Greetings!
A-pollen-ocalypse!
We all recognize this guy. He shows up every year around this time with billions of his friends to throw a party in our sinuses and gather in dense, pet-obscuring drifts. It's the annual en-pollen-ing, and it's pretty gross. But take it as a good omen, because it means that, despite a few strangely cold days here and there, spring has definitely arrived! Our next Tasty Tuesday, in fact, features supremely floral wines, so brave the yellow fog and come join us! Just keep your glass covered... We're also pouring wines on Saturday which take a cue from the quintessentially springy cuisine of a traditional Easter meal - specifically Ham 'n Lamb. But if Chicken is more your thing, well, we've got Chicken-friendly wines that are fit for a king. In fact, you might have to eat every chicken in the room...
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Al Fresco with Scratch!
Sipping great wines in the warm glow of the setting sun overlooking the Duke Gardens while an amazingly talented chef prepares a spread of mind-blowing food is a seasonal highlight of the springiest kind. Let's do it again! This time, we're teaming up with Phoebe Lawless of Scratch for our second al fresco picnic in the astounding Discovery Garden. The menu will be a four-course Mediterranean- styled meal served family style, with wines picked and poured by your friendly neighborhood Wine Authorities. Make a reservation today! Details below!
The Food: Prepared by the renowned Phoebe Lawless and her staff from Scratch Bakery and Caf�. Phoebe has been written about by the NY Times, Bon Appetit, Southern Living and Food & Wine, among others. She was also a finalist for the 2013 James Beard Best Baker award and referred to as a "wizard" by the Indy.
The Wine: Wine Authorities showcases the estate wines from wineries that grow all of the grapes that go into the wine. Simply put, estate wine producers are as much farmers as they are winemakers. A trip to Wine Authorities always means learning something new about the wines you enjoy.
Thursday, May, 22nd @ 6:30 pm Sarah P. Duke Gardens Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC 27708 Fee: $90 (Gardens members $70) Participant limit: 40 Pre-registration required at 919-668-1707
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Francophile Fun
at Our Raleigh Shop!
Join us on Wednesday as we welcome author and expert on all things Proven�al Jo Maeder to our Raleigh location. Jo is a celebrated novelist whose work telegraphs a deep love of food and wine, so there's no better place to celebrate the release of her new novel Opposites Attack: A Novel with Recipes Provencal. Joining her will be Teresa Engebretsen a.k.a The Sabbatical Chef with samples of food from the book! There are prizes to be had as well; everyone who attends gets a raffle ticket, but wearing a beret gets you two. More details below!
Wednesday April 23rd 2014
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wine Authorities Raleigh
211 E. Franklin St.
Raleigh, NC 27604
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This Tuesday, April 22nd, we present our FREE midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
5:00 - 7:00 pm
"A Pairing for... Pollen?"
Spring is in the air! And all over our cars. And in our eyes, ears, mouths, and noses. That's okay because it means that our strange, meandering winter is finally (probably?) over! At this week's Tasty Tuesday, we're buying into the old adage that "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" and throwing a welcome back party for the insurmountable yellow dunes which have recently become a fixture of our Carolinian topography. We've selected three supremely floral wines - an Argentine Torrontes with a magnolia-grade intensity and bright citrus, a voluptuous Alsatian Gewurztraminer with just a kiss of sweetness, and a berryishly violet Spanish Garnacha that smells like a bouquet of...well...violets!
And don't forget:
Our 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!
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This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
in Durham & Raleigh
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
Ham 'n Lamb
Join us this Saturday as our tasting takes its cue from the trappings of traditional Easter feasts. Keep in mind, of course, that the wines we've selected have a much broader skill set than simply being served with ham and/or lamb, but they certainly do excel at it! We'll begin with a ros� as crisp, juicy, and versatile as they come. After all, despite what you might have been told, ham is not a "white meat." It's pink. It's only natural that we should drink some pink wine with it. Our second offering is a dry, tangy, youthful Riesling from Austria's lauded Wachau - a champion of a companion for every manner of savory red meat. A glorious Pinot Noir from California's Santa Lucia Highlands provides us with the afternoon's first red, and then we'll venture back to the Old World for a Grenache-based blend (or as our lamb-lovin' Aussie friends might say, a "GSM") that's lip-smackingly juicy enough for ham but with the sort of lamb-friendly Mediterranean spice and earth at which the Rhone Valley excels. Cheers!
Anton Bauer
Wagram Ros� 2013
"Feuersbrunn"
{sustainable} 34% Zweigelt, 33% Syrah, 33% Merlot
(Wagram, Austria)
BRIGHT RED BERRY, ZIPPY, MINERALLY & CRISP A fourth generation winemaker, Anton Bauer has a built a reputation for his exacting attention to detail while making traditionally-styled wines in the hills of Wagram. Dry, minerally, and floral with fruit character reminiscent of tangy red berries, and white cherry...
Tegernseerhof
Riesling 2012 "Terrassen"
100% Riesling (Wachau, Austria)
LAZER DRY. PINEAPPLE, MANGO, LIME & RICH MINERALITY Get it before he becomes a superstar and his prices go through the roof. Martin Mittelbach is one of the greats right now, but his reputation has not hit the mainstream or the critics yet. This dry Riesling from his terraced, hillside vineyards in the prestigious Wachau is the kind of...
100% Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands, California)
DEEP AND SATISFYING, RICH AND FRUIT-FILLED The Smith family has maintained their course in central California producing very California style wines for two generations. They are largely responsible for the Monterey region's rise to prominence and started out as grape farmers for...
Mas de Libian
Cotes du Rhone 2012 "Khayyam"
{biodynamic} 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre (Southern Rhone, France)
RASPBERRY & CHOCOLATE, GARRIGUES & EARTH "Drink wine. This is life eternal," famously wrote the ever beauty-seeking Omar Khayyam, and 800 years later, his attitudes and observations resound with timelessness. The Thibon sisters of Mas de Libian have named this delicious cuv�e after the 12th century Persian poet and...
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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 Br�z�
Saumur Blanc
$17.99 on sale
Domaine PinchinatCotes de Provence Ros� $13.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F): Domaine Saint Just Saumur Champigny "Mont�e 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 Faug�res "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 (48� 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
Gew�rztraminer
Sp�tlese
$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 (65� 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 M�diterran�e" $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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