This Saturday, put the foot in your mouth 
with the sensational wines of Southern Italy!
In This Issue:
Tasty Tuesday: Primed for New Zealand
Saturday Tasting: Southern Italy!

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March Madness 
and Wine?
It's a Slam Dunk!  
   We here at your friendly neighborhood Wine Authorities like beer as much as the next guy in mesh shorts, but we still have to say that wine...makes basketball better. This is no mere beverage bias! Parties provide the perfect setting for popping corks on a variety of exciting new wines and sharing the experience with your closest friends. Even if you hate each other's favorite teams, your bond will be better preserved courtesy of delicious, estate-produced wine! And don't forget to box out...for box wine! 
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The Fab Five of Spring! 
    Fingers crossed! Winter may almost be on the ropes.  We aren't simply crossing our fingers, however. We've erected displays in the front of our Durham and Raleigh stores showcasing a few of our springiest wines to chase away the final throws of winter. Check out these selections!
  • Domaine de la Chauvinière - Muscadet Sèvre et Maine - Sur Lie 2013   $9.99
  • Akarregi Txiki - Txakolina Getariako 2013  $13.99
  • Michel Girard - Sancerre Rosé 2013  $19.99
  • Mas Montel - Pays d'Oc Rouge "Cuvée Jericho" 2011  17.99
  • Lua Cheia - Douro Tinto "Andreza" 2012  $14.99
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Indy's Best of 
the Triangle! 
Indy's Best of 2015! 
  Exercise your right to vote (not to mention impeccable taste) by casting your ballot in Indy Week's annual "Best of the Triangle"!  Vote for all your favorite local businesses! 
(including "Local Wine Shop" in case you have your always reliable, friendly neighborhood Wine Authorities in mind)

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Tasty Tuesday:
Primed for 
New Zealand!
(Feat. Pacific Prime's Eric Platt
@ Wine Authorities Raleigh) 
This Tuesday, March 24th, we present our FREE
 midweek wine tasting!  Every Tuesday is tasty...
5:00 - 7:00 pm
   At our next Tasty Tuesday, we welcome Eric Platt of Pacific Prime Wines as special guest at our Raleigh shop.  He'll be pouring three selections from his dynamic New Zealand portfolio.  Beginning in Nelson, the northern tip of the nation's south island, we'll encounter one of our very favorite Sauvignon Blancs before jaunting over to the neighboring region of Marlborough, where we'll find a Mosel-esque Riesling brimming with minerality - a cold climate masterpiece of invigorating acidity with a dash of sweetness as icing on the cake.  Last but not least, from NZ's capital of Pinot Noir (and the most southerly wine region on the planet), Central Otago, a commandingly bold example of the classic Burgundian red is poised to unravel us with its unmistakable elegance.  The wines will be poured at both locations, but Eric will be appearing at our Raleigh shop only. Don't miss it! 
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
.
Put the Foot in 
your Mouth! 

(Southern Italy)
   Normally, putting your foot in your mouth is something to be regretted (or, better yet, avoided), but when it comes to the wines of Italy's foot-shaped south, we've absolutely no hesitation! Join us this Saturday as we embark on a tasty journey to Basilicata, Puglia, and Campania for affable and affordable examples of the regions' specialties - some familiar, others strikingly exotic. Primitivo, Aglianico, Fiano, Greco, and a host of seldom encountered white grapes provide us with an ensemble cast. Grazie!  

 

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I Pastini 
Locorotondo Bianco 2013
"Antico"

{biodynamic} 60% Verdeca,

35% Alsessano, 5% Minutolo 

(Puglia, Italy)

ZESTY LEMON & PINEAPPLE, ZIPPY MINERAL, DELICATE HERBS
Welcome to your new favorite white wine! Who'd have thought that you could make 12% alcohol, snappy white wine like this in Italy's way far south? Hailing from halfway down the heel of the boot on the Adriatic coast of Puglia, this bright...
 
 
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Antonio Caggiano 
Irpinia Bianco 2011
"FiaGre" 

70% Fiano, 30% Greco 

(Campania, Italy)

DRIED TURKISH APRICOT & WISPY ACACIA, PEAR, WAXY PISTACHIO
Two quintessentially Campagnese grapes, Fiano and Greco, are not only among the most important grapes of Italy's shin-shaped eno-paradise, they're also responsible for some of the the country's most striking whites. Previously reputed to be of Greek origin, these ancient and exotically perfumed varietals can... 

  

  

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D'Angelo
Aglianico 2012
"Sacravite" 
100% Aglianico  

(Basilicata, Italy)

GENEROUS BERRY, SMOKY MINERAL, RUSTIC LEATHER
In the northern reaches of Basilicata, at the base of the extinct volcano, Monte Vulture, D'Angelo produces distinctive, definitive Aglianico. Not content to be simply "old world" in style, this wine is perhaps "ancient world." Darkly intriguing and terroir-driven, the "Sacravite," will slowly draw you into its clutches with aromas of graphite, dried black fruits, and cordovan...
Palama
Primitivo 2012
"Arcangelo"
100% Primitivo (Zinfandel)   

(Puglia, Italy)

MUDDY BOOTS UNDER A CRIMSON VELVET DRESS
A bold red with blackberry fruit both elegant and rustic. Ninì Palamà is a restaurateur and vinicoltore in the southern Pugliese town of Cutrofiano. His wines are named for his father Michele Arcangelo, and they herald the divinity that rises out of Salento's chalky, clay-rich soil...
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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):

 

Chauvinière
Muscadet 

$9.99 on sale

 

Labranche-Laffont 

Pacherenc du Vic Bilh 

Sec

$21.99 on sale

 

Dr. Heyden 

Silvaner

"Alte Reben"

$15.99 on sale

Terrabianca

Favorita

$14.99 on sale

 

Reds (65˚F):

 

La Casaccia 

Barbera de Monferrato

"Giuanìn" 

$15.99 on sale

 

Meinklang

Zweigelt

"Graupert"

$17.99 on sale

 

Lua Cheia 

Douro

"Lua Nova" 

$11.99 on sale

 

Chateau Marjolet 
Cotes du Rhone Village
Laudun 

$16.99 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:
Enomatic
Here's what's on tap!
Subject to change on 
  a whim or fancy...


Whites (48º F):

 

Chateau Marjolet  
Cotes du Rhone Blanc 

$14.99 on sale

 

Estiban Martin 

Chardonnay 

"Unoaked"

$8.99 on sale

 

Martinsancho

Verdejo

$18.99 on sale

Akarregi Txiki  

Txakolina Getariako 

$13.99 on sale
  

Montinore

"Borealis"

$15.99 on sale

 

Palazzone

Orvieto Classico 

"Terre Vineate"

$15.99 on sale

 

Jean-Paul Brun 

Beaujolais Rosé

$16.99 on sale

Dr. H Thanisch 

Riesling Bernkasteler

Kabinett 

$19.99 on sale

 

 

Reds (65º F):

 

Viña Aliaga 

Tempranillo 

$9.99 on sale

 

Lua Cheia 

Douro 

"Andreza"

$14.99 on sale

 

Mas Codina 

Cabernet Sauvignon 

$15.99 on sale

 

Palama
Primitivo
"Arcangelo" 

$16.99 on sale

 

Tempore

Garnacha

"G"

$14.99

 

Casa Ibidini 

Nero d'Avola 

$12.99 on sale


Mas Montel 

"Jericho"

$17.99 on sale

 

La Cossacia 

Freisa

"Monfriorenza 

$16.99 on sale

 

Calcu

Cabernet Franc 

$16.99 on sale

  

Seifried

Pinot Noir

"Old Coach Road" 

$19.99 on sale

 

Hyatt 

Cabernet Sauvignon 

$11.99 on sale

 

Pyren Vineyard 
Cabernet Sauvignon 

$23.99 on sale

  

Pulenta Estate 

Malbec

"I" 

$28.99

 

La Garrigon 

Cotes du Rhone Rouge 

$11.99 on sale


Chateau de Mendis 

Cadillac

Cotes de Bordeaux 

$14.99 on sale

  

Domaine Bardin 

Coteaux du Giennois

 $19.99 on sale 

 


Composition

 

Upcoming  Tastings!*  

 
  
Saturday Tasting
3/21/15
"Put the Foot in
Your Mouth" 
(Southern Italy)

Tasty Tuesday
3/24/15
Primed for
New Zealand! 

Saturday Tasting
3/28/15
"Hips Don't Lie"
(Northeastern Italy)

Tasty Tuesday
3/31/15
(Almost) April Fool's!
Saturday Tasting 
4/4/15
"Hips Don't Lie"  
 Tasty Tuesday 
3/31/15
(Almost) April Fool's!
*Subject to change!

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