Be Our Valentine...With Wine!

In This Issue:

Tasty Tuesday: Calling on the Rhone

Saturday Tasting: Valentine's Day!

A Toast to Love!

Milkshakes are alright if you're a teenager from 1956, and tequila shots will always have a special place in the halls of courtship, but for serious romancin' the very best beverage is wine. Wine has the heady spirit and dizzying opulence to unlock the doors of our most sensual realms, making it easier to straight lay that mack on. That simply isn't going to happen with Bud Light Lime...at least not with anything that might be mistaken for finesse.
Of course, some wines have a more amour-appeal than others, and we're happy to introduce you to a few. Don't hesitate to ask for our favorite romantic recommendations and join us this Saturday (Valentine's Day, itself!) as we share some very sexy wines on this most romantic of holidays! Don't be shy, we're a cheap date.

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The eagerly-awaited arrival of Dashi is upon us! Durham's premier ramen shop and izakaya has opened its doors and is now serving world-class noodle dishes and delectable Japanese pub fare the likes of which the Triangle has never before seen! The two-story restaurant's Sake & Wine lists are curated by your friendly neighborhood Wine Authorities. Click the logo above for Dashi's website and check out the Twitter and Facebook profile links below for additional insight!

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Tasty Tuesday:

Calling on the Rhone!

This Tuesday, February 17th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting! Every Tuesday is tasty...

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Prepare to pick up were we left off at last week's Languedoc-themed Tasty Tuesday as we venture eastward into the Southern Rhone, celebrating the recent arrival of a few favorites (new and old) from the region's Right Bank. Tavel's famously rich rosé "of kings" is represented along with a brand new Syrah-centric cuvée from Mas de Libian and a powerful Grenache-driven red which originates in Laudun - just across the river from the famed Chateauneuf. Dial "G" for garrigues. We're calling on the Rhone!

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

Be Mine

With Wine!

This Valentine's day, join us as we swooningly sample four adventurous wines which ooze with amorousness. An elegantly bold sparkling Grüner from Austria's Kamptal serves as our lovely toast to, well, love! Following it is a vigorously bright Cab Franc rosé from France's Middle Loire which is as chiseled and as timeless as diamonds. So, if you're planning to skimp on the diamonds this year, you'd be wise to have a bottle of Chinon rosé in hand. Next up is a cuddlesome, voluptuous, oak-aged Garnacha from the Mediterranean man-about-town's northern Spanish birthplace. We'll end on an ever-so-slightly sweet note with a very pretty and deeply pink bubbly made from Gamay and hailing from the Cote Roannaise. These delights are waiting to serenade you with luscious fruit and the loving sincerity of their estate-produced origins. Cheers!

Steininger

Grüner Veltliner 2012
"Flaschengarung"

100% Grüner Veltliner

(Kamptal, Austria)

PEAR, TANGY APPLE & LIME, SMOKY MINERALITY, SWEET PEA
Though small, the futuristic yet pastoral Steininger estate has become an iconic focal point for the northerly region of Kamptal. While Karl, Brigitta, and their daughters produce fantastic still wines, they've increasingly carved out a bold niche for themselves in the world of sekt (bubbles!). One of eight different bubbly cuvées (most of which focus on single grape varietals), this regal Grüner...

On Sale! $29.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Gouron

Chinon Rosé

{sustainable} 100% Cabernet Franc

(Middle Loire, France)

CHERRY & CHOCOLATE! FLORAL & HERBACEOUS, PEPPERY PERFUME
"Nos vies dans rosé" Our lives in pink! Gouron's tiny production of beautifully dry Cabernet Franc rosé provides us with a tantalizing yearly tease. Perfumy notes of autumnal, leafy spice and bits of chocolate make us salivate from the very first whiff and hint at the wine's sexy finesse and silky texture. A joy from the moment the cork...

On Sale! $16.99 [Full Description]

Tempore

Garnacha
"G" 2010

{organic} 100% Garnacha

(Aragón, Spain)

RICH BLACKBERRY, SPICY FIG, SILKY COCOA
Another beautiful take on Aragón's native Garnacha grape from Bodegas Tempore, and this one tips the scales. The iconic "G" only spends four months in oak, which speaks to how naturally luscious and concentrated the juice was before the winemakers plied their trade. Redolent of spice, coffee, and cocoa...

On Sale! $14.99 [Full Description]

Domaine Robert Serol

"Turbullent"

{organic} 100% Gamay

(Southern Loire, France)

JUICY RED BERRY & TART APPLE, CITRUS, SWEET YET BRACING
This is Robert Serol's most fun take on Gamay, but it's delightful effervescence belies some serious thought and effort. Made in the méthode ancestrale, this lovely sparkling wine comes from 100% hand harvested grapes, followed by...

On Sale! $18.99 [Full Description]

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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!]

on the Enomatic

in Durham:

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 Pasás"

$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

Lua Cheia

Douro

"Lua Nova"

$11.99 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

"Cuvée Berengere"

$19.99 on sale

Baileyana

Pinot Noir

"Firepeak"

$22.99 on sale

on the Enomatic

in Raleigh:

Here's what's on tap!

Subject to change on

a whim or fancy...

Whites (48º F):

Chauvinière

Muscadet
"Clos Les Montys"

$13.99 on sale

Estiban Martin

Chardonnay

"Unoaked"

$8.99 on sale

Laballe

Gascogne Blanc

"Les Terres Basses"

$9.99 on sale

Steininger

Grüner Veltliner

$13.99 on sale

Gilles Noblet

Pouilly Fuisse

$28.99 on sale

Angel Rodriguez

Rueda Verdejo

"Martinsancho"

$18.99 on sale

Clos Lapeyre

Béarn Rosé

$20.99 on sale

Dr. Heyden

Riesling Oppenheimer Kabinett

$14.99 on sale

Reds (65º F):

Bodegas Tempore

Garnacha Joven

"Terrae"

$10.99 on sale

Weingut Schäfer

"Red Sheep"

$11.99 on sale

Casa Contini

Biferno Riserva

$13.99 on sale

Cooper Mnt Vineyards

Pinot Noir
"Cooper Hill"

$19.99 on sale

Terrabianca

Dolcetto d'Alba

"Brichet"

$16.99

Chateau La Colombière

Fronton Rouge

"Réserve"

$15.99 on sale

Hillinger

"Hillside"

$27.99 on sale

Ancient Peaks

Cabernet Sauvignon

$19.99 on sale

Lua Cheia

Douro Tinto

"Lua Nova"

$11.99 on sale

Melville

Pinot Noir

$34.99 on sale

Hyatt

Syrah

$11.99 on sale

Viña Aliaga

Tempranillo

$9.99 on sale

Marichal

Tannat

"Premium Varietal"

$14.99

Arnoux

Ventoux Rouge

"Vieux Clocher"

$10.99 on sale

Kanonkop

"Kadette"

$14.99 on sale

Domaine Bardin

Coteaux du Giennois

$19.99 on sale

Upcoming Tastings!*

Saturday Tasting

2/14/15

"Be Mine With Wine"
(on Valentine's)

Tasty Tuesday

2/17/15

Calling on the Rhone!

Saturday Tasting

2/21/15

Carhors: The Birthplace
of Malbec

Tasty Tuesday

2/24/15

Sud-Ouest-Fest!!!
(a tasting of three wines)

*Subject to change!

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