Wine Authorities

Wine Authorities is a bottle shop on East Franklin Street in Raleigh that gets to know each bottle at its source. The people here work directly with farmers, on the idea that sun, soil, vine, and farmer together make a wine.

The selection rotates, with European bottles alongside others. If you want something that tastes great and then want to be on your way, the staff have you covered. If you would rather learn about wine in depth, they can teach you, and they promise to make it fun.

What to know

• The shop supports small farmers and the farms in their care.
• Those farms reward the shop with wholesome, honest wines.
• A second Wine Authorities store operates in Durham, with separate online shopping for each one.
• Shipping is offered, and customers can keep a My Cellar account online.
• The owners cheerfully call this the most sensible wine shop in America.