What is the annual SHW Jubilee? It’s a weekend long celebration of winemakers and their wines after a day of competition. Relax with winemaking friends and families while enjoying good food and entry wines outdoors on a shady knoll.
This year’s Jubilee is on May 31, starting with a wine competition in Sacramento, and concluding on the next day, June 1, with a picnic and awards ceremony at the Pinegar Ranch in Loomis. All Club members and families and their guests are invited to the June 1 festivities.
Wine Competition. Members are invited to submit their wine competition. The entry period is from March 17th through April 30th.
- Entries will be accepted at the March 19 and April 16th general meetings. Various remote locations will also accept entries during the entry period.
- The first wine entry is free of cost. Subsequent entries are only $10 per entry. You may enter as many wines as you like.
- Only one 750 ml or equivalent bottle is required per wine entry. No capsules or wax, please.
- Registration must be made online and the entry bottle label securely affixed on the entry wine before it can be accepted. Please note: when entering wines that require refrigeration, please cover the entire entry bottle label with clear tape so that the ink does not run.
- The Jubilee is also one of the required competitions to vie for SHW’s Winemaker of the Year.
- This is a SHW members-exclusive competition. Only current members in good standing may enter.
- See here for competition details and to enter on-line.
Wine Bottle Label Competition. Show us more of the artist in you by entering the Jubilee’s wine bottle label competition. This contest’s coordinator, Christa Ring, will be sharing the details soon.
Picnic and Awards Ceremony. The Sunday, June 1 festivities unfold at 1 pm. The top Jubilee Wine Competition winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony and you’ll have a chance to enjoy the competition’s wines. You’ll also vote for your fave wine label, bid on a small silent auction, and munch on a potluck in the shade. The Club provides the entree. Registration is required – watch for the details.
Jubilee contacts:
Wine Competition and Awards Ceremony – Mike Menard at mike.mary.menard@gmail.com
Label Competition – Christa Ring at cmring@citlink.com
Picnic – Judy Pinegar at judypinegar@ gmail.com
