The perfect wine for the pool, 🏖️ or 🚤 - On Sale for $7.99!
05.08.2024
2023 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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SALE runs Wednesday May 8th - Sunday May 12th, 2024
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Our release party for the 2023 vintage rosé season is in full swing, and my favorite of all time is on deck!
I should also note, that SWIMBAD has been on sale for $7.99 per bottle only one other time, and that was October of 2021. So get ready for some fireworks!
I also wanted to comment on how much I love that I can buy wine like this for $7.99. I went to a restaurant for lunch yesterday and they tried to charge me $21 for a Cheeseburger and then an extra $6 for a side of fries. I'd rather just buy 3 bottles of SWIMBAD 😂
What do we know about SWIMBAD Rosé?
- The wine is delicious, and at this price point, 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?)
I think this online review kinda sums up my feelings perfectly:
Added bonus, we will have Swimbad Rosé to taste on the machines at all eight stores for only $0.01 all week long!
I'm chilling one for late this afternoon, turning up this song, and getting ready for summer!
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Outrageous $9.99 Cabernet Value! 🤯
05.07.2024
2021 Seigneur du Feu Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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How does a wine become the #15 best selling wine in the entire store so far in 2024 and we have not even mentioned in a newsletter once?
It happens when people try it, and then keep buying it over and over and over again.
Have your friends been keeping it a secret?!?!
What's the story behind the wine?
Throughout the last two centuries of winedom, French wine has been aged in French oak. Or has it? In the 19th century, French forests, planted for warships, were plentiful enough for barrels too. In the early 20th century, barrels made from Eastern European oak became more common, especially after WWI decimated French forests. But they were replanted with purpose; the barrel industry returned and has dominated the idea of top flight wine ever since. Yet, American oak is crucial to many other wine regions: Spain, Australia, the U.S., maybe even Silver Oak (they love that vanilla smell). So this is a southern French Cab with American oak’s lashing of coconut and sawdust – the classic aromas of American oak barrels.
Maybe think Silver Oak from France, but only costs $9.99?
See what all the fuss is about!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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Napa Cabernet for the weekend! 🍷
05.02.2024
2021 Round Pond Rutherford Cabernet
Wine.com Price: $85.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $59.99 (net)
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How about a deal on a nice bottle for this weekend? Or even for tonight?
The winner of one of our Silver Oak Blind Tastings (and winner by not a small margin :), Round Pond Rutherford Estate Cabernet really is something else.
I honestly can’t tell you why there is not more noise about Round Pond wines. They’re legitimately serious Napa wines. It’s a second-generation wine estate in Rutherford with more than 350 acres of central Napa Valley vineyards, along with 5 acres of organic gardens, 12 acres of olive orchards, and one of the only two olive mills in the region, all from a family dedicated to sustainable farming and production. Before the winery opened in 1983, they used their substantial vineyard lands to supply many other, more celebrated wineries (all the big names you know).
This blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Syrah offers the best possible example of what Round Pond is accomplishing that is so incomparable and indescribable.
As always, THANK YOU for your business.
We hope you enjoy this wine! Is it the weekend yet?
Our #1 Selling Rosé has returned - and on SALE for $9.99!
05.01.2024
2023 Larme en Rose Rosé
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE runs Wednesday May 1st - Sunday May 5th, 2024
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It's gonna be May!
When the new vintage of your best selling rosé comes back in stock, and it's May 1st, you just have to celebrate, don't you?
I get why we all love it so much...I mean, the wine is delicious...and at the sale price of $9.99 it is just a silly value.
Why is the wine so special?
Well, if you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.
Larme has all this and more in spades.
$9.99 per bottle. 5 days only.
So lets get to it! Happy Wednesday all!
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This will be THE rosé of summer...again!
04.26.2024
2023 Bleu Blanc Thau Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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THE rosé of summer 2023 is back for a repeat performance...so let the feeding frenzy begin.
Anecdotally I can tell you that after one glass my wife declared that this is the only rosé she is going to be drinking all summer...and that was before I even told her the price!
So what is the deal here?
Last year, when we learned that the winery behind white wine value superstar Bleu Blanc Thau also made a rosé, we had to try it. So we did...and it was amazing (these guys are good).
Then we found out the price...and folks, this is a back up the truck type of situation if there ever was one!
The south of France has been home to a sea of vines for centuries, though its heyday was the late 19th century after the newly built railroad allowed shipments to fill the carafes of Parisian cafes. Cotes de Thau is gaining notoriety for its rosé wines grown beneath the former volcano of Agde, with a mix of garrigue, sand, nearby sea and lagoons. The Bleu Blanc Thau Rosé is a blend of Cinsault and Merlot made in a crisp, clean, even racy style of pink wine.
So if rosé is your thing (and in the spring and summer it is definitely my thing), you'll want to jump on this bandwagon.
The only real hiccup here is that only 224 cases come into North Carolina per YEAR. So get while the gettin' is good!
I know what I'm drinking tonight! TGIF!
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I could not be more into Picpoul right now...😂
04.23.2024
2022 Florensac Picpoul "Le Sélection"
Release Price: $25.00
winestore. Price: $17.99 (net)
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I could not be more into Picpoul right now (read more about that grape here). It dominates the white wine selections in my home at the moment.
Here’s what you should know about Picpoul: it’s never bad, sometimes good...and then every now and again you stumble across one like this, that is really something special.
Let’s think about this for a second: lots of grapes (I’m looking at you, Pinot Noir) are sometimes good, rarely great and often dull. So there’s a lot to be said for grapes that never stink. Just saying, though I haven’t usually cared about Picpoul. But I want to be clear about my POV; about the time I decided I was no longer going to think about the Picpoul grape and didn’t think it could age, I tasted a Picpoul de Pinet that was six years old and it was utterly delicious. That’s the thing about wine: if you’re paying attention, you’re constantly learning how little you know.
So, this is a long-winded, sideways recommendation for this wine 😂
If crisp, dry and delicious white wine is your thing, and it definitely is mine, this deserves a place in your rotation.
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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$7.99 through Sunday - Do Not Miss! 🤯
04.17.2024
2022 Bleu Blanc Thau
Release Price: $14.99 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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Sale runs Wednesday April 17th - Sunday April 21st, 2024
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I'm gonna cut to the chase here...
I think Bleu Blanc Thau at the sale price of $7.99 may be the best white value and one of the best overall value wines in the store...and in a world where bacon costs $12.99 at the grocery store value is what I am looking for!
Many of you know it as the blue top wine, the wine with fish on the label, BBT, or many other names we've heard it called - but one thing is for certain...people are calling for it every day!
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 and Terret Blanc from the hills around them and called it Bleu Blanc and its straight up silly value.
Happy Wednesday!
When does the weekend start?
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First time in the US! 🔥
04.16.2024
2022 Julien de L'Embisque Viognier
Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
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This wine arrived middle of last year and quickly entered our Top 25 best sellers.
What really blew us away about this stat is that we realized we have not one time sent a newsletter out about this wine. It just took off on its own - as many of the most delicious wines do...
Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, which has been organically farmed for many years, owns a diversity of terroirs throughout the southern Rhône Valley. They grow most of the diverse grape varieties of the valley too: Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Marselan and a little known grape called Couston for the reds, and Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Muscat á Petit Grain and Muscat d'Alexandre for the whites.
The entire estate is surrounded by forest and interspersed with hedges. All this creates an ecosystem that allows them to farm without any use of insecticides. This 100% Viognier showcases everything their estate is about - and you have the added bonus of being the only people in the United States with access to this wine!
I've said it many times over the last several months, but never before have we had such an insane amount of depth and breadth in our sub $15 wine offerings. This wine is a prime example of what we're talking about. Just in case you don't believe us, we'll have it on the tasting machine now through Sunday for only $0.25 per taste...because we wouldn't want you to miss out on all the fun. 😁
Not sure about you, but I know what I'm drinking tonight! Let's do this!
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The "If you know, you know" Rosé...
04.12.2024
2023 La Culottée Rosé
Release Price: $16.99
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SALE runs through Sunday April 14th, 2024
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I feel like Masters week is the official start to rosé season.
I mean, yes, rosé is a year round beverage - but this week kicks off the end of Spring Break and the push towards summer, warm weather is (hopefully) here to stay, and people just seem to be celebrating the end of winter.
So every Friday in April we're putting our brand new rosé arrivals ON SALE to celebrate all things the pink drink.
First up?
In my opinion maybe THE "if you know, you know" rosé is La Culottée. (made by the same people that make Prejuges and Le Batard that we told you about yesterday!).
This 100% Caladoc wine (what is Caladoc? It's a hybrid grape that is a cross between Grenache and Malbec) is barrel-fermented, though it is still recognizably rosé in style.
Needless to say, barrel-fermented rosé is anomalous anywhere, much less in southern France. The barrels are over-sized, and the wine has no added sulfur or added yeast. Dry, clean and perfect when served chilled on a sunny day, just like you would the rest of the rosés you’re slamming this summer.
Things I love about this wine include:
- The grape is unqiue and cool
- Organic and no added sulfites for those of you into such things
- The color is insanely gorgeous, and the picture does not do it justice
- The wine itself is delicious
- Lowest price in the US
Only 2,000 bottles were made!
We're telling you, but don't let too many people in on this...let's keep it between us...if you know, you know 😁
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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Is It The Best Value Wine of All Time?
04.10.2024
Is It The Best Value Wine of All Time?
2022 Benières Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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2022 Benières Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE Price good through Sunday April 14th, 2024
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The biggest sale we run every spring is Benières for $9.99, and the day has finally arrived.
Benières Pinot Noir, which you all have gobbled up to the tune of more than 200,000 bottles (that is a lot of wine) in the last 36 months, has been out of stock for almost 3 months 👀
We told you back in December that for the 4th year in a row Benières Pinot Noir and Chardonnay didn't win the voting here for our Wine of the Year, but maybe they should have. That we were not sure there is any brand we carry more on fire than Benieres - and that there is no brand bringing more thunder when it comes to the quality / price ratio than these wines right now.
The guy who wrote the review above about the Benières Pinot Noir clearly agrees 😂 My guess is he is buying a case at this price.
As always, thank you for your support. We work hard every single day to bring you the best possible customer service, the greatest quality wines, and the guaranteed lowest prices...and it is because of you that we are able to make that happen.
You guys know the drill!
Let's do this! Happy Wednesday!
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Pinot Noir Lovers Rejoice!
04.09.2024
2021 Domaine des Farondes Bourgogne
Release Price: $23.99 net (Click HERE to see)
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Burgundy is a tricky place to buy wine.
If you want to spend a small fortune, you can do that, and if you choose carefully, you will get something great. A rather large dose of luck is required as well, since it might be a great wine that isn’t ready to drink.
White Burgundy can be a little more predictable; buy from the right name and you’re solid. Unless you wait too long to drink it and it develops premature oxidation (premox, it’s called, but we can save that for another day).
But move down the ladder to the Bourgogne Rouges and Blancs and things become far more assured. Take this thirty-seven-acre estate down in the Maconnais where the family has been producing wines for four generations. At this price, you’re not risking too much and in fact winemaker Jean-Philippe Prétet creates elegant, pretty Pinot Noir from his twenty-five-year-old vines. No trickiness, only treats.
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
Happy Tuesday All! (Pro tip - this wine is so much better if you throw it in the fridge for 15-30 min before drinking 😁)
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A little sparkling on sale through Sunday!
03.29.2024
Roche Bousseau Saumur Brut
Roche Bousseau Saumur Brut
Release Price: $21.99 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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We will have the wine open for FREE to taste all day tomorrow from 9am - 8pm!
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Please note we will be closed Sunday March 31st, 2024 in observance of the Easter Holiday - but our website will still be active with all sale prices.
The start of a holiday weekend for some. The start of spring break for some others. The start of maybe the most beautiful weekend weather of 2024 for everyone.
What's not to love. So we decided to put our favorite sparkling wine ON SALE through Sunday!
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 $44.00 (HERE) and $31.00 (HERE) - but we have found nothing even remotely close to this quality at $12.99. Like no joke. It may be the best sparkling wine of all time at $12.99 - and I heard that from some people that only drink sparkling wine.
It's like a little celebration for your taste buds, your wallet, and your friends and family - all at the same time 😁
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I need more $12.99 Pinot Noir like this in my life...😍
03.27.2024
2022 Vellas "Saint Nicolas" Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
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Domaine Vellas has been on quite the tear as of late.
They seemed to have hit a sweet spot of producing delicious wine, developing incredible packaging and pricing their wines so aggressively that it has people all over the wine world talking.
Up until last fall, the one area that remained unconquered for them was Pinot Noir.
Everybody talks about how difficult Pinot Noir is to grow but, to be honest, it’s not that hard to grow it. It’s just hard to make it taste like Pinot Noir, rather than a generic red wine. You’ve got to grow it in a nice place where things cool off at night, as happens in this little spot of the Languedoc, protected from the afternoon sun.
The thing about this Pinot Noir release from Vellas is that maybe it won’t change your world, but it will taste like Pinot Noir that makes you want to drink some more - and at $12.99 per bottle that is something I need more of in my life!
I would love more producers (and this doesn't just apply to wine) to be showing me how they are able to push the boundaries of high quality and low prices.
Too often right now I feel like we are all getting hit with the exact opposite of that out in the world marketplace - we're getting low quality products pushed on us at every turn, at prices that make my head spin! Nobody has time for that nonsense.
Kudos to the team at Domaine Vellas for bringing this to market. I took a six pack home to get it in the rotation as my new house wine!
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We've been waiting ONE YEAR for this to arrive... 🔥
03.22.2024
2021 Vellas Grandes Arenes
Release Price: $30.00
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You are the first people in the United States to get to see what may go down as one of the best glass bottles I have ever seen, matched with some super delicious red wine made by winemaking superstar Nicholas Vellas.
We first saw this bottle in February of 2023, and we have been waiting to get our allotment of this wine for an entire YEAR. Finally, it has arrived and we could not be more pumped to bring it to you.
Why do we love it so much (in addition to the glass?!) - a video of the bottle can be found here.
The wine is made from Syrah and Grenache in more or less equal proportions here, and this exhibits what makes Costières de Nimes an increasingly popular and important sub-region of the Rhone Valley. It benefits from the same Mediterranean sun and breezes, and the same limestone soils, as any other southern Rhone appellation.
But here's the catch - unlike so much Châteauneuf-duPape, this stuff is actually affordable!
To kick off March Madness, we'll have this on the tasting machine at all 8 stores for just $0.01 all weekend long.
TGIF y'all!
Let's do this!
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Steakhouse error - you win... 😍
03.20.2024
2022 Alexana Terroir Series Pinot Noir
Total Wine Price: $41.99 (HERE - 2021 vintage)*
SALE Price: $29.99 (net)
SAVE 28%
Lowest Online Price in the US!
*Curbside Pickup Always Available!*
Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!
We’ve been getting lots of deal offers lately, but every now and again we get one that has to do with a national restaurant chain not taking what they promised a winery, and then the winery has to figure out what they can do with the inventory.
Enter 2022 Alexana Terroir Series Pinot Noir.
Apparently a chain that is not to be named was not able to fill their commitment (they do have good steaks though), so we get to step in and pick up some amazing juice at a great price. It kinda feels like those cards out of Community Chest in Monopoly. "Steakhouse chain mixup - great wine coming your way"
If you’re not familiar with the story behind Alexana, it is a great one. Dr. Madaiah Revana created this estate in 2005 fulfilling an obsession with Pinot Noir. Alexana is named after his daughter and is located in the Dundee Hills appellation, 28 miles southwest of Portland. His portion of the Red Hills of Dundee is defined by ridges that run north and south, with small valleys on the east, south and west sides. Located between 360 and 640 feet above sea level, the site has eighteen soil types spread over a combination of rolling hills, steep slopes and rugged terrain. Revana Estate is 80 acres, L.I.V.E. Certified, and planted to ten clones of Pinot Noir on those eighteen different soils. Each block is vinified separately and then blended together and aged for eleven months in one-third new French oak barrels.
If this sounds like a lot of action - it is. Nearly 20 years in, the investments Dr. Revana made have really paid off. Alexana produces world class Pinot Noir and Cabernet (along with a few other things), with prices to match. So when we can drink any of their wines, especially the Pinot, for less than $30, we are all in.
No hesitation, never a doubt.
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
*Total Wine Price taken at 11:39 am on March 19th, 2024 from their Charlotte, Myers Park location
Bonanza Cabernet from your friends at Caymus for only $14.99 👀
03.14.2024
NV Bonanza Cabernet
Wine.com Price: $19.99 (HERE)
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 25%
Tied for Lowest Price in the US!
Reminder we open at 9am Thursday - Saturday!
*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
Whenever we get a chance to offer Bonanza at $14.99, we jump at the opportunity. Cabernet for less than $15 from maybe the Cabernet Sauvignon powerhouse family in the United States? Yes, please!
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 Thursday. It's made by the same people that make Caymus. It's $14.99 per bottle. Let's just keep it at that, shall we?
Happy Thursday you guys!
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
Yes, Highland Falls is on sale for $9.99 - let's goooo! 🔥
03.12.2024
2021 Highland Falls Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99
SAVE 50%
Lowest Price in the US!
ON SALE Through March 17th, 2024
*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
In a world where I feel like everything is starting to cost an arm and a leg, we continue to celebrate value here at winestore.
I'm not talking about just paying less for a product for the sake of paying less - I'm talking about real value. That feeling when you know you're paying less money for a high quality product and you get that ever so satisfied feeling.😁
Highland Falls at $9.99 is darn near the top of that value list for me.
It was our 2020 Wine of the Year, it sold more bottles than any other wine in 2021, and the momentum seems to only be picking up speed... (so much so the winery was out of stock for 4 months in 2022 and 3 months in 2023)
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, Sebastiani 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.
At this price, it still holds the red wine sales record for a 5 day stretch...and I understand why.
Off we go!
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
Second time ever at $24.99 - What a time to be alive 😍
03.08.2024
2019 Mas de Corasado
Avg Vivino User Price: $39.99 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $24.99 (net)
SAVE 38%
Lowest Online Price in the US!
Reminder we open at 9am today and Saturday!
*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
No better time than spring to be a wine buyer. Wineries are clearing out the remaning vintage wines and there are deals to be had!
What will go down as one of the top deals of Spring 2024 will be Mas de Corasado at $24.99 per bottle. We bought their remaining 224 six packs to get this price. That is just 28 six packs available at each store!
Mas de Corasado (a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Monastrell and Carignan), is a former winner of the Caymus Cabernet Blind Tasting and the force behind this gem, Bodegas Lo Nuevo, has their hands in some of the biggest names in Spanish wine, and the quality of this offering surely shows.
How good is this deal?
Wine Searcher says the most recent global avg price on this wine is $50.
Over 128 reviews on Vivino with a 4.4 star rating and those 128 users reported an avg purchase price of nearly $40 per bottle on this wine.
I especially loved this one I read:
So let's keep it short and sweet this Friday morning, shall we?
I know what I'm drinking tonight (I actually had some last night too, but that's a win, right?!)
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
41% off Total Wine - BR Cohn for $9.99! 🔥
03.06.2024
BR Cohn Silver Label Cabernet
Total Wine Price: $16.99 (Click HERE to see)*
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 41%
Lowest Online Price in the US!
*Curbside Pickup Always Available*
One of the foundations of our business model is that when we get a better price on an item, YOU get a better price on the item.
Once a year for the last two years the people at BR Cohn let us bring in a huge pop of this wine at $9.99, and it literally walks itself out the door. It's no surprise though, the wine is delicious and this is the lowest price this wine has ever been offered in the USA (that we can find).
The only real downside? We get one shot to buy in - and when it's gone we just have to wait till 2025.
This year there are 336 cases available. Last year you all bought 280 cases of this wine at $9.99 in 6 days. Just a heads up!
The Cohn family has a long history in the wine trade of Northern California (as well as a history of managing The Doobie Brothers but we must save that for another time...I'm serious). They were one of the original fruit sources for wineries like Sebastiani and Gundlach Bundschu and since 1984 they have been producing their own wines as well. Their first winemaker? Helen Turley. You read that correctly. She's like kind of a big deal right now...just like this wine!
Their Silver Label Cabernet is a staple of fine dining establishments across the country...one taste and it is easy to see why. It's rich, easy drinking and complex Cabernet at a friendly price point.
First come, first served. You guys know what to do!
Happy Wednesday!
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
*Total Wine Price taken on Wednesday March 6th at 8:27 am from their Charlotte, NC (Myers Park) store location
The #1 wine from our Holiday Case! - 57% off?! 👀
03.05.2024
2022 Maison de Rue 37 Rasteau
Release Price: $35.00
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)
Lowest Online Price in the USA!
SALE runs Tuesday March 5th - Sunday March 10th, 2024
I think it is official now, the #1 most sought after, most repeat purchased etc. out of our Holiday Advent box is Rue 37.
Of all the texts and e-mails we got regarding this wine, my favorite was from two weeks ago. (and really what got us excited to put this on sale). It simply said. "Hey, Rue 37 is soo bad a**. Please set another six pack aside."
In our running for our wine of the year last year, this wine represents everything we could ever want in a bold red wine...and on sale for $14.99 it suddenly vaults into the realm of becoming the top Rasteau value available in the US right now.
Don't believe me? Just start by trying to find a wine from Rasteau (when thinking Rasteau think Chateauneuf du Pape, Cotes du Rhone, Gigondas etc.) for less than $15...👀
Aside from sounding like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Midnight Cowboy (hey, I'm walking here!), Rasteau is one of the genuine values in red wine. More or less baby Chateauneuf, Rasteau these days mimics the blend that has evolved in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and now extends to other critical areas of the Southern Rhone: 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 5% other (in this case, Cinsault). It reflects a perceived truism of wine: if you want to create complexity in warm climates, you need additional grapes. It helps that these vines are between 30 and 50 years old, facing a most helpful southeast towards the famed Dentelles de Montmirail (the “teeth of Montmirail”, don’t you know), so they pick up all the morning sun and avoid the harsh sunlight of the late afternoon.
Old vines, low yields, perfect location? What is not to love.
A great one not to miss out on. I know what I'm drinking tonight!
Also - Vivino says the average purchase price is $49...so not sure what that is about but it makes me love this even more!
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