Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Russian River Chardonnay 40% off!

2007 Lily Russian River Chardonnay
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Regular Price: $24.99
Winestore Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 40%

Lily used to make some amazing wine (heck, we used to sell their $25 Russian River Pinot Noir by the truck load) but the winery did not survive the credit crunch and thus they had to liquidate their stock. That is how we are able to bring you this ROCKING Russian River Chardonnay for only $14.99. It's a great wine for that upcoming holiday party, gifts for friends and colleagues, that bottle you need to bring over to your neighbor, or just because you want to drink some amazing wine on the cheap this weekend.

What we have in stock is all there will ever be of this beauty - so get while the gettin' is good!

To order you can:

Order online by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944



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Friday, November 26, 2010

Get $25 back from American Express at Winestore this Saturday November 27th

Celebrate Small Business Saturday at Winestore!
Saturday November 27th, 2010
All Day Long!



This Saturday, November 27, 2010 marks the first ever Small Business Saturday. On Small Business Saturday, American Express Cardmembers will receive a $25 statement credit on any purchase of at least $25 when they shop at either winestore location (Southpark or Blakeney). Now, just try and tell us that is not awesome!!

How does it work?

Step 1: Register

Register your eligible American Express Card here

Step 2: Shop Small

Shop at either winestore location (Southpark or Blakeney) on November 27th, using your registered American Express Card

Step 3: Get $25 Back

Receive your $25 Statement Credit from American Express


For more information visit:

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Monday, November 22, 2010

2008 Far Niente Chardonnay at 29% off!

2008 Far Niente Chardonnay at 29% off!


2008 Far Niente Napa Valley Chardonnay
Winery Price: $56.00

Total Wine "Winery Direct" Price: $49.99
Winestore Price: $39.99 (net)
SAVE 29%

15 cases available at this price!

Time for some old school Napa Chard to go on deal -and just in time for the Holidays!. We grabbed all the wine we could get our hands on at this price. Great for Turkey Day, great for gifts, great if you want to just get yourself a present for being such a great person this year!

To order you can:

Swing on by!

Order online by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Taste 1976 & 1986 Heitz Bella Oaks Cabernet this Saturday!

Taste 1976 & 1986 Heitz Bella Oaks!
Saturday November 20th, 2010
11am - until the wine runs out!


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Perhaps a once in a lifetime tasting! Wine was sourced directly from the private cellar of Martha's Vineyard owner Barney Rhodes!

Cult wines come and go, and that means that the extravagantly expensive wine you saved up for won't be worth as much as you hoped in a decade or two. But isn't that the definition of a cult wine? I mean Russ Meyers movies are cultish now, but twenty years ago, they were considered trash and perhaps twenty years hence, they won't be considered so great (although I still think Mudhoney and Faster Pussycat Kill Kill! are as good as movies need to be). Real cult objects are those that aren't valued as much as they should be, until time's light shines more radiantly upon them and the world realizes what fools they've been to overlook them.

Today's cult wines are just plain expensive. I doubt that they will accrue in value but since I don't collect them, that's someone else's problem. Meanwhile, yesterday's cult wines were actually affordable, at least once upon a time. And tip top of the cult list a few decades ago was Heitz's Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Perhaps it won't surprise anyone that I was never enamored of the wine; the minty eucalypt character was not only too much for me, in certain years, like 1976 (a drought year) it was fairly close to disgusting. But that's me.

It's not that I didn't like Heitz, but what I loved about Heitz was the Bella Oaks Vineyard: no disgusting minty eucalyptus, just pure, delightful fruit with a background of dustiness and spice. In 1976, for instance, it was gorgeous. And for some strange reason (wine sometimes goes like this), the 1986 and the 1996 echoed that lovely character in Bella Oaks.

Indeed, I have consistently enthused over those wines as much as anything the winery ever made, including the much vaunted and mythical 1974 Martha's Vineyard. I'm old, you see, so I drank my fill of it, and frankly, it wasn't that good. Heck the 1975 was better than the 1974. And Bella Oaks? I'm just saying: better, better-balanced, perhaps even longer-lived, but worth every penny and somebody's cult wine. Maybe just mine, maybe somebody's cult wine today or tomorrow. Not as buxom as a Russ Meyer's starlet, and not at all trashy, but still worth re-visiting over and over again.

Happy Tasting and we'll see you Saturday!

Cheers,

Doug Frost MS MW
Master Sommelier & Master of Wine


Friday, November 12, 2010

FREE Darioush and Cain Tasting this Saturday!

FREE Darioush & Cain Tasting
Saturday November 13th
2pm - until the wine runs out!


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Featuring:
2006 CAIN Concept
2007 Darioush Estate Cabernet
2007 Darioush Caravan Cabernet
2007 Darioush Chardonnay

We've been having some fun with our FREE tastings recently, featuring the wines of Caymus as well as a 1968 Rioja. Well, this weekend we're pulling out some more blockbusters - all because we love you guys! Darioush and Cain are two Iconic Napa Valley brands and if you've ever been to Darioush you know it is one of the most striking (and possibly out of place buildings) in Northern California. We'll have great deals running all weekend long (including the Kunde Cabernet) but we thought we would serve up a treat for you while you shop this weekend. To be honest, we're most excited about the 2007 Darioush Estate Cabernet - it was just released and 2007 is an awesome vintage!

As always, we want to thank you for your business and look forward to seeing you on Saturday to try some great wine!

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Kunde Cabernet 6 Pack 35% Off!

Kunde Cabernet 6 Pack
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Regular Price: $19.99
Winestore Price: $14.99
Six Pack Price: $12.99 per bottle
SAVE 35% or $7 per bottle!


Kunde has long been one of our favorite Sonoma producers, and now were are happy to bring you their superb 2006 Sonoma Cabernet in a six pack for only $12.99 a bottle or $77.94 for the six pack! Buy a six pack for weekday wine, buy one for Thanksgiving, buy one for friends, or just buy one because you love a good Cabernet at a great price when the weather gets cooler. As always, we strive to bring you the absolute best selection of wines at the lowest prices in North Carolina!

Thank you for your business!

To order you can:

Swing on by!

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944


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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Taste the biggest wines we could find!

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Saturday November 6th, 2010
11am - 8pm



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It's gonna get a little chilly this weekend - and nothing pairs better with cold weather than a big, hearty red wine. People absolutely LOVE really big wine. Wine that stains the teeth, enough alcohol to run your hybrid and thick jammy fruit. Well, we decided to go out and find some of the absolute biggest flavored wines that exist on the planet. Big grenache from Spain, gigantic Cabernet from Napa, and even some big Bordeaux from the amazing 2005 vintage. There are some wine writers that would describe these wines as "Hedonistic Thermonuclear Fruit Bombs" and that is exactly what these are...

Sooo - if you are looking to enjoy some really amazing wine this weekend, here are a few of the gems that we will have on the machine on Saturday:

2007 Alto Moncayo Aquilon
2007 Klinker Brick "Old Ghost" Zinfandel
2008 K Vintners "The Creator"
2008 T. Solomon Wellborn Pinot Noir
2005 Chateau Tour Haut Moulin
2006 Benjamin Romeo "Predicador"
2008 Orin Swift "The Prisoner"
2008 Giacomo Conterno Barbera


So, call your best friends, draw straws to see who's going to be the D.D. and bring everyone to the tasting! The wines are going to be AMAZING!!!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wente Chardonnay @ 23% off!

Wente Chardonnay 6 Pack Special!

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2008 Wente "Morning Fog" Chardonnay
Regular Price: $12.99 per bottle
6 Pack Special: $9.95 per bottle
SAVE 23%


Last time we ran this deal people told us they would love it if we could do it again..and as they say, "Ask and you shall recieve!" Wente Morning Fog has got everything we love about California Chardonnay - a few buttery notes, some toasted oak - but nothing too over the top. It's refreshing right out of the fridge (or the cooler) and at $9.95 a bottle it's a steal.

So if you're looking for some Thanksgiving wine, some everyday wine, some tailgating wine or just looking for a great deal - your ship has come in. A great six pack for only $59.70 when it used to be $78. Take that extra $18.30 and grab some extra fixin's for Turkey Day!

To order you can:

Swing on by!

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944