The Enomatic
Here's what's currently/recently on tap:
Reds
1. Mas Granier - Coteaux de Languedoc "La Clemence" - Eastern Languedoc, France ($16.99)
2. Case Ibidini - Nero d'Avola -Sicily, Italy ($12.99)
3. Mocali - "I Piaggioni" - Tuscany, Italy ($16.99)
4. Cooper Mountain - Pinot Noir "Cooper Hill" - Willamette, Oregon ($17.99)
5. Bodegas El Castillo - "Argum" Joven - Castile-La Mancha, Spain ($10.99)
6. Bodegas Francisco Casas - Toro Seleccion "Gamazo" - Toro, Spain ($14.99)
7. Chateau Peybrun - Cadillac Rouge - Bordeaux, France ($19.99)
8. Georges Descombes - Morgon - Vieilles Vignes - Beaujolais, France ($31.99)
Whites
1. Eric de Suremain - Rully Blanc 1er Cru - Burgundy, France ($31.99)
2. La Croix Gratiot - Rosé "Rosephine" - Languedoc, France ($9.99)
3. Domaine de Mirail - Colombard - Gascogne, France ($11.99)
4. Seifried - Sauvignon Blanc - Nelson, NZ ($19.99)
Six for $60
This Month's Six for $60 deal:
These six reds or six whites for $60 plus tax. You can double down and buy two: one of each or two of one, for $110 plus tax. Sorry, no other discounts apply.
6 Reds
Mocali - Rosso Toscana "I Piaggioni"; Rybinski - Cahors; Fracastel - Douro "Lua Nova"; Altosur. - Malbec; Vieux Clocher - Ventoux; Mas Montel - Rouge "Cuvée Psalmodi"
6 Whites
Don Rodolfo - Torrontes; Steininger - "Young"; Domaine de Mirail - Colombard; Garofoli - "Antica Osteria" Bianco; Bliss - Sauvignon Blanc; Domaine Berane - Ventoux Rosé
Grove Winery Harvest and Grape Stomp
Durham - Crunchy on the Outside, Warm and Delicious on the Inside
The Enomatic - Self Serve Wine Tasting
The Enomatic is a self serve wine tasting machine from Italy, but here in Durham we like to think of it as the "Enoriver of Wine." We have 12 wines on tap - 4 white and 8 red. The selections change all the time. You purchase an Enomatic "debit" card at the register. Plug it in and have some fun trying new grape varietals, new wine regions and wines of all prices. When the card runs low on value, just recharge it at the register. It's yours to keep and reuse over and over. We have free tastings every Saturday between 12 and 3 PM at the bar and the rest of the time we have...the Enomatic! The cards make a great gift.
State of Things Interview
Frank Stasio of WUNC's "The State of Things" interviewed the Grand Poobah Wine Swami and Salamanzar about Wine Authorities and our philosophy. You can hear the interview by clicking on the picture. The interview aired Tuesday November 25, 2008.
WATV - Wine Authorities Video Library
Food & Wine Magazine
Food & Wine Magazine's April 2008 issue had a story on Wine Authorities! Click their logo to see the article.
Wine Authorities' Tuscan Bean Recipe
As promised from our Central Italy: Mid-thigh on the boot class here is the official Wine Authorities Tuscan style white bean recipe.
Wine Authorities list of additives allowed in wine
The corporate wine business demands that their wine be consistent and familiar using the cheapest grapes possible. This poor quality wine can be chemically adjusted with a tremendous number of ingredients to make it look, smell, taste and feel like the highly rated wines demanded by today's most famous wine critics. In general, small producers do not have the same need, laboratories, or interest in modifying their wines, so you rarely find these additives in their wine. Click the above image and be surprised by what you're likely to be drinking if you're buying wine off the grocery store shelves.
Article on Chemical Wine Making
"Wine makers are packing their bottles with artificial additives that reduce wine to "alcoholic cola", according to an investigation." What you should know about the mass produced wines and the ingredients they don't want you to know about.
Wine Authorities' Sangria Recipe
Here is our version of Sangria for the summer hot weather. We recommend our Aliaga - Tempranillo for the base red wine and Mas Codina - Brut Cava to add the sparkle. Click the sangria pitcher for the full recipe.
Chow.com Top 10
Chow.com included Wine Authorities among five of the best wine stores in the U.S. in this top 10 list of imported wines under $10 this week. Check out the article by clicking the picture.
WA in Fifteen 501 Magazine
Fifteen 501 Magazine's culinary corner features a wine Authorities' column about wines from Spain & Portugal.