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| Friday 10/30 thru Monday 11/2 |
Pay no sales tax here during Nevada Days
Nevadans visiting their wine country here in
El Dorado and most especially here in El
Dorado's Fair Play are invited to visit
"Where it all Began" in Fair Play here at
Fitzpatrick's. Our new garden patio beckons
your presence to bask in the warmth of the
low-lying sun and enjoy our new expanded
lunch menu with Fitzpatrick wines. With our
extensive lineup of estate grown wines to
taste there is sure several to excite your
palate. And besides our great and modest
pricing, Nevadans will enjoy an additional
discount by paying no CA sales tax.
So let us treat you to a special long weekend of fun and values starting on Friday 10/30 through Monday 11/02. |
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Sweet and Sour News to Savor
How sweet is this? Buy any bottle of
Fitzpatrick wine and add a bottle of Sierra
Dreams for $5 (that's half price). Do this
over and over as often as you like.
On a sour note, the long awaited special Vinegar barrels have arrived from Virginia and I bring them full so you can bottle your own Cab/Shiraz or Petite Sirah live vinegars for pennies (actually 10 cents per ml). Bring your bottle or buy one from me for an extra $1. This Saturday, Halloween (Celtic new year's eve), at the Davis Farmers Market I'll be all decked out in Pirate attire on our flagship Surrender. I'll be trading my grog for your booty. There'll be treasure maps and gold coins to take way as loot with your bottles of inspiration. Then on Sunday the skull and crossbones will be flying at the farmers market in Sacramento. Dia de los Muertos and the tradition of honoring All Souls Day will be the theme and drop dead prices on every third bottle will make the Banshee howl. And remember every week you can meet us at the Farmers Market and surrender your booty for a bottle of Fitzpatrick's finest even on Saturdays in Beverly Hills. Call ahead to place your wine orders and pick up at the closet Farmers Market and save shipping charges. |
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Our new Lunch menu served on the garden patio
Every Saturday and Sunday you can bask in the
low-lying sun and cherish the moment with
glass of Fitzpatrick wine in hand, our
homemade lunch offerings relaxing in our just
opened garden patio. On weekdays bring your
own picnic or put one together with
selections from our deli case (we've got
everything you need for a healthy alfresco
meal). realize too that if the weather
changes our tasting room is always warm and
cozy and Katie will have some hot soup to
warm your bones.
Items are arriving every week for unique gift ideas for the holidays. each visit to the tasting room you're sure to find something new both in wines and gifts. Chocolate Sundays continue. Buy two bottles of one varietal and the appropriate box of dark chocolates will be included at no extra charge. Buy four bottles of one varietal and the appropriate tin of chocolate is yours. We stock the whole line of San Francisco made varietal chocolates. |
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last press-load done as of 10/28
Yeh, Yah, ahun, sure this is the best harvest
ever. Maybe some young winemakers are touting
that but let's get real not every harvest can
be as good as what you hear. When have you
ever heard anything less than superlatives.
Well I'll tell it like it is...
This harvest was good to mo better, better than I expected with the lack of winter rains but that May rain and relatively mild summer temperatures helped bring in good to better than average yields and healthy sound grapes. Now remember I'm only talking about my grapes and my average yields which are very modest. But modest yields are great in the world of fine wines. There's always a lot of excitement among the dust, the heat and the long days of harvest and some of the memorable days included the Pinot Noir harvest - enough to fill four barrels. The Petite Sirah outdid everyone with quality and a whopping 14 bins. As the grapes reach the winery the Crush begins and lingers long past the last grape is picked. As a matter of fact we picked the last grape (Cabernet Sauvignon) two weeks ago and just pressed out the last fermenting tank yesterday. The word on the Crush is smooth sailing, no equipment breakdowns, most every fermentation bubbled along with great results. I tried new yeasts, kept old yeasts, even mixed up some yeasts and let a few go wild just to push the limits of whats possible. Most of the new wines have settled and been racked into their oak barrels to spend the next year plus peacefully aging. Since we sold out of our Sangre de Montana, we're fast-tracking the new Euro-style dry rose for a hopeful pre-Thanksgiving bottling and release. It's already looking and tasting delicious. Vinted again from Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Zinfandel, Barbera and Cinsault the new 2009 Sangre de Montana will be the Blood of the Mountain. The toughest thing about the Crush is we have to push all that excitement back into the cellar, bottled it up a year or two later and wait until we can uncork all that excitement all over again. So let's get back to uncorking the excitement of 2006 reds, 2007/8 whites and soon the first 2008 Pinot Noir and the great new blend called Tippitonia. Just think every bottle is excitement waiting to be uncorked. A successful Crush is a gift from above and I thank God, all his angels, Mother Earth and the nature spirits, but most of all my brother-in-law Dennis for the relentless long hours, endless cleanups and his diligence and focus on helping me make the best wines possible. A good cellarman is worth his weight in gold. |
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new placements every month
We're working with the SaveMart supermarkets
in the greater Sacramento and foothill areas
to start. And you'll find a great selection
(up to 8 varietals) to choose from too. Pick
up a bottle in both Placerville stores,
Folsom, Roseville, Orangevale, Truckee and
Tahoe City. In the next few weeks Jackson,
Auburn, Grass Valley, Elk Grove, Davis and
many locations in Sacramento. If you shop at
SaveMart and don't see our wines please ask
for them.
In addition we're proud to have Fitzpatrick wines sold in these independent creative establishments: The Confluence Kitchen in Auburn, California Organics in Grass Valley, Vine 49 in historic Sutter Creek where you can actually taste our wines too, Roxy's Restaurant & Bar in Sacramento, Frasinetti Winery & Restaurant in Florin, Orangevale Liquors, Noah Ark Natural Foods in Placerville and more to come. Times are tough in the wine industry but we're not ones to put our heads in the sand - we'll just work harder. We make a fine product with an unrivaled commitment to being Earth Friendly. |
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Make Big B's Curried Pumpkin Coconut Ginger Soup
This soup is easy as pie to make but serves
as a real meal with some hearty bread. Take a
whole pumpkin, cut in quarters, scoop the
seeds out and peel the outer skin off. Then
cut into 1" cubes. Chop a couple onions. In a
heavy bottom pot melt a knob of butter and
throw in the onions and pumpkins to soften.
Stir often. Peel and dice a generous chunk of
fresh ginger and dice some hot peppers (to
taste) and add to the saute. Add another knob
of butter and keep stirring. As it begins to
stick, keep scraping the bottom (this is good
stuff). Add a can of Coconut milk and enough
water to cover and let simmer.
Now it's time to spice it up. Chop up a lot of basil (Thai basil if you have it). Chop a bunch of fresh Italian parsley and add both to the simmering soup. The add salt, fresh grind black pepper and yellow curry powder (or your favorite) to taste. Don't forget to stir often. When the pumpkins just melt in your mouth, turn off heat and puree everything together. If you want to be fancy, be fancy; otherwise just laddle into a soup bowls and serve with warm crusty bread. Keep the pot nearby for you're surely going to want seconds. |
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