The Ides of March are upon us! But unless you've just declared yourself god-king of a nascent empire, there's no need to beware. You should BE AWARE, however, that Wine Authorities is still the Triangle's numerus unus* for valores optimorum** in estate wine and that mid-March is an exceptional time to enjoy bubbly (brut or otherwise). Come join us this week for fabulous tastings and the ongoing rosé sale. We're more than happy to be your co-conspirators in bibentes vinum***. *Number One **Best Values ***Drinkin' Wine
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Rosé Sale:
20% off ALL Still Rosé!
That's right, baby. It's time once more for our annual pre-spring rosé sale, and it's real, real nice...  Yes, the time has come for us to dust off our garden shears (and garden gnomes) in preparation for the monumental marvel of landscape architecture which is the Rosé Garden. Just thinking about it instills in us an almost unquenchable thirst for this noblest of pink drinks! Though it's not yet quite time for the Garden, we have a host of wonderfully vibrant rosés in stock to choose from at a deep discount. All still rosé is 20% off for a limited time, so enjoy and celebrate the approach of spring!
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Tasty Tuesday!
Rosé Sale Tasting
Part Deux
This Tuesday, March 18th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
Some things are simply so uncontainable, expansive, and epic that they have to be split into two parts in order not to blow our minds all at once; The Bible, the Kill Bill movies, and the Wine Authorities Spring Rosé Sale Tastings are good examples of this phenomenon. We've got so much delicious rosé up in this place that we can't settle for just one Tasty Tuesday's worth of wine. So join us next week for another round with the pink!
And don't forget:
All Still Rosé 20% Off!
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This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
in Durham & Raleigh
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
Can you dig it?
"The Tuscan Tussle" may not look like much in print, but when you imagine it to the tune of Van McCoy's "The Hustle," you begin to fathom just how massive is the potential for it to be the next big dance craze! Let's all just take a moment to think about that, and while we're thinking, we should probably taste some really groovy wine from the central Italian vinoparadise. Join us this Saturday as we sample a refreshing Mediterranean white from the region's southwestern coastal Maremma, a deeply colored and lushly textured blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia, and two phenomenal examples of the quintessentially Tuscan Sangiovese grape. Get down with the boogie!
Aia Vecchia
Vermentino 2012 {sustainable} 100% Vermentino
(Tuscany, Italy)
CRISP WHITE PEACH, LIGHT & LIVELY, GLIMMERING MINERALiTY
Maremma, Tuscany's coastal frontier, is home to some of the region's most dynamic wines. While the nearby appellations of Montalcino and Montepulciano cemented their identities long ago, Maremma has been working overtime to combine conventional wisdom with...
Caparsa
"Bianco di Caparsino" 2008
{organic} Trebbiano, Malvasia (Tuscany, Italy) GINGER, PAPAYA, MUSKY PERFUME
In 1982, Paolo Cianferoni started transforming his family's property in the heart of Chianti into an organic farm, leaving 60% of the land forested to maintain maximum sustainability. Though he concentrates on...
Sorelle Palazzi
Sangiovese 2011
Toscana Rosso
{organic} 100% Sangiovese (Tuscany, Italy)
LIP-SMACKING RED FRUIT, THYME & CHESTNUT, RICH EARTH
The term "easy-drinking" gets thrown around a lot in reference to the medium bodied everyday wines of Italy. It's an apt term; many of these wines are simply easy to drink, especially over the course of a lazy, sundrenched Tuscan afternoon. Just because a wine is so quaffable, however, doesn't...
Fattoria Rodano
Chianti Classico Riserva 2007
"Viacosta"
{organic} 100% Sangiovese (Tuscany, Italy)
TRADITIONAL, BLACK CHERRY, JUNIPER WITH ELEGANT SMOKE & CEDAR SPICE
Rodano's vineyards have been the source of classic Tuscan wines since the 1700s. Today the wines are made by the Prez... the President of the Chianti Classico Consortium that is, Vittorio Pozzesi, and his son Enrico....
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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):
Domaine Chiroulet
Cotes de Gascogne Blanc
"La Cote d'Heux"
$16.99 on sale
Campanhia das Lezirias
Tejo Branco
"Samora"
$7.99 on sale
Chateau de Brézé
Saumur Blanc
$17.99 on sale
Domaine Serol"Cabochard" Rosé $13.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Domaine Saint Just Saumur Champigny "Montée des Roches" $34.99 on sale Mas de Libian Cotes du Rhone "Khayyam" $19.99 on sale Domaine Pinchinat "Venus Rouge" $10.99 on sale Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères
"Les Novices" $17.99 on sale Plantamura Primitivo "Rossa" $14.99 Castello di Verduno Verduno "Basadone" $25.99 on sale
Anton Bauer
Zweigelt "Feursbrunn" $14.99 on sale Domaine Vissoux Beaujolais Nouveau $12.99 on sale
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on the Enomatic
in Raleigh:
Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy
Whites (48º F):
Terrasses d'Eole
Ventoux Blanc
$12.99 on sale
Domaine Pinchinat
"Venus Blanc
$10.99 on sale
Domaine Mirail
Cotes de Gascogne Blanc
Colombard
$11.99 on sale
Meinklang
Pinot Gris
"Graupert"
$17.99 on sale
G.M. Machmer
Gewürztraminer
Spätlese
$15.99 on sale
Tegernseerhof
Riesling
"Loibenberg"
$33.99 on sale
Domaine Herbauges
Muscadet Vieilles Vignes
"Le Legendaire"
$23.99 on sale
WellingtonChardonnay $15.99 on sale Reds (65º F): Fracastel Douro Tinto "Lua Nova" $11.99 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 Stolpman Vineyards Syrah $26.99 on sale
Pulenta
Malbec "I" $28.99 on sale Anton Bauer Zweigelt "Feuersbrunn" $14.99 on sale Meinklang "Burgenlandred" $13.99 on sale Chateau Bel Air Sant Estephe $41.99 on sale Domaine Le Garrigon Rhone Rouge "Vin de Méditerranée" $10.99 on sale Domaine du Vissoux Beaujolais Nouveau
"Pierre Charmette" $12.99 on sale Domaine du Vissoux Beaujolais Nouveau "Vieilles Vignes" $13.99 Marcel Giraudon Bourgogne Rouge Chitry Pinot Noir $17.99 on sale
Fattoria Rodano
Chianti Classico Riserva $34.99 on sale Carussin Barbera d'Asti "Asinoi" $16.99 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
Spreads
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Big Spoon
Roasters
Local peanut butters
8oz Jar - $9.99
16oz Jar - $16.99
or...
- Peanut Cashew
- Peanut Almond
- Penut Pecan
- Chai Spice (8oz size only)
8oz Jar - $12.99
16oz Jar - $17.99
8oz Jar - $13.00
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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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- Community supported farms & entrepreneurs.
- Socially & financially underutilized urban land.
- Healthy neighborhoods & thriving markets.
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