The heat has finally broken. Non ci credo. The September club wines are here, the Grapefather has a birthday, and the bands play right through October.
Quarterly club newsletterPlacerville · Camino · 530-556-1530
First things first
Our website has a new home!
Take a look! Everything we have going this fall is in one place, and the Grapefather has a birthday on the 19th. Come see us. Put the sound up for the full web experience 🙂
Ian Liszt on the overlooked organism that turns grape juice into wine, and why you already know it from Apple Hill.
When it comes to winemaking, there's nothing as important as the grapes. The grapes are the foundation of what the wine is. They provide nearly all the flavor, and the identity. There is one other thing that is necessary for the grapes to go from being simple, sweet juice and transcend into a luscious wine. It's overlooked by most people, and it's all around us. I'm talking about yeast, of course. Can I have a figurative show of hands as to how many people know exactly what yeast is?
Chef Tim Costner on how rice found a home in the Po Valley and why risotto's creaminess comes from technique, not cream.
Risotto is one of those dishes that feels as though it must have existed forever: rice, broth, butter, cheese, and a wooden spoon. But its story is really the story of rice finding an unlikely home in northern Italy. Rice originated in Asia and reached Europe through centuries of trade and migration. It was known around the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages, but Italy's relationship with rice changed dramatically in the 1400s and 1500s.
Saturday at Camino, noon to 4. Food, wine and cake with Nello. Bring the whole family and stay for the band. The Grapefather is on special again in his honor, and there are smash burgers with sides. Tickets $20 and $25.
The ever-popular wine release weekends are back with a bang. Each month we introduce a new wine and pair it with one of Chef Tim's delicacies. This is your chance to taste the wine before anyone else and take it home for a steal.
Join us for the release parties each month, the last weekend of the month. Next up, Saturday, September 26: the new Drop Dead Red, with street tacos, free with a case purchase or $8, and Darth Mozart playing Oktoberfest on the patio at 5. Then Haunted Mansion on October 24, and Toscanello and Super Tuscan on December 26. Watch your email for more details and exclusive pricing.
The 2023 Grapefather is on special again for the birthday. This blend of Petite Sirah, Malbec, Negroamaro and Sagrantino is sure to win you over: easy drinking, with notes of deep cherry, berry and oregano. It pairs well with bolognese, grilled red meats, and fatty pasta dishes such as fettuccine alfredo or lasagna.
Snap up this wine for $185 a case. Can't pick it up? We will ship it to you for $25.
Want to learn to cook like a professional four-star chef? Now is your opportunity. Chef Tim hosts monthly culinary demonstrations in the library room at Camino, twelve people or fewer, so you get one on one time with him. Learn to make the dishes you only dream of ordering at a fine dining restaurant: risotto on October 16, then jambalaya, gnocchi and more. $85, or $75 for members, with a wine tasting, house-made appetizers, the demonstration, and a meal kit with a bottle of wine to take home and reproduce the experience wherever you are.*
*Subject to change. Dates, menu and price are confirmed on the ticket page.
Placerville
The cellar goes by reservation.
Starting after the birthday party, the Placerville cellar opens by reservation. The 1853 cellar of the Sequoia Mansion becomes a booked experience: an hour with six of our best wines, cheese and charcuterie, and wine talk with Nello or one of the team.
Fall special: $30 a seat, regularly $60, and free for Wine Mob members and up to four guests.* Book a seat on Eventbrite, or text Debi with your name and number of seats at 530-207-0396. A date runs when six seats are booked.
Every Friday night this fall, any bottle is 25% off, to enjoy with dinner or on the patio while the band plays. Bands play Fridays at 5, Saturdays at 4 and Sundays at 2, outside while the weather holds and inside when it cools.
Wine Release Weekend, CaminoReleasing the new Drop Dead Red. Street tacos, free with a case purchase or $8. Darth Mozart plays Oktoberfest at 5.Details →Add to calendar
Save the Graves, PlacervilleComing over from the cemetery? Your tasting is on us. Haunted Mansion on special and light appetizers in the cellar room.Details →Add to calendar
Sat Oct 24
Wine Release Weekend, CaminoReleasing Haunted Mansion, in time for Halloween.Details →Add to calendar
Sat Nov 14
Holiday Kick Off, CaminoA wine sale to start the season, vendors in the back room and on the patio, complimentary soup or stew.Details →Add to calendar
Black Friday Weekend, CaminoBuild a case at a very low price, with limits on quantity. House-made soup all weekend.Details →Add to calendar
Sat Dec 12
Holiday Celebration and Ugly Sweater Party, CaminoSanta with discount coupons and Christmas cookies, wine stations pouring the specials, appetizers by Chef Tim.Details →Add to calendar
*All events subject to change; the events page always has the latest. Add to calendar saves the date to your phone. Member cellar bookings: minimum order and deposit required; call Debi for details, 530-207-0396.
A note from Debi
Thank you to all who are a part of the Wine Mob.
And to everyone who loves Nello's wines: we appreciate your ongoing support. Not a member yet? I would love to tell you about it. Need help of any kind? I'm here. Let's connect.
Camino: 3544 Carson Road on Apple Hill, with the patio, the pizza oven and the bands. Placerville: 643 Bee Street, the 1853 cellar of the Sequoia Mansion, by reservation. Hours and directions are on nelloolivo.com.
