We will be featuring 2007 California State Fair Medal winners at our tasting bar during the fair. This years selection includes over 40 medal winners from our selection of over 150 wines. Taste award winners from Bray, Trecini, Bogle, Indian Springs, Lava Cap, David Girard and Vino Con Brio to name a few. We also hope you enjoy reading our monthly newsletter and invite you to do so with your favorite glass of California wine!

Wine Bar Hours
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday to Thursday
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday

 
 

Second Saturday at Discover California!
Saturday August 11th - Starting at 4 p.m.
"Cliff's Critters"
 

For years, Cliff Brackett, has been taking photographs of nature. While he has his share of landscape and senic views, his real passion are creatures that "live" in the forms and structures of nature. These faces and shapes occur naturally in trees, rocks and even in the earth itself. These creatures have inspired his upcomming book "The Search for the Hornswaggler Egg." In this show Cliff will share some of his favorite "Critters" that you too, will surely come to love.
 

Speaking of new............

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.

Spicy Orange Grilled Shrimp 

Serve Rominger West “Ranch White” with these tasty shrimp 

These shrimp are marinated in flavorful spiced orange marinade. The secret is to let them spend enough time in the marinade to pick up the heat from the Jalapeno Peppers. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 pounds shrimp jumbo, shelled and deveined
• 1 cup lime juice fresh
• 4 Jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 2 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoon black pepper, fresh ground
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup peanut oil or corn oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

PREPARATION:

Mix oil, vinegar, and lime juice together in a sauce pan and heat on a medium setting. Add marmalade, tabasco sauce, salt, and black pepper then mix well. Add Jalapeno peppers, cilantro, garlic. Remove from heat.  

Arrange shrimp in a deep glass dish, pour marinade mixture over them, cover, refrigerate for 6-24 hours, then grill until done. 

Gold Rush Days Special
Visit Discover California Wine Bar and Tasting Room over Labor Day Weekend and give us your best Prospector imitation and receive a free Discover California! corkscrew.
 

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. 

                                                              

 

John Hicklin
The "Wine Guy"
Discover California!
Wine Bar & Tasting Room
114 J Street
    Old Sacramento, CA 95814 

916-443-8275
wineguy@discovercal.com
www.discovercal.com 

 

 

In This Issue...

• Rominger West Artisan Winery tasting August 9th, a fundraiser for Old Sacramento's History Camp
  
• Second Saturday, August 11th, at Discover California! featuring Cliff Brackett photography;                      "Cliff's Critters"
• 2007 California State Fair Medal winners on tasting
  
• Happy Hour Specials
• Aloha Fridays in Old Sacramento
  
• "California Room" now available for private parties
• Staff's Picks on Wine
• Gold Rush Days special
  
• Recipe of the Month
• Did you know ... little known wine facts

Join us for an evening with
Rominger West Artisan Winery
  Thursday August 9th
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

in our new underground
wine bar and tasting room.
Join Nicole Salengo and Mark West, winemakers, and enjoy great wine from their Davis winery. We will be donating a portion of your $15 ticket charge to the "Old Sacramento Histroy Camp" for kids.  Rominger's "Ranch Red", a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petite Verdot, won Bronze at this years 2007 California State Fair. They will also be pouring their delicious "Ranch White", a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, a wonderful Chardonnay and the popular Chickahominy Creek Red, a Syrah, Grenach blend. Come taste!
Save 5% on any three or 10% on any six featured Rominger West wines at the event! Sorry, this offer cannot be combined with our free shipping offer. 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 or call
(916) 443-8275.

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!

STAFF'S PICKS 

August 9th
This event will help raise money for Old Sacramento's History Camp.
Rominger West Winery, Davis, Mark West, winemaker/owner
September 13th
Bray Winery, Amador, winemaker
December 13th
3rd annual California Christmas Party!
Always a fun time with great wines.
Reserve your spot 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.

WINE by the GLASS $4.00
Choose from Le Bon Vin, Montevina, Leaping Lizard, Revolution wines among others.
APPETIZERS
50% off Regular Menu Price
20oz DRAFT BEER $3.00
River City Brewing Co. *
Lost Coast * The Wheat Beer Co. Big Ass Beer 

Did You Know........
There's a little story behind the champagne glass, dating back to Greek mythology. The first "coupe" was said to be molded from the breast of Helen of Troy. The Greeks believed that wine drinking was a sensual experience, and it was only fitting that the most beautiful woman take part in shaping the chalice.

Centuries later, Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, decided it was time to create a new champagne glass. She had coupes molded to her own breasts, which changed the shape of the glass entirely, since Marie Antoinette was - shall we say- better endowed than Helen of Troy.

CHEERS!