It's all in the details....

07.25.2024

2021 Details Sauvignon Blanc

Release Price: $25.00 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $17.99 (net)
SAVE 28%



Second Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Reminder We Open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
 
I have to come out here at the start and say unfortunately we are not the lowest price in the US on this wine. We are only the second lowest price. Someone in MO has us beaten by $1. I just had to get that off my chest. 😁

That said, even at the second lowest price in the US, this wine is just plain awesome.

“Details by Sinegal” is the official name of this wine and owner David Sinegal (think Costco) bought this historic Napa estate ten years ago, though its vineyards date back to the 1880s. The winery consultants are a who’s who: David Abreu, Michel Rolland and Philippe Melka. The vineyard manager is Trevor Antognini who most recently managed Peter Michael and Sloan. 100% Sauvignon Blanc, this is mostly from Wildwood Vineyard, one of Sonoma Valley’s oldest and most esteemed sites.

One thing I love in the wine business is when someone with the same pricing mindset I have (in this case the founder of Costco) starts a winery and while sparing absolutely no expense they stay true to their idea of trying to give consumers the biggest bang for their buck. Honestly, Sauvignon Blanc of this quality I have seen from other producers in the $35-$45 range.

For Sauvignon Blanc lovers this is a no brainer. But I get what some of the rest of you are saying. You know, "I don't like Sauvignon Blanc". In that case, I just recommend you come into the store to try it. The quality is high enough on this one that I think anyone will enjoy!

To that end, we'll have it on the machine through Sunday for just $0.01 per taste. Because nothing really costs a penny anymore and maybe more things should!

So stop by and give it a try...it's almost the weekend!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call DUNWOODY @ Coming Soon!

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Our #1 Rosé For $9.99 - Because we had to! 👀

07.17.2024

2023 Larme en Rose

Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

SALE runs Wednesday July 17th - Sunday July 21st, 2024

Reminder We Open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

I've been reading more about the "dog days" of summer lately. Long story short? The end of July has been hot since pretty much the beginning of time. 😂

Not only did the Romans coin the phrase "days of the dog star" or "dog days", they also knew that one of the most important weapons against the heat was a nice glass of pink wine.

So in order to try and combat the heat...and celebrate our best selling rosé...and cheer on how wineries like this are still churning out $9.99 hits in a world of $10 Starbucks drinks - we're putting Larme en Rose on sale through Sunday!

Why is the wine so special?

Well, if you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.

I know what I'm drinking tonight...right when I get home!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call DUNWOODY @ Coming Soon!

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Our Best Selling Prosecco Has Returned! 🎇

07.16.2024

Raphael dal Bo "Raffaello" Prosecco

Release Price: $15.00 
winestore. Price: $11.99 (net)
SAVE 20%



Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

In a current environment where even 1+ million case Prosecco operations like La Marca have had to increase their prices to nearly $14 per bottle at Total Wine, Raffaello Prosecco has proven to be maybe the best value Prosecco on the planet.

That may also explain why it is so hard to keep in stock!

It's been out of stock since late February - and we are happy to report Raffaello has come back in stock and all is right in the world (well, at least if you like Prosecco 😂).

Raphael dal Bo is a real guy, born and raised in Conegliano, the beating heart of Prosecco, the place that still produces the indisputably best version of the Glera grape that gives us this absolutely cheery bubbly. That certainly explains why he was the first to receive organic certification for his Organic Prosecco and why he remains solely focused upon Prosecco still today.

But what is up with Prosecco in general?

After decades as an only vaguely popular international wine, in 2009 Prosecco was redefined; its lesser regions becoming DOCs and its more specialized areas, Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Colli Asolani, gaining DOCG status. There was plenty of good news in that: no more would lesser areas be available for bottling as Prosecco, and Italy could go to war against other countries (like Australia) labeling their white wines as Prosecco. For Australian producers (and others), Prosecco was a grape, not a place. Concomitant with these changes, Italy had re-titled the grape as Glera, thus mooting any possibility of other countries insisting that they were just naming their wines Prosecco as a varietal designation. Maybe it helped, but Prosecco blew up, internationally speaking.
 
This labeling scheme was good lawyering stuff, for sure. But the larger issue is that Prosecco is now rather complicated, if it is more protected and (theoretically at least), more controlled and likely to be of higher quality. Prosecco producers also began labeling their wines by sugar levels: Raffaello’s Extra Dry (made of 100% Glera) has about the same amount of sugar in it as most Champagnes, so it’s not sweet. But Prosecco of old was generally dry and the higher end DOCG stuff remains so. Confused yet? You should be. This is all wine law in full frontal evolution and it’s anybody’s guess if this makes Prosecco sexier or more popular than it already is. That said, it's still the first choice for most folks.

I know what I'm drinking tonight! Ice cold with maybe an extra ice cube for good measure!


To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Should $6.99 White Wine Taste This Good?!? 👀

07.10.2024

2022 La Petite Gargotte Blanc

Release Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $6.99 (net)
SAVE 53%



Lowest Online Price in the US!

Sale runs Wednesday July 10th - Sunday July 14th, 2024

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

When the temps get over 95 degrees this wine starts to move like lightning, but when the temps get that high AND we put it on sale for $6.99 it is basically a perfect storm. There is just something about an ice cold, crisp, dry white wine on a warm summer afternoon that hits just right 😁

(If we're being honest it also hits just right like at 8pm on the couch watching the latest episode of that Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Documentary on Netflix (it's all anyone is talking about!), but it can work any which way!)

So why do we love this wine so much?

The Comte Tolosan region is a defined area (the wine trade calls them IGPs or Géographique Protégée) that encompasses famed wine regions: Jurancon, Cahors and Armagnac, but the wines so named are either blends of the better-known areas or blends that include wines from outside those spots though still in Southwest France. Typically, the white wines are based upon neutral grapes like Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Folle Blanche, or more aromatic grapes like Petit Manseng or Gros Manseng. While few of these grapes have distinctive personalities, if you put them into a harmonious blend (like we have here), they can be really charming and waaaaaaaaaay over deliver for the price point.

So leave work a little early today, grab a bottle, and start the "weekend" right. Wednesday is the start of the weekend, right? 😂
 

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

If you know, you know...and I think you know! 😎

07.06.2024

Domaine Vellas "Mata'Or"

Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 35%



Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

Full July 4th SALE Lineup: HERE

July 4th Features: 
Lerys "Tradition"
Canterperdrix Anthologie
SWIMBAD Rosé
Maison Belliac 
Florets Gigondas
Balcon sur la Mer
Pocapita

Top 5 Selling Items: HERE

Lowest Online Prices in the USA!

'Tis the final two days of our July 4th Sale, and did we save the best feature wine for last?

Like I said in the subject line, when it comes to Mata'Or - if you know, you know.

There may be no bigger crowd favorite than Mata'Or from Domaine Vellas.

We have featured this wine in just two e-mails in 4 years, and it went bonkers from there.

I know of no other wine we carry that we have mentioned just two times that sells this fast...

Why is this wine so popular?!

In our opinion, the people at Domaine Vellas are turning out some of the most exciting value wines in France, and Mata' Or is a perfect example.

Among the diverse operations the Vellas family manages on their estates in Languedoc and Roussillon is an equestrian center and a “Manades” or farm where they breed Camargue bulls, bred solely for the "course camarguaise" (Camargue style of bullfighting). It’s not the bloody affair that we associate with bullfighting (at least, that’s the goal). In the arena, the bull gives chase with a dozen “razeteurs” (Camargue bullfighters) who try to remove a cockade that has been attached between its horns with strings. It's not for the faint of heart. The wine too is a big, bold blend from the highly regarded Costiere de Nimes AOP – horns not included.

Two days left in the sale - let's do this!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

$7.99 - The July 4th Sale Rolls On! 🔥🇺🇸🎇

07.05.2024

2022 Pocapita Rioja

Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%



Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

Full July 4th SALE Lineup: HERE

July 4th Features: Lerys "Tradition", Canterperdrix Anthologie, SWIMBAD Rosé, Maison Belliac, Florets Gigondas, Balcon sur la Mer

Top 5 Selling Items: HERE

Lowest Online Prices in the USA!

We hope you all had a wonderful July 4th Holiday!

Here at winestore., the July 4th sale continues through Sunday, and our feature today is one of my all time value plays.

Rioja, Spain’s oldest and best-known red wine quality region, is undergoing a massive change, all of it good. New upstarts are challenging the old guard - and Bodegas Lo Nuevo is right in the mix. Their wonderful Rioja wines reflect the character of old vines from ancient vineyards, honestly and correctly made. Pocapita offers 100% Tempranillo, powerful, compact, and oh so easy drinking.

So if you're into wines that outdrink their price point, we may be in a back up the truck type of situation here! For me, Pocapita offers the perfect compliment to some of the deeper and darker reds in my lineup (I'm looking at you, Carmita). It's also at the price where I can grab a case, drink at home, bring over to friends to cook out etc.

People seeking delicious value unite!

TGIF!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

The Top 5 Selling Items From Our 2024 July 4th Sale 💥 !

07.02.2024

The Top 5 Items From Our July 4th Sale

*Please note our stores will be closed on July 4th, 2024 - but the sale prices will all be active on our website all day!*

July 4th SALE runs through July 7th, 2024

Full July 4th SALE Lineup: HERE

July 4th Features: Lerys "Tradition", Canterperdrix Anthologie, SWIMBAD Rosé, Maison Belliac, Florets Gigondas, Balcon sur la Mer

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

I have to admit, I kinda like lists that show me what other people are buying.

I'm not saying it is the determining factor when I'm looking for a new bike helmet for our kids, or researching which sprinkler is the best for my yard - but it is nice to know what my peers are deeming as their favorites and their vote is their pocketbook.

So here you have, in order, the top 5 selling items of our July 4th sale. These are the wines your peers are buying up in the most volume...for what it's worth!

I think, based on the top 3, that it has been hot outside 😂

Quick note - ALL of these sale items are offered to you at the lowest online prices in the USA. Boom! (that was a big firework going off, just fyi)


#1


2022 Maison Belliac Chardonnay
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

When the French decided to build the Canal du Midi, they unsurprisingly chose a portion of the Pays d’Oc that is flatter and less mountainous than much of the regional landscape. The climate is different, needless to say, but not so very different from sunny California, and the wine has some of that same buttery character that West Coast Chardonnay exemplifies.


#2

2022 Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

After killing it with the AVERÆN project in Oregon, the Banshee gang is hard at work again in France. They’ve grabbed some vineyards in Gascony and we’re smart enough to snag some of their early efforts. There’s not a lot of Sauvignon Blanc grown in these spots, but what is there produces wines like this one: poised, more bright melon and citrus - just the way it should be.


#3


2023 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Rosé is the tipple of the tempting whether we are in Touraine, Tempe, Tuscaloosa, Tuscany or Saint-Tropez. Provence, the archetypal French vacationland, is the poster child for what modern rosé ought to be. Pale, quenching, lip-smacking.


#4


2022 Les Peyrautins Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!
 
You have been told that Pinot Noir is the most finicky of grapes; indeed, it’s supposed to be the “heartbreak grape.” The statement is not false but it’s also not completely true. To make great Pinot Noir is bloody difficult and to do it consistently is virtually impossible, unless you’re in some famous place. But that’s true of most grapes. It’s true that Pinot Noir grown in the wrong place is pretty dreadful, maybe more dreadful than most other grapes. But the middle ground has plenty of wealth to it – you need a friendly place for grape growing but not too friendly. With France’s Pays d’Oc, there are places where it’s easy to ripen grapes and areas that offer just enough challenge to coax Pinot Noir into showing its friendly and compelling side. This is an ideal example.


#5

2020 Canteperdrix Anthologie Vacqueyras
Release Price: $50.00
SALE Price: $17.99 (net)
SAVE 64%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Anthologie Vacqueyras an expression of Grenache and Syrah from one of the first villages within the Cotes du Rhone Villages to be labeled on its own (Gigondas was the first). Like other areas of the eastern side of the southern Rhone, Mount Ventoux looms large above it and allows cooler air to drain towards the valley (and Vacqueyras) below. But Vacqueyras is closer in resemblance to the rich decadence of Gigondas.

When it is this hot, this is what I drink...🔥

06.30.2024

2022 Florensac Picpoul "Le Sélection"

Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

The best wine in the July 4th Sale? 👀

06.29.2024

2021 Domaine Florets "Alliance" Gigondas

Release Price: 40 €
SALE Price: $24.99 (net)

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

The perfect rosé for the pool, 🏖️ or 🚤 - On Sale for $7.99!

06.27.2024

2023 SWIMBAD Rosé

Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%



July 4th SALE runs through July 7th, 2024

Full July 4th SALE Lineup: HERE

July 4th Features: Lerys "Tradition", Canterperdrix Anthologie

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

It is way too hot not to feature our single best selling summertime rosé - which happens to be on sale for $7.99 per bottle.

My father in law said yesterday that he ordered a sandwich at Jersey Mike's. After the meal price, and the random tip they ask for at the register point of sale screen, the total came to over $15.

Things have officially gotten out of control.

That's why I am glad there are wines like SWIMBAD in the world. I can basically get two bottles of delicious rose, that will float in the ocean with me while I try to keep cool, all for apparently less than a sandwich at Jersey Mike's. Also know this - we will never ask you for a tip at the cash register. Full stop.

What do we know about SWIMBAD Rosé? 

- The wine is delicious, and at this price point, it is right in my budget sweet spot.
- The PET bottle is perfect for all things summertime. It can't break (I literally tested it and threw one across the parking lot - and yes some people gave me a look 😳), and it fits perfectly in a cooler for the beach, lake or right by the pool.
- It also fits well in beach bags, swimsuit pockets, and in a koozie (yeah, I tried it...you never know, right?)

I think this online review kinda sums up my feelings perfectly:



I'm chilling one for late this afternoon, turning up this song, and cruising into the evening!

Side note - that song has to be top 3 of all time!

Let's do this!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

From $50 down to $17.99 - Let's do this! 🇺🇸

06.26.2024

2020 Canteperdrix Anthologie

Release Price: $50.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $17.99 (net)
SAVE 64%



July 4th SALE runs through July 7th, 2024

Full July 4th SALE Lineup: HERE

July 4th Features: Lerys "Tradition"

Lowest Online Price in the US!

Reminder we open at 9am Thursday through Saturday!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

The dirty little secret in the wine business is that there is relatively little difference in the vinification methods between $25 wines and $250 wines…sometimes you’re just paying for overhead. 

So anytime we come across a co-op that has access to some insane vineyard sites, uses top flight barrels, and yet keeps prices reasonable - we’re gonna take a hard look. Some of the best wines in the world started as a Co-op. Ever heard of Clos Erasmus or L’Ermita? 👀
 
Enter Vignerons de Saint Marc - Canteperdrix.
 
We tasted some of their lineup back in 2023, and the Vinsobres and Vacqueyras were absolute show stoppers. I mean, the others were really good - but these two were really good.
 
So now layer in the fact that we absolutely LOVE a good deal, and we can't help ourselves when it comes to lowering prices. That means we can get this bottle of wine to you - a bottle of wine that Vivino says has an avg purchase price of over $49 - we can get it to you for $17.99 per bottle.

I'm not going to say anymore. This is one of those where you just say "yes".

We ready?

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

First time ever at $9.99...👀

06.25.2024

2021 Domaine Lerys "Tradition"

Release Price: $20.00 
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Did Someone Say Sancerre Rosé?!?!? 😍

06.18.2024

2023 Domaine des Côtes Blanches Sancerre Rosé

Release Price: $30.00 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $21.99 (net)
SAVE 27%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

Only 112 cases available for all of North Carolina and Georgia until 2025 👀

Summer is in full swing, and that's about the right time for our only Sancerre Rosé of the season to hit!

Sancerre is tough to come by these days. A mix of insane demand, tough growing conditions and the French just wanting to keep it all for themselves, has made it almost impossible to find great, affordable Sancerre in the US.

That said, Domaine des Cotes Blanches has come to our rescue!

The Millet family, the ninth generation owners of this domaine, have long produced Pinot Noir and Pinot Noir Rosé. Among the “white hills”, or “cotes blanches” are also areas of gaillottes, sun-catching warm stones and slate that allow ripening of this delicate grape. In their hands, the grape is fragrant, gentle, and elegant.  As with the Millet family’s Sauvignon Blanc, the method is modern: keep the grapes as clean and consistent as possible, ferment in stainless steel at low temperatures and enjoy the wine’s generosity.

I had a bottle of this on Father's Day and while this may not be at my everyday price point, I can imagine nothing finer for a weekend wine with friends on a warm summer day. There is just something about Sancerre, rosé, warm weather, and good people that when they all come together something magical just happens.

Sad part is though that there are only 112 cases of this wine available until next year, so get while the gettin' is good. July 4th is right around the corner!!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

Let's do this!


To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Chianti Classico from the Goat (Greatest of all Time)...🐐

06.04.2024

2022 Castellare Chianti Classico

Elsewhere in NC: $30.00
winestore. Price: $19.99 (net)

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

#1 Sauvignon Blanc in the Store - $9.99 Through Monday!

05.25.2024

2022 Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc

Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Reminder we open at 9am today!

Full Memorial Day SALE Lineup: HERE

Feature Wines: Rue 37, Granicus, Bleu Blanc Rosé, Brooks Bank

SALE runs through Monday May 27th, 2024

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

Did we decide to take our #1 selling Sauvignon Blanc and put it at the lowest price we have ever been able to offer it - all for Memorial Day Weekend?

We did!

The wine that was out of stock for basically all of 2023 (we could barely get our hands on any), has continued its domination after returning in January 2024.

What makes this wine so great?

The gang behind Valkyrie has pretty much carved a space out for themselves; their California efforts have fueled their successes beyond their humble start-up and now, after killing it with the AVERÆN project in Oregon, they’re hard at work in other parts of the globe.

Their first Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc hailed from some vineyards in Walla Walla Valley, and now they've turned to Gascony to use its embarrassment of riches in this delicious treat.

Gascony is foie gras, delicious plums and apricots, rich dinners with Armagnac to follow. But the white grapes grown here are not just for great brandy, they have always been consumed as wine too and the last decade or so has seen an embrace of clean, cold winemaking to preserve the aromas of otherwise neutral grapes like Ugni Blanc or Folle Blanche. It’s also seen new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, a grape that requires no heroic measures to reveal its aromatic riches. What’s fun here is that these same winemaking methods generate something bright, dry and vibrant - needing only an ice bucket and a big glass for full enjoyment.

Turn that beach music on, and let's open a bottle, am I right?

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Winner of the Prisoner Blind Tasting - For $14.99!

05.24.2024

2021 Brooks Bank Cabernet

Release Price: $39.99
Vivino Avg. Price: $19.63 (HERE)
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)

It is powerful, poised and persuasive Cabernet and to put it frankly, stupid cheap for the money. Honestly, I wish this was one of those things that would never run out of supply.

The Vivino reviews are stellar as well. And the avg reported price from users is nearly $20!

I know what I'm drinking tonight! Let's do this!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Don't let other places charge you crazy prices for wine! 🎉

05.22.2024

2022 Granicus Proprietary Red

Release Price: $25.00

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Memorial Day Sale - Our First Feature Wine!

05.21.2024

2022 Maison de Rue 37 Rasteau

Release Price: $35.00
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)

I know what I'm drinking tonight - and this weekend!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Our biggest Memorial Day Sale Ever 👀 ?!?!

05.20.2024

Memorial Day Specials!

Memorial Day Specials!
May 20th - 27th, 2024
ALL WEEK LONG!



*ALL Wines Priced At Lowest Online Price in the USA!*

We are officially pulling out all the stops here. We've got the largest number of wines we've ever offered on sale, and many at the lowest prices that have ever been offered.

I'm almost giddy thinking about it.

Memorial Day Weekend is a time to give thanks to those who have given their life to serve our country. It's the weekend that kicks off summer, and rings in the end of the school year. Pools open and grills fire up. Kids get ready for camp. Life is good, right?

So this week we're gonna be playing songs like this song on repeat in the store (seriously, that song is my fave - first time you hear it by the pool it means summer is here!), while we're also rolling out our largest Memorial Day Sale ever, with prices that hit the wallet just right.

Some of the gems below we have never marked down to these prices, and a few have very limited availability.

As always, thank you for your business. We continue to be humbled by the opportunity to serve you. We sincerely appreciate it!

Let's do this people!!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

2023 Larme en Rose
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

If you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.



2023 Bleu Blanc Thau Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

The south of France has been home to a sea of vines for centuries, though its heyday was the late 19th century after the newly built railroad allowed shipments to fill the carafes of Parisian cafes. Cotes de Thau is gaining notoriety for its rosé wines grown beneath the former volcano of Agde, with a mix of garrigue, sand, nearby sea and lagoons. This is a blend of Cinsault and Merlot made in a crisp, clean, even racy style of pink wine.



2022 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Winery Price: $28.00
SALE PRICE: $16.98 (net) 
SAVE 40%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

It's Sonoma Cutrer - what more do we really need to say? Oak, Vanilla, butter - all that you expect from a great California Chard and then a little extra thrown in for good measure...



2020 Bonterra "The Roost" Chardonnay
Release Price: $50.00 
SALE Price: $21.99 (net)
SAVE 56%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Bonterra is as close to an OG among the wineries devoted to sustainability and true regenerative viticulture as any among American wineries. This single vineyard wine comes from a spot nestled between the shore of the upper Russian River and a blue heron nesting site and preserve; hence the name of Blue Heron Ranch. It’s Biodynamically farmed, and shows the sort of tangy cut that’s typical of Mendocino Chardonnay.
 

2022 Benieres Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Fresh and fruity Pinot Noir from the Pays d'Oc, a region warm enough and varied enough to allow even persnickety Pinot Noir to find its happy place.



2021 Snowvale Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 45%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

It's no surprise that I love Snowvale Cabernet. It's classic California; ripe fruit, full-bodied, hints of spice, firm tannins, and an intense yet balanced finish. The surprise is that it's only $13. This is one to buy by the case. Just don't tell your friends how much you paid.



2021 Z/N Zinfandel
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

I know, I know, Zinfandel is the same grape as Italy’s Primitivo. But is it? Even the best Primitivo doesn’t have the fruitiness, the power, the sheer intensity of California’s best Zins. And how do we describe that fruitiness? I always find that it has something like more red fruits than black fruits, with a little hint of red currant jelly right at the end that is part of the easy friendliness of the grape.



2022 Granicus Proprietary Red
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

We like to shop in the Languedoc-Roussillon; it’s a place in Mediterranean France that has been important for more than a century but, despite the noise about inexpensive Bordeaux wines, remains the place to shop for value. When they are growing on chalky-clay terroirs, and when they apply Bordeaux techniques to it (fancy stainless steel, new French oak, minute temperature control and the like), they make a fascinating wine.



2022 Maison de Rue 37 Rasteau
Release Price: $30.00
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Aside from sounding like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Midnight Cowboy, Rasteau is one of the genuine values in red wine. More or less baby Chateauneuf, Rasteau these days mimics the blend that has evolved in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and now extends to other critical areas of the Southern Rhone: 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 5% other (in this case, Cinsault).



2021 Carmita Red Blend
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Recently Almansa has been considered to be hot for high quality wines, but a century ago Almansa produced high quality wines, albeit at that time they were sweet ones. They used Alicante Bouschet, but today they call it Garnacha Tintorera, they nixed the sweet, and they mix it with 30% Monastrell to make this wickedly powerful red wine.



2022 Vellas Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $19.99
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 35%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

To most, the Languedoc is a large scale region with small scale ambitions. Even more importantly, there are ancient vineyards in the Languedoc that didn't get grubbed up and replaced with newer, sexier clones. Older vines have survived, and in the best spots, the climate is conducive to long life, and those vines that have provided the grapes for this wine have long been grown organically.



2022 Benieres Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

The vast vineyards of France’s Languedoc hold many well-known grapes, including Chardonnay that is friendly and accessible. This one is gathered from organic vineyards on the Aspères plateau with its excellent marl and limestone soils. The winemaking is straightforward – stainless steel fermenters and just enough lees stirring to enrich the texture and flavors. We love finding wines like this!



2021 Brooks Bank Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) 
SAVE 62%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

This 100% Cabernet is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money. It’s basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.



2023 Clos Delfines
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 35%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Albarino is Spain's most successful white wine and Clos Delfines is a benchmark for the style: crisp, green apple, pear and peach skins.



2022 Grand Moulin Blanc
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

For Chateau Grand Moulin (the big windmill, essentially), it helps that the vineyards are just above the Orbieu River, filled with small stones and gravel on top of layers of silt and clay. Grenache Blanc provides the meat, Rolle provides the charm and Roussanne adds a distinct honeysuckle note to this dry wine.



2020 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.



2023 Bleu Blanc Thau
Release Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

This blend of Picpoul, Terret, and Colombard is so tasty, so refreshingly crisp (but still weighty enough to matter) and, dare we say it, a freaking value that it practically crawled into our bag and said take me home the first time we tasted it. Say hello to your new house white wine.



2022 Les Peyrautins Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!
 
You have been told that Pinot Noir is the most finicky of grapes; indeed, it’s supposed to be the “heartbreak grape.” The statement is not false but it’s also not completely true. To make great Pinot noir is bloody difficult and to do it consistently is virtually impossible, unless you’re in some famous place. But that’s true of most grapes. It’s true that Pinot noir grown in the wrong place is pretty dreadful, maybe more dreadful than most other grapes. But the middle ground has plenty of wealth to it – you need a friendly place for grape growing but not too friendly. With France’s Pays d’Oc, there are places where it’s easy to ripen grapes and areas that offer just enough challenge to coax Pinot Noir into showing its friendly and compelling side. This is an ideal example.



2020 Overbrook Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 45%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

In the world of sub- $15 wine, Overbrook Cabernet is a revelation. I guess this is what happens when you put world class vineyard sites in a partnership with world class winemaking team and an extreme focus on quality and value. We need more of these in the world!!



2022 Kingstree Cabernet
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

This is a tasty little gem unearthed by the pros at Banshee Wines. Banshee, started by three guys who just happened to like wine and wanted an excuse to be out west, hasn't been around long but they sure have kicked off righteously during their short career. They’ve always been focused upon cooler climate sites, especially with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and at the prices they offer their wines, it’s no surprise that things have gone swimmingly well.



2022 Cabane aux Oiseaux Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $15.00 
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

A Bordeaux group making wines since 1949, Producta Vignobles, blends this crisp, tangy white from throughout the Bordeaux region, but especially from under-appreciated places like Bergerac. From Sauvignon Blanc with a trace of Semillon, this is the kind of steely, refreshing white wine that comprises a small but significant portion of what has made the Bordeaux region the centerpiece of French wine production. Charming, like the little “birdhouse” enshrined in the name, drink this well-chilled and with rapidity.



2022 Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

After killing it with the AVERÆN project in Oregon, the Banshee gang is hard at work again in France. They’ve grabbed some vineyards in Gascony and we’re smart enough to snag some of their early efforts. There’s not a lot of Sauvignon Blanc grown in these spots, but what is there produces wines like this one: poised, more bright melon and citrus - just the way it should be.



2021 Highland Falls Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

"Mountain-grown, it’s the richest kind,” as coffee commercials used to say, but it’s also true of Cabernet. Foley Family's pedigree doesn’t hurt either: the guys who bring you Merus, Chalone and Chalk Hill Wines are behind the powerhouse Highland Falls lineup too.



2021 Snowvale Sierra Foothills
Release Price: $80.00
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 75%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Since the 2012 vintage we have been partnering with Baron Ziegler and Rob Fischer to select some insane high end left over barrels from prestigious wineries and bottle them under their Snowvale and Willowlake labels. The results have been pretty eye opening. We’ve seen wine from Dominus, Hidden Ridge, maybe or maybe not Dunn and some other crazy names.



2022 Rocoiseau Viognier
Release Price: $12.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 38%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

More than a half century ago Viognier was forgotten; near extinct. In the 1980s things blew up, with acreages quintupling. There were a few successes, but most just didn't do justice to the grape. Winegrowers eventually found the ideal conditions, while the Viogniers of the Rhone have become pricey and sought-after. Elevated spots in the Pays d’Oc are this wine’s source; to a great degree this is the grape’s frontier now.



2022 Maison Belliac Chardonnay
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

When the French decided to build the Canal du Midi, they unsurprisingly chose a portion of the Pays d’Oc that is flatter and less mountainous than much of the regional landscape. The climate is different, needless to say, but not so very different from sunny California, and the wine has some of that same buttery character that West Coast Chardonnay exemplifies.



2021 Kingstree Proprietary Red
Release Price: $35.00
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 57%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

I'll be honest. Wines of this quality at this price are few and far between as vintners continue to try and stretch their prices further and further. It's a big and bold red from your friends at Foley Family...these guys know what they are doing!



Corte Giovanni Prosecco
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Though Prosecco is made throughout the northeastern Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli, there are two areas that produce wines with more vibrancy and complexity to them and that are solely elevated to DOCG status as a result: Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Colli Asolani. A very dry version of Prosecco (the meaning of Extra Brut) is as modern as it gets, but it reflects the growing awareness of Colli Asolani as producing wines.



2022 Le Cabas Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Gascony ain't just the Three Musketeers, though they have a place in our hearts as well. More than anything, Gascony is foie gras, delicious plums and apricots, rich dinners with Armagnac to follow. But the white grapes grown here are not just for great brandy, they have always been consumed as wine too and the last decade or so has seen an embrace of clean, cold winemaking to preserve the aromas of otherwise neutral grapes like Ugni Blanc or Folle Blanche. It's also seen new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, a grape that requires no heroic measures to reveal its aromatic riches. Whats fun here is that these same winemaking methods generate something bright and vibrant but without much resemblance to other such Sauvignon Blancs (I'm looking at you, New Zealand), many of which have begun to seem like self-caricature. This one is comfortably itself, needing only an ice bucket and a big glass.

96 points Vinous for $34.99?! 👀

05.17.2024

2021 Concha y Toro "Amelia" Chardonnay

2021 Concha y Toro "Amelia" Chardonnay

Release Price: $70.00
winestore. Price: $34.99 (net)
SAVE 42%



Lowest Online Price in the US! 

Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

How about a little excitement this Friday? Not the type of excitement Scottie Scheffler had this morning, but still exciting nonetheless...

How about the 24th highest rated 2021 Chardonnay in the world from Vinous for only $34.99?
 
We’re talking higher ratings than some of the top Montrachet coming from Burgundy 👀
 
Release price on the this 2021 Amelia Chardonnay was $70.00 per bottle. Lowest price online on the 2021 is $49.16 - BUT they require you to buy 12 bottles to get that price.
 
We have the wine for $34.99 per bottle - and as always, no minimums.
 
We don’t often tell you about Chilean Chardonnay. If we’re being honest, we don’t really tell you a lot about Chilean wine. This is actually the only one we currently carry. In our search for the highest quality products at the world’s best prices, a lot of the stuff coming out of Chile tends to miss the mark. Not this wine. Not by a long shot.
 
Ever since the Casablanca region popped up on our radar, Chardonnay has been often good, but rarely great. This may be the best example of why some Chilean Chardonnay deserves your attention; it has some of the buttery character of California Chardonnay but it’s far more balanced and citrusy than 90% of California’s output.
 
Single vineyard Chardonnay aged in French oak and scoring north of 96 points for less than $35 - as far as I can tell - simply doesn’t exist anywhere. So take from that what you will…
 
We have 300 six packs that are sealed in wood (you can see the box in the picture above) - but as noted above, you can buy as little or as much as you would like.

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

TGIF!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662