Our #1 Pick For Your July 4th Party!

06.30.2022

2020 Carmita in Magnum (1.5L)

Release Price: 30.00
winestore. Price: $19.99 (net)

We've got the #1 item for your 4th of July cookout.

It is a magnum of the #1 selling value wine in the store - Carmita.

99% of the time I feel like bigger is always better (right?), and that is certainly the case in this fun package. It was one of our team members that asked if they even made these, and how much fun they would be if they did.

Lesson learned that you always have to ask - as yes, they do make them. Yes, they are fun. Yes, the price is right!

Got a lot of people coming over this weekend? You can grab a six pack of these for $120. That is the equivalent of a full case of wine for $9.99 per bottle - and the magnums simply up the cool factor by at least a multiple of ten 😁

The fact that this also happens to be the best selling value red wine in the store just makes it that much more exciting!

Never had Carmita?

Centuries ago the DO of Almansa produced high quality wines, albeit at that time they were sweet ones. The locals used Alicante Bouschet, but today they call it Garnacha Tintorera, and for the most part all the producers have nixed the sweet part of the equation. In the case of Carmita, they mix the Garnacha with 30% Monastrell to make this wickedly powerful red wine.

It's easy drinking, big, rich and all around delicious.

Oh, did we mention that the winemaking team behind this gem are involved in some of the most celebrated wine projects in Spain? So the street cred, in addition to everything else, is off the charts.

You guys know what to do!

Let's do this!

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Pinot Noir for $9.99 that your friends have been gobbling up...

06.29.2022

Les Peyrautins Pinot Noir

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



Lowest Price in the US!

Sale runs through Monday July 4th, 2022

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

During our biggest annual sale, we usually take a moment to highlight a few of our favorite offerings....and Les Peyrautins is at the top of my list.

How does a wine enter into our top 20 best selling wines just 12 months after release and when we only sent a newsletter out about it one time? It happens when high quality and extreme value mash up to create an absolutely silly deal.

What's makes Les Peyrautins so good?
 
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 (and very expensive) 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 an outrageous value - creating a fresh, fruity and delicious wine....and that's what we have here.

Les Peyrautins checks a lot of boxes for me. On the quality to price scale the wine is off the charts. The packaging is nice (when I serve it nobody would ever guess this bad boy was $9.99! 😁) It's just one of those wines where I feel confident when I open the bottle I am going to really enjoy the overall experience...and that always keeps me coming back!

So if you're like me, and in your weekly wine rotation you are looking for a) value but also b) delicious wine - this wine is your huckleberry!

Happy Wednesday everyone!
 

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Meiomi Pinot Noir is $14.85 per bottle...because that is how we roll!

06.28.2022

Meiomi Pinot Noir

Harris Teeter Sale Price: $19.99 (Click HERE to see) 
winestore. Price: $14.85 (net)

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$72.00 down to $24.99...

06.24.2022

2020 T. Solomon Wellborn Pinot Noir

100% Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Campbell Ranch Vineyard
Release Price: $72.00
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)

Call it T. Solomon 2.0.
 
At this point in my career I should know that you never say never, and this was one of those times. We told you back in February that this was a one time deal. No repeats.
 
We were approached 4 weeks ago by the broker that brought us this 100% single vineyard Campbell Ranch juice from some of the powerhouses who also founded Kosta Browne and he said that a restaurant group in LA backed out of their commitment for 4 pallets of the stuff (224 cases). We thought the juice was long gone, but I guess their loss is our gain.
 
This wine was simply too good to pass up (as many of you know), but we told them to take all 224 cases and have them picked up within the month (and also to save some face that they told us what we bought was all that was available) the price would have to be lower. After a significant amount of hemming and hawing, we had a deal.
 
The cornerstone of our business model is when we get a better deal, you get a better deal. We already stated that this may be the best sub $40 Pinot Noir you were ever going to try.

At $24.99 as part of our huge July 4th sale? I’m not even sure what to say...
 
We can say with near certainty that, at a minimum, you will never again see 100% Campbell Ranch juice for $24.99 again in our lifetimes…but never say never 😁
 
 Original e-mail about the wine is below.

I know what I am drinking tonight!


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We have something special for you today!

On August 23rd of last year, a winemaker we have worked with in CA for many years sent us the sample in the pictures below. He told us it was 100% Pinot Noir, but other than that we had no idea what these notations on the bottle meant.



So we tasted the wine. It was good. Like really, really, really, good. Like I actually ended up drinking the entire sample bottle good (not by myself of course, but hey...we don't judge here 😂).
 
The winemaker went into this explanation of how he could not provide us with the source of the juice, he didn’t want to violate his NDA, etc. etc. etc. and then told us the price.
 
At this point in the situation I told the guy point blank that we wanted every last drop of the wine, but we would not move forward unless he gave us the full details. He caved...but we can only tell you part of the story.
 
So it turns out that cryptic message on the bottle "2020-ALD-PNCB” stood for "2020 ******** Pinot Noir Campbell Ranch”…no wonder it was so good.
 
I can't tell you what the ALD is (because I promised not to), but you can potentially do some google searching and figure it out. What I can tell you is that the people behind "ALD" are some of the most successful Pinot Noir entrepreneurs in the United States. The winemaker at ALD has a Wine Spectator Wine of the Year under his belt (which may or may have not been the 2011 Wine of the Year) and is a master of Pinot Noir.
 
So we get this sample and find out the winery wants to sell off a chunk of their 2020 Campbell Ranch juice. The release price on this single vineyard wine is $72.00 per bottle (if you can find it). I signed up for the winery mailing list and could not even buy it.
 
I have tasted the final version twice now, and I am willing to put my professional reputation on the line here and tell you that this may be the best sub $40 Pinot Noir you are ever going to try. I already went back and inquired about the possibility of getting more juice and we have not even sold one bottle.
 
There is no more. So now I can also tell you that this is it. This is a one time, one off deal. No repeats.
 
This is it!
 
To celebrate the occasion of getting access to this juice we brought back the T. Solomon Wellborn label that was around over a decade ago. This label, originally from Tantara and produced for exclusive restaurants in Los Angeles (we were the only retailer in the US to get any), made its way onto some of the worlds best value lists with virtually no distribution. It was like a unicorn wine. T Solomon was developed as a program to bottle their excess single vineyard juice - almost the exact same scenario we have here.
 
I’m buying a bunch for myself. 2 cases. I like it that much…and I know I’m going to go through the first case relatively quickly sharing bottles with people and going “you won’t believe this… 😁”

I know what I'm drinking tonight! TGIF!

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Our #2 Selling White Wine - On Sale For $7.99!

06.23.2022

2020 Bleu Blanc Thau

Release Price: $14.99 
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

July 4th SALE runs through mightnight, July 4th, 2022

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

The #2 selling white wine in the store for 2022, behind Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay, is Bleu Blanc Thau.

As part of our July 4th Sale for only $7.99 - it is BY FAR the #1 white wine value in the store.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I need more value like this in my life. You know, like the kind where the quality of the product far exceeds the price. Too often lately I think we're being presented with sub optimal options at insane prices. Not today though... (and honestly hopefully not ever here at winestore.!)

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 a silly value.

Happy Thursday everyone! When does the weekend start?

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$5 Selling Wine of 2021 is BACK and On SALE for $9.99!

06.22.2022

Highland Falls Proprietary Red

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



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Highland Falls IS BACK!

Today may set some sales records, as the pent up demand for this product appears to be completely off the charts (one store alone has 43 cases of product on back order!!!). Oh, and to celebrate we have it on sale for $9.99 as part of our July 4th sale...just because we can't help ourselves 😂

What's up with the wine?

"Mountain-grown, it’s the richest kind,” as coffee commercials used to say, but it’s also true of Cabernet. You rarely, if ever, can find mountain fruit in $12 wines. Like, I can't even think of one off the top of my head.

Foley Family's winemaking pedigree being involved doesn’t hurt either: the guys who bring you Merus, Chalone and Chalk Hill Wines are behind the powerhouse Highland Falls lineup too.

It's kinda like if the people behind Dom Perignon launched a $12 sparkler - or the winemaking team behind Rombauer rolled out a $12 Cali Chardonnay.....these are the best of the best in the Cabernet world, bringing you world class value.

This review from Vivino sums up my thoughts on the wine very succinctly!



Let's get to it! Happy Wednesday!

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Decanter Award Winner Back In Stock!

06.16.2022

2021 Maison Ventenac "Le Paria"

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



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

This 100% organic perennial favorite here at winestore. has finally come back in stock, and we could not be more excited. (pro tip - place this red wine in the fridge for about 15 minutes before drinking it!)

But what is up with the photo, right?

My favorite wine magazine , Decanter, recently featured Le Paria in their "Top Wines of the Year", and we thought you should know about it.

I'm not really big into lists and such, but they put Le Paria in some pretty good company.

As you can see in the photo above, they put Le Paria right in the mix between wines that cost $132, $69, and $89 (and that's just on their page. It was their best red value selection in their top 30 reds.

It is also the least expensive wine on their entire list! 

We said the first time we told you about this wine, "we pride ourselves on trying to find extreme values here at winestore., but this one is potentially in a league all its own"...and maybe it was just kinda nice to see that others seem to agree :)

Le Paria hails from the Cabardés region inside Languedoc, and a little town called Ventenac, in the rolling foothills of the Pyrenees. For France, this is warm climate viticulture though it is not so different from the southern Rhone Valley climatically speaking. In general, the Languedoc doesn't cool off in the same manner as the Rhone but Grenache is happily at home in such a sunny place. And the family is invested not only in their historical sites and vines on the side of Montagne Noire but also in sustainable viticulture (they’re members of Terra Vitis - link HERE). The vineyard is free of chemical inputs and the wine has no added sulfites; it’s aged only in traditional concrete tanks.

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

Let's do this!

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Only one wine can beat this heat...

06.15.2022

2020 SWIMBAD Rosé & White

Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
SAVE 40%



SALE runs Tuesday June 14th - Friday June 17th, 2022!

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!* (stay in your cool air conditioned car and let us do all the work!)

The summer temps are supposed to top out at over 100 degrees across most of North Carolina today, and stay that high through the rest of the week.

There is only one supehero wine that is designed to withstand this type of excessive heat...and that is SWIMBAD.

I need a bottle that can travel with me into the pool, ocean, kiddie pool, possibly into the cold shower without fear of it breaking, sinking etc. Heck, with rules like no glass on the beach, I just need a bottle I can bring outdoors! This bottle also needs to be able to go in the freezer to make instant rosé slushies on command, and also contain delicious wine that can fight back heat exhaustion 😂

SWIMBAD is that wine. It made me laugh and go back and look at these two videos we did on the wine (here, and here)

So we are putting the rosé and the white wine on sale through Friday, and in a world where prices seem to be going up in non stop fashion - we're bringing this to you at the ever so pocketbook friendly price of $8.99 per bottle.

I'm blowing up the inflatable pool at 5pm, throwing in some ice, some wine, and jumping in. You guys are more than welcome to join!

Happy Tuesday y'all!

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Two of our best selling wines...on sale for our 16th anniversary!

06.15.2022

16 Years and Counting...

2020 Snowvale Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 45%



2020 Solanilla
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%



Lowest Prices in the US!

SALE runs Wednesday June 15th - Sunday June 19th, 2022

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

June of 2006 we opened our doors for the first time, and it feels like it was just yesterday...or at least feels like it was on Monday.

Every single day we are still focused on bringing you the best possible wines at the lowest possible prices - so it only seems appropriate that we take two of our best selling wines of 2022  (Snowvale is #1 selling wine of the last 16 years!) and put them on sale to celebrate. 🥂 

They will also be on the machines to taste for just $0.01 through Sunday!

The most important thing we want to say though, is thank you.

I'm not sure you can say "thank you" enough, and while we try to say it every time we see you - we just want to say it again. Each and every one of you have given us the pleasure of serving the wine (and sometimes beer!) needs for you and your family, and we are truly humbled by the opportunity.

You've allowed us to be there for celebrations, date nights, funerals, graduations, weddings, pool parties, beach trips and anything and everything in between. Thank you.

We have some of the lowest employee turnover rates in retail, and a main part of the reason is the customers we get to interface with on a daily basis are just wonderful people. Thank you.

We hope you all will stick with us for the next 16 years (and even tell your friends about us)...and while we have no idea what the next 16 years will look like, we are excited for the ride.

The one thing we will guarantee you is this - we will work our absolute best, every single day, to try and provide you the best service, prices, and wines in the wine retail business. Oh, and any time we slip up we will always make it right 😁

So THANK YOU, to the best customers in the world. We look forward to serving you soon.

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A top red is back!

06.10.2022

2019 Pabellón Rioja

Release Price: $25.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%



*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Lowest Price in the US!

Pabellón has returned! The wine with my favorite label in the store (it also happens to be delicious as well!) is finally back in stock.

Pabellón cruised into Top 20 best selling wines of 2021 and we only mentioned it in an e-mail one time. Once. That means the people that were buying it kept buying it over, and over, and over again. I think they love it as much as I do.

It makes sense this wine is so delicious. 

The powers behind Bodegas Lo Nuevo need no introduction to our customers; we have followed them for several years now. Why? Because they have a remarkable set of vineyards in many of the sexiest parts of Spain, and because they always bring some crazy value to it.

This is a fairly new project for them, but like others they own, it consists not of a large family holding but is a collection of small plots, each planted 15 to 60 years ago. This is the most elevated region of Rioja, the Alavesa, where calcareous clay soils necessitate a reliance upon Tempranillo and where winemakers Bartolomé Abellán and Sara García rest this 100% Tempranillo in French oak for 10 months.

I know what I'm drinking tonight! Let's go! TGIF!

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Is this the best white wine we have ever offered?

06.07.2022

2018 Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes

Release Price: $50.00
winestore. Price: $34.99 (net)

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Trust me on this one...

06.03.2022

2020 Momentum Solare

Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)

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It's rosé drinking time!

06.02.2022

2021 Lou Pichoun Rosé

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

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

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One of the better $12.99 red wines you will try this year...

06.01.2022

2020 Clerus Saint-Chinian

Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)

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Did we save the best deal for today?

05.27.2022

2019 Montassin Bordeaux

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



SALE runs through May 30th, 2022 at midnight!

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

I don't know that I have seen a wine 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)

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

Well, looking back on our 15+ years of serving you, 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. 👀

I'll be honest - outside of Brooks Bank at $14.99, this is THE deal of this sale, and one of the best deals we have offered this year. I anticipate seeing a lot of these boxes marching themselves out the door today!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

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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

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Your Memorial Day Specials - Our Largest Sale Ever!

05.25.2022

Memorial Day Specials!

May 24th - 30th, 2022
ALL WEEK LONG!



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

Is it summer yet?

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*

2021 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.



2020 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.


2020 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Winery Price: $28.00
SALE PRICE: $16.98 (net) per bottle
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...



2019 Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

After killing it with the AVERÆN project in Oregon, the Banshee gang is hard at work again in Washington. They’ve grabbed some vineyards in Walla Walla Valley 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.



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!



2020 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.



2020 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.



2020 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!



2020 Brooks Bank Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
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 Clos Delfines
Release Price: $18.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 39%
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.



2019 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!

 

2018 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.



2018 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.



2019 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.



2019 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.



2018 Overbrook Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (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!!



2019 Kingstree Cabernet
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%
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.



2019 Montassin Bordeaux
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

We’ve found some eminently suitable wines for you from the Gonfrier family in Bordeaux who have, since 1962, managed 18 chateaux with over 2700 acres of Bordeaux patrimony. That’s a lot of grapes. To manage that they have multiple wineries hidden away in the region including Les Chais de Rion, one of the region’s oldest medieval towns. This is Merlot first, Cabernet Sauvignon second and all about Bordeaux.



2019 Orlaida Red Blend
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 48%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Bodegas Lo Nuevo's success has allowed them to spread their wings to other prestigious regions. Their Montsant projects have brought them perhaps even more fame than in Jumilla. Orlaida could become a benchmark for the potential of Montsant. The vineyards for their Garnacha are at 2,000 ft. in altitude in the area of Cornudella de Montsant, with Priorat like slate soils. Cariñena vineyards in Darmós and Masrig are on clay soils, and the Syrah vines are located on limestone.



2020 Solanilla
Release Price: $24.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 40%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Verdejo can have a layered texture all its own, and this dead ringer for high end California Chardonnay proves that Spain is the current global King of insane quality for extreme value.



2020 SWIMBAD White Wine
Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $8.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 40%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

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.



2019 La Petite Gargotte Blanc
Release Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

The Comte Tolosan region encompasses famed wine regions: Jurancon, Cahors and Armagnac. 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, they can be pretty charming.



2019 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.



NV Raffaello Prosecco
Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Until recently, for Australian producers (and others), Prosecco was a grape and not a place. Recent changes Italy made to how Prosecco is classified, by renaming the grape in these wines as Glera and deeming Prosecco a place and not a grape, mooted 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. Raffaello is by far, in a sea of Prosecco producers, the best value we have ever tasted.

Cabernet Aged in Taransaud T5 Barrels...On Sale for $14.99!

05.25.2022

2020 Brooks Bank Cabernet

Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)

So let's start our Holiday sale off with a bang, ok?

You all know what to do! Price is good through Monday at midnight - as long as supply lasts.

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

I need more $12.99 Cabernet Sauvignon in my life...

05.19.2022

2019 Sombrero Cabernet Sauvignon

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

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

This is the third wine this week we have featured from Domaine Vellas, and for good reason.

1) Nicolas Vellas is one of the hottest winemakers in France right now
2) A container we ordered with all their stuff finally arrived 😂

Over four generations of winemaking, the Vellas family has slowly assembled a strong group of properties in Languedoc and Roussillon (Mediterranean France). In beautiful sites like Mas du Pont (near Montpellier) they have created not only a vast set of vineyards but also farmlands, bull breeding, equestrian centers, olive groves and more. They pull their Cabernet from areas such as Costiere de Nimes, Coteau Varois, Oc, Saint-Guilhem, Grès, Saint Drézery, Muscat de Lunel, Languedoc, Pic St. Loup and Faugères. With Cabernet spread out across these sunny and Mediterranean climes, ripeness and aromatics are both in strong supply.

So if you are like me and are always on the lookout for inexpensive Cabernet, this fits firmly in that wheelhouse.

To recap:
1) One of the best winemakers in France right now
2) 100% Cabernet
3) Crazy Value

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

100% Organic Sauvignon Blanc for less than $15!

05.18.2022

2021 Vellas Organic Sauvignon Blanc

Release Price: $19.99 
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 25%


 

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

100% Organic French Sauvignon Blanc for less than $15 - yes, please!

Domaine Vellas has fun with its labels but don’t think less of their wines for that.  They know their business, with sixty vineyards totaling 250 acres under their control, the character and value is known by one and all.
 
Les Naturels Sauvignon Blanc is blended from vineyards in the southern part of the vast and crucial Languedoc-Roussillon region and, if the Languedoc-Roussillon is somehow overlooked due to its ubiquity, it’s important to understand that some of France’s oldest vines are planted along its limestone slopes, many on vertiginous hillsides or nearly overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. This 100% organic wine is not some leftover souvenir from a producer’s vain attempt to create some over priced Sancerre clone. This is made to be seductive, slippery southern French Sauvignon Blanc.

What pairs perfectly with 90+ degree heat?? You know it!

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

Lowest US Price - Drinks like $50 Chateauneuf

05.17.2022

2017 Vellas Garoloup Lesson 02

Release Price: $40.00
SALE Price: $24.99 (net)
SAVE 38%


 

Just 354 bottles available

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

You may remember this wine from 2019…which feels like it was a lifetime ago. If there ever were a $25 baby Chateauneuf, this is it.
 
When COVID hit, what little we had left of this wine was gobbled up - and as far as we knew there was no more to be had…until we got a message about 8 months ago.
 
Domaine Vellas is a small operation, and sometimes mistakes get made. When we placed our latest order for other products with them in September 2021, they informed us they had 147 six packs (73.5 cases) of the Garoloup that they mistakenly thought had been labeled with EU labels - and instead they were labeled with our US labels.
 
Score!
 
We thought this shipment would have been here by Christmas - but enter basically the most insane global shipping environment on record - and the wine finally arrived to our distributor last week!
 
Our original e-mail and back story on this wine is below. Since the wine arrived back in the store on Friday, weekend traffic gobbled up 44 of those cases, leaving just 354 bottles remaining.

You guys know what to do!

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Original E-mail
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Last month we told you about the largest wine trade show in the world, and the best wine we had at said show in terms of quality and price. Les Prejuges has since taken off like a rocket ship, but what we didn't tell you about was our favorite wine we had at the show, regardless of price.
 
Some quick background. At this trade show you can set up meetings, just cruise around and taste at booths, or they had these tasting stations organized by region where you can taste without someone giving you the sales pitch. It was at one of these stations (the Rhone one to be exact) where we tasted a wine that, as Andrew Jefford once said, “rearranged my inner pantheon in a way that truly great wine can."
 
The label was awesome, the glass had an etched mountain range and the wine itself was just massive and delicious. We had trouble figuring out the booth for the winery, so I just took a snap of the back label and we figured we would hunt them down on the interwebs later.
 
So we’re cruising around these giant airline hangers filled with wines to taste and there is a booth with literally a HUGE LINE of people waiting to taste / talk to the proprietors. We were intrigued. We kinda slow walked by and don’t you know, sitting on the counter, is the wine we tasted and loved. Clearly we were not alone as groups of people were holding the bottle up, tasting over and over again, and speaking to the owners.
 
We waited our turn, rolled up and began negotiations. We had to have it! This wine has never before been sold in the United States. You all are the first people to get a crack at it. When they told us the price we would be able to offer it to you, we had a tough time keeping any type of poker face we were so excited.
 
The blend here is Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre from the appellation of Pic Saint Loup (you may not know it, but you do now!). I honestly would encourage anyone who likes big red wine to give this a try. I think / hope you will be as stunned as we were…
 
As for the name of the wine - having the word “blanc” (white in French) on a red wine I thought might be confusing in the US, but the winery told me this name comes from an old French Proverb and they were not changing it, so we kept everything the way they originally packaged it…you can read more about the origin of the name HERE - it's pretty awesome.

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