Kingstree Cabernet ON SALE for $9.99 - Oops, we did it again...

05.24.2023

2021 Kingstree Cabernet

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



Memorial Day SALE runs May 23rd - May 29th, 2023

See full list of sale wines: HERE

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

The biggest deal we have had so far in 2023 was when were able to offer Kingstree Cabernet for $9.99 (for the first time ever!) on January 4th.

It was pure mayhem.

So naturally we immediately began working with the winery to try and get some product in for another sale, and 5 months later the dream is back alive!

As part of our Memorial Day Sale, Kingstree Cabernet can be yours, for only the second time ever, for $9.99 per bottle.

So yes, today you have:
- Second time ever we have been able to offer this price on Kingstree Cabernet in 8 years of carrying it
- The wine for $9.99 is a silly good value
- It is a rich, full bodied Cabernet

Get while the gettin' is good!

I know what I'm drinking tonight (and this weekend 😁)!

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

Memorial Day Specials!

05.23.2023

Memorial Day Specials!

May 23rd - 29th, 2023
ALL WEEK LONG!



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

Is it summer yet? If it's not officially, it is safe to say I am already there in my mind!

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*

2022 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.



2021 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
SAVE 40%
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.


2021 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 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $24.75 (net)
SAVE 50%
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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.



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.



2019 Willowlake Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Release Price: $40.00 
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Finally! A wine that rivals Belle Glos at a much friendlier price point. Pinot lovers unite!



2021 Chateau Nadal Hainaut "ODC"
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) 
SAVE 48%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

The Famille Nadal wines come from the Côtes Catalanes, right next to the kingdom of Andorra and bordering Spain. Odyssée blends the sun-seeking and overt Grenache (65%) with the more peppery and earthier Syrah and, with the low rainfall that is typical in the area, this bears no small resemblance to some of the intense Spanish reds made on the other side of the border.



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 White and Sea White Blend
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

It’s surprising that grapes like Sauvignon Blanc aren’t more widely planted in southern France, as they can be harvested fairly early to retain bright and citrusy acidity without really losing character or even complexity. Maybe wines like this will encourage more winemakers to try working with crisp and aromatic white grapes in Languedoc-Roussillon.



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.



2020 Langtry "Lillie's Collection" Chardonnay
Release Price: $19.95
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Lillie Langtry was a young Jersey Island lass who moved to New York to become a famous actress and after years of playing America’s theaters, she bought 4000+ acres in Lake County and started a vineyard. Foley Family bought the place and produces wines both from the estate and from grapes further south along the coast. That’s where this comes from - and it's just as beautiful and elegant as Lillie was.



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

Do you want big? I said, DO YOU WANT BIG? Cuz that is what Kingstree is all about. The Chardonnays are unctuous, lush, and just plain big. Bring the thunder!

2021 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.



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.



2021 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.



2020 P/N Pinot Noir
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%
Lowest Online Price in the US!

If Baron Ziegler and his team have taught us anything, it is they are churning out some of the most delicious, inexpensive wine in all of California.



2020 Overbrook Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 55%
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!!



2021 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.



2021 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.



2020 SWIMBAD White Wine
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net) 
SAVE 47%
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Swimbad White is a tangy, refreshing white wine from southwest France, an ideal source of seafood worthy wines. The Bordeaux region has been reliant upon Sauvignon Blanc for decades, that much is well-known, but other, less celebrated grapes have been crucial in Bordeaux. Colombard is a relatively neutral grape but, every now and then, in the right spot, the grape takes on texture and richness. Between the tangy citrus of Sauvignon Blanc and the weight of Colombard, this embodies both the classic style of traditional French white wine and the very modern pursuit of fresh fruity flavors.



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.




2020 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.



2020 Lillie's Collection Red Wine
Release Price: $24.95 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Guenoc Winery Langtry Estate Lillie’s Collection Victorian Claret –The Langtry estate’s history is not just that it was planted by Lillie Langtry, a once famed and adventurous Victorian actress. The vineyard was nearly forgotten but rescued back in the 1970s by Orville Magoon. This is nearly two-thirds Petite Sirah – the grape was Orville’s obsession - with 35% Merlot and few points of Cabernet Sauvignon.
 

They Don't Make Enough of this Stuff - But We Just Got Some More!

05.18.2023

2019 Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri

Release Price: $31.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 37%



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While it only stays in stock for small stretches at a time, if you're a Chianti fan like I am, this is a do not miss wine.

Castello Vicchiomaggio is a part of Tuscan history, even if that is a place that these days more often serves as a film backdrop or wedding venue than as the beating heart of a great wine estate. But they’ve always had the money to do really good wine, and indeed they have done that at times. It’s just that you have to stay on top of what they are doing if you want to get that really good wine. From the late 1990s a new family took over this nearly millennia old estate, and they want to be taken seriously – this wine is a good start; they would argue that they started moving towards excellence as soon as they took over. They may be right; nothing in wine is fixed: the great have their off vintages. The decent producers can suddenly do excellent wine. That’s our job: find them.
 
Agostino Petri Chianti Classico is Vicchiomaggio with a Riserva designation, Sangiovese with a dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon, and from a single, great vineyard. This wine is aged in the used La Prima barrels, and then aged in larger format barrels for another half year or so. This is the Italian way and these both reflect that heritage. But they also reflect how much Italy has changed in the last twenty years and how modern and exciting the wines have become.

So.......full bodied Chianti Classico Riserva for less than $20 from an epic producer? Yes, please!

Let's do this!

Happy Thursday!

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

Rosé Season is about to get rolling!

05.17.2023

2022 Lou Pichoun Rosé

Release Price: $18.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)

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

Did someone say Bordeaux in a wood box for only $9.99? Yes, we did!

05.11.2023

2020 Montassin Bordeaux

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



SALE runs May 10th - May 14th, 2023

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

This gem of a wine continues to be the only wine that I have seen for $9.99 per bottle that comes in a beautiful six pack wooden box.

I mean, that kind of packaging is not inexpensive (hence the reason you normally see only very high end wines packaged this way). Heck, Justin Winery will sell you a 3 pack wooden box for $20.00 (HERE - the equivalent of $6.67 per bottle)...that is just the box.

But hey, what about the wine that is in the box, right?

Well, looking back on our 17 years of serving you (can that be right?), we have never carried much Bordeaux (it just gets too expensive relative to quality most times). In addition, I can't think of any offer we have made for a Bordeaux less than $25. Every time we taste them, they taste...well...they tend to taste cheap. Nobody wants to deal with that...

Enter Montassin...

- It's a traditional Bordeaux blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc
- The wine comes with a deep, rich color but seems to focus more on elegance over power, all while losing none of the fruit character of traditional Bordeaux wine.
- It is incredibly delicious and clocks in at a very friendly 13.5% alc.

So we have a wine for 10 bucks that is packed in 6 pack wood cases from Bordeaux that brings the thunder in terms of quality. 👀

On SALE through Sunday!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

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

A NEW $14.99 Red I am putting in my weekly lineup...

04.28.2023

2021 Belleplane Red

Release Price: $25.00 
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 40%



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*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*
 
We are constantly on the lookout for the next great value wine. You know, the stuff under $15 that really wows you.

To get to that destination though, we have to taste a lot of bad wines. Stuff that makes you think "Who thought this was a good idea?", the minute it hits your lips.

That said, on the flip side of that coin, there is a wine that makes you do a double take. You take one sip and you're kinda like "Oh, hello there...". Belleplane Red (and the Chardonnay for that matter), did that for us. It was one that we all taste at the same time and everyone kinda looks around at each other without saying anything to try and see if everybody is thinking "You gettin' what I'm gettin'...?"

What's up with the wine?

When it comes to red grapes, there are many in the Languedoc-Roussillon, an area that encompasses almost the entirety of Mediterranean France. But there are a few pockets of an unusual grape called Alicante Bouschet, one of only a handful of grapes that actually has colored juice (as opposed to the color coming from the skins). With 70% Alicante and 30% Syrah, and a half year or so in barrel, this wine is powerful, dense and chewy.

So if you've been looking for a new addition to your weekly lineup, we've found a good one for you today.

You guys know what to do!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!
 

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

Rombauer Chardonnay Blind Tasting This Saturday!

04.26.2023

Rombauer vs. Everyone Else Blind!

Saturday April 29th, 2023
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!

Guess Rombauer correctly and you get $8.00 in tasting credit!

Yes - we carry Rombauer Chardonnay - you can grab some by clicking here.

It's been a minute since our last Rombauer Blind Tasting...and I'm happy to report that one of the most popular tastings we host is back!!!

Important note here, Rombauer has NEVER lost this event. They've conquered every year and we have thrown every possible amazing thing we can at them! One thing I can tell you though, is this year will be the toughest competition yet. We are pulling out all the stops.

I mean, there are those of us who are absolutely sure we know the Rombauer taste, and could even pinpoint it blind. Are you with me on this? I feel like I could pick it every time. Here is our chance to put our Rombauer skills to the test!

The deal? Eight white wines will be blind on the machine - and to get through all eight wines will only be $8.00. One of those wines will be 2021 Rombauer Chardonnay and the rest will be a host of other wines that we think will give the butter and oak king of California a run for its money.

As we have done every year, an added incentive for all of you who are just super sure you can pick the Rombauer out in a lineup - should you be able to guess it correctly, we will put $8.00 back on your tasting card. That's right - you get to drink for free :)

It should be a fun tasting, so we hope to see all of you out this Saturday. As always, THANK YOU for your business. We love you guys!

From the people behind Belle Glos - Lowest US Price!

04.21.2023

2021 Böen Russian River Pinot Noir

Wine.com Price: $29.99 (Click HERE to see) 
Total Wine Price: $26.99
winestore. Price: $19.97 (net)
SAVE 33%



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We have to keep the deal train rolling into the weekend, right? And we've got a doozie for you today!

So what do you do when you're Charlie Wagner’s grandson (he made Caymus) and Chuck Wagner’s youngest son (he kinda helped too), and after you helped create Belle Glos and then Meiomi, you find yourself with a pot of money? I guess if you’re Joe Wagner, you start another winery. As a fifth generation Napa Valley winemaker, Joe had learned his way around a vineyard and winery long before he was able to drink wine. By the time he was 19, he was in it up to his elbows. In 2014, he took the big step of forming Copper Cane Wines & Provisions.
 
Copper Cane, his post Meiomi project (more like a succession of wineries) is sprouting brands like social media breeds conspiracy theories. Böen is one of his Pinot Noir obsessions (think Belle Glos) and the style is reminiscent of the Caymus mentality: lush, supple, ripe and rich.

So today we have:
- Pinot Noir from the people that brought you Belle Glos for under $20
- Lowest Price in the US
- It is Friday  😂

I know what I'm drinking tonight! TGIF!
 

To order you can:

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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

On Sale for $7.99 - because we love you!

04.20.2023

2020 Pocapita Rioja

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



Lowest Online Price in the US!

SALE price runs from Wednesday April 19th - Sunday April 23rd, 2023

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

One thing we've heard a lot over the last few weeks, is that people have been loving the list of crazy values available right now. It's almost as if you guys are just like me, and you can't get enough delicious $7.99 wine in your life 😂

So we're gonna keep the value train running, and one of my weeknight staples is pulling into the station.

I'm still amazed that value like this is floating around out there, and if we have anything to do with it that will continue to be the case!

Rioja, Spain’s oldest and best-known red wine quality region, is undergoing 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, this is a must try. 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 the cookout etc.

You guys know what to do!
 

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

New Dry Rosé Arrival in a 1L Bottle!

04.20.2023

2022 Brunn Zweigelt Rosé

Release Price: $17.99 
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 17%



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*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

When it gets this hot outside, it gets me thinking about swimming pools, beaches (not the movie), summertime, beach music and...of course...rosé.

While rosé has now become a year 'round beverage, it really shines and struts its stuff in the hot weather.

Enter the new 2022 Brunn Rosé - made from the Zweigelt grape...one you may not have heard of, but now you're in the know.

Karl and Godfried Steinschaden’s family has lived and farmed the land in Engabrunn for six generations. With traditional practices in the winery, and organic farming being adopted, they are all about how the past can inform the present. They own the oldest traditional basket press in this region, dating back to 1564 A.D. It was originally used by the Benedictine Abbey of Gottweig near Krems, but now is used in this crafty winery, north of the Danube, in Kamptal, to make a charming, pinkish expression of the vibrant Zweigelt grape.

Added bonus to all this? It comes in a 1 Liter bottle - so more bang for your buck!

Mid 80s across most of North Carolina today! I know what I'm drinking tonight!

We'll have some bottles chilled and waiting for you!
 

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

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A $20 Cabernet you really need to try!

04.18.2023

2021 Gail "Doris" Cabernet Sauvignon

Release Price: $27.00 (Click HERE to see) 
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
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We tried Gail "Doris" Cabernet for the first time two years ago. It was a random sample sent to us a in box full of random samples, and all I can tell you is that for $20 this wine was on point. It was one of the best Cabernets we tried in all of 2021.

Added bonus? It is organic and 100% single vineyard fruit.

You all seemed to agree, as we ran out of the wine in 3 weeks. Second vintage came around - and it was the same story. Fast sell out, and delicious wine.

So today we super pleased to be able to tell you - the 2021 vintage has finally arrived!

You can read more about Gail Wines HERE, but long story short is this: Dan O’Brien is a working class Boston area fellow who fell into the wine trade via the restaurant biz. He moved to the Bay Area to help run a wine program at an elite restaurant and found himself next to restaurant and wine superstars who showed him the opportunities growing just up the road, and he eventually took the red pill and jumped in as a winemaker. 

There is plenty of stuff coming out of Sonoma and even more so Napa at 4x the price that I would put this up against...I'm not kidding, not even a little bit. It’s also rare to see single vineyard organic Cabernet offerings hit this price point.
 
If Cabernet Sauvignon is your thing, you’re gonna want to give this a try!

If Cabernet Sauvignon is not your thing, maybe try it anyway? I kinda think it's that good. One of those wines that everyone will like (famous last words...)
 
Happy Tuesday All!!

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Chardonnay from Legend Paul Hobbs...It's Go Time!

04.13.2023

2021 Paul Hobbs "Crossbarn" Chardonnay

Wine.com Price: $26.99 (Click HERE to see)
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Paul Hobbs is unquestionably one of the guys who gives the flying winemaker a good name. His work in Argentina has helped set the entire country on the quality course it currently enjoys. His own wines have achieved cult status since launching in 1991.

So twenty years ago, he decided to produce wines without the lofty pricing of his own label. Crossbarn wines are made at an old apple processing facility in Sebastopol, California, and are essentially made like Hobbs top-flight wines, night harvested, hand sorted, fermented in small lots, long lees aging. The main difference is the low percentage of new oak and the mix of vineyards from the Sonoma Coast.

That is basically wine speak to tell you that the plan Hobbs developed here was to deliver outstanding value - and mission accomplished.

Lowest Price in the US! You all know what to do!

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Is this indeed the best white value in the store?

04.12.2023

2021 Bleu Blanc Thau

Release Price: $14.99 
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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Sale runs Wednesday April 12th - Sunday April 16th, 2023

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You may have noticed, but we have a lot of store favorites coming back in stock after a long winter of waiting!

Maybe the one we have been getting asked about the most, is Bleu Blanc Thau.

And as with most new arrivals, we celebrate with a sale! 😁🔥

I think Bleu Blanc Thau at the sale price of $7.99 may be the best white value and one of the best overall value wines in the store.

Like, it's almost impossible for me to describe how good this is for $7.99!

What's up with the wine?

We found the Vivarés brothers from Cotes de Thau – you’ve probably not heard of it but it’s the hilly coastal part of Languedoc in Mediterranean France. They live in Pézenas, which you should visit someday because it’s the charming birthplace of France’s greatest playwright, Molière. Robert Vivarés has a B&B with a fine restaurant and Paul travels the world for his business tasting a lot of wines. They needed a house wine that reflected the place where they grew up. So they blended Picpoul, Terret and Colombard from the hills around them and called it Bleu Blanc and its straight up silly value.

Happy Wednesday All!

When does the weekend start?

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3 Days Only! Raffaello Prosecco for $9.99!

04.07.2023

Raphael dal Bo "Raffaello" Prosecco

Release Price: $15.00 
Lowest Online Price in the US: $12.98 (net)
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE runs Friday April 7th - Sunday April 9th, 2023 at midnight!*

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*Please note our stores will be closed on Sunday April 9th but sale prices for Darley, Raffaello and Benieres will all still be live on our website.

We're keeping the Holiday Weekend sale train rolling!

We thought this needed to be part of the package 1) because people love bubbles and mimosas and 2) to really highlight what an insane value this wine is.

The other day I saw LaMarca Prosecco at Harris Teeter for $14.99 per bottle (here). The world has gone mad. Can't we still get delicious bubbly for only $9.99 per bottle?!?!?

Sometimes I just think we are extra lucky to have found this producer. They are a small producer in a sea of Prosecco producers, and the quality to value on this item is simply off the charts.

Dare I say this is the best under $10 sparkling wine I have had? I'm willing to put that out there into the universe.

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.

So if you're looking for inexpensive bubbly for this Holiday Weekend (or any really any reason at all), this is a do not miss!!

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Today will be off the charts....Benières for $9.99!

04.05.2023

Best Value Wine of All Time?

2021 Benières Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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2021 Benières Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE Price good through Monday April 10th, 2023

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Benières Pinot Noir, which you all have gobbled up to the tune of more than 150,000 bottles in the last 24 months, has been out of stock for 3 months 👀

So to celebrate it's return, we are putting it on sale to show why it, and it's Chardonnay sibling, are simply two of the best value wines on planet earth right now.



We told you back in December that for the 3rd year in a row Benières Pinot Noir and Chardonnay didn't win the voting here for our Wine of the Year, but maybe they should have. That we were not sure there is any brand we carry more on fire than Benieres - and that there is no brand bringing more thunder when it comes to the quality / price ratio than these wines right now.

The guy who wrote the review above about the Benières Pinot Noir clearly agrees 😂 My guess is he is buying a case at this price.

As always, thank you for your support. We work hard every single day to bring you the best possible customer service, the greatest quality wines, and the guaranteed lowest prices...and it is because of you that we are able to make that happen.

You guys know the drill! Let's do this! Happy Wednesday!
 

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Their best vintage yet...Last Call!

04.04.2023

2020 Ladron del Palacio

Release Price: $50.00
winestore. Price: $29.99 (net)

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Our #1 Selling Rosé is Back...and on SALE for $9.99!

03.30.2023

2022 Larme en Rose Rosé

Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE runs Wednesday March 29th - Sunday April 2nd, 2023

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When your best selling rosé of all time comes back in stock after a brief hiatus, you just have to celebrate, don't you?

I get why we all love it so much...I mean, the wine is delicious...and at the sale price of $9.99 it is just a silly value.

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.

Larme has all this and more in spades.

$9.99 per bottle. 5 days only. 

So lets get to it! Happy Wednesday all!
 

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Pinot Noir from $47 down to $24.99!

03.28.2023

2021 Gundlach Bundschu Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir

Winery Price: $47.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $24.99 (net)
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100 cases available at this price

We've got a one time only, doozie of a deal for you today!

GunBun (that’s how Friends of GunBun, or FOG's, say it, or so I’ve heard) has been around for a long time. Way back in 1858, in fact, though the family was farming things other than grapes. Since becoming winemakers, they’ve earned a reputation for doing things really well, whether it’s Rhinefarm Merlot (some legendary wines in the 80s), or even Riesling. Their Rhinefarm vineyards are at the southernmost point in Sonoma Valley, flanked by the Carneros district to the south, Napa Valley to the east and enjoys a combo of steep hillsides and cool valley floor sites, with Riesling down in the cool spots and the red grapes baking in the exposed areas up higher.

Their Pinot Noir sits between, in clay loam with occasional pockets of gravel from the adjacent Arroyo Seco Creek. Optically sorted (ooh, somebody has money here), then a five to seven-day cold soak followed by twice-daily, gentle pump-overs, the wine spends 10 months in French oak, 40% new.

What all of that winespeak means is you're about to get some ridiculously well made, extremely delicious Pinot Noir from a single vineyard source for only $24.99.

I try and not look a gift horse in the mouth, so I'm just gonna get me some and go on my merry way! Only 100 cases available...99 after I just bought one 😂

Let's get to it!

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Lowest US Price on this Organic Cabernet Sauvignon!

03.24.2023

2020 Bonterra "The McNab" Cabernet

Release Price: $60.00 (Click HERE to see)
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How about an 100% organic, single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon at the lowest price in the US to take us into the weekend?!?!?! 

Dreams do come true!

From the same people that brought you the Roost Chardonnay, this organic single vineyard offering that shows just how good some of the deals are getting right now.
 
As we told you before, Bonterra is the OG of organic vineyard people; they have been pushing organic viticulture since before most other vintners were born. They’ve probably gotten good at growing grapes that way because they’re very likely the largest producer of organic grapes in the US, though don’t quote us on that. But there’s no question that McNab Ranch is one of the original Biodynamic® vineyards planted in the United States, so The McNab (as they’re calling this Cabernet Sauvignon) is a foundational example of what Bonterra Organic Vineyards has been all about since they started in 1993, carving the organic vineyard sites out of the greater and much larger Fetzer Vineyards.
 
For me, it’s an amazing Cabernet for this price point. It’s not over the top or overly tannic, and I like Cabernet with some acidity - as it keeps me coming back to the glass again and again. I actually had a bottle last Sunday and it barely made it to Monday 😂
 
Avg US price is $54 online according to wine-searcher - and at $39.99 we are lowest price in the US (you guys know how we roll!).

So TGIF! I know what I'm drinking tonight!

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An Eric Solomon Stunner for only $10...

03.23.2023

2019 Castaño "Hecula" Organic Monastrell

Release Price: $16.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $10.97 (net)
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Sometimes bands breakup. We see it all the time.

Well, the same thing happens in wine. Sometimes an importer and a winery decide to part ways, and that means there is inventory to clear out.

Recently, wine wizard Eric Solomon and his longtime partner Bodegas Castaño decided to part ways. In the aftermath of that decision we were able to get access to some screaming deals, including this one on Hecula Organic Monastrell.

In previous Hecula deal offerings, we have told you that the wine press had been gushing over Hecula for over a decade now, stating:

"Is the average buyer at this price point ready for this? An amazing value"

"Perhaps the most rewarding under $15 wine I have had in a long time"

"As long as I have been drinking wine this has over-delivered in the value category"

So while this may be the last time we see Hecula until they can find new representation, we're going to enjoy it while it is here.

Get while the gettin' is good!

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