New Rosé Arrival!

06.15.2021

2020 Lou Pichoun Rosé

Release Price: $18.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 28%



*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Summertime is rosé drinking time, and don't let anyone tell you any different!

When it is 90+ degrees outside I want crisp, dry, ice cold rosé in my glass.

Every year here at winestore. we try and find some exciting new rosé releases, and Lou Pichoun is one such addition to our lineup!

Why did we fall in love with it? (besides the blue cork...)

Along France’s border with Italy, between the Mediterranean coast and the continental region of Savoie, the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is traversed by the Durance river. Vineyards are mostly found on the valley hills for maximum sunlight exposure. So the days are Mediterranean warm but the high altitude and the presence of the mountains makes for much cooler nights as air from the Alps descends into the vineyards.

These conditions make for delicious rosé. While this has the look and feel of Provençal rosé, it's a bit lighter and airier. And in case you wondered who Lou Pichoun is, that’s Provençal slang for the youngest, as in, the most favored child.

We only have 228 cases to last us until the end of summer (that's how it goes sometimes). Truth be told, that will probably only get us till the middle of July, but we are going to live in the moment and enjoy the wine while we can! 

Let's get to it!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 and Prosecco have now formed a superwine!

06.11.2021

Raffaello Rosé Prosecco

Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
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*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

You may not have heard the news last year (HERE), but the governing body of all things Prosecco decided that the two hottest wine trends in the global wine trade were about to be married - Prosecco and Rosé.

Yeah, we were excited too. 

Many publications came out with their suggestions (like the WSJ, HERE), but we saw absolutely zero rosé Prosecco being offered under $10. Maybe we should have expected that given the expected demand, but we needed to look harder.

Enter Raphael dal Bo.

So 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.

We've been selling his Raffaello Prosecco for the last three years, and it continues to absolutely dominate the value sparkling / Prosecco category. He contacted us and told us that he had a Rosé Prosecco in the works, and would we be interested in trying it.

Of course we would.

We loved the wine. It was dry, crisp, hints of peach, and just an overall lovely drinker. Then he dropped the bombshell on us. We could get it to you guys for $9.99 per bottle 👀🔥

We bought all we could get our hands on, and after what seemed like the longest container ride from Italy in history, it has finally arrived! 

You all will be the first people in the United States, and some of the first people in the world, to taste the newly released Raffaello Prosecco Rosé. A perfect way to start the weekend for sure.

TGIF!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

$12.99 Chardonnay from the former winemaker at Beaulieu and Cuvaison!

06.09.2021

2019 Kingstree California Chardonnay

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



*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

I think since early May I have e-mailed the distributor for Kingstree Wines every single day and asked "Is it here yet?" (I'm sure they love me)

Well, I am happy to report (and I think they are as well :), that the newly released Kingstree Chardonnay has been released!

What's the deal here?

California winemaking master Rob Fischer is no stranger to epic high end wine. His track record includes stints at Cuvaison, Beaulieu Vineyards, Etude, Lyric, and several others. The dude knows what he's doing.

But while he can churn out the expensive stuff, his passion is providing unbelievable value for the money. We've seen it in his Kingstree Cabernet, and other value projects like Valravn (have you had their Pinot Noir?!?!?!?), Averaen, and Marine Layer.

With the Kingstree Chardonnay, I think you'll get what we are talking about. It is BIG, lush Chardonnay that competes on the table with some competition churning out wines at more than 2x the price. I feel like at $12.99, easy to drink and delicious, and maybe one of the more beautiful labels I've seen in awhile, it is checking all the boxes for my weekday wine lineup!

We'll have it on the tasting machines at all seven locations all week long, in case you want to give it a test drive (isn't it awesome to have these back in action?!).

We hope everyone is having a wonderful start to summer, and as always, THANK YOU for the opportunity to serve you!

Let's get to it!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

Delicious Monterey Pinot Noir on Sale For $9.99!

06.03.2021

2019 Verraco Ridge Monterey Pinot Noir

Release Price: $19.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 47%



*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Sale runs Thursday June 3rd - Sunday June 6th, 2021

You guys knew we were going to bring the value wine thunder all summer, right? $9.99, put it in the fridge and serve it slightly chilled, delicious Pinot Noir. 

We spend a lot of time trying to find great value Pinot Noir. If we find one or two great ones a year (and we have two for you this year!), we consider it a runaway success.

This Monterey Pinot Noir has beautiful red cherry character with floral and savory notes; there’s a purity to this utterly charming and impressive Pinot that is very easy to find.

Let's keep it short and sweet today people! I know what I'm drinking tonight! Deal is good through Sunday!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 - Our Largest Sale Ever!

05.25.2021

Memorial Day Specials!

May 25th - 31st, 2021
ALL WEEK LONG!



It kinda feels like things are starting to get back to normal, and that means we need to put on a Memorial Day sale that will simply put shame to all of our previous Memorial Day sales.

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), 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, so don't wait around until we realize what we have done!

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

Let's do this people!!

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.

2019 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
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%
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.



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.



2017 Belle Glos "Eulenloch" Pinot Noir
Release Price: $75.00 
SALE Price: $34.99 (net)
SAVE 53%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

You know it. You love it. So we obviously put it on sale!



2019 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.



2019 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 Escorlada
winestore. Price: $19.99
SALE Price: $17.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 10%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Spanish wine is a bargain, right? It’s been that way for decades, though it’s only been in the last ten or fifteen years that the wider world has dropped some in their gullets and said, wait, this costs how much? Certainly, less than it should. It doesn't take geniuses to notice it, so we’re not making any claims to our own brilliance. In the case of this Garnacha Tintorera, we’re pretty sure we’ve found what may be the best sub $20 wine we have ever tasted. Spain has done it again!



2019 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.



2020 Pikorua Sauvignon Blanc
Elsewhere in NC: $18.99
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 47%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Marlborough continues to be a great source of tangy Sauvignon Blanc, but increasingly it has more complexity than the usual that the country has produced.
 

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: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
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.



2019 Kingstree Proprietary Red
Release Price: $45.00
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 56%
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 Pavilion...these guys know what they are doing!



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 Terrasses de la Mer
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!

So, is it okay if I predict that Sauvignon Blanc becomes the world’s most widely planted grape in the next decade? In southern France, with the collection of hills, valleys, and plains rolling down to the Mediterranean, it thrives. Sure, the plains are not where you grow Sauvignon Blanc, but there are plenty of other spots where you do. There these wines are vibrant, expressive and tangy – and it’s rare that those three descriptors go together.



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.



2019 Solanilla
Release Price: $42.00
SALE Price: $19.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 52%
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: $9.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 33%
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.

Our Tasting Machines are OPEN!

05.24.2021

Our Tasting Machines are OPEN!

One of the cornerstones of our business model has always been the ability for you all to use our tasting machines to "try before you buy".

That said, the pandemic had other plans for that feature over the last 12+ months.

We waited a week to let everyone know, so we could get everything perfect (and try and make sure everything still worked!), but we are happy to report that the machines were opened back up on May 13th!

This is your official notice that the tasting machines are back in action!

Thank you so much for your patience over the last year as they sat idle and we waited for the right time to get them back in service.

We are truly thankful for the opportunity to continue serving all your wine needs. I promise we don't take it for granted, and we will continue to work hard to earn your business each and every day!

Anyone want to taste?

Oh, SWIMBAD makes a white wine too...and it's epic.

05.21.2021

2020 SWIMBAD White

Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Yeah...so when we got all hyped up on SWIMBAD Rosé we also got to taste their white wine.

Between the PET bottle, the price, the package, and the delicious wine (this is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Colombard) - it is just an overall pleasurable experience. It kinda embodies both the classic style of traditional French white wine and the very modern pursuit of fresh fruity flavors.

There is so much about wine that is subjective. If we are to understand how traditional wines came to be, it’s to know that pleasure is the goal. Of course, we could demand more but why is that necessary? Isn’t pleasure enough? Shouldn’t we enjoy wines for what they are and what they offer? If the last year has taught us nothing else, it is that seeing the downside of everything is easy. Our goal is to find the positive. As James Joyce said of his epic Ulysses, the book should end with the most positive word in the English language. "Yes.”

So let's all just say "yes" this weekend. Right? I know what I'm going to enjoy.

Let's get to it!

*side note* -  I just realized that you can see the lady riding the goldfish from the rosé label in the swimming pool of the white wine label, and you can see the guy on the diving board from the white wine label on the rosé label. It kinda just blew my mind.

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

This will be THE wine of summer...

05.19.2021

2020 SWIMBAD Rosé

Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

I gotta be honest, I'm not sure I've ever been more excited to talk about a bottle of wine. This stuff is so awesome!

From the minute we tasted this wine, and then saw the packaging, we were convinced this may become our best seller of all time. My guess is you are going to see SWIMBAD a lot this summer.

On the beach, by the pool, on the boat, in the golf cart - I got a feeling this rosé is going to be everywhere...and for good reason.

- The wine is delicious, and at $9.99 per bottle, 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?)

So in advance of our first 90+ degree day of 2021 this weekend, SWIMBAD is ready to roll...and and based on what happened just yesterday (the first day it arrived in our stores), I've got a sneaking suspicion you are liking it!

As an added bonus, the wine will be available to taste on the machines at all seven stores for only $0.01 all week long!

Let's get ready for the pool to open, turn up the tunes (like this one), and drink some great wine!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

This may go down as one of the best deals we have ever offered...

05.18.2021

2019 Castelet Grande Cuvée

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



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

This may go down as one of the best value red wines we have ever offered. It's that good. 

What's the deal?

We like the Vellas family; we buy a lot of their wines. Why? Because they have 100s of acres of vines at their disposal in southern France? Yes, true. Is it because they consistently offer us wines that reflect their place (places like Pic-Saint-Loup and Lunel, each an area of limestone soils and bright, reflective Mediterranean sun)? Sure, that too. But, actually, it’s because value in French wine can be hard to find and the Vellas family just keeps bringing it to us. Rich, expansive Syrah for this kind of money? Yeah, yeah, that’s why.

While we love most of the value wines from Vellas, this is by far the best we have ever tried. I'm also pumped that the etched glass and the packaging scream $50 wine. (I'm into that kind of stuff :)

Meet your new house red. Let's do this!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 - One Shot Deal!

05.14.2021

2018 Double Ripasse GSM

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



Only 250 six packs available at this price!

Lowest Price in the US!

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.

One time only - $17.99 - 250 six packs...it's going to be madness!

Domaine Vellas called us in March and said they had a restaurant in Europe back out of 250 six packs of this wine and could we possibly pick it up? They would be willing to drop the price significantly, this one time, if we agreed on the spot.

Once we saw the price, it was beyond an easy decision.

Based on the response from the few people that saw us put this price out last evening, my guess is these six packs will last 24-36 hours...but we all know how this goes right? We saw what happened with gas this week! Luckily we're not going to make you wait in line like at the gas station 😁

What makes this wine so special?

The Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre varietals are happy bedfellows from anywhere, and the Vellas family sites throughout Mediterranean help create wine with balance as well as intensity. As for the name Double Ripasse? In wine terms, ripasse is to press or to squeeze, and that typically means someone has made wine from grapes but held onto the skins. Then they dump fresh must onto those once-squeezed skins, using the new juice to soak more flavor (and often tannin) from the skins. 
 
Do it twice? Double the pleasure, double the fun :)

If you're into light wine, this is not your thing. If you're into BIG Cabernet type wines...this is a back up the truck type situation.

One shot deal - just in time for the weekend!

TGIF!

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 CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 from $27 down to $14.99 - Lowest Price in the US!

05.12.2021

2018 Tenuta di Arceno Chianti Classico

Wine.com Price: $26.99 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 44%



LAST CALL!

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Only 100 six packs available

Located in the Castelnuovo Berardenga portion of the Chianti Classico (or the historical Chianti) region within the much larger delineated as “Chianti”, Arceno is both traditional and modern in its embrace of Bordeaux varieties. In this particular case, the Sangiovese has 15% Merlot added to it, gaining both some muscle and power (Tuscan Merlot is that, believe me) but also a sense of flavor familiarity from that grape too.

This is one of those wines that we recommend not only because of Arceno’s excellence and almost unrivaled track record in Chianti (they produce wines under $30 that crack Wine Spectator top 20 wines of the year!), but also because the 2018 vintage is universally considered to be an ideal combination of the warmth of harvests like 2015 that were gently watered and cooled off as in 2013.

So, if you're just skimming and have arrived here for the recap, we have for you today:

1) powerhouse producer of Chianti Classico
2) iconic vintage (2018)
3) Lowest price in the US by a country mile
4) An insane wine right in my daily drinking price point sweet spot!

The only sad part? We have 100 six packs at this price.

You guys know what to do!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

Bordeaux in a wooden box for only $19.99!

05.11.2021

2017 Chateau Lassegue "Les Cadrans"

Release Price: $34.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 43%



LAST CALL!

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

There are two things I love (not like I love my mother, but you know, like really really like a whole lot type of love) - those things are incredible deals and wine that comes in wooden boxes. So any time there is a deal (especially a sub $20 deal!), and the wine is in wood (especially a six pack so I don't have to buy a full case!), I get super excited!

What is so exciting about Les Cadrans?

Everything about Bordeaux is old and nothing ever changes – except for virtually everything. While some estates are centuries old, all have been purchased, re-sold, and purchased by others over the years. Sometimes the new owners append their own names to their purchase; sometimes, as with Lassègue, the owners buy an old spot and then append other properties onto them, as Jess Jackson did when he bought this place in 2003. A composition of Merlot with some Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon assisting, it’s called Les Cadrans; it’s the second label of Lassègue. Vigneron Pierre Seillan manages the estate for Barbara Banke, Jackson’s widow, and there is an 18th century château there to give the place posh and class. And to add to the estate factor, the barrels used are made by the Bordeaux cooperage that’s owned by the Jacksons with the Boswell familly (Missouri’s most important coopers of American oak). While the estate is exposed to coastal breezes, the “cadrans” part of the name (meaning “sundials” and depicted on the label) reflects the sunny aspect of their gentle hillside vineyards.

There is also something special about the Jackson Family premiere properties. They are a spare no expense operation, and when it comes to the crown jewels of their portfolio, they really let the dollars fly. So you are truly getting a world class product for the same price as the new Restoration Hardware Restaurant in Charlotte charged me for two diet cokes the other day 😂

We only have 112 six packs - so get while the gettin' is good!

Happy Tuesday!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

Looking for a wine that we don't carry?

05.10.2021

Looking for something we don't carry?

A Special One For You Today...Lowest Price in the US!

05.06.2021

2019 Le Volte dell'Ornellaia

Release Price: $35.00
Lowest Price We've Seen in NC: $24.99 (net)
winestore. Price: $18.99 (net)
SAVE 46%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

We've got a special one for you today!

Think of Le Volte as if Opus One made a wine you could buy for $18. That's the level of quality and thunder the winery behind this gem brings to the picture. Their famous Ornellaia brand currently runs nearly $200 per bottle and their flagship Masseto currently sells for an eye watering $700 per bottle. These people know what they are doing 😊

What makes the wines so great?

Bolgheri wines are powerful, compact, hard, okay, they’re most often hard and in need of cellaring, but they can have balance. It all comes down to climate – if you are too close to the sea, you will rarely ripen those vicious, vindictive tannins. Ornellaia is in a sheltered spot where the sun can radiate, and where the ocean winds can’t quite penetrate, and Bordeaux varieties can attain deliciousness, complexity and age-ability, especially in the hands of Ornellaia (and Masseto) winemaker Axel Heinz and his team. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are fermented separately and then blended to be aged in concrete and oak. 2019 is a keeper, with freshness and richness in equal measure.

This is the lowest price we have ever been able to offer Le Volte for, so get while the gettin' is good!

You guys know what to do!

Happy Thursday!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

My House White - For $9.99!

05.05.2021

2019 Le Cabas Sauvignon Blanc

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



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

SALE runs Wednesday May 5th - Sunday May 9th, 2021

Aside from the awesome packaging here (I'm a sucker for these bottles with the glass stoppers), this white wine stopped me in my tracks the first time I tried it. Over the last year it has pretty much become the house white wine at our place, and every time I pull it out of the fridge and see this label, I think of this song...and that puts me in a great mood!

We worked out a deal with the importer to run this deal right at the start of May, and I am ready to back up my cooler 😁 Let's do this!

What makes Le Cabas so awesome?

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. What’s 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.

So if you're with me, and 85 degree weather has you thinking "Summertimes Calling Me" (or maybe you like this one too?), then grab yourself a bottle!

As always, THANK YOU for your business and support. It means more than ever!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

Tastes like Caymus for $16.99?

05.04.2021

NV Austin Hope "Austin" Cabernet Sauvignon

Release Price: $25.00 
Total Wine Price: $18.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $16.99 (net)
SAVE 32%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.

Today is one of those days in the wine business that gets you crazy excited. Austin Hope, makers of the eponymous Austin Hope line of wines, as well as Treana, Liberty School, Quest, and a few others, has just released an "entry" level Cabernet that is downright insane for the money.

Austin Hope’s family started farming grapes and wine in Paso Robles more than 30 years ago. While they planted apples, they were quick to realize that grapes could prosper as well; few did in 1978. Cabernet Sauvignon, along with Zinfandel, has long been their lodestar, and the power of Paso Robles Cabernet is now a benchmark for California wine. It also doesn't hurt that one of Austin Hope's mentors was Chuck Wagner (of Caymus fame). The Hope family used to sell grapes to Caymus, and many have opined that the Austin Hope line of wines are eerily similar to Caymus in style, at a fraction of the cost. We will let you all decide if they taste as good!

You guys know what to do! Let's get to it!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 Largest Magnum Purchase in the History of Ken Wright Cellars...

04.29.2021

Ken Wright Single Vineyard Magnums

Lowest Prices in the US!

*All magnums held at our Southpark location. Please allow one week for transfer to another store if necessary*

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.

We worked out a deal back in February which amounted to the single largest 1.5L purchase in the history of Ken Wright Cellars. We purchased 228 magnums, almost their entire collection, in one transaction. Obviously the reason for this is that we are now able to offer you these gems at the lowest price in the US - $99.99 per magnum. You’ll find most of the 2016s and 2017s for sale online for between $130 and $160 per bottle - HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, etc.
 
They don’t make a lot of these (I actually had never even seen a magnum of their single vineyard offerings until last week), so this is an exciting opportunity for us to bring to you. I find more and more I open magnums for dinner parties, family and friend holiday gatherings (July 4th, Thanksgiving etc.) and for special occasions. They present great, are more fun, and don’t require bringing a ton of bottles.

30 magnums have sold since they arrived a few days ago (and we haven't even had a chance to tell you about them), so these won't last long. Most common phrase we've heard from people into these wines is "How did you get access to Ken Wright Single Vineyard Magnums?" 😁

We have listed out what is available below.

You know what to do!

2016 Ken Wright Guadalupe Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

6 magnums available



2016 Ken Wright Hirschy Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

30 magnums available



2016 Ken Wright Latchkey Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

20 magnums available



2016 Ken Wright McCrone Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

27 magnums available



2016 Ken Wright Savoya Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

24 magnums available



2016 Ken Wright Tanager Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

31 magnums available



2017 Ken Wright Bonnie Jean Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

10 magnums available



2017 Ken Wright Guadalupe Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

22 magnums available



2017 Ken Wright Hirschy Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

9 magnums available



2017 Ken Wright Savoya Vineyard Pinot Noir - MAGNUM (1.5L)
winestore. Price: $99.99 (net)
SAVE 31% (avg)

20 magnums available

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING by clicking links above

E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 2020 Wine of the Year - On Sale for $9.99!

04.28.2021

2018 Highland Falls Cabernet

Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99
SAVE 50%



Lowest Price in the US!

Sale runs Tuesday April 27th - Sunday May 2nd, 2021

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car

Our 2020 Wine Of The Year, Highland Falls, has shown no signs of slowing. You guys have gobbled up nearly 10,000 bottles in just the first 4 months of the year...so I guess you can say it's pretty popular  😁

That said, many of you have asked when it will go back on sale. Last time we had it at this price was December 12th, and you guys know we are in the business of giving the people what they want! So here we go!

6 days only. You know what to do.

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.

Let's get to it!
 

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 CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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 $9.99 Sparkler We've Ever Tasted...

04.23.2021

Raphael Dal Bo "Raffaello" Prosecco

Release Price: $15.00
Lowest Online Price in the US: $12.98 (net)
winestore. SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%



Lowest Price in the US!

We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.
 
There is a chance that you've read somewhere that supply chains everywhere have been disrupted due to COVID. The wine industry is not immune to this situation. This Prosecco, easily the best $10 sparkling wine we have ever tasted, has been out of stock since December. 

It is FINALLY rolling into all our stores this morning, and today is going to be a great day!

The minute we tasted this "extra dry" Prosecco from Raphael Dal Bo we knew we had found something special. Once we saw the price we knew we had basically gone all Indiana Jones and found the Holy Grail of Prosecco. Tastes great in a mimosa? You know it. Tastes great on its own? Of course. Budget friendly? Bingo.

What's up with Prosecco?

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.

TGIF everyone!
 

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 CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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

Well, that was really somethin'...

04.21.2021

2017 Cape Charles Cabernet

Release Price: $155.00?
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)
SAVE 84%



We continue to recommend using our website (HERE) and choosing in store / curbside pickup, and we will walk your order out and place it in your car.

In some weird world I thought this wine was going to last like 7-8 months. I was terribly wrong.
 
Ever since this e-mail went out almost 30 days ago, this wine has gone out the door at a clip of more than 15 cases per day, every day, seven days a week. This is also a wine where we have had more 2+ case re-orders from customers than on any other wine we have ever sold. (meaning the number of you who bought some, took it home and tried it, and then came back and bought 2+ cases is off the charts)
 
While it is incredibly exciting that people have loved the wine that much, it kinda stinks as we are going to run out soon. The last 300 cases of this arrived last Friday.  At our current clip that means this will last 17(ish) days (but we all know when things get low the velocity speeds up considerably).
 
I’m in for another case…and I’ll pretend like I’m going to save some and drink it over the next year. Truth be told, I’ll drink through it before July 4th :)

Here is what we told you about the wine the first time:

It’s tough for me to contain my excitement about this one. It is unanimous amongst our team - this is the single best under $25 wine (of any varietal) we have ever offered. It may be the best sub $50 Cabernet we have ever offered.
 
Our long time partner, Baron Ziegler, brought it to us from from one of the top, if not the top, estate in all of Sonoma County - but it's a name we cannot give you for all sorts of wine related legal reasons. Their vineyards in the Moon Mountain District are managed by a viticulturalist with clients like Harlan and Bedrock and the wines are made by a winemaker whose portfolio basically only encompasses $150 per bottle small lot wines
 
This particular lot, from 2017, was destined to go into one of the premier offerings at the winery, priced at $155. They decided the quality for $155 single block offering wasn't quite there, so they decided to sell the juice off into the bulk market.

We bought it. Yes, it's only a one time deal. But we bought every last bit of it :)

Other vintages of this wine include vivino write ups like this:


 
So the stars had aligned for a great opportunity - only issue what label would it be bottled under? It needed to be special, to reflect the insane quality of the wine. So we set to work with Baron on what we could do...
 
We partnered with celebrated Irish hunting and equestrian artist Peter Curling, and turned his 2002 painting “Royal Ascot Jubilee 2002” into a wine label. Last fall we got sign off on the label from Sir Francis Brooke, the Queen’s representative at Ascot (she is featured in the painting), and now we are ready to turn it loose. The painting was transferred to digital form by Tony Murray.
 
Nearly 30% of all the cases bottled under this one time label were sold to a distributor in the United Kingdom, to be sold in London and Windsor (and I assure you they will not be charging $24.99 per bottle). 
 
Oh, I forgot to mention, yes this wine is only $24.99. Moon Mountain District, epic winery, world class winemaking team - $24.99.
 
Very good chance Oprah will be serving this at her next interview with Harry and Meghan :)

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call CAMERON VILLAGE @ 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