Wine Authorities

Purveyors of the wild & wonderful wines of the world 🍷. Durham, NC / Raleigh, NC. Open for in-store shopping and online at

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In honor of #Juneteenth both our Raleigh and Durham shops will be closed this coming Wednesday 6/19 🗓️

We'll reopen Thursday 6/20 at 10AM - though feel free to shop on our website while we're away, any orders placed on Wednesday should be ready to pick up by noon the next day!

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❄️🎶It’s the mooost wonderful time of the yearrr 🎶❄️⁠
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Here's a heads up for what our holiday hours are looking like this year! In the meantime, we're here to help with all of your holiday shopping needs. 🎁

#LifesTooShortForGroceryStoreWine #winetime ⁠#cheers

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May your days be merry and bright, even these cold wintery nights 💡⛄️

Let us take one less decision to make off your plate this holiday season, and check out our current pack selections on our website! Click the link in our bio to find out more. 🥂

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We're thankful for great wine and even better customers 🦃🧡⁠
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We hope you all enjoy a wonderful Turkey Day! Both shops will reopen tomorrow at noon, we'll see you then.⁠
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In the meantime, let us know in the comments what wines you all chose for the big feast! 🍷

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Wine Terms Defined: Full Bodied💡

Wine terms can sometimes be confusing, but we're here to help! Here's an easy one that we use all the time when helping customers pick out their wine.

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Such a fine fall evening to curl up with a bottle of wine and just relax! 🍂

What wine are you cozying up with this evening? 🍷

We'll be finishing off our Autumn pack and cracking open a bottle of the Visintini Franconia by the fire, cheers. 🔥

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Have you heard about our free wine tastings? We offer free tastings TWICE a week, every week. Bring your friends and grab a glass! 🥂

Sign up for our newsletter today to get looped in on what wines we'll be tasting each week.

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Wine Terms Defined: Medium Bodied💡⁠
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The body refers to the mouthfeel of a wine on your palate, its weight, texture, thickness. Many factors contribute to the body of a wine, including levels of alcohol, sugar, acidity and tannin.
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Just a heads up folks, we will not be laboring on this upcoming Labor Day! Come on by this weekend to stock up on all your holiday needs. 💫

We'll reopen on Tuesday the 5th, see you then!

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Headed to Wine Authorities for a restock?

Great minds drink alike. 😉 See you there!

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Good things do come in small packages, and the @mancinovermouth Sprezza Bianco Spritz is certainly proof of that!

Check out our canned wine selection in-store or online! Click this post in our link in bio to be taken straight to the cans, no need to search. :-)

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We hope everyone's enjoying this fine summer evening with a nice bottle of wine from Wine Authorities 🌇🌭

What's your go-to summer sipper from WA? ✍️💭

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Drink little, and often...✨🍎

That's the motto when it comes to sidra from Basque country, and we are happy to oblige, especially when it comes to the easy drinking, low ABV sidras from Biribila. Keep 'em coming!
#basquesidra #basquecountry

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🌊🏖️It's beachin' season and we've got a pack for that! The Beach Box pack has everything you need for your trip to the beach including some seafood-friendly whites, summery rosé, and chillable reds.
Check out our website to find out more about this pack!

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We will be closed this coming Tuesday for July 4th, so come on down and stock up on whatever you may need for your holiday festivities!! ⁠
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Grillin' and chillin', by the pool, at the beach, whatever the case may be- we've got wine for that. 🌭⁠

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Free Wine Tasting Tomorrow...from 5 to 7 pm, we're sampling two rosés from PinkPack (our latest pack) & a brand new rosé pét-nat...see you there!🎀

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Just a quick heads up that we will be closed this coming Monday the 19th for Juneteenth, so come on down and stock up for the weekend while you can!

We'll reopen at 10AM on Tuesday ⏰

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Well folks, it seems we’re about halfway through 2023, can you believe it? 😱

The month of June brings us an appropriately summery selection for our 6 for $76 pack 🌞⛱️

Check out our website to find out more about this awesome deal!!

#WineFromFarmersNotFactories

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Heads up that we will be closed this coming Monday for Memorial Day! 🏞️🌟
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Stop by this weekend to stock up while you can! 🍷
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Have a great weekend folks! 🥂⁠
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Cheese, please! 🧀

You want it, we got it!! Both locations are stocked with everything you need to make all your cheese & charcuterie dreams come true. Even better, stop by our Raleigh shop & order yourself a cheese plate from our snack menu- boom, no effort required. 😎