 Greetings!
We won!!
Thank you very much for voting us the Best in Durham 2012, and the Best of the Triangle 2012!
 The polls are closed, and the votes have been tallied. You've done it again, darn you. You've voted Wine Authorities the Best Wine Store of the Triangle in the Independent Weekly for the fourth time in four years, and you've also voted us the Best Wine Store in Durham in Durham Magazine on the first appearance of that category. We can't thank you enough, but we'll try.
We are so honored and humbled by our customers' enjoyment of this place, our staff, and our quirkiness. We truly love what we do, and we love our customers! Thanks for voting for the little guy. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Now we're off to Acupulco to spend all of our winnings! See you suckers later!! {maniacal laughter} Ahh, ha, ha, Ha! What? No cash prize? Just a little glory and a plaque? Okay, we'll take that.
~~~~
Recent Arrivals:
- Anton Bauer - Zweigelt Rosé 2011 $12.99
- Domaine Vincent Stoeffler Riesling 2010 $22.99
- Chateau la Colombiere Vin Gris 2011 $13.99
- Chateau la Colombiere Fronton Rouge "Vinum" 2011 $12.99
- Domaine la Bouysse Carignan 2010 $11.99
- Domaine Pinchinat Venus Rosé 3L BOX! 2011 $29.99
- Domaine Pinchinat Venus Rouge 3L BOX! 2011 $29.99
- Hillinger First Hill White 2011 $14.99
- Hillinger Sauvignon Blanc 2011 $24.99
- Ostatu Rioja Blanco 2011 $13.99
- Avinyo Petillant "Vi d'Agulla" 2011 $14.99
- Herbauges Chardonnay "Classic" 2010 $11.99
is in bloom once again!
It's growing new blossoms every week, so check in frequently to discover which new pretty and pink selections have emerged since your last visit. 2012 will see one of the most diverse and ornate gardens thus far!
Currently in the Garden:
Domaine de Pinchinat - Venus Rosé '11 $10.99Netzl - Zweigelt Rosé "Rosanna" '11 $12.99 Anton Bauer - Rosé '11 $12.99 New!
Barnard Griffin - Rosé of Sangiovese '11 $14.99
Tegernseerhof - Zweigelt Rosé '11 $14.99
Peñalba Lopez - Montecastrillo Rosado '11 $15.99
Chateau la Colombiere - Fronton Vin Gris '11 $13.99 New!
 A portion of all of our dry Rosé sales are being donated to the fight against breast cancer. So far you've helped us raise over $12,000!
~~~~
This Sunday, starting at 10:00am, artisan biscuit and donut café Rise will be giving away (FREE!) samples of over 1000 donuts along with free coffee and smoothies at their "Donut Lab" inside Durham Catering at 3710 Shannon Road, Durham, next to Only Burger. Come try them out and give them some feedback.
And, at the end of July, we'll be doing a FREE biscuit, donut and wine tasting here at Wine Authorities. Stay tuned!
~~~~
Real Customer Comment:
"I am blown away! I'm visiting friends and all they talked about was how great your store is. Coming from California, in the wine country, I didn't know what to expect. This is way better than anything in the Central Coast! Truly great." -Chris from Pacific Grove
~~~~
|
Tasty Tuesday
MEGA MIX! Feat. Mix-Master Mic
This Tuesday, June 12th, we present our weekly "Tasty Tuesday" FREE wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty! From 5:00 until 6:30, we host this FREE bonus tasting of three wines to get you through the early week and land you safely on hump day.
This week, we're mixing things up a bit with a theme dedicated to the ancient craft of blending different varietals together in pursuit of harmony, complexity, and balance.
A trio of grapes with a particularly strong affinity for each other in Mediterranean France and Northern Spain will once again demonstrate their synergistic cooperation (with a little help from us back at the tasting bar), so join Mix Master Mic for a wine-blending and mind-bending experiment much tastier than any you might remember from high school chemistry class!
|
|
Last chance to sign up for tonight's class!
Vine to Wine
Our final class before Summer break!
Tonight, June 7th, we present our in-depth introductory wine class. 7:33 - 10:00pm
An evening of wine chronicling a vine's bud break in the spring to each of its grapes being lovingly squeezed into the bottles that we hold so dear. We cover how vines grow, how wine is made, how to read a label, how to buy wine, how to store wine, how to drink, er, taste wine... and we'll debunk many wine myths throughout this short two+ hour class.
(includes tasting wines, video presentation, and handouts)
$36 per person
Reservations required
(Corkscrew) Operators are standing by:
(919) 489-2884
|
This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting Thomas Meunier, an importer of estate-tastic French wines based right here in the Triangle, will be joining us this week behind our Cellar Door tasting bar. He'll not only be pouring samples of some of our very favorite selections from his outstanding portfolio, he'll give you the low down on how he chooses the producers he works with and why respect for nature and harmony in the vineyards are among his top priorities.
(WEEKLY WINE: $12 to $19.99)
 Joseph Landron
Muscadet 2010
"Amphibolite Nature"
100% Melon de Bourgogne
(Western Loire, France)
CLEAN CITRUS, FIERCELY FLINTY, A TIDE OF REFRESHING ACIDITY
When Joe Landron visited us recently in Durham, we fell in love all over again - not only with his wines, but with his generosity, modest pride, and (most impressive of all) his glorious mustache! His mustache, perhaps, betrays what seems to be an aromatic priority in...
On Sale $19.99 [Full description]
(MONTHLY WINE:$20 to $49.99)  Domaine Vincent Stoeffler
Riesling 2010 100% Riesling
(Alsace, France)
BOLD LIME & WHITE PEACH, PRISTINE MINERALITY, FLIRTATIOUSLY FLORAL
Vincent Stoeffler's passions lead him to use only the most environmentally friendly methods in his vineyards while facilitating the most specific expressions that his land is capable of, and his reverence for nature and balance serves this Riesling very well. Its unmistakably Alsatian personality is...
On Sale $22.99 [Full description] (WEEKLY WINE: $12 to $19.99) 
Emmanual Rybinski Clos Troteliogotte Cahors 2008 "La Formi" 85% Malbec, 15% Merlot (Southwest France) PLUMS, BLACKBERRY,
LIGHT SMOKE, MINERAL,
ELEGANT TANNINS
Emmanuel Rybinski is fresh out of oenology school, yet his experience in winemaking has taken him from France to Australia to California to learn first hand winemaking techniques around the world. Now settled in southwest France in Cahors, he turns out some fantastic... On Sale $12.99 [Full description]
(MONTHLY WINE:$20 to $49.99)
 Domaine Galevan
Chateauneuf du Pape 2009
90% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre
(Southern Rhone, France)
BLACK RASPBERRY & DATE, ELEGANT EARTH, SUBTLE HAZELNUT
Coralie Goumarre passionately manages her small, ninth generation family estate with an eye turned toward the celebration of pleasure and life. Her approach to the family craft couldn't be more appropriate when considering the...
On Sale $46.99 [Full description]
|
|
Join us, read us, communicate with us...
  |
|
Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
|
|
|
|
|
We don't spam you, we practice our wine love on wine drinkers by sharing our weekly wackiness.
______
|
Six for Sixty
deal!
 Here's our deal this month; a package of six reds or six whites for $60 plus tax. You can double down and buy two: one of each or two of one for $110 plus tax. Sorry, no other discounts apply.
Show me the six
REDS
Show me the six
WHITES
[click links to see this month's selection!]
|
on the Enomatic: 
Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy
Whites (48˚F):
Cooper Mountain
Pinot Gris
"Reserve"
$17.99 on sale
Domaine de Bidalere
Cotes de Gasogne Blanc
$10.99 on sale
Tegernseerhof
Zweiglet Rosé
$14.99 on sale
BidoliFriulano $11.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Chateau Tour de Mirambeau Bordeaux $16.99 on sale Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon $39.99 on sale Hyatt Merlot
$11.99 on sale
Perazzeta Sangiovese
"Sara" $11.99 on sale Castello di Verduno Dolcetto $19.99 Domaine la Bouysse Carignan $11.99 on sale
Oratoire St. Martin
Cotes du Rhone "Le P'tit Martin" $16.99 on sale Carrick Pinot Noir "Unraveled"
$29.99 on sale
|
Farmhand Foods
Fresh Local Sausages
- Bratwurst
- Country Breakfast
- Spicy Italian
- Smoked Polish
|
Big Spoon
Roasters
Local peanut butters
8oz Jar - $8.00 16oz Jar - $12.00
or...
- Peanut Cashew
- Peanut Almond
- Penut Pecan
8oz Jar - $10.00
16oz Jar - $15.00
|
 Artisan Bacon Nodine's Loveless Café North Country Vande Rose Farms |
|
Counter Culture Coffee
- Espresso Rustico
- Idido, Ethiopia
- Jagong, Sumatra
- Frontera, Decaf, Peru
- La Golondrina, Columbia
|
|
Archived Weekly Emails
If for some absolutely crazy reason you feel the need to re-read our previous weekly email you can now click on this link:
|
Please note:
We can not be held accountable for our previous, current or future writings.
|
|
|
