In light of some delicious new additions, it's time to focus on one of the oft-overlooked corners of Wine Authorities: the "cocktail" section. Some of our most complex, mysterious, and intensely flavored selections call these shelves home. We've got various vermouths, mixers, and bitters for your Manhattans and Martinis; elixir-like aromatized wines for aper-and-diges-tifs; and a brace of silky, heady, luxurious fortified wines. The whole section has been given a makeover, and it's lookin' real, real nice. So pause and peruse our Cocktail Section on your way back to the tasting bar on Saturday, and be sure to ask for a recommendation.
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Real Customer Comment:
"That last wine was a real revelation... Keep pointing out things that I should know about!"
- Henry T.
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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:
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This Tuesday, July 29th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
France's most famous chaperone for seafood is also among the most unyieldingly refreshing companions for hot afternoons and balmy evenings the likes of which we find in our North Carolinian Julys and Augusts. A recently-arrived trio of Wine Authorities Selections from Chateau de Chauvinière offers insight into the deliciously diverse possibilities of this most Atlantic part of the Loire Valley and its signature grape, Melon de Bourgogne. So, hop on the bus and journey with us to the Magical land of Muscadet!
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
Right Bank Rhone
The Rhone's "Right Bank" appears to the left of the river's depictions on maps and includes some of the valley's best kept secrets. While the most famous appellations of the Right Bank exist in the Syrah-centric far north, we're honing our sights on the region's more Mediterranean reaches at this Saturday's free tasting. Tavel's famously rich rosé "of kings" is represented along with a brilliant and voluptuous white (made from Roussanne and Viognier) and two profound, intensely concentrated, Grenache-driven reds - one which originates just across the river from Chateauneuf du Pape and the other hailing from the northern extreme of the southerly Rhone Méridionale. Enter stage right!
Chateau Marjolet
Cotes Du Rhone Blanc
{organic} 60% Roussanne,
40% Viognier
(Laudun, Southern Rhone)
CRISP PEACH, MINERAL,
WHITE BLOSSOMY PERFUME,
GINGER & BEESWAX
Located in Laudun (just across the Rhone River from Chateauneuf du Pape), Chateau de Marjolet's strikingly stony vineyards may remind the casual onlooker more of a lunar landscape than a cradle of viticultural excellence, but the rows of gnarled vines are an unmistakable sign that something exciting is happening here...
Domaine Amido
Tavel 2013
"Les Amandines"
{sustainable} 65% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 10% Syrah, 5% Clairette (Tavel, Southern Rhone)
RICH CHERRY, STRAWBERRY & BALSAMIC WITH A DRY FINISH.
Young Amandine and her fiancé Antoine have now taken over for her recently deceased grandfather Christian Amido. They make lovely, but rich tasting rosé from their Tavel vineyard, and bold red from their vineyard in Lirac....
Cotes du Rhone 2012
"Khayyäm"
[biodynamic] 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre (Southern Ardèche, Southern Rhone) RASPBERRY & DRIED CRANBERRY, ROSEMARY & 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 cuvée after the 12th century Persian poet and philosopher, and its exotic perfume of rosemary, lavender, and cocoa combine with violet-fruited romance...
Chateau de Marjolet
Cotes du Rhone Villages 2012
Lirac "Cuvée Tradition"
{organic} 70% Grenache, 30% Syrah
(Lirac, Southern Rhone)
BLACK RASPBERRY & CASSIS, DARK CHOCOLATE, FLORAL
Like the best producers of the southern Rhone, Chateau de Marjolet crafts wines which are deft performers of a balancing act, finding that delightful middle ground between power and finesse. With the precision of a tightrope walker, this red from the village of Laudun brings a restrained clarity of dark fruit...
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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):
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
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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
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
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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 Artisan Bacon Nodine's North Country Firsthand Foods Vande Rose Farms |
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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