A Spanish Holiday Just
in time for the Holidays?
Only $200.01!
A $254 Dollar Value
There are seven shopping days left until Christmas, and some of you are probably careening around town - white-knuckled and bloodshot of eye - frantically searching for last-minute gifts!!! Relax. We've got you covered. We're proud to announce our "Feliz Navidad: Taste of Spain" Case, which features some of our favorite wines from two outstanding producers, Viña Aliaga and Bodegas Los Frailes. Both of these small, family-owned wineries embody the ideals of responsibly-produced, value-driven, and delicious* wines that we hold dear. The case consists of two bottles each of five different wines, plus a dessert wine from each producer. It's a $254 value, discounted to $200.01!** It's an incredible deal, and a perfect gift for the wine lover in your life.*** Click the link for details! *perhaps most importantly
**we literally couldn't get rid of that pesky little $0.01
***all the better if that wine lover is you
And more great gift options:
 We've also got pre-packed gift packs available featuring some of our favorite wines, plus other tasty treats! Stop freaking out! Do your holiday shopping at Wine Authorities! Option One $25: - 1 bottle of Tempore - Garnacha Joven "Terrae"
- 1 San Giuseppe by Giacomo salami chub
- 1 Escazu Chocolate Bar
- 1 Free Tote bag
Option Two $35: - 1 bottle of Tempore - Garnacha Joven "Terrae"
- 1 bottle of Laballe - Cotes de Gascogne Blanc "Les Terres Basses"
- 1 San Giuseppe by Giacomo salami chub
- 1 Escazu Chocolate Bar
- 1 Free Tote bag
Option Three $50: - 1 bottle of Garrigon - Cotes du Rhone Rouge
- 1 bottle of Bedin - Prosecco Frizzante
- 1 bottle of Highland Brewing Company - "Cold Mountain" Winter Ale
- 1 bag of Counter Culture - "Holiday Coffee"
- 1 Escazu Chocolate Bar
- 1 Free Tote bag
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Plus! Featured in this year's wondrously wintry
- 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!
We will be closing early (at 5pm) on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24th and will remain closed through December 25th & 26th, reopening with our regular hours on Saturday, the 27th.
We will keep our regularly scheduled hours on
New Year's eve (10am-7pm) and will be
closed on January 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
We will reopen on January 5th with our regular hours.
Real Customer Comment:
"Thank you for always taking such good care of us. Seriously. Y'all da bomb. I secretly judge all other wine stores by your standards and secretly believe that no one else lives up to them."
- Carolyn C. (via Facebook)
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This Tuesday, December 23th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
Last Minute Gift Ideas...
The "eleventh hour" might frequently have a somewhat ominous connotation, but not today! It's actually cause for celebration because we're going to help you escape unscathed from your procrastinatory inclinations. You'll be rewarded for waiting until the last minute, and no one will ever be the wiser! Join us this Tuesday (two days before Christmas!) as we taste three tremendously gift-friendly wine offerings as well as a couple of delightful chocolate bars from Raleigh's own Escazú. Our signature blue totes will be standing by for you to fill and give away - far more efficient and accommodating than stockings!
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
"That Special Something"
As our wintry holiday season picks up its relentless pace and mounting turbulence, we find ourselves increasingly in need of special wines with a very special, frazzle-flattening flare! We seek them as gifts as well as to reward ourselves for...simply being us :)
Join us this Saturday, as we pretend that it's Christmas morning - our tasting bar serving as the goody-laden hearthscape of our wine-lovin'est dreams. Chateauneuf-du-Pape, richly creamy Tempranillo-based blends, vibrant Muscadets, and the exotic whites of Galicia are the stuff of dreams, indeed. Happy holidays, and we'll see you there!
Domaine de la Chauvinière
Muscadet 2013
"Clos Les Montys"
{organic} 100% Melon de Bourgogne
(Loire Atlantique, France)
LIGHT SPRITZ, FLORAL & FLINTY MINERAL
Its enticing, pristine clarity in the glass belies the depth and elegance to follow. This mouthwatering dry Muscadet has a nose of fresh white Birch flowers and layers of flinty mineral with pear - heightened by a faint buzz of bright spritziness. A saline, electric finish inspires "wow" and stunned smile...
Ribeiro Blanco 2012
"Os Pasás"
80% Treixaduras, 10% Albariño, 10% Torrontes & Lado (Galicia, Spain)
BRIGHT & INTENSE, PEAR,
CITRUS, HERBS
A shining Galician gem, this complex white blend is expressive of its birthplace: steep slopes, sunny days, cool nights. The rich texture has a pleasant oiliness that reminds us of leesy, old-vine Muscadet, and this works just as well as an all-purpose seafood wine...
Navarra Tinto 2009
"Cuvée"
85% Tempranillo, 15% Cabernet (Navarra, Spain) LIGHT TOASTY OAK, TONS OF BERRIES WITH BACKBONE
Carlos Aliaga created this cuvée (a blend) by blending modern and traditional grapes and techniques at his Navarra estate. Mostly traditional Tempranillo with France's Cabernet Sauvignon give us a rich berry quality with a hint of mint or basil on the finish. A firm, pleasurable backbone that rises up and...
Chateauneuf du Pape 2010
"Le Calice de Saint Pierre"
95% Grenache, 3% Mourvedre,
2% Syrah
(Southern Rhone, France)
MISSION FIG & BLACKBERRY, CHOCOLATE, TURKISH DELIGHTS
The shell of an imposing castle overlooking sunbleached cobblestone streets and winding alleyways provides a mysterious focal point to the Southern Rhone's oldest and most famous appellation. Chateauneuf du Pape requires little introduction. Domaine des Pères de L'Eglise is a producer which with a rich history of two centuries and (and four generations under the care of a single lineage)...
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Our best to you,
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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 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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