Greetings! 
We want to wish everyone a very happy Independence Day filled with fun, relaxation, and safe explosions! Oh, and don't forget the wine! Wine Authorities is closed on Thursday, so make sure to visit us today. We're stocked up with every manner of refreshing treat to make your summer festivities complete.
New July Six for $60!
(click the Red & White links in the
Six for $60 section of the side bar)
Closed July 4th
 We will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day and will reopen with normal business hours on Friday, July 5th. Have a safe and happy 4th!
~~~~Today's your last day to vote! 
Voting season in Durham Magazine's annual "best of" polls is underway! Vote! Support our many excellent local, independent businesses and don't let chains become the face of our town. It's quick, it's easy, and it truly matters.
It's here at long last! The pink oasis that refreshes our mouths and nourishes our souls is once again in bloom! The Rosé Garden has arrived, and speaking of fresh, we're kicking off the garden this year with selections that include a couple of brand new, never-before-in-the-US, Wine Authorities exclusives including a tangy Garnacha rosado from the grape's birthplace in Spain. As always, a portion of each and every bottle of rosé sold will be donated to the fight against breast cancer.- Tempore - Rosado de Garnacha "Terrae" 2012 $9.99
- Domaine St Croix - Rosé "La Croix Gratiot" 2012 $9.99
- Bodegas Los Frailes - Monastrell Rosado 2012 $9.99
- Barnard Griffin - Rosé of Sangiovese 2012 $14.99
- Anton Bauer - Wagram Rosé 2012 $12.99
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Robert Serol - "Turbullent" Methode Ancestrale Rosé 2011 $18.99
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Weingut Michlits - Pinot Noir Frizzante 2011 $16.99
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Netzl - Zweigelt Rosé "Rosanna" 2012 $12.99
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Real Customer Comment:
"I love this store so much!" - Michael B.
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Fill that Bus!
Support Durham Public School
Teachers and Students!
Currently beside our front door, you'll find a box waiting to be filled with much needed school supplies for Durham students. Contributions of any of the following will be much appreciated:
- Boxed Crayons
- Glue Sticks
- Boxed Markers
- Packages of Pencils
- Staplers
- Highlighters
- Clipboards
- Copy Paper
- Notebook Paper
- Composition Books
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Tasty Tuesday:
Keep it on the mid-lo with
Cabernet Franc!
This Tuesday, July 9th, we present our FREE mid-week 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!
Cabernet Franc is far more than simply the lesser-known father of Cabernet Sauvignon. It's a dynamic, highly distinctive grape in its own right. While its origins likely lie in the Pyrenees and its Bordelaise offspring are famous around the world, Cabernet Franc seems most at home in the Middle Loire. This week, join us for three examples from Chinon, Saumur, and Saumur Champigny - each brand new to the store and one never before in the USA!
And don't forget:
Tasty Tuesday 20%
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
Valencia's Bodegas Los Frailes
Bodegas Los Frailes continually impresses us as a producer with a rare knack for embracing modernity while remaining true to the legacy of its region. The wines are bold, vibrant, impeccably focused, organic, and (above all) delicious! Winemaker-owners Miguel Velazquez and his sister Maria José Velazquez are great people. This Saturday, we're tasting four of their always exceptional wines. Each demonstrates the estate's penchant for power and finesse. Monastrell is king, but that won't keep the absolutely unique barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc-based blend from attempting to steal the show. Join us and taste these beautiful wines...
Bodegas Los Frailes
Monastrell Rosado {biodynamic} 100% Monastrell (Valencia, Spain)
BRIGHT CHERRY & SPICE,
JUICY RIPE STRAWBERRY
Wow, this lovely pink colored wine from the almost black Monastrell grape is a dry Rosé for both the white and red wine drinker. Enough body like a red, but crisp like a white. The Los Frailes wines from the Velazquez family are rising stars in...
On Sale! $9.99 [Full Description]
Bodegas Los Frailes
Valencia Blanco 2012 "Blanc de Trilogía" {biodynamic} 70% Riesling, 20% Muscat, 10% Verdil (Valencia, Spain)
ELEGANTLY TROPICAL, SPICY, EXOTIC BASIL
This is a new and very limited white from Los Frailes. Only 500 cases are produced each year from meticulously selected grapes, and the result is every bit as exotic and enchanting as it is rare. With bright tangy fruit reminiscent of...
Bodegas Los Frailes
Valencia Tinto 2009 "Bilogía" {biodynamic} 50% Monastrell, 50% Syrah (Valencia, Spain)
BLUEBERRY & PLUM, BOLD & LUSH. SOFT, TOASTY OAK
Bodegas Los Frailes, taking its name from the friars which once inhabited the estate, produces wine with the utmost respect for nature and its vineyards. Monastrell, the premier varietal of Spain's southeast, is clearly their first priority. For the Bilogía cuvée, they blend it with its classic...
On Sale $13.99 [Full Description]
Bodegas Los Frailes
Valencia Tinto 2009 "Trilogía" {biodynamic} 70% Monastrell, 20% Cabernet, 10% Tempranillo (Marlborough, New Zealand)
JUICY BLACKBERRY, EARTH & DARK CHOCOLATE, ROUNDED SPICY OAK
Powerful and filled with ripe black fruit, this blend is a bold representative of both Valencia and the adventurous combination of modernization and respect for tradition that continues to make Spain one of the...
On Sale $19.99 [Full Description]
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Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
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Important announcement:
Take good
wine with
you on
vacation!
Many of our customers have expressed delight in our ability to almost magically whip up a great case (or cases) of wine to accompany them on their trips to the beach, the lake, the mountains, or wherever it is that they're going (likely someplace that lacks a decent wine store).
Just give us a call or email letting us know what you want or, better yet, let us mix up a customized assortment based on your previous purchases. You'll be thrilled with the result!
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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):
Seifried
Gewürztraminer
$19.99 on sale
Tempore
Garnacha Rosado
"Terrae"
$9.99 on sale
Samora
Branco
$7.99 on sale
TegernseerhofRiesling "Terrassen" $19.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Michlits "Burgenland Red" $13.99 on sale Chateau Lusseau Graves Rouge $27.99 on sale Cooper Mtn. Vineyards Pinot Noir "Cooper Hill" $17.99 on sale Calògiordano Cerasuolo di Vittoria $17.99 on sale Fracastel Douro Tinto "Lua Nova" $11.99 Mas de Libian Rhone Rouge "Vin de Petanque" $11.99 on sale
Apaltagua
Carmenere $11.99 on sale Chateau La Colombière Fronton "Coste Rouge" $14.99 on sale
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Firsthand Foods
Fresh Local Sausages
- Bratwurst
- Country Breakfast
- Spicy Italian
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 Artisan Bacon Nodine's North Country Farmhand Foods Vande Rose Farms |
Crackers
Granola
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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
- Chai Spice (8oz size only)
8oz Jar - $10.00
16oz Jar - $15.00
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Counter Culture Coffee
- Espresso Rustico
- Farmhouse Blend, Equador & Peru
- Nueva Llusta, Bolivia
- La Golondrina, Colombia
- Espresso Toscano
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Archived Weekly Emails
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We can not be held accountable for our previous, current or future writings.
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