This Saturday, it's "Summer Somewhere"!
In This Issue:
Tasty Tuesday: Austria's New Guard
Saturday Tasting: Summer Somewhere (South America)

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What's the Forecast?

    It seems fair to describe the weather of late as having been somewhat unpredictable. That's not a complaint! It's simply an observation, and it provides us with a pretty good excuse to keep our wine racks or fridges well and diversely stocked... Friday night frosts call for bold Garnacha while sunny Sunday afternoons put us in the mood to find refreshment in a glass (or two) of chilled ros�.

    Another great excuse to stock up on wine is the mighty fine selection of delicious and Daily™ delights that we're currently stocking. In fact, there's a display at each of our stores proudly announcing a few current favorites! Check out the details below. 

  • Domaine Le Garrigon - Vin de M�diterran�e 2013  $10.99
  • Laballe - Cotes de Gascogne Blanc "Les Terres Basses" 2013  $9.99
  • Vi�a Aliaga - Tempranillo 2013  $9.99
  • Domaine Magellan - H�rault Ros� "La Fruit D�fendu" 2013  $11.99
  • Tempore - Garnacha Joven "Terrae" 2013  $10.99
  • Lez�rias - Tejo Branco "Samora" 2013  $7.99

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Tasty Tuesday:
Sprechen Sie Deutsch Part 2  
The New Guard of Austria 
This Tuesday, January 27th, we present our FREE
 midweek wine tasting!  Every Tuesday is tasty...

5:00 - 7:00 pm
    While it's true that what we might call the "new guard" of Austrian wine isn't exactly new anymore, the nation's wine production remains a brightly illuminated example of progress, inventiveness, and commitment to improvement which many wine-producing regions would be wise to take example from. Fifteen years ago, most people outside central Europe were not only completely unaccustomed to tasting/drinking Austrian wine, they probably had never had the pleasure of trying any. Today, Gr�ner Veltliner has practically become a household name for many of us in the United States. An exciting wave of change has swept through Austria, and it hasn't left traditions in shambles. The country's identity is intact, and the wines are better than ever! Join us for three examples next Tuesday.  
 
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!
 

 This Saturday from 12 to 3 PM
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
.
It's Summer Somewhere Part 1:

South America!
   Are we to be comforted or disconcerted in knowing that, as we shiver (occasionally, anyway) in our intermittently arctic North Carolina, there are places where people currently flock to beaches and down invigorating glasses of bold Torrontes? It seems more constructive to bask in anticipation of longer days and shimmering sunlight than to lament their (again, occasional) absence. Well, we have just the lineup to help with that this weekend. A fiercely floral white that practically wraps spring and summer together is joined by three bold reds that simultaneously help stave off any winter blues we may have and bravely remind us that it is indeed summer somewhere. Cheers!

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Rodolfo Torrontes
Don Rodolfo 
Torrontes 2014  

100% Torrontes

(Mendoza, Argentina)

INTENSELY FLORAL, TANGY APRICOT, LIMONCELLO-ESQUE
This winery is high! Well, high in altitude at almost 3,000 feet above sea level in the southern reaches of Argentina's revered Mendoza valley. That elevation is the key to greatness here. Wicked high vineyards means super ripe fruit, both fresh and crisp with super acidity. At this elevation, only hand harvesting is used to pick the best...


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Calcu Cabby Frankie
Calcu
Cabernet Franc 2011 

100% Cabernet Franc 

(Colchagua, Chile)

PLUM, CASSIS, BLACK CHERRY, DARK CHOCOLATE, TOBACCO
From Colchagua Valley in central Chile, this family-owned winery brings us a distinctive Cabernet Franc. The Mediterranean climate leads to deep purple Cabernet Franc which is simultaneously reminiscent of and distinct from the grape's most famous renditions of the Loire. Bursting with dark fruit, red pepper aromas, and...

 
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Altosur Malbec in the house
Altosur
Malbec 2013 

100% Malbec 

(Mendoza, Argentina)

PLUM & DARK CHOCOLATE,
SOFT NOTES OF TEA & LEATHER, FULL & ROUND

At heights of close to 4,000 feet, a vine produces some serious fruit. Harvested at dawn in the cool morning hours, this Malbec features blackberry and plummish fruit playing with soft tannin and a kiss of oak. Perfectly balanced and oozing with pleasure...
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Maquis Carmenere
Vi�a Maquis
Carmenere 2011

100% Carmenere

(Colchagua, Chile)

DEEP RED FRUIT, PEPPER & MOCHA, DUSTING OF
CLOVE & ROSEMARY

Vina Maquis is essentially an island perched on a stretch of land between the Colchagua Valley's Tinguirira River and Chimbarongo Creek. The two parallel waterways bring cool coastal breezes and allow the grapes to maintain healthy, balancing acidity while they ripen. While this example...
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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!]

on the Enomatic
in Durham:
Enomatic
Here's what's on tap!
Subject to change on
a whim or fancy...

Whites (48˚F):

 

Laballe

Gascogne Blanc
"Les Terres Basses"

$9.99 on sale

 

Vasquez

Ribeiro Blanco 

"Os Pas�s"

$36.99 on sale

 

Dr. Heyden 

Silvaner

"Alte Reben"

$15.99 on sale

Cave Freudenreich 

Riesling

"Terre d'Apollon" 

$17.99 on sale

 

Reds (65˚F):

 

Hook & Ladder 

Zinfandel

$25.99 on sale

 

Meinklang

Zweigelt

"Graupert"

$17.99 on sale

 

Mas Bruguiere 

Pic Saint Loup 

$23.99 on sale

 

Domaine Vissoux 
Beaujolais Primeur
Vieilles Vignes 

$15.99 on sale

 

Clos de Pavillon 

Saint-Emilion

"La Petite Folie 

$26.99

 

Domaine Cedric Bardin

Coteaux du Giennois 

$19.99 on sale


Chateau Lusseau

Graves Rouge 

"Cuv�e Berengere" 

$19.99 on sale

 

Baileyana

Pinot Noir

"Firepeak" 

 $22.99 on sale

 

on the Enomatic
in Raleigh:
Enomatic
Here's what's on tap!
Subject to change on 
  a whim or fancy...


Whites (48� F):

 

Dr. Heyden 

Riesling Kabinett
"Oppenheimer"

$14.99 on sale

 

Lez�rias

Tejo Branco

"Samora" 

$7.99 on sale

 

Laballe

Gascogne Blanc

"Les Terres Basses" 

$9.99 on sale

Domaine des Gascogne 

Macon Perrone 

$22.99 on sale

  

Stuhlmuller Vineyards

Chardonnay

$26.99 on sale

 

Pas Saint Martin 

Saumur

"Le Pierre Frite" 

$15.99 on sale

 

Domaine Magellan 

H�rault Ros�

"Le Frut D�fendu"  

$11.99 on sale

Domaine de la
Chauvini�re 

Muscadet Sevre et Main 

"Clos les Montys"  

$13.99 on sale

 

 

Reds (65� F):

 

Bodegas Tempore

Garnacha Joven 

"Terrae"

$10.99 on sale

 

Weingut Sch�fer 

"Red Sheep"

$11.99 on sale

 

Abbaye Sylva Plana

Faugeres

"Les Novices" 

$17.99 on sale

 

Cooper Mnt Vineyards 
Pinot Noir
"Cooper Hill" 

$19.99 on sale

 

Terrabianca

Dolcetto d'Alba

"Brichet"  

$16.99

 

Domaine Le Garrigon 

Rhone Rouge

"Vin de Mediterran�e 

$10.99 on sale


Domaine Magellan 

H�rault Rouge

"Le Fruit D�fendu" 

$11.99 on sale

 

Tre Ricci 

Cabernet Sauvignon 

$29.99 on sale

 

Lua Cheia 

Douro Tinto 

"Lua Nova"

$11.99 on sale

  

Mas Bruguiere

Pic Saint-Loup 

"L'Arbouse" 

$23.99 on sale

 

Los Frailes 

Valencia Tinto 

"MoMa" 

$29.99 on sale

 

Vi�a Aliaga 
Tempranillo 

$9.99 on sale

  

Meinklang

Zweigelt

"Graupert"

$17.99

 

Arnoux

Ventoux Rouge 

"Vieux Clocher" 

$10.99 on sale


Kanonkop

"Kadette"

$14.99 on sale

  

Domaine Bardin 

Coteaux du Giennois

 $19.99 on sale 

 


Composition

 

Upcoming  Tastings!*



Saturday Tasting
1/17/15 
Post Holiday
Budget Relief 2:
Boxing Day!
 

Tasty Tuesday
1/20/15 
Sprechen Sie Deutsch 1:
The Old-World Delights
of Germany

Saturday Tasting
1/24/15 
Summer Somewhere 1:
South America

Tasty Tuesday
1/27/15 
Sprechen Sie Deutsch 2:
Austria's New Guard

Saturday Tasting
1/31/15 
Summer Somewhere 2:
 South Africa 

Tasty Tuesday
2/3/15 
New and Notable
from Northern Portugal 
 
*Subject to change!

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