Happy Holidays!
It's Christmas Eve. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and let me tell you, honey, not a thing is stirring up in this place.
Well, that's not entirely true. We here at your local Wine Authorities shops are stirring vigorously until 5 pm! Shortly after that point, we will collectively settle our brains for that long winter's nap. We'll probably have a few glasses of wine first. Anyway, there are 7 hours of potential wine shopping left, so come see us today! This is also the final day of Hanukkah, so if you've waited eight days to get a special wine-ish gift, there's still a chance. If we don't see you between now and New Year's, have a great holiday!
We've got an bodacious bounty
of beautiful bubbly to ring in 2015!
Mid to High Weekly™
- Mas Codina - Cava Brut Nature Reserva $14.99
- Mas Codina - Cava Brut Rosado $14.99
- Lini - Lambrusco Rosso $15.99
- Lini - Lambrusco Bianco $15.99
- Lini - Lambrusco Rosato $15.99
- Domaine Tripoz - Cremant de Bourgogne $19.99
- Cave Freudenreich - Cremant d'Alsace $19.99
- Domaine Robert Serol -Ancestrale Rosé "Turbullent" $18.99
- Chateau La Colombière - Ancestrale Rosé "Colombulle" $19.99
- Chateau L'Aulée - Touraine Brut "Intense" $16.99
- Fitz-Ritter - Riesling Sekt "Extra Trocken" $19.99
Low-to-Mid-Monthly™
- Heretat Mestres - Cava Brut Nature Gran Reserva "Coquet" 2009 $26.99
- Steininger - Grüner Veltliner Sekt 2013 $29.99
- Dumont - Champagne Brut Tradition $33.99
- Grongnet - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs $33.99
- Michel Collon - Champagne $32.99
- Laetitia - Brut Cuvée $29.99
- Laetitia - Brut Rosé 2011 $29.99
- Renardat-Fâche - Bugey Cerdon $24.99
All Up in the House!
- Grongnet - Champagne Brut 2008 "Special Club" $49.99
- Voirin Jumel - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru $49.99
- Dumont - Chamagne Demi-Sec "Douce Cuvée" $44.99
A Spanish Holiday Just
in Time for the Holidays?
Only $200.01!
A $254 Dollar Value
There is less than one more shopping day left before 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
We will be closing early (at 5pm) today, Christmas Eve, remaining closed on December 25th & 26th. We will reopen 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 30th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting. Every Tuesday is tasty!
Our next Tasty Tuesday falls happily on the day before New Year's Eve - just in time to stock up on fantastic sparkling values for the evening's festivities! We've prepared some previews and practice toasts to kick off sparkling wine's starring evening. Join us for blindingly bright Cava, fantastically fun Lambrusco, and glorious Alsatian Crémant made from Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Noir. Bottoms up!
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
Ring in the New Year
 Celebrate Sparkling!
The New Year provides us with the perfect excuse to indulge in delicious sparkling wines, but bubbly itself is every bit as much a cause for celebration as the occasions that inspire us to break it out. This Saturday, we present a few of our favorite faces from the varied world of sparkling wine. Oh yes, there'll be rosé Cava, Champagne, sparkling Muscadet, and a delightful Moscato which is equally refreshing and sweetly indulgent. The diverse world of bubbly is home to wines which are lusciously lively, rich, and resplendently festive from the very first sip. Cheers!!!
Domaine de la Chauvinière
Brut Nature
"Bretesche 1387"
{organic} 100% Melon de Bourgogne
(Loire Atlantique, France)
BLAZINGLY BRIGHT, ELEGANTLY RESTRAINED YET SENSUAL, A MINERALLY MONOLITH
Like a bleakly beautiful black & white photograph of a wintery Atlantic beachscape, this methode traditionelle bubbly is a captivating study in contrast - gleaming brightly with a minerally sheen...
40% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier, 20% Chardonnay (Champagne, France)
GOLDEN APPLE & CRISP ASIAN PEAR, LEMON & GINGER, BRILLIANTLY BRIGHT
From Champagne's southeastern outpost of Aube comes this lively bubbly of crystalline clarity. Youthfully bright golden fruit and exuberant bubbles carry the sumptuously subtle biscuity notes that we all love to taste in Champagne. Equally food-friendly, toast-tacular, and everlastingly evening-ready...
{organic} 100% Pinot Noir (Penedès, Spain) MINERALLY CHERRY & BRIGHT RED PLUM, DELICATE TEXTURE, LOVELY ACIDITY
By law, all Cava must be produced utilizing a secondary fermentation in the bottle - "Méthode Champenoise." Bright, sumptuous, and finely textured, this is a profound and understated sparkler which exudes sophistication and balance through every fun, refreshing bubble...
{sustainable} Moscato (Muscat)
(Piemonte, Italy)
FRESH ORANGE BLOSSOM & APRICOT. SPRITZY & SWEET
A great finish to a meal or a fantastic start to one? You decide, as this lightly sweet Moscato is one of the very best we've tasted. Spritzy, tangy, and exploding with orange blossom, apricot, cedar and flowers, it's a wine that reaches across party lines...
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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 Tasting
12/27/14
"Celebrate Bubbly"
& Ring in the New Year!
Tasty Tuesday
12/30/14
Sparkle at New
Year's Parties!
Saturday Tasting
1/3/15
Post Holiday
Budget Relief...
Tasty Tuesday
1/6/15
Winter Warmers *Subject to change!
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- Community supported farms & entrepreneurs.
- Socially & financially underutilized urban land.
- Healthy neighborhoods & thriving markets.
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