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A Western Carolina University Leaf Color Expert (yes, there is such a thing) has rescinded her earlier prediction of a lackluster leaf season in North Carolina, and is now saying that soon everything will be exploding with riotous color.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! ~~~~
If you wrote a limerick
or shared a haiku,
the time has arrived
for us to thank you...
The submission period for Limericks and Haikus has ended along with the summer. Huge thanks to the talented poets that shared their work with us! We are gathering the judges and firing up the great lumbering machine of literary appreciation, and we will announce the winners as soon as the proper protocols have been met. Watch this space!
Real Customer Comment:
"I really appreciate being able to come in
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- Daphne R.
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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:
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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!
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!
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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!
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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...
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...
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...
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!]
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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):
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
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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):
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
SteinRiesling "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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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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