Fromage-uary has arrived!

In This Issue:

Tasty Tuesday: Northern Portuguese Paradise

Saturday Tasting: Fromage-uary in the Loire!

Say Cheese!

It's Fromage-uary!

We here at Wine Authorities spend much of our time contemplating the course of history so that we might rest assured that, yes, the process of fermenting grapes into wine is indeed the crowning discovery of human civilization. But winemakers aren't the only ones who embrace the importance of "turning things into more delicious things"; in those rarefied halls also dwells the affineur, under whose watchful eye, milk becomes cheese. And cheese is the second most delicious thing in the world.
So in honor of these two miracles of time and microbial revelry, we christen this month "Fromage-uary." Come check out our new display, built from wines handpicked to go with our favorite cheeses. And this is as good a time as any to point out that we are always growing and strengthening our cheese selection. Exalt with us in the best possible pairing. It's Fromage-uary!

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Wine Authorities Raleigh

Wine Authorities Raleigh is in full swing! We're looking forward to building a great new community of friends and customers in the Oak City. Stay tuned to our pages at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest news!

Wine Authorities Raleigh Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday: Noon - 5:00 PM

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Masterful chocolates
from local chocolatier,

Miel Bon Bons

Very Limited!
(25 in Durham, 25 in Raleigh)

Gorgeous five-packs of delectable chocolates have just arrived courtesy of Durham chocolatier Miel Bon Bons! These delights were created incorporating the southeastern Spanish desert wine, "After 3." Made from late-harvested Monastrell grapes by Valencia's Bodegas Los Frailes, this chocolate-friendly champion of a wine also provides the ideal pairing for these treats, so we're offering them together at a 15% discount!

Miel Bon Bons - "After 3" Chocolates $10.99

Bodegas Los Frailes - "After 3" Monastrell $19.99
Buy them together and save $4.65!

The perfect Valentine's treat!

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Monsieur Contraste

Jean-Christian Rostagni

The Carrack Modern Art

February 19th through March 1st

You're invited to the film and photography exhibit of the documentary Monsieur Contraste by award-winning film maker Rodrigo Dorfman featuring the work and workings of Durham-based photographer Jean-Christian Rostagni. Wine Authorities is proud to present wines from Rostagni's Rhone Valley homeland. Seats are limited to 50 for each night's screening at 7:30. Check out the event's Facebook page for more information.

Purchase Tickets

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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 M�diterran�e, 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. 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. The newest arrival is Apaltagua's "Gran Verano" Sauvignon Blanc from Curico, Chile - crisp, tropical, and delicious!

THE BOXES OF NOW:

Apaltagua - Sauvignon Blanc "Gran Verano" 2013 $29.99
Herdade do Espor�o - Branco "Alandra" NV $24.99
Domaine Le Garrigon - Vin de M�diterran�e 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!

2 Boxes: 10% Off!
3 Boxes: 15% Off!!
4 Boxes: 20% Off!!

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Tasty Tuesday!

Northern Portuguese Paradise

This Tuesday, February 18th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!

5:00 - 7:00 pm

The ancient Romans knew what was up, and so did the Victorian British, but we here in modern America are still just beginning to excavate the joys Northern Portuguese wine. These wonderful wines tend to fly under the radar with their obscure yet venerable indigenous grape varietals - unusual for one of the most magnificently beautiful wine regions in Europe. It's this low profile, however, that makes these wines such incredible values. Join us on Tuesday as we pour a crisp and complex Alvarinho, an earthy and age-worthy Bairrada, and a Douro packed with rich, dark fruit.

And don't forget:

Tasty Tuesday 15%

Half-Case Discount!

After you taste, put together 6 bottles from our Tasty Tuesday lineup, and we'll take an entire 15% off!

This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM

in Durham and Raleigh

"try before you buy" at

our FREE tasting

Fromage-uary Spotlight:

Loire Valley Perfection!

Bookended by bubbly and consisting only of the cheesiest of champions, this Saturday's tasting is a Fromage-uary fest of Loire-lovin' lore. What makes these wines so cheesy, you might ask? They pair tremendously with cheese and share their origins along France's 600 mile cradle of not only some of the country's greatest cheeses but also its most grandiose chateaux. Read more about Saturday's fab five selections below...

Chateau l'Aul�e

Touraine Brut

"Intense"

{sustainable} 80% Chenin Blanc,
20% Chardonnay

(Middle-Loire, France)

RICH & FINELY TEXTURED, GOLDEN APPLE, HAZELNUT
Produced in exactly the same way as Champagne, but from the Touraine region of the Loire Valley, this Brut has very fine bubbles with persistent aromas of white fruit, apples, pears and citrus such as lemon. The floral aromas of acacia come...

On Sale! $16.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Ricard

Touraine Blanc 2012
"Le Petiot"

100% Sauvignon Blanc

(Middle-Loire, France)

EXOTIC TROPICAL FRUIT, FLINTY, VERY PRETTY
Vincent Ricard is the latest generation (of many) to farm his 13 hectares of vineyards, but the first to make wine for sale under the family name. Instead of selling off his grapes to the local co-op, he makes small batches of...

On Sale! $15.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Michel Girard

Sancerre 2012

100% Sauvignon Blanc

(Eastern Loire, France)

RICH & RIPE, LIGHT MINERAL, SAVORY HERBAL
Winemaker Philippe Girard says this about his wine: "pungent fresh grassy aromas mingle with riper citrus-style fruits, rounder and fuller in the mouth but nevertheless finishing with a pure intensity and zippiness that you'd expect in classy Sancerre. Sauvignon Blanc at its best!" We couldn't agree more...

On Sale! $18.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Grosbot Barbara

Saint-Pour�ain Rouge 2010

"Chambre d'Edouard"

100% Pinot Noir

(Southern Loire, France)

BRIGHT & AROMATIC. BERRIES, HERBAL HINT. TANGY
In 2001 a Pinot Noir-loving friend of vigneron Denis Barbara elected to sleep through the night in Pinot Noir tank number seven, then empty, of Denis' new winery. Now his 100% Pinot Noir cuvee is nicknamed "Chambre d'Edouard" (Edward's room.) This wine is lovely and aromatic with...

On Sale $15.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Robert Serol

Methode Ancestrale Ros�
"Turbullent"

{organic} 100% Gamay Saint-Romaine

(Southern Loire, France)

JUICE RED BERRY & APPLE,
LIGHTLY SWEET YET BRACING
This is Robert Serol's delightfully effervescent Gamay! Made in the m�thode ancestrale from 100% hand harvested grapes, it tops out at a deliciously light 8.5% alcohol, so serve it liberally at your next dinner party...

On Sale! $18.99 [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!]

on the Enomatic

in Durham:

Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy

Whites (48˚F):

Domaine Chiroulet

Cotes de Gascogne Blanc
"La Cote d'Heux"

$16.99 on sale

Domaine Gandines

Vir� Cless�

$24.99 on sale

Samora

Tejo Branco

$7.99 on sale

Domaine Pinchinat

Cotes de Provence Ros�

$13.99 on sale

Reds (65˚F):

Chateau Haut Plantade

Pessac L�ognan

$45.99 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

Cabard�s

$11.99 on sale

Domaine Largeot

Bourgogne Rouge

$19.99 on sale

Tre Ricci

Cabernet Sauvignon

$29.99 on sale

on the Enomatic

in Raleigh:

Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy

Whites (48� F):

Campanhia Leziras

Tejo Branco
"Samora"

$7.99 on sale

Domaine La Grangette

Picpoul de Pinet

$9.99 on sale

Palazzone

Orvieto Classico

"Terre Vineate"

$15.99 on sale

Bodegas Los Frailes

"Blanc de Trilogia"

$16.99 on sale

Dr. Fischer

Riesling

"Ockfner Bockstein"

$15.99 on sale

Steininger

Gr�ner Veltliner

"Grand Gr�"

$26.99 on sale

Marchetti

Verdicchio

"Tenuta del Cavaliere"

$19.99 on sale

Stuhlmuller

Chardonnay

$26.99 on sale

Reds (65� F):

Companhia das Leziras

Tejo Tinto

"Samora"

$8.99 on sale

Bodegas Tempore

Garnacha Joven

"Terrae"

$10.99 on sale

Bodegas Los Frailes

Monastrel

$9.99 on sale

Hyatt Vineyards

Syrah

$11.99 on sale

Ancient Peaks

Merlot

$19.99

Hook & Ladder

Zinfandel

$25.99 on sale

Poderi Foglia i Vignali

Aglianico

$19.99 on sale

Anton Bauer

Zweigelt

"Feuersbrunn"

$14.99 on sale

Meinklang

"Burgenlandred"

$13.99 on sale

Chateau Haut Plantade

Pessac Leognan

$45.99 on sale

Mas de Libian

Cotes du Rhone Rouge

$19.99 on sale

Domaine du Vissoux

Beaujolais Nouveau
"Pierre Charmette"

$14.99 on sale

Domaine du Vissoux

Beaujolais Nouveau

$15.99

Shea Wine Cellars

Pinot Noir

$44.99 on sale

Occhipinti

Il Frappato

$34.99 on sale

Marchetti

Rosso Conero

Uve Montepulciano

$13.99 on sale

Firsthand Foods

Fresh Local Sausages

Bratwurst
Country Breakfast
Spicy Italian

Artisan Bacon

Nodine's

Applewood
Garlic

North Country

Applewood
Peppered

Firsthand Foods

Fresh & Local

Vande Rose Farms

Applewood

Crackers

Caraway Rye

Granola

Sorghum Sesame

Big Spoon

Roasters

Local peanut butters

Peanut

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

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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