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Wine Authorities 1st birthday party is a rousing success!

leandra wrote this on September 11, 2008

Wow. Eric and I showed up at 5:30pm and there was already a huge line for Only Burger (see our review) and Wine Authorities was absolutely jammed full of people. We somehow managed to maneuver our way to the back of the store for a glass of champagne but we were feeling a little claustrophobic after a few minutes!

I wondered aloud if they had expected as many people as all that… and this morning their eNewsletter answered that question for me…

10:30 AM September 10th (day of the party)

Seth: “hey Craig, how many people do you think will come tonight?”
Craig: “I don’t know. Maybe 100 to 150?”
Seth: “Sounds about right. I wonder if the rain will keep folks home? I’ll chill eight bottles of each sparkling wine to be ready”
Craig: “Let’s hope the rain stops in time. Eight of each should be good.”

4:30 PM September 10th (party starts in 30 minutes)

Seth: “Well the rain has nearly stopped and people are already starting to show up.”
Craig: “They are a bit early, but it’s only from 5 to 7 PM. How crazy could it get?”
Seth: “Yep, your right. We don’t need to worry.”

9:30 PM September 10th (after the party, sitting at the counter with soaking wet shirts)

Seth: “Holy s%^#”
Craig: “I can’t feel my legs”
Seth: “How many people do you think came?”
Craig: “Going by the number of empty wine bottles and glasses washed, maybe 500 to 600!”
Seth: “I think I heard someone say we backed up traffic on 40 West bound.”
Craig: “Holy s%^#”

and look! we made into the newsletter!


(we are the two in red waiting for our burger and fries)

If you missed the party yesterday, drop by on Saturday from 12-3 for their weekly wine tasting. This week they are also unveiling a new Locopop flavor, Sangiovese!

Check out our triangle wine events calendar for more information.

p.s. We obviously did not take the above photo, so if you did, let us know and we’ll give you photo credit.

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One Response to “Wine Authorities 1st birthday party is a rousing success!”

  1. Wine Authorities Celebrate 2 Years! (9/10) at trianglevino.com - the place for wine tasting news and events in the triangle (Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh, North Carolina)! Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm

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