New from Portugal!
Plus! Tour de (Mediterranean) France features at our next two tastings... |
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Greetings! 
Forget Pluto!
We've got a portal
from Portugal!
While our current stable of tastings puts France squarely in the spotlight, we have some outstanding new arrivals that we can count among our shops' rising stars. From the vine covered countrysides of Portugal, these Wine Authorities Selections have just landed and refuse to be overlooked! France may have to contend with being upstaged for a moment! It's as if a portal from Portugal has just opened before our very eyes... Lua Cheia em Vinhas Velhas
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"A Delicious Cycle"
Our July-long stretch Tour de France goodness continues! Throughout the month, we're delving deeper into the many new selections that we've lately acquired from the land of the rising baguette. July is a tour de force celebration of "Tour de France" at Wine Authorities, and we'll follow the rapidly peddling athletes on their journey. Take a look at the tastings we have lined up in the side bar to the right...
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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? Yeah, we're pretty sure 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!
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This Tuesday, July 21st, we present our FREE
midweek wine tasting! Every Tuesday is tasty...
Next Tuesday, as the Tour's athletes enjoy a day of well deserved rest in Provence, we'll sample, from a couple of nearby producers, a pair of tasty new vintages (Domaine Pinchinat) and a never before available Syrah/Carignan blend (Domaine La Ligière). So, don't procrastinate and pedal to Provence with us on 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!
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Saturday, July 11th from 12 to 3 PM
"try before you buy" at
our FREE tasting
Tour de France
Vault of Vaucluse pt.2
Vacation in Vacqueyras w/ Ligière
Following last week's celebration of cycling and bold Mediterranean wines, we return to the same neighborhood of France - the department known as the Vaucluse. This southeastern corner of the Rhone Valley brushes up against Provence, and it's especially appropriate that it should be the subject of Saturday's tasting as the Tour's cyclists are scheduled to enter the Rhone Valley the following evening. Thankfully, we also have a slew of new wines from the department courtesy of Domaine La Ligière, whose beautiful, biodynamic and organic wines have never before been available in our stretch of the United States. Expect vibrant rosé, dry Muscat, and two prime specimens of intensely-perfumed, voluptuous Vacqueyras!
Domaine La Ligière
{organic} 100% Carignan
(Southern Rhone, France)
JUICY RASPBERRY & LEMON ZEST, FIRM & HYPER-REFRESHING Carignan, with its reputation for robust rusticity, is probably not the grape that you'd immediately suspect upon tasting this vibrantly berryish, lean, clean, and by no means mean rosé from the northwestern fringe of the Provençal countryside. As eloquently balanced and dry as this wine is, we can't help but think of it as the adult equivalent of a raspberry-lemon push pop...
Domaine La Ligière
{organic} 100% Muscat
(Southern Rhone, France)
APRICOT & PINEAPPLE, PLUMP SULTANA, DRY WITH VIBRANT ACIDITY
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is an ancient pan-Mediterranean grape with no shortage of clout in this corner of the Southern Rhone (home to the fortified wine specialist subregion, Beaumes-de-Vinise). It's long been typecast as a grape whose undeniable potential for decadence and dessert should be pursued to the absolute fullest. Taking a totally different tact with this cuvée, Ligière follows a decidedly non-dessert, dry route here and employs the fiercely...
{biodynamic}70% Grenache,
20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre
(Southern Rhone, France)
VIOLETS, INKY FRUIT CONFITURE, LAVENDER & THYME, DATES
Preserving the preponderance of "P"s in winemaker Philippe's name, this Vacqueyras provides palpable, palate-pleasing profundity! Perhaps it persists with his preservation of place through biodynamic preparations. Presumably it prevails because of his partner's positive posturing. Regardless, this rouge opens with a wallop of violet blossoms before releasing the signature aroma of ripe strawberries and then finishes with a savory blend of grilled thyme and dried dates...
{biodynamic} 80% Grenache,
(Southern Rhone, France)
BLACK CHERRY & RASPBERRY, DARK ROAST COFFEE, SUPPLE
The Southern Rhone has a lovely way of oscillating around Grenache - particularly gnarly, old Grenache vines. We like to think of these vines as accessing a kind of underground pipeline, extracting ancient secrets, winding deeper into the sandy-clay soils of the Vacqueyras region they call home. The vines in this particular plot predate the naming of Vacqueyras as an AOC, the winemaker, and even the estate itself...
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Hope to see you Saturday!
Our best to you,
Grand Poobah & the Wine Authorities staff
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