 This Father's Day,
"It's a Man's World..."
We heard it from our dads all the time; no funny business, no goofing off, and especially no horsing around. This is why we here at Wine Authorities run our shops with firm, humorless stoicism. But in honor of macho dads the world over, we suppose we can let down our guard for a brief recognition of Father's Day. Read on for details on the manliest tasting ever, as well as a Pappy's Gift Pack deal guaranteed to please the stern patrician in your life.
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We would like to offer our very heartfelt thanks to all of our customers and the citizenry of the Triangle for once again voting us Best Local Wine Store...six years in a row! We are proud and honored to provide great estate wine to such an excellent and discerning public, who keep small, local businesses thriving. Congratulations, as well, to all of the area's terrific winners and finalists!
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Real Customer Comment:
"The great thing about coming here is that whatever I pick, with or without your help,
I end up loving!"
- Claire W.
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Pappy Pack 2014!
Give Dad a gift that would be sure to make any dad feel like King Dad. This sturdy, classical White Burgundy and sumptuous Sonoma Cab are our magnanimously masculine (and perfectly aged) Father's Day picks, and this weekend you can pick up the pair for only $50!* See below for more details... *after a 20% discount off the sale price!
Eric de Suremain
Rully 1er Cru Blanc 2007
{biodynamic} 100% Chardonnay
(Central Burgundy, France)
HAZELNUT, SASSAFRAS, LIME & PINEAPPLE, RICH & JUICY
Savvy wine buyers already know that the wines of Rully are among the best values in Burgundy. Within earshot of Meursault, the whites often very closely resemble their more famous neighbor, but at more reasonable prices. This one is among the finest we have ever seen, at perfect maturity right now! Eric de Suremain is the hardest working man in Burgundy, and he is a true artist in the cellar, crafting cellar-worthy wines of richness, elegance and passion. You shouldn't miss this.
Serving Suggestion: Chicken in mushroom cream sauce. Comte or similar Emmenthal, whether melted in fondue or Raclette or on a cheese plate.
Tre Ricci
Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
(Sonoma, California)
A SPORTS COUPE OF A CAB WITH A SMOOTH, THROATY PURRrrrrr...
Our first Californian direct import! Not sure how that works? Neither are we, but it's a Wine Authorities selection all the way, and what a beautiful benchmark to set. This is a knockout cabernet showing rich black fruit, creamy oak, and just a hint of bay leaves and spice. Tuned to perfection, this baby will hum all night. Note that this 2008 is drinking magnificently right now!
Serving Suggestion: A Sonoma County picnic served on the hood of a 1969 Shelby Cobra. Or beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce and smashed skin-on red potatoes.
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(M)EAT LOCAL BOX
Firsthand Foods - our favorite provider of delicious, local, and humanely, sustainably raised meat products - is offering the (M)eat Local Box, a seasonal subscription that provides a monthly delivery of top-quality beef and pork from small farmers. Click here for details! Oh, and our Raleigh location just happens to be one of the pickup locations for this Box of Righteous Deliciousness.
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Holy Txakoli!!!
(almost sold out)
Saturday, June 14th
 It's the one day of the year that Durham breaks out its secret stash of porrons and is transformed into an unlikely sister city to San Sebastián complete with spritzy Basque wine, oysters, and pintxos (tapas). This is one of the greatest celebrations in town, and it's become the largest festival of Txakoli in the United States! First Session
Noon to 3:00 PM
The first sessionis a tasting and food extravaganza as well as a fundraiser for Urban Ministries of Durham. This session is a rare opportunity to wine and dine decadently and features all you can eat and drink (!) including:
- 12 different Txakolis!
- 5 different oysters on the half shell
- 3 different Estrella beers
- Lots of fantastic food from local favorite chefs
Six Plates' John Eisensmith will be joined by Amy Tournquist of Watts Grocery, Gray Brooks of Pizzeria Toro, Kim Floresca and Daniel Ryan of ONE restaurant, Matt Kelly of Bar Mateo and Vin Rouge, Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood Joint, and Tim Lyons of Blue Seafood. The folks from Firsthand foods will also be here to tell you about all the fantastic things they are doing to help our fantastic farms get to our tables. There will be 12 different txakolis to taste by the glass, and a souvenir glass for you to take home. Second Session3:00 to 10:00 PM+ This is the classical, general admission session. Purchasing tickets in advance guarantees your entrance. An eclectic music lineup features some of the best talent our region has to offer, and you'll have access to an incredible menu. Food and wine is not included in the ticket price and must be ordered separately.Music will be provided by: TxakoliFest @ Six Plates Wine Bar Saturday, June 14th, 2013 2812 Erwin Rd Durham, NC 27705 1st Session - Noon to 3:00pm $75 per person 2nd Session - 3:00pm to 10:00+ pm General Admission ~~~~
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The ninth wonder of the world (our beautiful Rosé Garden) has re-sprouted in all it's pink, juicy glory. In fact, we have two gardens for the first time this year and a whole new cadre of gardeners to tend our Raleigh Rosé. Old favorites have returned along with the requisite new arrivals, and (as always) we will donate a portion of our rosé sales throughout the year to breast cancer research. So come shop in our magnificent garden! Did we mention that we love dry rosé?
 Currently in the Garden:
- Viña Aliaga - Navarra Rosado "Lagrima de Garnacha" 2013 $9.99
- Mas Codina - Rosé Penedès 2013 $9.99
- Domaine Magellan - Hereault Rosé "Le Fruit Defendu" 2013 $11.99
- Bodegas Arrocal - Ribera del Duero Rosado "Rosa" 2013 $13.99
- Barnard-Griffin - "Rosé of Sangiovese" 2013 $14.99
- Laurent Gauthier - Beaujolais Villages Rosé "Vintage" 2013 $14.99
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This Tuesday, June 17th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
At our next Tasty Tuesday, we're venturing into the pristine hills of northeastern Italy, home to some of the Country's most revered whites. Fragrant, minerally, and (perhaps most important for the moment) refreshing, the trio we're set to sample represents three of the most noteworthy denizens of the region's vineyards - Friulano, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris. Each originally from France, these grapes, today, do some of their best work in this eastern Alpine clime. Cin cin!
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
It's a Man's World
This Saturday, we're toasting the dads in our lives with some indisputably manly wines from France's southwest. We'll begin in Gascony for a powerfully perfumed example of the stunning Gros Manseng grape. Next up, we have twice the man: a collaboration between father and son varietals, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng resulting in a sturdily built, sublimely ageworthy white which we count among our very favorites of all time. Heading eastward, we find ourselves in the company of the red Mansois grape. Bold, charismatic, and better-known by the name Fer (meaning both "iron" and "untamed"), this one comes off like the archetypal star of a classic western - fearless, timeless, and of the earth. The tasting's final wine hails from the southerly reaches of Bordeaux and the exceptionally stoney vineyards of Chateau Mancèdre. This triumphant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is the perfect way to close a tasting dedicated to dads. Happy Father's Day!
Domaine Chiroulet
Gros Manseng 2012
"La Cote d'Heux"
100% Gros Manseng
(Gascony, South West France)
QUINCE & APRICOT, EXOTIC CITRUS, FLORAL BRIGHTNESS
Gros Manseng is a grape which frequently hides in the depths of crisp whites from Gascony, often occupying only minute percentages of these blends. Each time we taste a deliciously vibrant and aromatic wine which showcases the grape in a larger role...
Domaine Labranche Laffont
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec 2012
{organic} 70% Gros Manseng, 30% Petit Manseng (Madiran, South West France)
BOSC PEAR & CLEMENTINE, WISPY GARDENIA, ALMOND
If you have heard of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, you deserve a pat on the back. This rarely seen white wine from Madiran is one of France's best kept secrets. In fact, Christine Dupuy produces just a few hundred cases per year. The wine is aged on its lees and ...
Marcillac Rouge 2012
"Lo Sang del Pais"
100% Mansois (Fer Servadou) (Marcillac, South West France)
PERFUMED SPICE, HERBAL, CHALK, VERY FRENCH
From a beautiful, rural region bordering Auvergne and South West comes this "most French" of wines, giving you a peek at the authenticity of the mountainous countryside. Made from Mansois (Fer Servadou), a little known grape with flavors of herbs, spice, dried berries and...
Chateau Mancèdre
Péssac-Leognan 2009
{sustainable} 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot (Bordeaux, France)
CONCENTRATED CASSIS & BLACK PLUM, ELEGANT EARTHINESS, GRAPHITE-LIKE MINERAL NOTES
Chateau Mancèdre's Jean Trocard describes his estate's recent history simply: "It is the story of a rebirth." Having been destroyed by the notoriously icy conditions of Bordeaux's 1956 winter, his grandparents vineyards lay desolate for decades until Trocard and his wife, Bénédicte, stepped forward to breathe new life into them...
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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):
L.R. Vasquez
Ribeira Blanco
"Os Pasás"
$35.99 on sale
Domaine Pinchinat
"Venus" Rosé
$10.99 on sale
Laurent Gauthier
Beaujolais Villages Rosé
"Vintage"
$22.99 on sale
Laetitia
Chardonnay
$14.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F):
Nugan Estate
Shiraz
"Third Generation"
$11.99 on sale
Domaine La Bouysse
Corbieres
"Mazérac"
$24.99 on sale
Chateau La Colombiere
Fronton
"Vinum"
$12.99 on sale
Buil & Giné
Priorat
"Giné Giné"
$19.99 on sale
Carlos Santos Lima
Lisboa Tinto
"Cigarra"
$10.99
Carrack
Pinot Noir
"Unraveled"
$29.99 on sale
Altosur
Malbec
$10.99 on sale
Domaine Vissoux
Beaujolais Nouveau VV
$13.99 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):
Bodegas La Soterraña
Verdejo
"Olmedal"
$11.99 on sale
Hendry
Rosé
$16.99 on sale
Bodegas Arrocal
Ribera del Duero
"Rosa"
$13.99 on sale
Chateau Jouclary
Sauvignon Blanc
$11.99 on sale
Pinchinat
"Venus" Rosé
$11.99 on sale
Barkers Marque
Sauvignon Blanc
"3 Brooms"
$15.99 on sale
Chateau de L'Hoste
Entre Deux Mers V.V.
$22.99 on sale
BaileyannaChardonnay "Grand Firepeak Cuvée" $22.99 on sale Reds (65º F): Kanonkop "Kadette" $14.99 on sale Viña Apaltagua Pinot Noir "Reserva" $11.99 on sale Altosur Cabernet Sauvignon $10.99 on sale Apaltagua Carmenere
"Envero" $16.99 on sale Ancient Peaks Merlot $19.99 Hendry Zinfandel "HRW" $20.99 on sale
Imprimata
Proprietary Red $39.99 on sale Bodegas Perica Rioja Crianza "Olagosa" $16.99 on sale Anton Bauer Zweigelt "Feuersbrunn" $14.99 on sale Chateau La Colombière Fronton "Coste Rouge" $24.99 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
Mocali
Brunello di Montalcino $49.99 on sale Bodegas Tempore Old Vine Garnacha "G" $17.99 on sale
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Firsthand Foods
Fresh Local Sausages
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- Country Breakfast
- Spicy Italian
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Crackers
Granola
Spreads
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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
- Tsheya, Congo
- Baroida Late Harvest, Papua New Guinea
- Remera, Rwanda
- Espresso Toscano
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- Community supported farms & entrepreneurs.
- Socially & financially underutilized urban land.
- Healthy neighborhoods & thriving markets.
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