Hilly Piemonte and Umbria tasting. Rioja class (11/3/2011)
October 28th, 2011: Holiday Salami & Reliable Cheese Tasting (10/28/2011)
October 27th, 2011: Halloween Tasting with "Alter Enos" (10/27/2011)
October 20th, 2011: Mas Codina visit (10/20/2011)
October 15th, 2011: Full-Flavored wines from the New World (10/13/2011)
October 6th, 2011: Fall-friendly Wines! (10/6/2011)
September 29nd, 2011: Explore the Languedoc! (9/29/2011)
September 22nd, 2011: Spain & Portugal (9/22/2011)
September 15th, 2011: Grape Stomp, Bouysse Tasting (9/15/2011)
September 8th, 2011: test (9/8/2011)
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