We're Up to Our Ears
in Holiday Cheer!!!
We take the holiday season very seriously here at Wine Authorities, to the point where some of us have actually taken up residence in this year's Holiday Wine Display* and are ready to leap out and help you to make the perfect selection. So if you're browsing, don't be alarmed if the Notorious DOCG, Vinodrome, or any of our resident experts lunge out of the shadows brandishing a bottle of delicious wine! Happy Holidays!
*And featured in this year's wondrously wintry
Holiday Display:
- Tempore - Garnacha "Terrae" 2012 $10.99
- Domaine de la Chauviniere - Muscadet Sèvre et Main, Sur Lie "Clos les Montys" 2013 $13.99
- Meinklang - Zweigelt "Graupert" 2011 $17.99
- Laballe - Cotes de Gascogne Blanc "Les Terres Basses" 2013 $9.99
- Bodegas Los Frailes - Valencia Tinto "Trilogia" 2009 $19.99
- Stuhlmuller - Chardonnay "Reserve" 2012 $26.99
- Baileyana - Pinot Noir "Firepeak Vineyard" 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!
Real Customer Comment:
"That's why I love to come in here and wander! There is always such delicious stuff..."
- Leslie L.
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Tasty Tuesday:
Gift Giving Wines on the
First Day of Hanukkah
This Tuesday, December 16th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
This Tuesday, on the first day of Hanukkah, join us as we unwrap three excellent potential gift wines which are also perfectly suited for special holiday celebrations. Festivity, distinctiveness, and (most importantly) deliciousness are
abundant here! Expect exotic offerings from the Piemonte, Penedès, and Galicia. Wines this good will most assuredly not last eight days and eight nights before being opened and enjoyed. Chag Chanukah sameach!
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
"Cozy in Iberia"
Cuddlesome Wines Courtesy of
Spain & Portugal!
As winter's icy tendrils find their way into the nooks and crannies of our tender, southern sensibilities, we tend to spend more and more time indoors, seeking warmth...and (if we know what's good for us) wine! We frequently enjoy bolder, comforting reds and whites that pair gracefully with hearty meals and offer refreshing relief from central heating. Join us at this Saturday's tasting as we explore some of our current favorites from that most Iberian of peninsulas and its very distinctive Spanish and Portuguese appellations. Cozy up to the timeless glow of these very timely treats!
Anselmo Mendes
Alvarinho 2013
"Muros Antigos"
100% Alvarinho/Albariño
(Minho, Portugal)
ELEGANT LEMON & LIME, BRINEY MINERALITY, TANGY APRICOT Winemaker Anselmo Mendes, a native of Monção in northwest Portugal, is passionate about both his vineyards and the native varietals which inhabit them. He shares with the world's most conscientious vignerons the important tenet that quality wine is created first and foremost in the vineyard, marrying each varietal he cultivates with the section of land which best compliments it...
{biodynamic} 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Muscat, 10% Verdil (Valencia, Spain)
ELEGANTLY TROPICAL, SPICY, EXOTIC BASIL
This is a new and very limited white from Los Frailes. Only 500 cases are produced each year from meticulously selected grapes, and the result is every bit as exotic and enchanting as it is rare. With bright tangy fruit reminiscent of...
{organic} 100% Garnacha (Aragón, 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 Zaragoza, Teruel, and Bajo Aragón meet...
Valencia Tinto 2009
"Trilogia"
{biodynamic} 70% Monastrell,
20% Cabernet, 10% Tempranillo
(Valencia, Spain)
JUICY BLACKBERRY, EARTH & DARK CHOCOLATE, OAK
Powerful and filled with ripe black fruit, this blend is a bold representative of both Valencia and the adventurous combination of modernization and respect for tradition that continues to make Spain one of the most dynamic wine producing nations at the dawn of the 21st century...
Alentejo Reserva 2008
"Viscondo de Borba"
40% Aragones/Tempranillo,
35% Castelao, 25% Alicante Bouchet
(Alentejo, Portugal)
PLUM, COCOA, LEATHER, SATINY TEXTURE
Rustic yet refined; imagine Robert Redford on a horse, and you've got this wine. It's that perfect place where leathery aromas call up imaged of a sunbaked countryside, but pretty fruit and rich flavors of cocoa and...
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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 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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