THE Wine of Summer?

2013 Whispering Angel


2013 Whispering Angel Rosé
Winestore Price: $17.99 (net)

It's getting hot...and humid...and in my house that means we drink more rosé. Why? Because it is a refreshing food friendly beverage that will delight on a hot summer day.

Now we sell all sorts of dry rosé, but there is one Rosé of the moment right now that is sweeping the nation like wildfire - and it's called Whispering Angel. There are all sorts of stories flying around - helicopter rides back into NYC from the Hamptons because there is none to be found on Long Island; long lines in Miami at liquor stores before stores even open to grab what product they have coming in for the weekend. It's basically like THIS scene during the height of the Cabbage Patch craze. (Seriously the video in that link is amazing - you will want to watch it)

No doubt the wine is pretty delicious, hence the reason we are bringing it to you today. Worth of all the hype? We'll let you decide. Know this though - will do not accept bribes and we will not tolerate customers getting in fisticuffs over a bottle of wine :)

Come on in and see what all the fuss is about!

To order you can:

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Taste The Best For Father's Day!

Father's Day Tasting!
Saturday June 14th, 2014
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!



Featuring:
2012 Caymus Cabernet 40th Anniversary
2013 Belle Glos Clark & Telephone
2010 Montevetrano
2011 Merry Edwards Russian River Pinot Noir
2012 Eric Kent Small Town Pinot Noir
2005 Laurel Glen Estate Cabernet
2012 Tantara Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir
2011 Clos Erasmus "Laurel" (There was no Erasmus in 2011)

They say that men are better than woman at math, but then the people who usually say that are men. Go figure. When it's comes to figuring, we're told that men are better with numbers, with figures (I feel a pun coming on but I'm going to back away quietly from that one), that there is something about the certitude of numerical depiction that appeals to a man. Or maybe that men are just obsessed with numbers: .300 batting averages, 50 quarterback ratings, triple doubles or maybe even a 5 handicap.

Maybe this is why the 100-point system appeals to so many men. Despite the inherent ambiguity of wine (it changes, some people like certain styles more than others), there is something so reassuring about knowing that the god of wine has assigned it a number and now you know that your cellar has thirty 95 point wines and above (and that you still don't have a 100 point wine notched on your bedpost, I mean gun).

Fret not, gentlemen, numbers mean nothing! Taste is everything (like the beer commercial says); so why not enjoy Father's Day weekend tasting some of the most delicious wines any father (or son of a father) could hope to taste?

So this weekend we're rolling out the big dogs of the world of winedom. Italian cult wine Montevetrano - check. Cabernet powerhouse Caymus - check. 1st Growth Bordeaux dead ringer Laurel Glen - double check. It's like a who's who of wine superstars, all rolled out on our tasting machines for your drinking pleasure.

Best of all, the wines we're tasting this weekend for Father's Day are worth many, many points. How many points? Well, that's up to you. You're the numbers man.

Happy Tasting and we'll see you Saturday!

T Solomon Wellborn Pinot Noir Is Back! Kindof....

2012 Tantara Santa Barbara Pinot


2012 Tantara Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir
Winestore Price: $24.99

Many of you may remember the T. Solomon Wellborn Pinot Noir from a few years ago - you know, the Tantara Pinot Noir that was priced at $25 that we sold like crazy. Then Tantara stopped making the wine. Needless to say that was no bueno.

All of a sudden we are informed that while T. Solomon is still no longer in existence, Tantara is taking the EXACT SAME JUICE and bottling under a new label for them - Tantara Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir. Probably a good move on their part as it helps build the Tantara brand vs. T. Solomon which was just a cool label with Tantara nowhere except on the cork....and yes, this is still a blend of barrels that don't make the cut for their single vineyard bottlings (which are priced at not so friendly prices of $50 and up).

So, we are back in the Tantara game - and of course this stuff is as delicious as ever. If you were a T. Solomon Wellborn fan or you just are a fan of great $25 and under Pinot Noir, this is right in your killzone.

To order you can:

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Caymus 1 Liter Bottles Have Arrived!

2012 Caymus Cabernet


2012 Caymus "40th Anniversary" Cabernet
1 Liter Bottles
Winestore Price: $64.99

Save an additional 5% on six or 10% in a case (mix and match)

So we brought you the new release of Caymus Cabernet a few weeks ago...you know, the one celebrating their 40 years in the business? Well, to super celebrate the milestone, they produced special 1 liter bottles...and they arrived today. They are pretty awesome.

Same great juice, special sized bottle, at a pretty insane price if you compare to some others out there. Pretty sure this is a win / win / win.

So let's get to it people!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Mega Banshee Tasting This Weekend!

Banshee Tasting!
Saturday June 7th, 2014
11am -8pm
ALL DAY LONG



Featuring:
2012 Banshee Mordecai
2011 Banshee Cabernet
2012 Banshee Pinot Noir
2013 Banshee Pinot Noir Rosé
2012 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
2013 Waccamaw Chardonnay
2012 Banshee Chardonnay

'Tis true. We love all things Banshee...and that is why we have decided to taste all things Banshee on the machines this weekend.

We will obviously have the staples like Mordecai, some fun wines we don't always carry like the Pinot Noir and a dry Pinot Noir rosé that we're pretty sure is going to rock your world. If this heat continues through the weekend we're gonna need a lot of rosé people!

It also just so happens that our Blakeney store turns 5 years old today. We sincerely appreciate all of the support you have given us in south Charlotte over the last 5 years - so here is a big THANK YOU to all of our customers. You guys are really awesome people.

So we hope to see you this Saturday! Happy Tasting!

Chardonnay Lovers - Do Not Miss This Wine!

2013 Waccamaw Chardonnay


Release Price: $24.99
Winestore Price: $14.99
Six Pack Price: $12.99 per bottle*
SAVE 50%

*Six pack price only available in store / over the phone orders

More wine from your friends at Banshee. You most likely by now have had yourself a bottle of Waccamaw Proprietary Red, and if sales are any indication you guys are absolutely loving it. Once we found out they made a Chardonnay as well (and had the opportunity to taste this little gem) we pounced like a cheetah and bought all we could get our hands on.

This Chardonnay embodies everything we look for in the Californian version of this varietal. Some butter, some oak - but nothing too over the top or pronounced. Perfect harmony so it can pair well with food, or with just sitting on our back deck and soaking up some rays.

Given the gigantic chunk we bought of this wine, we also are able to offer it to you at a pretty insane price. While we will have this wine available to taste at all 3 stores for FREE all day today, we will have it on the machine all week for you to take a test drive. We're pretty sure this may become your new house Chardonnay....it sure is ours.

To order you can:

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Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

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*Six pack price only available in store / over the phone orders

Your Summer White Wine For $7.99!

2013 Mont Gravet


Release Price: $9.99
Winestore Price: $7.99
SAVE 20%

SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 10% IN A MIXED CASE!

It is officially summer - I know, it feels weird to say that...heck, just the other day we were all complaining about the long winter and now, BAM, it's sum sum summertime.

Well, here at winestore. when summer rolls in, we need a summer white to roll in as well. We're not talking change your life / it's gonna be the next big thing white wine. We're talking sub $10 drink by the pool in a plastic cup and it still tastes amazing white wine. You know the kind we are talking about....

So today we offer you the 2013 Mont Gravet Cotes du Gascogne - which is 100% Colombard. The Colombard grape makes some really great and crazy Armagnac but the French folks living in the Cotes de Gascogne also chug down buckets of the wine as a crisp, refreshing, ideal quaff. We are firm believers at this point that you should too.

So let's get on it people. It's sunny. It's Wednesday. It's summer. Let's drink some great, inexpensive white wine!

To order you can:

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Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

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Memorial Day Specials!!

Memorial Day Specials!
May 22nd - 25th, 2014
ALL WEEKEND LONG!



10% off any purchase of six bottles or more!

We're going to start summer off right (is it already Summer?!?!?!) - and that means offering up some crazy good wine at crazy good prices. We're also going to take 10% off any purchase of only 6 bottles or more!

You'll also find these great wines on SALE all weekend long!




2012 Bastide Miraflors
Regular Price: $12.99
SALE Price: $9.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 23%




2012 Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay
Winestore Price: $12.99
SALE Price: $9.95 (net) per bottle
SAVE 24%



2012 Banshee Mordecai
Regular Price: $24.99
Winestore Price: $19.99
Six Pack Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 40%




2012 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Regular Price: $24.99
Winestore Price: $19.99
Six Pack Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 40%




2012 Gramona Gessami
Winery price: $17.99
Winestore Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 28%




2012 Costers Del Gravet
Release Price: $24.99
SALE Price: $17.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 28%




SALMON CREEK WINES
Regular Price: $6.99
SALE Price: $4.99 (net) - ALL VARIETALS
SAVE 29%

37% Off Vacheron Sancerre!

2012 Vacheron Sancerre


Release Price: $39.99
Winestore Price: $24.99
SAVE 37%

Save an additional 5% on six and 10% on twelve (mix and match)

We've been getting inundated with requests for Sancerre now that the weather is warming up. We have typically carried all sorts of French Sauvignon Blanc that could easily pass for Sancerre, but we have had a hard time finding the real thing at a friendly price. In walks 2012 Vacheron Sancerre for only $24.99 - and we pounced.

Every region has its champions, even if it’s unfair to single out particular producers when the ancient Sauvignon Blanc area has so many heroes. But Vacheron is one of those great winemakers; and in a vintage as lush as 2012, this is just plain fabulous.

So if you love Sancerre, love Sauvignon Blanc, love white wine, or just need some goodies for the holiday weekend, come and get it!

As always, THANK YOU for your business!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

2012 Caymus 40th Anniversary Cabernet has Arrived!

2012 Caymus Cabernet


2012 Caymus "40th Anniversary" Cabernet
Winestore Price: $54.99

Save an additional 5% on six or 10% in a case (mix and match)

We most likely don't need to tell you anything about Caymus Cabernet, right? I mean it is one of the most famous names in all of California Cabernet.

Good fortune has certainly followed the Wagner Family, owners of the Estate, and 2012 was no different. In a year that they were to celebrate their 40th Anniversary mother nature served up what was by all accounts a stunning vintage in Napa (and really most all of California for that matter). They also came out with a cool new label - for what it is worth.

So today we are here to offer you the juice of their labor (get it?). They also produced a cool 1 Liter bottle that will be released towards the end of June and a 3L bottle that will be released at the end of July. All good things people!

So let's get to it!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Win 15% Off A Wine - For Life!

Match the Review to the Wine!
Saturday May 17th, 2014
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!

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*I have no idea what this picture is about - but it said "Winematchwheel Decoder" - which we thought was funny

Many times I have read an expert wine review, tasted the wine, and then thought to myself "Am I tasting the same thing?" Other times maybe I have thought "This review is spot on!". So when we were batting around fun tasting ideas the other day we thought "What if we tried to match the expert review to the wine? Would it be easy?"

We are going to find out this weekend!

All day Saturday at all three stores we will have six wines on the machines to taste. You will be given a sheet listing the name of the wine and then six professional wine reviews. We want to see if you can match the review to the wine.

What happens if you win? I mean, we have to have a prize, right? So if you match the review to the wine, two things happen:

1) You get 15% off that wine on your next purchase
2) You get to write a review for that particular wine (if you want to...)

If you choose to write a review we will put it in a contest with all the other winners and choose our favorite (we like funny more than serious...just FYI). If your review gets chosen, it will become the new store shelf talker for that wine - and you'll get 15% off that wine...FOR LIFE. That's right. You're never paying retail for that product ever again.

So six of you are getting 15% off a bottle of wine (hopefully your favorite) - for life. Good things!!

Something new and different - and hopefully fun! We hope to see you this weekend!

2012 Mas Donis Has Landed!

2012 Capcanes "Mas Donis"

Release Price: $14.99
Winestore Price: $12.99
SAVE 13%

Save an additonal 10% in a mixed case!

We've been loving Mas Donis since the day we opened our doors nearly 8 years ago...and apparently world renowned wine critic Robert Parker is all in on the latest vintage of this inexpensive superstar.

Now, you know we think RP tends to jump on the hyperbole train from time to time, but whenever he says that a wine that costs only $12.99 - "It is difficult to find a better value than this incredibly rich effort...it is nearly impossible to believe that something this good could be priced at $12 a bottle" - you have to pay attention.

So here we go with the 2012 Mas Donis people...maybe better than ever? We'll let you decide.

As always, THANK YOU for your business and we hope to see you soon!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Breaking Out the Big Boys This Weekend!

We're Tasting The Big Boys on Saturday!
Saturday May 10th, 2014
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!

Featuring:
2012 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
2010 Darioush "Capataz" Malbec
2012 Mollydooker "Carnival of Love"
2010 Clos Erasmus "Laurel"
2012 Eric Kent Small Town Pinot Noir
2008 La Peira
2011 Darioush Caravan
 
Every now and again we like to break out a slew of new arrivals that are some of the biggest and best wines that we can find. No particular varietal or region, just stuff we think you will find absolutely delicious. This Saturday we've got red blends from California, small production "small town" Pinot Noir, a Mollydooker flagship (at an ever so nice price), killer Grenache from one of Charlotte's own and a Syrah blend from France that may or may not rock your world (it did ours).

So maybe your mother / wife needs a nice bottle of wine for her special day. Maybe you all want to come together (heck, bring the kids - we can entertain them!) and taste around this lineup. No matter how you want to play it, we hope we can be part of your wine weekend.

As always, we THANK YOU for your business. We certainly appreciate you allowing us to serve you for almost eight years now. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you and we hope to see you this weekend!

From The Banshee Folks - Maybe the New "It" Wine...

2012 Waccamaw Proprietary Red



Release Price: $24.99
Winestore Price: $19.99
Six Pack Price: $14.99*
SAVE 40%

*Six pack price only available in store / over the phone orders

Banshee Mordecai dropped onto the scene a few years ago with a HUGE bang, and it appears that the people at Banshee have done it again with what may be the next "it" wine in the under $20 price category.

Waccamaw Proprietary Red is an equal parts blend of Cabernet, Barbera, Touriga, Zinfandel, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. What should a combination like this mean to you? Pure deliciousness is all we can say. This wine is fruit forward and powerful with virtually no harsh tannins at all - making it easy like Sunday morning to drink (we had a bottle last night and can confirm this information).

We'll be tasting it for FREE this Thursday in case you don't believe us, but all we can tell you is that it is "go time", people!

We hope you love it as much as we do!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE*

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

*six pack price only available in store or over the phone. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Zinfandel Tasting Time!

Zinfandel Tasting
Saturday May 3rd, 2014
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!



Feauturing:
2012 Rombauer Zinfandel
2012 Carol Shelton Monga Zinfandel
2012 Leese Fitch Zinfandel
2012 Venge Scout's Honor
2012 Predator Zinfandel
2012 Rockus Bockus
2012 Dry Creek Heritage Zinfandel

If you want to see the greatest Zinfandel commercial ever made you can click HERE :)

Honestly, after watching that commercial, if you don't want to go drink a glass of Zinfandel, I don't even know what to say. I also feel like we should be hanging out with that guy...he seems like the James Bond of wine dudes...

I'm not sure whether or not I should be surprised, but over the last several years Zinfandel and Zinfandel based blends are on a tear. Heck, outside of Belle Glos Meiomi all of our best selling red wines are Zin based. You guys just love the stuff...and for good reason - it is delicious!!

So we're throwing a Zinfandel party this weekend. All super delicious and sexy. So maybe before you head out to the tournament, or after, or both. Perhaps you need a few bottles for your Kentucky Derby Party. Perhaps you just want to drink some kicking red wine this weekend because you are awesome. No matter how you wanna slice it, we hope to see you this weekend.

Happy tasting and we'll see you on Saturday!

Last Call!

2010 Clos Erasmus "Laurel" - Last Call!



2010 Clos Erasmus "Laurel"
Winestore Price: $49.99 per bottle
Today Only Price: $39.99* (net) per bottle
SAVE 20%

*Lowest Price in the USA
*Only 150 bottles available

We just got our last pop of 2010 Clos Erasmus "Laurel", and to close out what has been an insane month, we are going to offer it to you at the lowest price anywhere, today only.

Charlotte residents are lucky that Daphne Glorian Solomon, one of the worlds best winemakers, makes her home here in Charlotte. It gives us access to some seriously great wines at some seriously great prices (Go Queen City!) Her flagship wine, Clos Erasmus, is known around the globe as one of the benchmarks for Spanish wine (if not just incredible wine in general).

That said, she also makes a second label called "Laurel". Laurel, to those of us who love this wine, is essentially a baby Clos Erasmus. Why? It is a straight declassification of Clos Erasmus, meaning you're essentially getting the juice that did not "make the cut" for the big boy. That's called wine value people! The 2010 Laurel we're offering you today should offer you the best possible explanation of what Daphne does with wine that is so incomparable and indescribable.

Ready, set, go...

To order you can:

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EPIC FREE Tasting This Saturday!

Epic FREE Tasting this Saturday!
April 26th, 2014
2pm-4pm

Featuring:
2011 Caymus Cabernet
2012 Belle Glos "Las Alturas" Pinot Noir
2011 Bodegas El Nido "Clio"
2012 Venge Scout's Honor
2005 Laurel Glen Estate Cabernet
2013 Lafage Miraflors Rosé

As this weekend is Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend, headlined by our very own Doug Frost, we thought we would do a little celebrating with an epic lineup of wines to taste this Saturday....oh, and it's totally free.

We'll have a litlte something for everyone (even a nice dry rosé to start with). So come on out and enjoy a beautiful Saturday with some awesome wine!

Single Vineyard Zinfandel for $14.99!

2009 Marcucci Fava Brothers Zinfandel

Winery Price: $28.00 (Click HERE to see)
Winestore Price: $14.99 (net)
SAVE 46%

Only 26 cases available

What if I told you I could sell you 100% Single Vineyard Zinfandel from the Russian River Valley for only $14.99? You probably would not believe me...but 'tis true. I have 2009 Marcucci Farms Fava Brothers Vineyard Zinfandel available for you at $14.99 (net).

To be honest, I had never heard of Marcucci Farms or Fava Brothers Vineyard until last week....but I am loving them now. They've apparently been on the farming scene since the early 20th Century, which is all well and good, but how are the wines? We tasted this little gem and when we were notified of the "take it all" price for only 30 cases of wine we jumped all over it. We threw it on the tasting machine last weekend and 4 cases went right out the door (hence the reason there are only 26 cases left).

So if you are into big and bold red Zinfandel, this is for you. 15 bones for some ridiculous wine that is certain to pair well with burgers on the grill this weekend...just sayin'.

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

2011 Clio Is Back!

2011 Clio Is Here!


Winestore Price: $39.99 (net)

40 six packs available

70% Monastrell / 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
So, we were planning on doing a special Rhone deal today and then 40 six packs of Clio showed up at our door. So obviously we have to send that information out!

Many of you know this wine - it is easily one of the most popular wines we have ever sold, year in and year out. Our distributor for this wine, which is becoming a behemoth on the east coast, apparently got some more wine from Bodegas El Nido for being so powerful and paying their bills on time. I guess that is how it goes in the distributor game. Pay your bills - get more goodies.

So just in time to enjoy with some friends and family this weekend, your Clio is here!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE by clicking HERE

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Rhone Extravaganza Tasting!

Rhone Extravaganza!
Saturday April 19th, 2014
11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!
 


Featuring:
2011 Marcoux Vieilles Vignes
2012 Marcoux Cotes du Rhone
2012 Pesquie Terrasses
2012 Lafage Bastide Miraflors
2012 Moillard Les Violettes
2011 Lafage Tessellae GSM
2011 Perrin Cotes du Rhone Villages
2010 Donelan Cuvee Christine
2012 Belle Provencale
2012 Lafage Cote Est
2010 Clos D'Agon Blanco

The Moillard Cotes du Rhone e-mail special we are running got us thinking. We haven't done a focused Rhone varietal tasting in a long time. I mean, we all love Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Marsanne Roussanne and every other grape variety that makes loving Rhone so right. We'll even be offering another insane deal in an e-mail tomorrow to start the weekend off right!

So this weekend we're breaking out Rhone Rangers from all over the world - of course we have the Chateauneuf du Pape, we've got a California powerhouse, we've got the Perrin family from Beaucastel, we've got a white Chateauneuf ringer from Spain...we've got everything for those of you who, like us, are obsessed with all things Rhone.

We'll also be covering all price ranges - from $9.99 to $159.99 - so if you're having family in this weekend you can allocate dollars accordingly based on how well they've been treating you :)

We hope you can swing by and taste with us this weekend. We'll hopefully have the doors open (anyone else sick of switching between the AC and the Heat?) and the vino will be flowing!

We'll see you this weekend!