Conundrum Red for $16.99!

10.27.2022

2020 Conundrum Red

Wine.com Price: $24.99 (HERE)
Total Wine Price: $19.99 (HERE)*
winestore. Price: $16.99 (net)
SAVE 32%



*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

Should we keep the Caymus Family of Wines train rolling? Sure!

What do we need to tell you about this wine? Those of you who know it, love it...a lot. The real puzzle of Conundrum lies mostly in the fact that they never reveal the exact blend that makes up this wine (although they do reveal there is Cabernet, Petite Sirah, and Zinfandel as a base) . Here's what we do know for sure; it's delicious wine at a delicious price.

Just like yesterday, it is made by the same group that make Caymus. It's $16.99 per bottle. Should we get to it?!?!?!?!?

Happy Thursday you guys!
 

To order you can:

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Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

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*Total Wine Price taken from their Wilmington, NC location at 8:50am on Thurs Oct 27th, 2022

Cabernet from your friends at Caymus for $15.99!

10.26.2022

NV Bonanza Cabernet

Wine.com Price: $21.99 (HERE)
Total Wine Price: $19.99 (HERE)*
winestore. Price: $15.99 (net)
SAVE 27%



Tied for Lowest Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

Chuck Wagner and his family, as you probably know, are virtual dynamos in the California wine business. Joe Wagner, the grandson of Chuck Sr. (one of the great pioneers of Napa) produces Pinot Noir in Oregon. Chuck, his other son Charlie and daughter Jenny, continue to make Caymus the grand Napa benchmark that it is. So when he makes a tasty little Cab like this, it makes sense to buy some and enjoy it tonight.

It's Wednesday. It's made by the same people that make Caymus. It's $15.99 per bottle. Let's just keep it at that, shall we? 

Happy Wednesday you guys!

Let's do this!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



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Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

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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

*Total Wine Price taken from their Myers Park (Charlotte) at 8:43am on Wed Oct 26th, 2022

On sale for $9.99...This is getting silly...

10.25.2022

2021 Castelet Saint Peyran Grand Cuvee

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



SALE runs Tuesday Oct 25th - Sunday Oct 30th, 2022

Lowest Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

We have never been able to offer this wine for $9.99 before, and I'm taking home a case. It has long been one of my favorites..but at less than $10 I need this stuff around for the holidays!

What's the deal with this wine?

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 know what I'm drinking tonight!

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Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

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A $9.99 new red wine...and it might be a back up the truck type of situation!

10.19.2022

2020 Pocapita Rioja

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



Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

I need lots of $9.99 wines in my weekly lineup. Sure, I like to drink nicer, more expensive bottles just like everyone else - but I also need stuff for Taco Tuesday...and Taco Wednesday. You guys know how it goes. 

Enter a brand new wine from Bodegas Lo Nuevo, Pocapita. It just arrived last Friday to our stores and we may or may not have already gone through a few bottles at my house 😂.

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

Like I said, I need lots of $9.99 wines in my lineup 😁

Let's get to it!

To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

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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

Final Day!

10.16.2022

2020 Escorlada

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



Lowest Price in the US!

Sale runs through midnight tonight  Sunday October 16th, 2022

Curbside Pickup Always Available!

KINGSTREE CHARDONNAY SALE FINAL DAY - SEE DETAILS HERE

It's the final sale day for two great items - Escorlada and Kingstree Chardonnay. Prices good through midnight tonight!

You can read more about the Kingstree here, but here is what we said about Escorlada...

I went back and looked. We've only ever had Escorlada at this price twice - and both times it was pure insanity. Over 3,150 bottles sold in just 4 days last time this happened...👀



The wine has been rated among the top 1% of all wines in the world by Vivino, was our 2019 Wine of the Year and is an all around ridiculous value at $14.99 per bottle.

What's the background?

Bodegas Lo Nuevo is crucial to the modern success of Spanish wine, especially wines from the Levante, the Africa-facing south. Here the Almansa region grows Garnacha, among other traditional Spanish red grapes, but unlike the oxidized, alcoholic wines of yore, the new wines are bright and sunny with all the original fruits from the grape preserved. Lo Nuevo has few peers in this grand evolution from the ancient and occasionally noble to something populist, fruity and modern. But they would be the first to insist that their success is conditioned upon old vines grown at high altitudes. Here the Garnacha is at nearly 3500 feet, where the otherwise relentlessly warm temperatures see nighttime cooling into the 40s.

These old Garnacha vines produce BIG and RICH red wines that don't require the same price points as some of the California peers because, quite frankly, the costs to make them in Almansa are simply not as big as they are in Napa.

So here we go, for six days only, maybe my favorite wine in the store for what is an absolutely silly price.

Let's get to it!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



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Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

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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

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THE wine that got us into Spanish wine...on deal!

10.14.2022

2018 Alto Moncayo Veraton

Release Price: $39.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)
SAVE 38%



Only 50 cases available

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

As we've told you before, maybe THE wines that got us into drinking lots of Spanish wine was Alto Moncayo. Unlike anything we had tasted from the country, they really blazed a trail for modern, full throttle winemaking in Spain. Their Veraton bottling also happens to be one of longest running "hit" wine - selling out again and again, year after year, in record time.

Alto Moncayo was born from the mind of Spanish importing wizard Jorge Ordonez and Spanish wine powerhouse Bodegas Borsao. The Garnacha vineyards, nestled high up in the Moncayo mountains (we've been there and the trek was a little on the scary side) produce some of the most powerful and robust wines we've tasted. Throw in Australian winemaking wizard Chris Ringland (think Clio, El Nido etc) and you've got some serious wine on your hands!

Veraton is their "entry" level wine, and while $24.99 is no inexpensive entry level wine, it really outperforms its price point by a large margin.

So TGIF and fair warning - first come, first served!

To order you can:



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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

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Our #2 selling Chardonnay back on sale - because you asked for it!

10.13.2022

2021 Kingstree California Chardonnay

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



ON SALE Through October 16th, 2022

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

In a world where people only talk about prices of things going up, we here at winestore. still like to talk about prices going down.

We counted last week a somewhat large number of e-mails from people asking when our #2 selling Chardonnay, Kingstree, would be going back on deal. Even though Escorlada is already on deal this week (here), we decided...why not!

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 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. 70% of the Chardonnay fruit in this gem comes from the Russian River Valley,  and at $10.99 per bottle on sale, we think you're gonna agree this is some extreme value.

So let's get to it, shall we!?

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

Escorlada for $14.99 - It's only happened twice before!

10.11.2022

2020 Escorlada

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



Lowest Price in the US!

Sale runs Tuesday October 11th - Sunday October 16th, 2022

Curbside Pickup Always Available!

I went back and looked. We've only ever had Escorlada at this price twice - and both times it was pure insanity. Over 3,150 bottles sold in just 4 days last time this happened...👀



The wine has been rated among the top 1% of all wines in the world by Vivino, was our 2019 Wine of the Year and is an all around ridiculous value at $14.99 per bottle.

What's the background?

Bodegas Lo Nuevo is crucial to the modern success of Spanish wine, especially wines from the Levante, the Africa-facing south. Here the Almansa region grows Garnacha, among other traditional Spanish red grapes, but unlike the oxidized, alcoholic wines of yore, the new wines are bright and sunny with all the original fruits from the grape preserved. Lo Nuevo has few peers in this grand evolution from the ancient and occasionally noble to something populist, fruity and modern. But they would be the first to insist that their success is conditioned upon old vines grown at high altitudes. Here the Garnacha is at nearly 3500 feet, where the otherwise relentlessly warm temperatures see nighttime cooling into the 40s.

These old Garnacha vines produce BIG and RICH red wines that don't require the same price points as some of the California peers because, quite frankly, the costs to make them in Almansa are simply not as big as they are in Napa.

So here we go, for six days only, maybe my favorite wine in the store for what is an absolutely silly price.

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 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

So I am really into this wine...and now the deal is going away

10.07.2022

2017 Copain "Les Voisins" Syrah

Release Price: $36.00 (click HERE to see) 
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)
SAVE 31%



Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Maybe one of my favorite finds over the last 12 months has been the 2017 Copain "Les Voisins" Syrah.

I would love to blind taste anyone on this wine and ask them what they think it is. Some people don't drink Syrah, or say they only like Cab or Pinot etc. But I think anyone who tasted this completely blind, not knowing a thing about it, would really fall in love with it.

Why? Because it’s clean and redolent with fresh, well-preserved fruits of red and black cherries, along with the spices of new barrels (cinnamon, pepper, allspice and toast).

So if this is all so awesome, why am I a little sad? Well, our deal on this wine has run its course (at least until we can make the winery change their mind) and we have just 350 bottles left (thats less than 4 cases per store!).

If you're looking to step a little outside of your normal routine and find some greatness in some wine, I would look no further than Les Voisins...just don't fall too hard for it!

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

To order you can:



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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

Klinker Brick Old Ghost - Lowest US Price!

10.06.2022

2019 Klinker Brick Old Ghost Zinfandel

Release Price: $46.99 
winestore. Price: $34.94 (net)
SAVE 26%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*

Wines made from 100% Zinfandel need to be gettin' more love around here...after all, a lot of your favorite wines are Zinfandel based (Prisoner anyone?)

As for Klinker Brick Old Ghost, it is the flagship product from this Zinfandel focused outfit. Does it have enough alcohol to run your hybrid (clocking in at a wild 15.9%)? Yes. But you won’t notice it one bit. Huge fruit, smooth as silk and a true full bodied Zin for all you Zinfandel fanatics out there. This wine packaging also happens to align perfectly with all things October 😂

As an added bonus this Thursday morning, I submit for your enjoyment maybe the greatest wine promotional video ever made...and it just happens to be about Zinfandel. You can find it HERE.

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

To order you can:



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Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

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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 on this Tuscan Superstar!

10.05.2022

2019 Tenuta Luce Lucente

Wine.com Price: $27.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $19.45 (net)

The Luce Estate in Montalcino I think may be one of the most beautiful places on earth. While I don't like to judge a book by its cover, typically operators that spend this much money in the vineyard and on their facilities churn out quality product.

So it should be no surprise that the flagship wine from this estate, Luce, rests easy in a world of 99 and 100 point scores and $135 price tags. That said, not all of their wine costs and arm and a leg, and the quality doesn't suffer.

Lucente is the second wine to Luce and is absurdly delicious at a very reasonable price. This also happens to be the lowest price we have ever been able to offer Lucente...and I'm not quite sure how long that is going to last (you know, inflation 😭). You can read a bit more about the wine and see some photos of the estate here.

So today we've got for you a superstar from Montalcino, lowest price in the US, and a perfect pair for the upcoming weekend. We ready?

Let's get to it!

To order you can:

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Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

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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

Is it the best value in the store...on sale???

09.29.2022

2021 Carmita

750ml Bottle
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%



MAGNUM Bottle (1.5L)
Release Price: $30.00
SALE Price: $17.99 (net)
SAVE 40%



Lowest Prices in the US!

NEW VINTAGE

Sale runs September 29th - Sunday October 2nd, 2022

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
 
The new vintage of Carmita has arrived, and a hurricane is inbound. So how about regular bottles for $7.99 and magnums for $17.99 to help make it through the weekend?

It's tough for me to explain how much I like this wine. It very well may be the best value wine I have ever tasted. Find me some other wine that delivers this kind of experience at $7.99...I just don't think it's possible. (If you do, we need to know about it! E-mail us HERE)

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.

Added bonus for this offering today, we are going to give you a recipe pairing for a dish that may be my favorite of all time (especially with this wine) - Picadillo. If you've never had it, and you like ground beef and pork, prepare yourself for a potential life changing experience. You can locate the recipe HERE.

So now that you have one of your weekend night dinner plans all set up, 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 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

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Winner of the Caymus Blind Tasting is...

09.27.2022

2019 Willowlake Cabernet Sauvignon

Top 3 Wines in terms of voting:
1) Willowlake Cabernet Sauvignon ($29.99)
2) Cape Charles Cabernet Sauvignon ($24.99)
3) Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon ($69.97)

2019 Willowlake Sonoma County Cabernet
Release Price: Somewhere between $80 and $150 per bottle
winestore. Price: $29.99 (net)
SAVE 63%+



Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

So the votes from our blind tasting are in, and there was a clear winner - 2019 Willowlake Cabernet.

I have to say I'm not surprised.

We told you when this wine was released in August that this Cabernet was "the best 100% Cabernet under $50 we will offer you this year (other than Cape Charles)."

We also noted; "You are not going to find 100% Cabernet from Napa or Sonoma for $29.99 per bottle that is going to outdrink the quality of this - full stop."

I think you all may agree with us! Major shout out to 2nd place winner Cape Charles Cabernet and the 3rd place winner Caymus Cabernet!

What did we originally tell you about Willowlake?



From that table of insanity comes the best 100% Cabernet under $50 we will offer you this year (other than Cape Charles).

So yes - on that table was a sample from a lot of 6 barrels of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a winery that while I can't tell you their name, I can tell you up until we bought the lot we had never heard of them. That sample was brought to us by Baron Ziegler (who I mentioned to you last week)
 
Clearly other people had heard of this estate though. Their winemaker is one of the most legendary female winemakers in California history. Their $150 Cabernets regularly receive insanely high scores (the 2019 Estate Cabernet - the same vintage as our juice - received 98 points from James Suckling). Their program apparently was so successful that they even started bottling some of their leftover juice themselves (vs. bulking it out) and were still charging $80 per bottle!!
 
This is dense, dark, tannic Cabernet for those of you that like the big stuff - but it is not over the top. First sip you can tell the quality of the fruit, and the craftsmanship.
 
With everything going on with the supply chain regarding dry goods, the massive shortage of wine, and all the inflationary pressures out there right now, I am able to tell you this; You are not going to find 100% Cabernet from Napa or Sonoma for $29.99 per bottle that is going to outdrink the quality of this - full stop.

So if you were waiting to see what all the fuss is about, now may be the time to check in 😁

I know what I'm drinking tonight!
 

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



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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

Ready for a sparkling wine for less than $15 that will rock your world?

09.23.2022

Roche Bousseau Saumur Brut

Release Price: $30.00
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)

Have we got something for you today!

The old saying about academia is that the battles are so fierce because the stakes are so small, and pointless arguments about which grape is the “greatest” are similarly stupid. There are tens of thousands of grapes and most people have had only a handful so what do we collectively know?

But now that I’ve raised the issue, shouldn't Chenin Blanc be in the discussion? It can be stunningly complex and long-lived as a dry wine, off-dry wine, sweet wine and even dessert wine. If that weren’t enough, the grape can also offer silky and complex sparkling wine. This has 20% Chardonnay to add to its richness, eighteen months on the lees, and more character than you can imagine unless you are already familiar with sparkling Chenin.

You'll find other Chenin Blanc aged in the caves of Saumur at prices like $38.00 (HERE) and $30.00 (HERE) - but we have found nothing even remotely close to this quality at $14.99. It's like a little celebration for your taste buds and your wallet, all at the same time 😁

So let's get to it, shall we? 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 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

Taste Caymus Cabernet BLIND vs. $25 Rivals

09.22.2022

Taste Caymus Cabernet Blind!

Saturday September 24th, 2022
11am-8pm 
All Day Long!!

Featuring 2020 Caymus Cabernet!

It's been a minute since our last blind tasting (or any real themed tasting for that matter). Actually it's been about 1,313,280 minutes...but who's counting 😂

Prior to the pandemic, blind tastings had become something of a crowd favorite here at winestore., and why wouldn't they be!?! Blind tasting is just flat out fun!!

That is why we are beyond excited to let you know our blind tasting schedule is getting back in action, and we're starting with one of the all time favorites!

Caymus Cabernet is one of the hottest selling wines in any given year, but if we placed it in a lineup with less expensive offerings - could you pick it out? Would it still be your favorite? We're going to find out this weekend!

I mean, a Ducati is supposed to go faster than a bicycle, and a $75 wine is supposed to taste better than a $25 one. Right? Well, maybe not. A wine's success isn't measured in MpH, it's measured in the taste that is transferred from the glass to your mouth. If you don't know the price, can't see the label, and can't hear someone waxing poetic in your ear about the wine's "score," then all that is left is the juice and your taste buds. It's a scary proposition for any winemaker. That's why you have marketing departments that design catchy labels, create campaigns to build a wine's image, and spend all of their time and energy essentially trying to convince consumers that a wine is great. The problem is that you can't out "market" a blind tasting.

A crisp, dry, white wine for $14.99 that you need to know about!

09.21.2022

2021 Maison Latour Renard Blanc

Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)

That red Chateauneuf du Pape dead ringer we told you about has a sister white wine...and it is every bit as stunning as its red counterpart.

A white blend of Vermentino and Clairette from the region called Saint Guilhem le Désert is something maybe you haven’t heard of - and that’s okay. But you might want to know that perhaps the most famous and most highly regarded wine in all of Languedoc-Roussillon, Mas de Daumas, is part of this area. Those wines? $40 and up.

What I find most interesting though is how a wine that is packaged this beautifully, that is this well made, from a small medieval town in the middle of almost nowhere south of France can show up half way across the planet on the shelf for only $14.99. It's tough to really comprehend...but lets not look a gift horse in the mouth!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!

To order you can:

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Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

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Yes, I do need more delicious $12.99 red wine in my life!

09.20.2022

2021 L'Azerolle Minervois Rouge

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

Much of southern European wine is ancient but Minervois carries its history loudly and proudly; local cave paintings and fossilized footprints confirm human activity here more than 8000 years ago. The town of Minerve, only 25 miles from the Mediterranean is named after the Greek goddess Minerva, and the vines here probably arrived with the Greeks in the 6th century BC.

The area prospered under the Roman Empire and its thirst for all such local wines, but in the last century or so the region’s reputation declined. Chateau Mirausse may have something to say about that...

Under the steady hand of Raymond Julien for the last 20 years, this estate has been churning out some extremely high quality red wine...at prices that are sure to please. Here, the two most important Rhone grapes, Syrah and Grenache, are given the stage along with the no less intense grape Cinsault, all drawn from 50-year-old vines.

Easy drinking and easy on the pocketbook. A combo I can always get behind!

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

Robert Foley Griffin!

09.15.2022

2017 Robert Foley "The Griffin"

Winery Price: $42.00
winestore. Price: $34.99 (net)

I miss Bob Foley.

I used to see him a lot because I was obsessed with Pride Mountain Vineyards, producer of one of the world’s great Merlots. Bob started at Heitz Cellars, but more importantly spent 15 years as the founding winemaker for Markham Vineyards (more great Merlot). Then in 1992, Bob began another 15 years as the founding winemaker for Pride Mountain Vineyards. He also created the highly acclaimed Switchback Ridge, Hourglass, Paloma, and School House wines. Now he has his own eponymous winery on Howell Mountain, and I don't get there (too many other places to be) but there he makes Cabernets as well as various blends, like The Griffin, the Foley Family crest in Irish heraldry and a blend of the best in the red wine cellar: Merlot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Charbono, Petit Verdot, and sometimes others.

Those of you that know The Griffin, love The Griffin, and the new 2017 vintage has finally arrived. We will also have it on the tasting machine at all 8 stores through the weekend so you can see what all the fuss is about!

Is it the weekend yet? 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

Lowest US Price on Epic Chianti Classico!

09.14.2022

2018 Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri

Release Price: $28.00 
winestore. Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 28%



Lowest Online Price in the US! 

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

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, again 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!

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

Benieres for $9.99...because we can't help ourselves!

09.07.2022

We could not resist...Benières at $9.99!

2020 Benières Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%



2020 Benières Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%



SALE Price good through Sunday September 11th, 2022

Lowest Online Prices in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

We hit the point last weekend where so many people had asked "Why can't Benières be part of the Labor Day sale?!?!?", that we just decided we had to go ahead and put it on sale this week.

Our #1 goal here is to give the people what they want - so here we go!



We told you back in December 2021 that for the 2nd 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 lowest possible 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 all!
 

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