Shop Local Raleigh!!!
Happy Thanksgiving! We will be closed on the holiday in question to gorge ourselves along with the rest of America, likely to the point of lying prone upon our carpets. But we'll be right back at it this weekend, for the start of the annual Sustain-A-Bull sale in Durham and the Shop Local sale in Raleigh. Be sure to throw the horn sign in the Bull City or the wolf in Packtown/ Oak City to get 15% off six wines, 20% off on twelve, and 25% on Just-in-Cases! Oh, and if you're looking for something to do with friends and family this holiday season, our very first Rhone Valley Class is coming up on December 4th! It's gonna be real... edutaining! Read up on all the juicy details in the "Rhone Less Traveled" box later in this email...
Last Call!
2014's Top Thanksgiving Picks:
 - Chateau Haut Dambert - Entre-Deux-Mers 2013 $11.99
- Casa Santos Lima - Lisboa Tinto "Cigarra" 2012 $10.99
- Domaine Gouron - Chinon Rosé 2013 $17.99
- Dr. H. Thanisch - Riesling Kabinett "Bernkasteler Bastube" 2013 $19.99
- Meinklang - Zweigelt "Graupert" 2011 $17.99
- Domaine des Gandines - Macon-Peronne 2013 $22.99
- Baileyana - Pinot Noir "Grand Firepeak Cuvée" 2013 $22.99
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Holiday Gift Wrap
Nothing is more fun to unwrap than a bottle of delicious, sincere, estate-grown wine, and we have our team of highly skilled wrapping specialists at the ready to put a special touch on your gift bottles!
- Four or fewer, we can wrap on the spot
- Five or more can be picked up the next day
Descriptions are included! Gift certificates and Enomatic cards make sublime stocking-stuffers as well! ~~~~
Happy Thanksgiving!
Closed Tomorrow
Thursday, Nov 27th
We will open at Noon on
Friday, November 28th!
Real Customer Comment:
"I love coming in here! You all
never steer me wrong."
- Brian B.
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Our Newest Wine Class: "The Rhone Less Traveled" 
7:33 PM @ Wine Authorities Durham
Join us in two weeks at our Durham location as we unveil our newest intermediate wine class - this one dedicated to the Rhone Valley and its wealth of bold, spicy reds and exotic, aromatic whites. We'll follow the Rhone river itself from it's Glacial Swiss beginnings through Lake Geneva and into the French Alps before reaching the viticultural promised lands that we know collectively as "The Rhone Valley." Learn about its history, its appellations, and what differentiates the "Northern Rhone" from the "Southern Rhone" (as well as what, other than the river itself, ties them together). What separates a Cotes-du-Rhone from a Chateauneuf-du-Pape? What's the difference between an Hermitage and a Crozes-Hermitage? Why are all the names hyphenated? Uncover the origins of the Rhone's dynamic grape varietals and drink...er...taste some outstanding examples of the region's phenomenal wines. Vive le Rhone!
Thursday, December 4th
7:33 PM @ W.A. Durham
$48 Per Attendee
Tickets: (919) 489-2884
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This Tuesday, December 2nd, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
Next Tuesday, in rapt anticipation of our imminent Rhone Class, we present three gorgeous selections from the storied valley which won't be included the class's tasting roster! Discover a Viognier-based Bag-in-Box spectacular filled with tropical fruit and floral intrigue, an earthily elegant Syrah-driven Southern Rhone masterpiece, and a worthy ambassador for one of the Rhone's finest appellations - a specialist in profound, assertively-firm Grenache. Volia!
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
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
This week, we're taking holiday planning by the reins and showcasing four tremendous party wines and/or great value gift ideas at our Saturday tasting. We'll begin with a bright and boldly bubbly Prosecco. Next, we'll head to California for a sublimely winter-friendly Chardonnay which combines toasty, spicy richness with flawlessly firm acidity.
Our two reds hail from Spain's Aragon (featuring ripe, spicy Garnacha) and Washington State (featuring bold, sumptuous Syrah). Join us on Saturday and get in gear for the most festive stretch of the year!
Bedin
Prosecco Brut Spumante
100% Prosecco/Glera
(Veneto, Italy)
CRISP WHITE PEACH, GINGER, CLEAN & REFRESHING
Prosecco, a Venetian grape associated almost exclusively with sparkling (and semi-sparkling) wines has captured the hearts and tongues of wine-drinkers the world over. Originating from a single contiguous hillside vineyard, Bedin's Brut brings the bubbles, the refreshing elegance, and the fun that we crave in a babbling brook of clean white stone fruit with glints of fresh tropical intrigue...
{sustainable} 100% Chardonnay (Arroyo Grande, California)
LYCHEE & APPLE, LEMON, MILD OAK & GREAT ACIDITY
We know Laetitia Winery as the producer of some of our absolute favorite domestic sparklers (which you should also try!), but they make fantastic non-sparkling estate wines in their far-south corner of California's central coast as well. This is a perfectly balanced Chardonnay with interplay between a solid oak base and bright acidity...
Bodegas Tempore 
Garnacha "Terrae" 2011
{Organic} 100% Grenache (Aragon, Spain) A BOUQUET OF VIOLETS, A BOWL OF BLACKBERRIES
The Yago Aznar family continues a long history of respectful farming practices and viticultural sensibilities, evident in their organic "Terrae" wines. Their old vine garnacha grapes ripen on the arid plains where...
100% Syrah
(Yakima, Washington State)
BLACKBERRY & CHOCOLATE, SPICE & SMOKE
Here's a small, domestic winery that's doing it right - crafting great wines at phenomenal prices! This Syrah is a perfect example of Washington state's affinity for this grape, or is it vice versa? Bridging the styles of French and Australia for this grape, it brings both spice and lush fruit without being heavy or overripe...
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Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
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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):
Meinklang
Pinot Gris
"Graupert"
$17.99 on sale
Chateau La Colombière
Bouysselet Blanc
"Le Grand B"
$28.99 on sale
Jean Paul Brun
Beujolais Rosé
"Rosé d'Folie"
$16.99 on sale
Domaine de la Chauviniere
Muscadet
$9.99 on sale
Reds (65˚F):
Hook & Ladder
Zinfandel
$25.99 on sale
Abbaye Sylva Plana
Faugeres
"Les Novices"
$17.99 on sale
Stolpman
Syrah
$26.99 on sale
Casa Santos Lima
Lisboa Tinto
"Cigarra"
$15.99 on sale
Chateau les Barraillots
Margaux
$35.99
Domaine Cedric Bardin
Coteaux du Giennois
$19.99 on sale
Chateau Peybrun
Cotes de Bordeaux
Cadillac
$19.99 on sale
Pyren
Shiraz
$23.99 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):
Anton Bauer
Grüner Veltliner
"Rosenberg"
$19.99 on sale
Domaine Gouron
Chinon Rosé
$17.99 on sale
Don Rodolfo
Torrontes
$12.99 on sale
Eric de Suremain
Rully 1er Cru
$31.99 on sale
Stuhlmuller Vineyards
Chardonnay
$26.99 on sale
Domaine Bergeonniere
Sauvignon de Touraine
$16.99 on sale
Cave Freudenreich
Gewurztraminer
$18.99 on sale
Dr. HeydenSilvaner Trocken, Alte Reben $14.99 on sale Reds (65º F): Bodegas Tempore Garnacha Joven "Terrae" $10.99 on sale Domaine Robert Serol Cote Roannaise "Les Originelles" $14.99 on sale Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugeres "Les Novices" $17.99 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 Santos Carlos Lima Lisboa Tinto "Cigarra" $10.99 on sale Tenuta Mazzalino Pinot Nero "Terrazze" $14.99 on sale Mas Bruguiere Pic Saint-Loup "L'Arbouse" $23.99 on sale Reverdito Barolo $37.99 on sale Mas de Libian Cotes du Rhone Rouge
"Khayyâm" $19.99 on sale Brutocau Merlot "Bliss Vineyard" $22.99 Domaine Billard Saint-Romain "La Perrière" $32.99 on sale
Trisaetum
Pinot Noir "Ribbon Ridge Estate" $42.99 on sale Domaine Bardin Coteaux du Giennois $19.99 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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 Upcoming Tastings!*
Saturday Tasting11/29/14Tasty Tuesday12/02/14Zone into the Rhone Saturday Tasting12/06/14"Mature & Masterful"
Tasty Tuesday12/09/14Holiday Party Wines Saturday Tasting
12/13/14
We're Cozy in Iberia
Tasty Tuesday
12/16/14
Gift Giving Wines on the
1st Day of Hanukkah Saturday Tasting
12/20/14
"That Perfect Something..."
Tasty Tuesday
12/23/14
"The 11th Hour"
Last-Minute Gifts *Subject to change!
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- Community supported farms & entrepreneurs.
- Socially & financially underutilized urban land.
- Healthy neighborhoods & thriving markets.
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