Greetings! 
Our next two tastings are both punctuated by lovely wines which are brand new to the store and hail from picturesque, undulating landscapes in Italy and France. First, this Saturday features Campania, the site of ancient Rome's favorite wines and some of today's most unique Italian gems. Then, next Tuesday, join us as we go for a stroll through the beautiful vineyards of Beaujolais for a taste of our newest rosé arrival and a pair of sublimely August-friendly reds!
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Rosé Limerick Contest!
It's time once again to get creative* and express your passion, joy, love, and desire for dry pink wines through the always eloquent, heartfelt, and touching... limerick!
From Wikipedia: A limerick is a five-line poem in anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (aabba), which intends to be witty or humorous, and is sometimes obscene with humorous intent.
The following example of a limerick is of unknown origin:
The limerick packs laughs anatomical
In space that is quite economical,
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean,
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.
* Needless to say, we recommend a glass of wine... or two... to help you gear up (or down?) for waxing limericktic.
The Rules: - You must be at least 21 to submit an entry.
- Multiple entries are allowed, but each must be in a separate email. Only poems in true limerick format are eligible to win, but other forms of poetry are welcome.
- Only entries submitted via email will be accepted.
- Entries must be "clean enough" to print publicly.
- All entries are due by Friday, September 6th at midnight.
What can you win?
- 1st prize - $50 Wine Authorities Gift Certificate
- 2nd prize - $30 Enomatic Card
- 3rd prize - Two bottles of any DAILY-priced rosés
Our panel of celebrity judges will be announced soon. Stay tuned for more.
Celebrate the Dog Days
this Summer!
Our fellow Sustain-a-Bull member, Clare Reece-Glore has a passion for our canine companions and for helping us be better companions and owners to them. Through Yay Dog, she offers a variety of classes and coaching services. She'll be present during our Saturday Tasting this week to answer questions about training, health care, and nutrition as well as telling us more about her upcoming DTCC seminar, "Living Happily with a Dog."
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Last Week
For the Vacation Pack!
For many of us, this stretch of summer is prime vacation time. We flock to the beach to soak up the sun and bathe in the Atlantic breeze or we head for the mountains to escape the insistent midsummer heat. Either way, we want our excursions to be special and filled with wonderful, memorable things. Unfortunately, most of our favorite nearby travel destinations are sorely lacking in places to buy good wine. Well, we've put together an assortment of some of our favorite vacation wines, tailored to the season and to our beautifully varied NC landscape - each at home on the beach or mountain cabin porch. So, as you pack for your vacation, don't forget our essential vacation pack!
Summer Vacation
Escape Six Pack
An $89 value for only $65!
(27% off the regular price)
or double down...
A $178 value for only $120! (32% off the regular price)
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T-Shirt Sale!
All shirts are $3.00 off
You no longer have to go topless now that our classic "Durham: Crunchy on the Outside" and "Wine from Farmers not Factories" shirts are currently on sale for only $12.99. Stock up today and remain clothed throughout the season in cotton t-shirts grown, sown, ginned, and printed, all in North Carolina. So über-local, you'll jump for joy!
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. As always, a portion of each and every bottle of rosé sold will be donated to the fight against breast cancer.
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Real Customer Comment:
"Having an account here has been a life-saver this summer! I can look up all the wines I've had and recommend them to friends." - Bryce C.
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Tasty Tuesday:
Go all the way
with Beaujolais!
This Tuesday, August 27th, we present our FREE midweek 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!
The southernmost portion of Burgundy makes its famous specialty the bold and bright Gamay grape. At our next Tasty Tuesday, uncover three examples of this marvelous region's lively and lovely wines including a brand new rosé, a red that we've long counted among our very favorites, and an elegantly affable example of Régnié, one of the prized cru designated villages of Beaujolais (the newest to be recognized, in fact). We're going all the way!
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
The hills of Campania have long been associated with vine-friendliness and wine-wonderfulness, providing ancient Rome with the wines most prized by aristocracy and the average Joe (or average Giuseppe?) alike. The region, today, continues to produce some of Italy's most interesting wines, remaining less famous than the center's Tuscany or the north's Piemonte but a plentiful home to excellent grapes and exceptional volcanic terroir. Join us this Saturday as we taste four of our favorite selections from southern Italy's shin guard-shaped paradise of the vine - three of which have never before been featured at one of our tastings. Bellissimo!
Antica Masseria Venditti
Sannio Bianco 2011 {organic} Greco, Cerreto (Campania, Italy)
HONEYED APRICOT, FULL BODIED, LUSH & LIVELY
Nicola Venditti's mission is to produce wines of the highest quality that showcase the unique varietals of Campania. Here he blends Greco di Castelvenere with the Amalfi rarity, Cerreto, to produce aromatic whites that...
On Sale! $15.99 [Full Description]
Cantine Antonio Caggiano
Irpinia Bianco 2011 "FiaGre" 70% Fiano, 30% Bianco (Campania, Italy)
DRIED TURKISH APRICOT & WISPY ACACIA, PEAR, WAXY PISTACHIO Two quintessentially Campanian grapes, Fiano and Greco, are not only among the most important grapes of Italy's shin-shaped eno-paradise, they're also responsible for some of the the country's most striking whites. Previously reputed to...
Poderi Foglia i Vignali
Aglianico 2011
Roccamonfina IGT 100% Aglianico (Campania, Italy)
BRIGHT BLACK CHERRY,
EXOTIC FLORAL NUANCES,
BOLD & HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE
Aglianico is a grape famously described as the "Nebbiolo of the south." Typically, this refers more to a parallel in quality than to any specific similarity or strength shared by the two unrelated grapes. This Aglianico, however, exhibits the firm elegance and...
On Sale $19.99 [Full Description]
Paulo Palumbo
Leterre Rosso 2012 Aglianico, Piedirosso, Sciacinoso (Campania, Italy)
RICH GRAPES, A HINT OF COCOA, SPARKLY & JUST A TINCH SWEET
You might be familiar with this Lambrusco-esque wine if you spend your days strolling the back alleys and piazzas of Naples, but to us North Carolinians it's a rare, fresh, and exciting...
On Sale $17.99 [Full Description]
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Our best to you,
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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):
Steininger
Grüner Veltliner
$24.99 on sale
Los Frailes
Monastrell Rosé
$9.99 on sale
Domaine Cassagnoles
Gros Manseng
$12.99 on sale
Anton BauerRiesling "Berg" $19.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Venditti Sannio Rosso $15.99 on sale Stolpman "La Cuadrilla" $24.99 on sale Poderi Elia Barbera d'Asti $17.99 on sale Calògiordano Cerasuolo di Vittoria $17.99 on sale Bliss Merlot $12.99 Mas de Libian Rhone Rouge "Vin de Petanque" $11.99 on sale
Tempore
Garnacha "Terrae" $10.99 on sale Hillinger Blaufrankisch $19.99 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 Firsthand 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
- Rustico
- Farmhouse Blend, Equador & Peru
- Union El Triunfo, Mexico
- Finca Mauritania, El Salvador
- Haru Buna Ababa, Ethiopia
- Espresso Toscano
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