Rockin' Out with Rosé!2nd Annual Garden Party this Saturday!
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This Saturday from noon to 3:00
at both Wine Authorities Locations!
Join us at our second annual Rosé Garden Party and discover the pairing perfection of vibrant rosé and fresh NC seafood from Walking Fish (prepared by chefs Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood at our Durham store and Angela Salamanca of Centro/ Gallo Pelon in Raleigh). Exciting local cheese plates will also be available from Cedar Grove's newly-established Boxcarr Handmade Cheese. Boxcarr's co-owner Samantha Genke will be on hand in Raleigh to offer samples.  Garden Party visitors at both stores will enjoy a free tasting of five rosés and then pick a glass of their favorite for $15 which includes their choice of a fish, bivalve (clams in Durham, oysters in Raleigh), or Boxcarr Handmade Cheese plate! Just take a look at the glorious menus:
For Durham, from chef Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood Joint: - "Bulgogi" Marinated Smoked Jumping Mullet with "Slawchi"
- "Jogaetang" Clam Stew with Daikon, Scallions and Green Chiles
For Raleigh, from chef Angela Salamanca of Centro Mexican Restaurant, and Gallo Pelón Mezcaleria:- Arepas with grilled Mahi and corn and elote salsa and Jicama Chipotle Slaw
- Steamed Oysters in Green Garlic Mojo with Jicama Chipotle Slaw
Be sure to don a Garden Party outfit! Party attendees with fancy hats, bow ties, or parasols will receive a 10% discount on wine purchases (and an extra 5% off on case and half-case purchases)! A best-costume winner will be selected in both Durham and Raleigh and will receive a whopping $100 Enomatic card (thus ensuring coolest-kid status). Feel free to surprise us with the outlandish rosé-themed outfits of your wildest imaginations!
The pink oasis that refreshes our mouths and nourishes our souls is once again in bloom! The Rosé Garden has arrived. As always, a portion of each and every bottle of rosé sold will be donated to the fight against breast cancer! We recently donated $2,500 from last year's rosé sales thanks to you!!
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Walking Fish!
Spring shares
available now!
Walking Fish, sensational seafood-provider at this year's Rosé Garden party, is a local gem, bringing phenomenally fresh fish to the Triangle through its CSF programs.
This year, they're offering the full 10 week spring CSF as well as the option to customize their delivery schedule (e.g. bi-weekly for 6 weeks or weekly for 8 weeks).
The spring CSF offers an abundance of seafood from Carteret County. Members should expect to get a wide variety of seafood including triggerfish, snapper, flounder, softshell crabs, mahi, shrimp, and clams. Spread the word and check out the links below!
Real Customer Comment:
"I'm so glad that you're here! It's great for my...existence!"
- Kerry B.
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Vine to Wine: Class is in Session!  Wine Authorities Raleigh - May 28th!
Join us for our last class before summer break - a fun and educational evening of wine that will chronicle a vine's life from its spring buds breaking open to each of its grape's being lovingly squeezed into the bottles that we hold so dear. We will cover how vines are grown and wine is made, as well as how to read a label, how to buy wine, how to store wine, how to drink, er, taste wine... and we'll debunk many wine myths throughout this two hour class.
(includes tasting wines, video presentation, and handouts)
Thursday, May 28th @ 7:33 pm
$36 per person
Reservations required
(Corkscrew) Operators are standing by:
 Wednesday, June 17th
Seats are now available at the upcoming Garland wine dinner focusing on the biodynamic Meinklang estate of Austria's Burgenland! Raleigh's extraordinary and unique Garland restaurant and Chef Cheetie Kumar's adventurous, Southeast Asian and Indian cuisine promise to be a perfect partner for the iconic producer's flavorful and distinctive wines!
 Wednesday, June 17th 14 W Martin St. Raleigh, NC 27601 $60 (PLUS TAX & TIP) Garland: (919) 833-6886
Menu TBA
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Tasty Tuesday:
A Gentle Breeze of
Refreshing Reds...
This Tuesday, May 26th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting! Every Tuesday is tasty...
Following this weekend's vibrant acidity and cold, clean, pink zestiness, we'll take a detour into the world of fresh, summer-friendly reds that know how to be sumptuous and refreshing simultaneously! Sicilian Nero d'Avola, Cinsault from the Languedoc, and Chilean Pinot Noir is where it's at! Get fresh with refreshing reds!
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
Rosé! Rosé! Rosé!
 Garden Party Tasting!
Join us for our second annual Rosé Garden Party! We're pulling out all the stops and upping the ante at this week's free Saturday tasting! A five-player ensemble cast of diverse and distinctive rosés from France, Germany, Spain (x2), and the United States will greet you at our tasting bars in both Durham and Raleigh. Marvel at the diverse shades of rosé as we chase them from pale salmon to almost-red! Explore the variety in flavor and weight while reveling in the refreshing thread of consistency and camaraderie which binds all dry rosés together! The tasting, as always, is free, but you'll have the opportunity to purchase a glass of rosé which includes a seafood or cheese plate for $15 dollars (more info on that at the top of this newsletter). Drink the pink!
Domaine Pinchinat
{organic} Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(Provence, France)
DRY! WHITE CHERRY & CITRUS, FLORAL PERFUME
Although the vines that yield this wine are grown within the Cotes de Provence appellation and meet all of the criteria including being the correct varietals, they are planted at the bottoms of the hills that...
Dr. Heyden
{sustainable} Pinot Noir, Portugieser, Dornfelder (Rheinhessen, Germany)
"WIR LIEBEN TROCKENEN ROSAFARBENEN WEIN!"
"We love dry pink wine!" Frank Heyden brings on the pink with the love, tenderness, and attention to detail that that we've always admired in the talented German winegrower. Crafted from a blend of his signature red grapes, this...
Bodegas Arrocal
Ribera del Duero Rosado 2014
"Rosa"
100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)
(Castilla y León, Spain)
BRIGHT CHERRY & RASPBERRY, JUICY GRAPEFRUIT MUSK
Hailing from northern Castilla y Leon's arid Ribera del Duero region, home to some of the nation's most balanced and structured Tempranillo-based reds, this juicy rosé trades in the ample tannin and impressive longevity for youthful exuberance and...
(Columbia Valley, Washington)
JUICY CHERRY & STRAWBERRY FRUIT, ROUND TEXTURE
Super pink, borderline light red in color, this Washington State rosé wine is rich and deeply extracted in style. Like a squirt of cherry and strawberry fruit pie on the palate, this rosé is a full-bodied pink for a meal. Showing watermelon, cherry and...
45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 15% Syrah
DRY & LUSH, CHERRY & SPICY HERBAL NOTES
Grown high in the Penedès region of the Catalan mountains, this wine harkens back to a classic Clairet-style, traditionally made in Bordeaux and the origin of the English term "claret" referring, oddly enough, to red Bordeaux wines. It's a less fruity sort of rosé that shows more of Cabernet Sauvignon's pepper and Merlot's herbal spice...
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Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
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