I am not a “wine snob.” I am not even a “wine connoisseur.” (so much so that I had to spellcheck “connoisseur” (and lookup the symbol for ° (which I’ve now assigned to a shortcut key (ctrl+D, if you’re ever using my computer)))) What I am is a “wine drinker.” This is not a specialized classification nor a advanced designation. I just know that there are some wines that I like and some that I’m not a big fan of; which is why, 58° is such a wonderful place. Without knowing much of anything about wines, you can go there, taste a variety of different mashups and not break the bank. They thoughtfully offer wine by the glass (6oz.), the taste (3oz.) or by the bottle (750ml).
To go with your wine, a range of small plates (wide variety of bruschettas, pates (I figured out how to do the “°” thing but I can’t figure out how to get an accent over the “e” in “pate”) and various other appetizers), paninis and a small selection of full entrées (somehow I can get the accent to work on “entrées” but not “pate,” go figure). The atmosphere is very laid back, with an eclectic crowd dotting the bar, tables and small lounge area. Each time I’ve been there, the service has been warm and attentive and the staff’s wine recommendations have been right on the mark.
If you do find a gem of a wine, you can step next-door to the 58° wineshop and buy it right off the rack. Sure, you might be able to get it cheaper at BevMo, but this way you won’t have to deal with that mannish woman who cashiers sometimes and wears a boxcutter at an aggressive angle on her belt and has a pretty visible moustache. Unless, of course, that’s your thing.
58° & Holding Company
Capitol and 18th, Sacramento
Food/Wine**** Service**** Ambience***
The Sac Rag 
paté
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mmmmm… Guinness paté…
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I want to know, too!
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just an FYI, the degree marks and the accents looked fine when I posted this piece, but somehow when they get uploaded to the website, they get all jogglefied.
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You use an HTML entity. Here is a good reference list:
http://webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/special_characters/
They all start with ampersand and end with semicolon. The accent mark is easy to remember–that mark is called an “acute” of course, so to use it you go: ampersand, letter you want to accent, “acute”, semicolon. It understands uppercase and lowercase too. Therefore pate with the accent is paté (go to View > Source and look for my comment to see it spelled out in HTML.)
the degrees sign is “ampersand deg semicolon,” 58°
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CoolDMZ, please share your secret of how to do accents on the keyboard. I was amazed when you had the accent in Marcus Breton’s name a week or so ago, and I desperately wanted to ask you how you did it, yet I didn’t want to come across as flippant with that being my only response to your well composed post.
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