 Catfish!
According to an official, lawful decree from our 40th President, June 25th is National Catfish Day! We here at Wine Authorities revere the mighty catfish with a patriotic fervor, and we consider it our duty to raise awareness of these beautiful, mercurial, and delicious beasts. Saturday may be the first day of summer (of Riesling), but Wednesday is the Aequinoctium Autem Silurus - The Catfish Solstice. National Catfish Day is almost here; come celebrate with us!
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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:
"Wine Authorities is wonderful in every way.
I am always greeted by their staff, who strike just
the right balance - helpful and well-informed but
not intrusive. Every bottle of wine I've purchased
there, at any price point, is excellent."
- Indy Weekly Reader's Comment
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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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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. New rosé selections are continuously blooming, and you never know what might surface next!
 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 $14.99
- Palamá - Negroamaro Rosato "Arcangelo" 2013 $14.99 NEW!
- Barnard-Griffin - "Rosé of Sangiovese" 2013 $14.99
- Laurent Gauthier - Beaujolais Villages Rosé "Vintage" 2013 $14.99
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Tasty Tuesday!
Prepare for National
Catfish Day
This Tuesday, June 24th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
"Congress, by House Joint Resolution 178, has designated June 25, 1987, as "National Catfish Day" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in its observance.
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 25, 1987, as National Catfish Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities..."
-Ronald Reagan
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:13 p.m., June 25, 1987]
Included in what must indeed be a long list of appropriate ceremonies and activities for National Catfish Day is having a Tasty Tuesday on June 24th (from this point forward known as "Catfish Eve") at Wine Authorities. We'll be pouring samples of three selections which would be very much at home served alongside this most handsome fish. 
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
This Saturday, kick off
the summer with the...
This Saturday marks the official beginning of summer, and so it's our honor to once again fly the flag of one of the most strikingly vibrant, uncompromising, and enduring white grapes. Riesling is a champion of the season and refreshes our palates and souls with its combination of zesty citrus, mouthwatering acidity, and elegantly mineralistic charm. Join us this Saturday for examples from the varietal's home along Germany's Rhein as well as a few of its favorite haunts abroad - Austria's Wachau, France's Alsace, and Washington State's Columbia Valley. Dare we take this opportunity to suggest that crisp, zesty Riesling makes for a delightful pairing partner with traditional fried catfish? Of course we do.
Schloss Mühlenhof
Riesling 2012
{sustainable} 100% Riesling
(Rheinhessen, Germany)
BLOSSOMY LIME, GINGER,
PEPPERY MINERALITY
Few things in life are more dear to our hearts than delicious dry Riesling by the liter. Since 1846, the Michel family has lovingly tended its hillside vineyards with unwavering respect for nature. The combination of "ecologically healthy"...
Milbrandt Vineyards
Riesling 2012
"Traditions"
100% Riesling (Columbia Valley, Washington)
WHITE PEACH, TROPICAL, MINERAL, ANJOU PEAR
Brothers Butch and Jerry Milbrandt planted their first vineyards in 1997 along the Wahluke slope. Family farming since the mid-1950s, grape growing was a newer venture. First they sold off their grapes to other wineries, but as the vines matured, the fruit was too good to give up. This is a textbook example of volcanic soil...
Riesling 2011
"Terre d'Apallon"
{sustainable} 100% Riesling (Alsace, France)
ZESTY LEMON & TART APPLE. A VIBRANT, CRISP MINERAL SPRING
A wine whose personality is as chiseled and immediately recognizable as the rooftops of traditional Alsatian architecture, this Riesling is a textbook example of the grape in all of its shimmering and prickly glory. Equipped with blazing acidity...
Tegernseerhof
Riesling Smaragd 2011
"Loibenberg"
100% Riesling (Wachau, Austria)
DRY, POWERFUL. PINEAPPLE, LIME, GREEN APPLE, JUICY FINISH
Is Martin Mittelbach Austria's hottest up-and-coming winemaker? His wines, produced from the country's most revered hillside in Wachau, show the proof is in the bottle. This single vineyard Riesling rivals the greatest white wines in the world. Powerful & punchy...
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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):
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
- Bratwurst
- Country Breakfast
- Spicy Italian
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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
- 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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