This Saturday, don't be messin'

with the Rheinhessen!

In This Issue:

Tasty Tuesday: Autumnal Rosé (Starring Gamay)

Saturday Tasting: Don't be messin' w/ the Rheinhessen!

Fall!

A Western Carolina University Leaf Color Expert (yes, there is such a thing) has rescinded her earlier prediction of a lackluster leaf season in North Carolina, and is now saying that soon everything will be exploding with riotous color. Since we are currently writing this from inside a slate-gray raincloud, a little color sounds like just the thing. Fortunately, we've got dozens of vibrant shades of wine to keep us happy during both lovely weather and gloom, and we love to share. Come see us for your leaf-viewing beverage needs!

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Rosé Garden 2014

The ninth wonder of the world (our beautiful Rosé Garden) continues to bloom 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:

Domaine Robert Serol - Cote Roannaise Rosé "Cabochard" 2013 $13.99
Domaine Pinchinat - Provençal Rosé "Venus" 2013 $10.99
Bodegas Tempore - Garnacha Rosado "Terrae"
2013 $9.99
Bodegas Los Frailes - Monastrell Rosado 2013 $9.99
Domaine Michel Girard - Sancerre Rosé 2013 $19.99
Domaine Gouron - Chinon Rosé 2013 $17.99
Barnard-Griffin - "Rosé of Sangiovese" 2013 $14.99
Jean Paul Brun - Beaujolais "Rosé d'Folie" 2013 $16.99

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Tasty Tuesday!

Autumnal Rosé

(Starring Gamay)

This Tuesday, September 30th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!

5:00 - 7:00 pm

As we've successfully crossed the Autumnal Equinox into fall, it's of utmost importance to establish (or re-establish) that rosé drinkin' needn't end with the waning of summer. The food-friendliness, refreshing fruit, and mouthwatering acidity are as seasonless as they are timeless. Join us at our next Tasty Tuesday for three pretty, pink delights from different corners of France - each featuring the great Gamay grape, a master of youthful boldness.

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

Don't be messin' with

the Rheinhessen!

Grapes have been cultivated in the Rheinhessen of Southwestern Germany since Roman times, but it wasn't until the region attracted the attention of noted wine-lover Charlemagne that it began to gain international fame. He was so fond of the region that many records exist of his saying things like "Y'all count your blessin's when y'all in the Rheinhessen."*
The region is famous for world-class white wines marked by soaring acidity, lip-smacking fruit, and flinty minerality. Since autumn is almost upon us, this is probably our last chance to have a tasting featuring so many white wines, so we're taking advantage and gazing at three of the region's most brightly shining stars: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and Sylvaner. We'll finish with a tangy and surprising red that is sure to join your list of favorite "cocktail" wines.

*(it is unclear whether Charlemagne actually said this - ed.)

Weingut Dr. Heyden

Silvaner 2013

{sustainable} 100% Sylvaner

(Rheinhessen, Germany)

FLORAL, CLEAN CITRUS,
BRIGHT AND FRESH
Old vine Silvaner is a true rarity in Germany's Rheinhessen. While it remains the second most planted grape (after Riesling) in Germany and counts among its siblings some of the most famous white grapes of all (Chenin Blanc and Grüner Veltliner to name only two), it has always been in the shadows...

On Sale! $14.99 [Full Description]

Weingut Binz

Pinot Blanc Kabinett 2012
"Nackenheimer"

100% Pinot Blanc

(Rheinhessen, Spain)

CRISP NECTARINE & HONEYDEW, GREEN APPLE, DRY
Seated at a wooden table inside the winery, we were poured this delightful "Weissburgunder" by Manfred Binz himself. Bright melon and stone fruit aromas began to fill the air immediately. The estate is located squarely in Nackenheim on the "red slope," which gives the family's wines their...

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Weingut Binz

Riesling Trocken 2013
"Nackenheimer"

{organic} 100% Riesling

(Rheinhessen, Germany)

LEMON & KIWI, BRIGHT ACIDITY, VERY DRY
Half a decade ago, we visited this winery while on a German wine-buying trip. Five years later, we can still confirm that the Binz estate is responsible for some of the Rheinhessen's (and Germany's) greatest values. Located on the "red slope" between Nackenheim and Oppenheim, beautiful red earth-atop-limestone...

On Sale! $14.99 - FOR A LITER! [Full Description]

Schäfer

Rheinhessen Red 2010

40% Dornfelder, 40% Portugieser,

15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

(Rheinhessen, Germany)

SMOOTH & DELICIOUS, BERRIES, LAVENDER & PEPPER
Volker Shäfer follows in the footsteps of his father Karl-Ludwig, who is a red wine enthusiast in a region much better known for its white wine. This was no deterrent, and today they are the leading red wine specialist in the...

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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):

Anton Bauer

Grüner Veltliner
"Rosenberg"

$19.99 on sale

Dr. Heyden

Riesling Kabinett

"Oppenheimer"

$16.99 on sale

Jean Paul Brun

Beujolais Rosé

"Rosé d'Folie"

$16.99 on sale

Chateau Jouclary

Sauvignon Blanc

$11.99 on sale

Reds (65˚F):

Quinta do Encontro

Beira Atlântico

"Encontro"

$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

Meinklang

Zweigelt

$19.99 on sale

on the Enomatic

in Raleigh:

Here's what's on tap, subject to change on a whim or fancy

Whites (48º F):

Cooper Mountain

Pinot Gris

$19.99 on sale

Reine-Juliet

Syrah / Grenache Rosé

$11.99 on sale

Bodegas Los Frailes

Monastrell Rosado

$9.99 on sale

Eric de Suremain

Rully 1er Cru

$29.99 on sale

Clos Lapeyre

Jurançon Sec

"Mantoulan"

$38.99 on sale

Netzl

Chardonnay

$19.99 on sale

Cave Freudenreich

Riesling

"Terre d'Apollon"

$17.99 on sale

Stein

Riesling

"Blauschiefer"

$19.99 on sale

Reds (65º F):

Bodegas Arrocal

Ribera del Duero

$19.99 on sale

Mas Granier

"Cuvée Psalmodi"

$11.99 on sale

Paul D

Zweigelt

$12.99 on sale

Laetitia

Pinot Noir

$26.99 on sale

Terrabianca

Dolcetto d'Alba

"Brichet"

$16.99

Tre Ricci

Cabernet Sauvignon

$29.99 on sale

Bodegas Los Frailes

Valencia Monastrell

$9.99 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

Occhipinti

"Il Frappato"

$34.99 on sale

Domaine Magellan

Hérault Rouge
"Le Fruit Défendu"

$11.99 on sale

Brutocau

Merlot

"Bliss Vineyard"

$22.99

Merietta

"Old Vine Red"

$14.99 on sale

Hartwell

Cabernet Sauvignon

"H"

$49.99 on sale

Laurent Combier

Crozes Hermitage "L"

$26.99 on sale

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