Sprechen Sie Riesling?
In This Issue:
The Rosé Garden
Tasty Tuesday: Mas Mas Codina!
Saturday Tasting: "31 Days of German Riesling"

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Schlaaaand!
Celebrate German Wine
   In a whirlwind of happenstance and intent, events have transpired to make this week all about Germany. We here at Wine Authorities are very fond of our Teutonic friends; in fact, the Poobah himself arrived in Frankfurt am Main on the same day that the German team won the 2014 World Cup! We're sure he walked into an outpouring of both patriotic joy and delicious wine. Follow his adventures here and here.

   Futbol victories and adventurous travel also coincide with our annual celebration of the worldwide phenomenon that is the 31 Days of German Riesling. We're celebrating with an epic tasting on Saturday showcasing the stunning breadth of this heroic grape, so come join us for some weinprobe spaß*. Prost!

*wine tasting fun

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Why, thank you!      
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"It's so much fun in here!"

    -  Stella C.        

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
  • Anton Bauer - Wagram Rosé "Feuersbrunn" 2013  $12.99  
  • Bodegas Tempore - Garnacha Rosado "Terrae" 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
  • Barnard-Griffin - "Rosé of Sangiovese" 2013  $14.99
  • Laurent Gauthier - Beaujolais Villages Rosé "Vintage" 2013  $14.99
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Tasty Tuesday!
"Savor Savoie"
This Tuesday, July 22nd, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting.  Every Tuesday is tasty!
5:00 - 7:00 pm
 
    Savoie, France's oft-overlooked Alpine paradise, brims with unique wines and grapes seldom seen outside the region.  Join us at our next Tuesday tasting as we delve into a few of these mountain specialties.  We'll regale you with not one but two examples of lean, minerally white produced from the Jacquère grape (from the appellations of Jongieux and Chignin) and a firm, earthy, and refreshingly tangy red made from the ancient Mondeuse grape.  The mysterious, mountainous wines of Savoie will be mysterious no more, and you won't even need a ski lift to get to our tasting bar!
 
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
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    The "Summer of Riesling" continues, and the "31 Days of German Riesling," which many of us still refer to as July, is well underway.  This Saturday, we're planning to celebrate the origins of this majestic grape with a tasting of five brilliant Rieslings from the Rheinhessen, Mosel, and Pfalz.  Bright, minerally, and magically complex, this quintet hammers home the essential character of German Riesling and simultaneously shows off its diversity. Sprechen sie Deutsch?  Not much, but we certainly speak the language of German Riesling!
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Fitz Ritter Sekt
Fitz-Ritter 

Riesling Sekt 

"Extra Trocken" 

100% Riesling
(Pfalz, Germany)
FINE, ENERGETIC MOUSSE. ZESTY, ELEGANT, & REFRESHINGLY DRY!
Family owned and operated since 1817, the oldest Sekt producer in the Pfalz region of Germany makes brilliantly dry and lively sparkling wines from the illustrious Riesling grape. Focusing on this German queen of white varietals instead of the traditional French grapes associated with Champagne...
  

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Stein
Riesling 2011
"Blauschiefer"

{sustainable} 100% Riesling

(Mosel, Germany)

LEMON & GORGEOUS FLINTINESS, RACY ACIDITY, VERY CHISELED
Focused, firm, and with a brilliantly romantic clarity, the "Blauschiefer" offers tremendous value in dry Mosel Riesling. Hailing from one of the coolest parts of Europe where viticulture is still a sensible thing to pursue, it almost conjures on the palate an impression of the cold waters of the Mosel itself and of the precariously beautiful south-facing slopes upon...

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Spater Veit
Spáter-Veit
Riesling 2012
Trocken

100% Riesling

(Mosel, Germany)

LEMON & CANTALOUPE, CLEAN, CRISP, & DRY
Crisp and light with plenty of complexity and intense aromatics, it took one taste of this absolutely delicious dry riesling and we clutched the bottle to our chest and glared at our colleagues with wild, suspicious eyes. It was one of those...
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Weingut Dr. Heyden 
Riesling 2012
Oppenheimer Kabinett 

{organic} 100% Riesling

(Rheinhessen, Germany)

GLIMMERINGLY CRISP,
BRILLIANT AND LEMONY
When Karl Heyden's son, Frank, took over winemaking at the family estate, he went to work catapulting quality to new heights. With a deep commitment to sustainable agriculture, the Heyden family is a leader not only in quality but environmentally friendly agriculture as well. Super fine balance along...


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Hipp, Hipp, Hipping!

Seebrich
Riesling Spätlese 2012
"Niersteiner Hipping"

{organic} 100% Riesling

(Rheinhessen, Germany)

LIGHTLY SWEET & TART, GREEN APPLE, LEMON, PEACH & HONEY
This is Spätlese reaching its logical conclusion - a perfect balance of refreshing acidity, and the lovely ripe fruit and honey character of grapes harvested slightly late. The Rhine's Nierstein village is home to the steep Hipping hillside vineyard, with its famous red slate and clay soil contributing a...
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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:
Enomatic
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

Domaine Herbauges

Chardonnay

"Moulin d'Argent" 

$11.99 on sale

 

Reds (65˚F):

 

Hacienda Villarta 

Mentrida Tinto 

"Besanas"

$11.99 on sale

 

Viña Aliaga 

Syrah

"Syrah Syrah"

$13.99 on sale

 

Baileyana

Pinot Noir 

"Firepeak Vineyard" 

$22.99 on sale

 

Grosbos Barbara 
Saint Pouçain Rouge
"Chambre d'Eduard" 

$15.99 on sale

 

Bodegas Arrocal 

Ribera de Duero 

"Arrocal"

$19.99

 

Paraiso

Pinot Noir

$19.99 on sale


La Quercia 

Aglianico

$16.99 on sale

 

Giraudon

Bourgogne Rouge

Chitry 

 $17.99 on sale

 

on the Enomatic
in Raleigh:
Enomatic
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

  firsthand  

Fresh Local Sausages 

  • Bratwurst
  • Country Breakfast
  • Spicy Italian

 


porkknox2011

 

Artisan Bacon

 

Nodine's

  • Applewood 
  • Garlic

 North Country 

  • Applewood
  • Peppered

Firsthand Foods 

  • Fresh & Local
Vande Rose Farms
  • Applewood
Scratch
Crackers
  • Caraway Rye 

Granola

  • Sorghum Sesame

Spreads

  • Bacon Jam 

Big Spoon

RoastersBig Spoon Logo 

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 

 

Counter Culture Coffee
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  • Rustico
  • Farmhouse Blend, Equador & Peru
  • Tsheya, Congo    
  • Baroida Late Harvest, Papua New Guinea 
  • Remera, Rwanda 
  • Espresso Toscano                
Raleigh CIty Farm
Visit our Neighbors at:
http://raleighcityfarm.org
Farm Stand Hours: Tuesdays: 4pm-7pm
Thursdays: 8am-2pm
Saturdays: 8am-3pm 
 
  • Community supported farms & entrepreneurs. 
  • Socially & financially underutilized urban land. 
  • Healthy neighborhoods & thriving markets. 
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