Happy Independence Day!!!
This Saturday, an ensemble cast from
Castilla y León!

In This Issue:

The Rosé Garden

Tasty Tuesday: "Austria in Pink"

Saturday Tasting: Castilla y León

Happy Fourth!

It's hard to believe that our great nation is 238 years old! They grow up so fast. We remember when America was a little tyke, just thirteen colonies squabbling over whether to adopt a constitutional democracy or explore the ideals of the Vajjian Confederacy. And while we're still working out some problems, it is nonetheless cause for celebration. Come see us today for all your beverage needs, make a quick trip south for things that go boom, and have a safe and fun Independence Day!

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July 4th

We will be closed tomorrow (Friday, July 4th) in observance of Independence Day and will reopen to our normal business hours on Saturday, July 5th.

As always, have a safe and happy fourth!

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Rosé Garden 2014

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
Bodegas Los Frailes - Monastrell Rosado 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!

"Austria in Pink"

This Tuesday, July 8th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Austria's flag is composed of bold bars of red and white. Mix them together, and what do you get? Pink! Join us at our upcoming Tasty Tuesday for some mighty fine (and magnificently fresh) 2013 rosés from this most Österreichian of nations. Hailing from the Wachau, Wagram, & Burgenland. This trio of glimmeringly bright, zesty pink wines plucked fresh from the Garden will be the perfect partners for the beginnings of a balmy Tuesday evening!

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!

This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM

in Durham & Raleigh

"try before you buy" at

our FREE tasting

Castilla y León

Join us this Saturday for a tour through the sprawling swath of central/northern Spain known as Castilla y León. We'll begin close to this collection of regions' center in Rueda, home to the Verdejo grape and some of Spain's most sought after whites. Next, in an outrageously un-July-savvy move, we'll go ahead and embark on our quest for the sensational reds that central Spain has to offer - the first coming from Zamora, close to the northeastern tip of Portugal. This youthful example of Tempranillo is fresh, firm, and as summery as full-figured reds come. Next, we'll venture northward into Bierzo (a region which, by most accounts, ought to be part of Galicia) for a bold and smokey example of the Mencia grape. Finally, we'll double back close to the eastern extreme of Castilla y León, near the origins of the (almost 600 mile long) Duero River. This is the Ribera del Duero region. Tempranillo is king here, and the tasting's final wine is an impressively structured and imposingly-statured red fit for a king. ¡Olé!

Bodegas La Soterraña

Verdejo 2012

"Olmedal"

100% Verdejo

(Rueda, Spain)

MEGA-AROMATIC, MUSKY GUAVA & LIME, MOUTHWATERING ACIDITY
Rueda is known for its autochthonous grape, Verdejo, its gravelly soils, and the marriage between the two - a union which forges whites of intense tropical character and refreshingly bright acidity. The appellation covers...

On Sale! $11.99 [Full Description]

Bodegas Francisco Casas

Tempranillo 2011
"Tochuelo"

100% Tempranillo

(Western Castilla y León, Spain)

JUICY PLUM & RASPBERRY, SOFT SPICINESS, BRIGHT & YOUNG
Eduardo and Jesús Casas represent their family's fourth generation to tend these vineyards in Zamora (located roughly an hour west of the city of Toro). They're proud of the extent to which their wines maintain the powerfully ripe fruit for which the region's arid climate is known while coaxing out a more modern freshness...

On Sale! $10.99 [Full Description]

Bodegas del Abad

Bierzo 2011
"Abad Dom Bueno"

100% Mencia

(Bierzo, Spain)

BLACKBERRY & CHOCOLATE, SMOKEY OAK, SUMPTUOUS EARTH
It might come as a surprise, when considering the passion for history exemplified by Bodegas del Abad, that the estate has existed for just under a decade. Despite the bodega's recent arrival onto the scene, its proprietors are dedicated to the traditional grape varieties of northwestern Spain, focusing...

On Sale! $18.99 [Full Description]

Bodegas Arrocal

Ribera del Duero 2011
"Arrocal"

100% Tempranillo

(Ribera del Duero, Spain)

DENSE BLACK PLUM & MULBERRY, FIRM & FRESH, LUSCIOUS OAK
Emerging from a small village in the western part of Ribera del Duero, Bodegas Arrocal is a relative newcomer, not producing its first wine until 2001. Resulting exclusively from harvesting by hand, this deliciously concentrated red is thick with plummy black fruit, spice and and a toasted creaminess from 6 luxurious...

On Sale! $19.99 [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):

Eric de Suremain

Rully Blanc
1er Cru

$32.99 on sale

Cave Freudenreich

Riesling d'Alsace

"Terre d'Apollon"

$17.99 on sale

Aliaga

Navarra Rosado

"Lagrima de Garnacha"

$9.99 on sale

Seifried

Sauvignon Blanc

"Old Coach Road"

$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

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

Cave Freudenreich

Riesling d'Alsace

"Terre d'Apollon"

$17.99 on sale

Chateau de L'Hoste

Entre Deux Mers V.V.

$22.99 on sale

Baileyanna

Chardonnay

"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

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

Spreads

Bacon Jam

Big Spoon

Roasters

Local peanut butters

Peanut

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

Mission Almond

8oz Jar - $13.00

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Rustico
Farmhouse Blend, Equador & Peru
Tsheya, Congo
Baroida Late Harvest, Papua New Guinea
Remera, Rwanda
Espresso Toscano

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