Monday, January 6th @ 10:00 AM
Put on your best gowns and tuxedos (or at least your favorite jean shorts and relatively intact flip-flops) because it is time to celebrate! There is a new Wine Authorities in this land, and we could not be more proud or excited. It's been months in the making, but the racks are full, the Enomatic is flowing, and we're at the ready to help you pick out some dreamy estate wines. We will throw open the doors of our 211 E Franklin St. shop this Monday, and we look forward to seeing you there! Check our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for all the latest updates...
 Brand New for the Raleigh Location:
**24 wines on tap with our space age Enomatic wine dispensing machines!**
**Expanded deli case with cheese and charcuterie plates**
**3-6 beers and 3 wines on tap at the tasting bar**
**16ft wide bifold front window opens up on lovely days**
**Boules (petanque) out back**
**Cafe seating out front**
**3x more beer**
**Giant projector screen for classes and events**
**Open later hours Friday and Saturday**
**Fresh baked bread from Yellow Dog Baking**
Meanwhile in Durham, the original store will remain unchanged (except for continuously and unfailingly getting even more awesome, of course!) and occupied by the same amazing staff that you've come to know and trust.
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We will remain closed today (Jan 3rd)
for inventory and will resume our normal schedule on Saturday, Jan 4th.
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Real Customer Comments:
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- These guys from Alien Skin Software
"I had that feeling at 9:59a on pretty much every day. Does Raleigh even realize how stoked they are going to be?!?"
(on the excitement that reliably precedes the opening of Wine Authorities)
- John M.
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Perfect Post-Holiday
Budget Recovery:
Boxes of Wine!
Chase away the post-holiday budgeting blues with our unprecedentedly extensive selection of boxed wines! Old favorites like Domaine Le Garrigon's famous Vin de Méditerranée, Domaine Pinchinat's Venus Rouge, and Eric Texier's fabulous "Chat Fou" are unarguably all up in the house, but we're most excited about the new additions to our 3 liter menagerie. Daniel Couston of Domaine Le Garrigon has finally acquiesced and sent us BiBs (short for "Bag in Box") of his Cotes du Rhone. And in a crazy bolt-from-the-blue Box event, Carussin has sent us their delicious Barbera d'Asti in a very nice-looking box. Look for the box with the donkey on it, or as we are calling it, the Boxdonkeydonk. Just back in in stock is southern Portugal's energetically tropical white, "Alandra"!
THE BOXES OF NOW:
- Apaltagua - Sauvignon Blanc "Gran Verano" 2013 $29.99
- Heredade do Esporão - Branco "Alandra" NV $24.99
- Domaine Le Garrigon - Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2012 $34.99 [3L]
- Domaine Le Garrigon - Vin de Méditerranée 2011 $29.99 [3L]
- Carussin - Barbera d'Asti "Asinoi" 2012 $34.99 [3L]
- Domaine Pinchinat - Venus de Pinchinat Rouge 2012 $29.99 [3L]
- Eric Texier - Cotes du Rhone Rouge "Chat Fou" 2011 $94.99 [5L!]
And behold our glorious box discounts!
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3 Boxes: 15% Off!!
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4 Boxes: 20% Off!!
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This Tuesday, January 7th, we present our FREE midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
 Weingut Tegernseerhof sits imposingly on some of the most revered and venerable vineyard land in all of Austria, and winemaker Martin Mittelbach takes full advantage of the gneiss soils and sunny slopes. Over the last decade, Tegernseerhof has grown from obscurity to an international sensation. Is it the sexy, slender bottles? Nope, it's the serious deliciousness inside. This Tuesday, come taste an elegant Grüner Veltliner that's a perfect match for fried chicken, a timeless Zweigelt rosé, and a laser-focused Riesling that is among our very favorites!
And don't forget:
Tasty Tuesday 15%
After you taste, put together 6 bottles from our Tasty Tuesday lineup, and we'll take an entire 15% off!
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This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting!
PG Tasting:
Great Southern French Values
from Provence and Gascony
We're beginning 2014 with impressive values and classic examples of the regional specialties found at the eastern and western extremes of one of the world's greatest cradles of viticulture, southern France. We'll begin in the beloved Mediterranean paradise which is Provence with what is its probable favorite color, pink! Next, we venture west, stopping short of the Atlantic, to Gascony. Hovering between Bordeaux and Basque Country, the region offers us tastes of lusciously refreshing Colombard and a lovely red composed of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Before sundown, we'll be back in Provence to sample a robust red of roughly ten years age made from Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Domaine Pinchinat
Cotes de Provence Rosé 2012 {organic} Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(Provence, France)
PALE, FRESH, QUAFFABLE. PERFUMY SANDALWOOD & CITRUS
Served cold, this goes down easily (and very quickly) just as it would in the land where it's made. Picture this: you, your love, and your closest friends around a small table with a saffron table cloth. It's dusk. Cool breezes relieve...
On Sale! $13.99 [Full Description]
Domaine De Mirail
Colombard 2012
{sustainable} 100% Colombard (Gascony, France) GRAVELICIOUS GRAPEFRUIT WITH MUSK AND PEACH
Farmed since 1491 and renowned for its wines and Eau-de-vie for several centuries, the Mirail Estate fell into disrepair until Charles Hochman and his son bought it and worked meticulously to bring it back to its former glory. This white, made from the...
Domaine De Mirail
Merlot / Cabernet 2009
{sustainable} 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon (Gascony, France)
BLACK PLUM, FULL BODIED, CINNAMON & BLACKBERRY
Farmed since 1491 and renowned for its wines and Eau-de-vie for several centuries, the Mirail Estate fell into disrepair until Charles Hochman and his son bought it and worked meticulously to bring it back to its former glory. This is THE Merlot to bring you back to drinking...
Domaine Pinchinat
Cotes de Provence Rouge 2003 {organic} Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvedre (Provence, France)
DRIED BERRIES, SUBTLE SPICES, PRETTY & FIRM
Alain de Welle is a nice, peaceful man. As the owner and manager of Pinchinat, it's his vision that is expressed in each glass of his wine that is served these days. Although his family has farmed this vineyard for over two centuries (and the land farmed back to pre-history), his father broke from...
On Sale $15.99 [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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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
in Durham: 
Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy
Whites (48˚F):
Bodegas Los Frailes
"Blanc de Trilogia"
$16.99 on sale
Domaine Gandines
Viré Clessé
$24.99 on sale
Domaine Herbauges
Chardonnay
"Moulin d'Argent"
$11.99 on sale
Domaine PinchinatCotes de Provence Rosé $13.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Eric de Suremain Rully Rouge 1er Cru $29.99 on sale Mas de Libian Cotes du Rhone "Khayyam" $19.99 on sale Chateau Peybrun Cadillac Rouge $19.99 on sale Tempore Garnacha Joven
"Terrae" $10.99 on sale Poderi Elia Nebbiolo "Padrun" $18.99 Chateau Jouclary Cabardès $11.99 on sale
Domaine Largeot
Bourgogne Rouge $19.99 on sale Tre Ricci Cabernet Sauvignon $29.99 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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