 Greetings!
We're starting the New Year
with startling new selections!
Exciting things are popping up all around the store! It wouldn't be a proper new year without fabulous new wines, and we've a range of great new selections from Italy's Piemonte and Tuscany, France's Languedoc, and Austria's Wagram and Wachau. We're also gearing up for a couple of classes (one of which can be read about below) and other events which are soon to be announced. Stay tuned to this channel for more information!
New, startling, and much
more fun than a giant catfish:
- Borgo Moncalvo - Cortese 2011 $11.99
- La Casaccia - Barbera del Monferrato "Giuanin" 2010 $14.99
- Carussin - Barbera d'Asti "Asinoi" 2011 $16.99
- Cascina Barisel - Dolcetto 2011 $13.99
- DaCapo - Barolo 2007 $44.99
- Caparsa - Bianco "Di Caparsino" 2011 $16.99
- Pruneto - Chianti Classico 2008 $20.99
- Mas Granier - Coteaux du Languedoc Blanc "Les Marnes" 2011 $19.99
- Mas Granier - "Cuvée Jericho" 2010 $17.99
- Abbaye Sylva Plana - Faugeres "Les Novices" 2011 $17.99
- Abbaye Sylva Plana - Faugeres Blanc 2011 $20.99
- Abbaye Sylva Plana - Faugeres "La Closeraie" 2010 $20.99
- Anton Bauer - Pinot Noir 2009 $17.99
- Anton Bauer - Riesling "Berg" 2011 $19.99
- Tegernseerhof - Grüner Veltliner "T26" 2011 $14.99
- Tegernseerhof - Riesling "Terrassen" 2011 $19.99
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Our first class of 2013
is just around the corner!
Vine to Wine
On Thursday, January 24th, we present our in-depth introductory wine class. 7:33pm
Join us for a fun and educational evening of wine which chronicles 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 two hour class.
(includes tasting wines, video presentation, and handouts)
Thursday, January 24th at 7:33pm
$36 per person
Reservations required
(Corkscrew) Operators are standing by:
(919) 489-2884
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Real Customer Comment:
"It seems that everything I get here really is somehow special." - Jan M.
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Tasty Tuesday!
"Monumental Monferrato"
This Tuesday, January 22nd, we present our mid-week FREE wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty! From 5:00 - 7:00, we host this bonus tasting of three wines to get you through the early week and land you safely on hump day!
 Our tasting this Tuesday may very well have you proclaiming, "My, my, that is a fine piece of the Piemonte!" Specifically, we'll be dealing with three brand new wines from Monferrato including a Cortese (the delicately perfumed white grape which is more or less synonymous with Gavi), a firm but lithe Docetto steeped in refreshing purple fruit, and a boldly aromatic Barbera which exudes handsomely dark fruit and gentle spice. These are among the latest additions to our Italian stacks, and we're very excited to introduce them to you! And don't forget:
Our Tasty Tuesday 20% Mixed Case Discount! After you taste, put together 12 bottles from our Tasty Tuesday lineup, and we'll take an entire 20% off!
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This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
 Savoie, France's oft-overlooked Alpine paradise, brims with unique wines and grapes seldom seen outside the region. Join us this Saturday as we delve into a few of these mountain specialties. We'll regale you with not one but two examples of lean, minerally white produced from the Jacquère grape (from the appellations of Jongieux and Chignin), an exotically perfumed Roussette de Savoie (synonymous with the local Altesse grape), and a firmly tangy red made from the ancient Mondeuse. The mysterious, mountainous wines of Savoie will be mysterious no more, and you won't even need a ski lift to get to our tasting bar!
(DAILY WINE™ $11.99 or LESS)
Eugene Carrel
Jongieux 2011
100% Jacquère
(Savoie, France)
PEAR, MOUNTAIN HERBS, DRY, MINERALLY, LIGHT
The French region of Savoy (Savoie) is located in the French Alps Southwest of Geneva, Switzerland. The Jongieux appellation is located between the Rhone river and France's largest lake, Lake Bourget. Rare and...
On Sale! $11.99 [Full description]
(WEEKLY WINE™ $12 to $19.99)  Domaine Quénard Chignin 2011 100% Jacquère (Savoie, France)
LEMONGRASS, STARFRUIT, PEAR & PINEAPPLE. TART
These Jacquère grapes were grown on half-century old vines planted in Quénard's vineyards just outside the village of Chignin. Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks with partial malolactic conversion to add a subtle hint of creaminess. This mountain wine is rich in texture and shows abundant fruit, lemongrass and a...
On Sale! $15.99 [Full Description]
(WEEKLY WINE™ $12 to $19.99) 
Chateau Bergin
Roussette de Savoie 2009 100% Altesse (Savoie, France)
POWERFUL & FOCUSED WITH QUINCE, HONEY & FLOWERS
The rare Roussette de Savoie is made exclusively from Altesse, a grape grown in the alps of France not far from Geneva, Switzerland. Known for their piercing acidity in this cool, high elevation climate, the grapes are harvested late in the season to impart honeyed apricot and spice flavors along with wild mountain...
On Sale $19.99 [Full Description]
(WEEKLY WINE™ $12 to $19.99)
Maison Angelot
Bugey Mondeuse 2010
100% Mondeuse (Savoie, France) SAVORY AROMATICS, EARTH, CHERRY, & BLACK PEPPER. DEEPLY FRENCH.
In the fun loving and party-centric Bugey family - which includes the sparkly-sweet cult sensation we know and love - this wine is the dignified cousin who stands in aloof contrast to his hedonistic relatives. Deep and dark... On Sale $17.99 [Full description]
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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!]
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on the Enomatic: 
Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy
Whites (48˚F):
Dr. Heyden
Riesling Halbtrocken
[1-Liter!]
$15.99 on sale
Domaine Quenard
Chignin
$15.99 on sale
Hillinger
White
"First Hill"
$11.99 on sale
Tenuta Sant'Antonio"Scaia" Bianco Garganega/Chardonnay $11.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Chateau Jouclary Cabardès $11.99 on sale Tenuta Sant'Antonio Corvina "Scaia" $11.99 on sale Calogiordano Frappato $14.99 on sale
Calogiordano Cerusuolo di Vittoria $17.99 on sale Fracastel Douro Tinto "Lua Nova $11.99 Poderi Elia Barbera d'Asti $16.99 on sale
Domaine du Cros
Marcillac "Lo Sang del Païs" $15.99 on sale Chateau Lusseau Graves Rouge "Cuvée Barriques"
$27.99 on sale
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Farmhand Foods
Fresh Local Sausages
- Bratwurst
- Country Breakfast
- Spicy Italian
- Smoked Polish
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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
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Counter Culture Coffee
- Espresso Rustico
- Farmhouse Blend, Equador & Peru
- Valle del Santuario, Peru
- Jagong, Sumatra
- Buziraguhindwa, Burundi
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