Monthly Wine Update

Discover California! recently expanded it's popular wine tasting room - giving you more room to tour Northern California's wineries all in one convenient location.   This is our series of monthly newsletters, which will be sent to our database of customers.  Each month we will send you wine related news, updates on the newest and greatest California wines, special event information and much more.  If you do not wish to receive this, please "opt-out" at the bottom of this newsletter.  We hope you'll enjoy reading this with your favorite glass of California wine!

Vino Con Brio.... "Wine with Passion"

 Don't forget to make your reservations!

The wineries will be pouring between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. .. call today and reserve your spot.   Sample wines along with tasty treats, find out about the wines, and just have a great evening.  Oh, don't forget to get your souvenir glass, too. The tasting fee will be $15.00 per person for the evening.  For reservations, click here or call 443-8275.  It'll be another fun evening! Drwaings every hour for fun gifts!

New Wine Alert!!
Robert Craig Cellars

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon

This single-vineyard source that Robert Craig helped to plant in 1990 is located at 1800 feet along the mountain's summit. The contours of this 26-acre site offer quintessential Mt. Veeder terrain - complex and challenging, with multiple hillside exposures and changes in elevation. The resulting microclimates create varied weather patterns which influence grape development and ripening, The well-drained sandstone and blue slate soils provide an ideal foundation for growing small, concentrated berries. Each vineyard block is managed separately and grapes are picked in small quantities over several weeks to insure perfect ripeness. Individual vineyard lots remain separate throughout barrel fermentation, with the master blend crafted from optimum barrel selection to create a complex, multifaceted wine.

Aroma: Forward, rich aromas of black fruit, mocha, and bay leaf.

Flavors: Concentrated, deep layers of black cherry and wild berry, shaded with cassis, dark caramel, mocha, and cedar. Finish: Generous berry flavors carry through with impressive length, remaining smooth and inviting.

General: A supple, beautifully balanced Mt. Veeder Cabernet with pure
flavors and a fine tannin structure, exhibiting power and grace.

 

Planning a Wine Party?

Are you're looking for something fun and interesting to do...? Get your friends together and Discover California!

Tour California wineries all in one location. We have over 130 wines in 27 varietals to choose from with over 40 California State Fair Medal winners!

      Discover California will provide:

·        4 different wines of your choice, 2 bottles each*.

·        A party cheese tray serving 20.

·        Knowledgeable wine staff pouring for 3 hours.

·        A unique and fun Old Sacramento environment to enjoy good wine and friends.

·        Dancing on the tables. (Well, not really. We don't have a dancing license!)

  A minimum of 20 people is required to reserve the tasting room for your event. A per person charge of $15.00 will apply.

 * There will be a credit of $140.00 toward the purchase of the wines selected for tasting.

**Charges for additional selections, additional bottles or higher priced wines will be added to the above minimum charge. Attendance above the 20 person minimum will be charged $15.00 per person. We must limit private parties to 40 people.

John Hicklin

The "Wine Guy"
Discover California!
114 J Street
Old Sacramento, CA 95814

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

Here's a tasty treat to have with your favotite Zinfandel

Zinfandel Red Onion Relish

Did you know?

In 1769, Franciscan missionary Father Junipero Serra planted the first California vineyard at Mission San Diego de Alcala. Father Serra continued to establish eight more missions and vineyards until his death in 1784 and has been called the "Father of California Wine". The variety he planted, presumably descended from earlier Mexican plantings, became known as the Mission grape and dominated California wine production until about 1880.

GOT WINE?