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Prepare for Independence Day-themed
awesomeness at our next two tastings!
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The Fourth is coming!
Our next tastings revolve around the celebration of our (almost) 239 year-old nation! We present our annual pre-Independence Day Wine Cocktail tasting on Saturday and follow it with crowd-pleasing grillers and chillers at next week's Tasty Tuesday. Also, if you're planning on getting away for a few days, don't forget to grab a Vacation Pack (or two) to take along with you! Read more below...
Don't overlook wine cocktails...
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Closed July 4th
We will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in observance of
Independence Day and will reopen to our normal business hours on Sunday, July 5th. Have a safe and happy fourth!
Real Customer Comment:
"I love it when I come here. Everything works out."
- Gail M.
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Vacation? Staycation?
We have the Libations!
The 2015 edition of our annual Vacation Pack has arrived! Is this the most splendiferous pack thus far? We're pretty certain that it is! This care package of six delicious and versatile Wine Authorities Selections features two crisp whites, two tangy rosés, and two sumptuous reds to accompany you on your various summer adventures and relaxing moments at home. These wines clock in at a deep discount, and we're also throwing in a stylish blue Wine Authorities tote so you can totally take them wherever the fun is! It's only $65 (plus tax) after a 30% discount! Click here to read more.
Also! If this year's Vacation Pack isn't quite what you have in mind for the journeys you've planned, we're always happy to help put something special together for you!
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The dry, 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! In May we donated $2,500 from last year's rosé sales thanks to you!!
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This Tuesday, June 30th, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting! Every Tuesday is tasty...
Nothing's more refreshing than standing immediately before an open flame on a 97 degree day, right? So, this Tuesday, we're celebrating that time-honored and all-American facet of summer by exploring delicious wines and a fantastic pale ale from two of this fair nation's original colonies (New York and our own North Carolina!) which are well-suited to chillin' by the grill and keepin' it real. Peace!
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
Our annual compendium of cockamamie
concoctions continues...
This Saturday (June 28th), it's time for one of our most anticipated tastings of the year. Each weekend before July 4th, we celebrate by pouring wine cocktails in lieu of our typical standalone wine selections. This year, we're continuing our recent tradition of looking to some of our local, very cocktail savy friends for inspiration! We're also rolling out a conspicuously summery Negroni! Needless to say, these imaginative concoctions are delicious, fun, and proven to help spur your creativity next weekend before you begin blowing stuff up with M-80's and cherry bombs. Bottoms up! Read about the cocktails below, and click this link for a printable document with all of the recipes!
Tempore, Mas Codina
W.A. Sangria (2015 Remix)
(Aragón & Penedès, Spain)
Garnacha Joven & Cava Brut
With a slight twist, our recipe for a classic Sangria returns this year as an indispensable refreshment for the hot weather! We recommend Aliaga's Tempranillo for the red wine base and Mas Codina's Cava Brut to add invigorating spritz...
Cocchi, Capelleti, Jack Rudy
"Negroni Solare"
(Summer Negroni)
(Northern Italy & Charleston, SC)
Red Vermouth, Americano Rosso,
Dry Vermouth: Drawing from the beloved Negroni's origins (prior, in fact, to its being called "Negroni"), this more refreshing and lower octane option uses bold Cappelletti Americano Rosso in place of Campari and Dolin's wonderfully herbaceous dry vermouth in place of gin...
Cocchi, Terrabianca, Lurisia
(Piemonte, Italy)
Moscato d'Asti, Americano Bianco,
Sparkling Mineral Water: Andrew Shepherd of Raleigh's Stanbury returns this year with a sequel to last year's "Moscito" (Moscato/Mojito hybrid), and it's every bit as refreshing as its predecessor! This effervescent, lightly sweet, and delightfully bitter cocktail brings a northwestern Italian trio together to spectacular effect...
Alley 26, Dolin, Mas Codina
(North Carolina's Durham, France's Savoie, & Spain's Catalonia)
Alley 26 Tonic Syrup, Dry Vermouth, Cava Brut Nature/Zero
Shannon Healy of Durham's Alley 26 serves up another fantastic cocktail recipe (hot on the heels of last year's "Alley Dreams of Toro"). This time, it's a kaleidoscopic collision of Cava, Vermouth, and his own Tonic Syrup! A fantastically summery treat, to be sure...
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Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
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