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We hope you enjoy
reading our monthly
newsletter and
invite you to do so
with your favorite
glass of California
wine!
John "The Wine
Guy" Hicklin
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Wine Bar Hours
11 a.m. to 10
p.m. Daily
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NOW SERVING
LUNCH DAILY!
Discover
California!
Sacramento's
Only Underground
Wine Bar and
Tasting Room
Visit Old
Sacramento's
"original" street
level and enjoy
wines by the taste,
flight, glass or
bottle in our new
2000 sq. ft. wine
bar and tasting
room. To complement
your wine we are now
serving lunches
daily from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Try one of
our mouth-watering
wraps, salads or
delicious bites from
our expanded menu.
We also feature
selected micro-brews
from River City
Brewery, The Wheat
Beer Company and
Lost Coast. Coffee
drinkers love our
house blend from
Mahogany Coffee
Traders. Tea lovers
are not forgotten
with a tea
assortment from
Mighty Leaf Tea.
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California Room
Now Available
for Private
Parties!
Book your private
party in our
"California Room"
for 20 of your
closest wine
friends.
Reserve the entire
bar for more wine
friends! Contact the
"Wine Guy" for
details and
availability.
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Second Saturday
at Discover
California!
Saturday June
9th - Starting
at 4 p.m.
"The Jewel of
the Valley"
exhibit by
commercial
photographer
Cliff Brackett.
Cliff will be
joining us to
show his
beautiful
photography.
He reveals
Sacramento's
many unique,
mysterious and
fascinating
faces in our
Sacramento
landscape.
Live music
featuring
William Hedge on
piano
will start at 6
p.m.
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Speaking of
new............
June brings
out hot temps
and cool wines.
I have a few
cool additions
for some great
summer drinking
arriving this
month. Look for
Thomas Forarty
Winery and Bonny
Doon Winery form
Santa Cruz.
Also, from Santa
Barbara, Babcock
Winery.
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SAVE
ON BUYING MORE!
Save 5% on any
six bottles
Save 10% on any
12 bottles
Pick and choose
your on case of
wine and receive
a 10% discount
on your wine
purchase.
Sorry, this
offer cannot be
combined with
our free
shipping offer.
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I thought I'd
include a recipe
from Lava Cap's
website this
month. It's a
great summer
grilling idea.
GRILLED SAUSAGE
ON SKEWERS
MARINATED, WITH
VEGETABLES
SERVE
WITH LAVA CAP’S
“STROMBERG” CABERNET
SAUVIGNON
Sausage is generally
some marriage of
ground meats
that don’t otherwise
figure in
entree-style
cooking. It is
emblematic of
down-to-earth
efficiency and
frugality like few
other preparations.
Once you know how to
make sausage, you
wonder why it ever
seemed so involved,
but until you do
it’s a good thing
that some excellent
prepared sausages
are readily
available in the
market. Sausage
lends itself
naturally to
grilling and kebobs.
Don’t yuppify
grilled sausage, and
accept this
invitation to
reconsider the uses
of Cabernet
Sauvignon, the
epitome of "label"
wine, which is
chosen not only for
its grill-hearty
presence but to show
off this grape’s
rustic heritage.
Generally allow one
skewer of sausage of
vegetables to a
person. This recipe
serves four.
INGREDIENTS
4 medium sausages,
sliced diagonally to
facilitate grilling
and enhance
presentation
For the
marinade
1/2
cup olive oil
1/2 cup Cabernet
Sauvignon
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic,
minced
1 small onion,
minced
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon
peppercorns
For the
skewers
In addition to the
sausages, squares or
skewer-sized pieces
of bell pepper,
zucchini, red onion,
mushrooms, and other
grill-happy
vegetables
METHOD
Assemble the
marinade and the
skewers. Marinate
the skewers for at
least half an hour.
Grill the skewers
and wait for the
sausage to glisten
and the vegetables
to blacken at the
edges. That’s about
it — don’t make it
too complicated.
Suggested
accompaniment:
boiled, grilled
potatoes, and a
glass of
Lava Cap
“Stromberg” Cabernet
Sauvignon.
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In
This Issue...
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Lava Cap
Tasting June
14th
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Discover
California!
now serving
lunch
-
"California
Room" now
available
for private
parties
-
Second
Saturday at
Discover
California!
featuring
Cliff
Brackett
photography
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Happy Hour
Specials
-
Staff's
Picks on
Wine
-
Recipe of
the Month
-
Did you know
... little
known wine
facts
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Join Eric Hayes,
Winemaker from
Lava Cap
Vineyards
Thursday June
14th
from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m.
in our new
underground
wine bar and
tasting
room.
Save 5% on
any three or
10% on any
six featured
Lava Cap
wines at the
event!
Enter to win
hourly
drawings.
Receive a
complimentary
Discover
California!
wine glass
$15.00 per
person.
Also,live
piano music
featuring
Willliam
Hedge.
Visit our
web site,
www.discovercal.com,
to reserve
your spot.
For
reservations,
click here.
It's fast,
simple and
the best way
to ensure
your spot
for the
evening.
Space is
limited so
reserve
soon!
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"A Taste Of
California"
A series of
monthly wine
tastings held
the second
Thursday of
every month.
2007 EVENTS
SCHEDULE
June 14th
Lava
Cap Vineyards,
Placerville, Eric
Hayes, winemaker
July 12th
Vino Con
Brio Vineyards,
Lodi,
Anne Matson, winery
owner
August 9th
Rominger
West Winery, Davis,
Mark West,
winemaker/owner
September
13th
Bray Winery, Amador,
winemaker
October 11th
Sogno Winery,
Shingle Springs,
winemaker
November 8th
TBA
December
13th
3rd annual
California Christmas
Party!
Always a fun time
with great wines.
Reserve your spot
soon!
For
reservations,
click here.
It's
the best way to
ensure your spot
for our monthly
Taste of
California wine
tastings.
Space is
limited, so
reserve soon.
For
more information on
upcoming wine
events, please visit
our events page at
www.discovercal.com.
If you would like to have me
send you
information on
these or any
other offerings,
or be added to
our email list,
contact me at:
wineguy@discovercal.com.
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Join Us
for HAPPY
HOUR
Monday - Friday
4-7pm
WINE by
the GLASS $4.00
Six wines to
choose from!
APPETIZERS
50% off Regular
Menu Price
20oz
DRAFT BEER $3.00
River City
Brewing Co. *
Lost Coast * The
Wheat Beer Co.
Big Ass Beer
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STAFF'S
PICKS
Select
your
favorite
from ours!
Have you
found your
favorite
yet?
Revolution
Urban Winery,
Pinot
Grigio'05
Dry Creek Vineyards,
Fume Blanc '05
Husch
Vineyards,
Gewurztraminer
'05
Bray
Vineyards,
Barbera Rosato
'06
Rominger
West Artisan
Winery,
Ranch Red '04
Lake
Sonoma Winery,
Zinfandel '04
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Did You
Know........
When was
the
first
known
reference
to a
specific
wine
vintage?
Roman
Historian
Pliny
the
Elder
rated
121 B.C.
as a
vintage
“of the
highest
excellence.”
A bottle
of
opened
wine
stored
in the
refrigerator
lasts
how much
longer
than it
would if
stored
at room
temp?
6-16
times
longer
How many
varieties
of wine
grapes
exist
worldwide?
10,000
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OUR "NO
CARRY-ON"
SPECIAL!
With all of the
carry on luggage
restrictions at the
airport, we are
making it easy to
get your California
wines home. Purchase
one case (12
bottles) of wine
from us, and we'll
ship it for free!
All rules &
restrictions for
shipping wine apply
- including the
states that wine can
be shipped to ...
contact the "Wine
Guy" for details.
Note: Alaska
and Hawaii are
subject to an
additional
surcharge.
Ground shipping
only. Limited time
offer. May be
withdrawn at any
time. Cannot
be combined with
multiple bottle
discounts.
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John Hicklin
The "Wine Guy"
Discover
California!
Wine Bar
& Tasting Room
114 J Street
Old
Sacramento,
CA
95814
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