A few seats have opened up for this Saturday’s workshop with winemaker Dick Minnis. Dick is a seasoned home wine maker and wine judge who shares his experiences and knowledge about common wine faults including ethyl acetate (smells like nail polish remover) and hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs aroma). Dick covers the causes, possible treatments, and…
Entries for the Winemaker Magazine’s 2025 International Amatuer Wine Competition close on March 7. See this link for the details. The magazine’s 2025 annual conference is on May 15-18 in Sacramento. An additional $25 conference fee discount is offered to California’s home wine club members bringing the total conference fee discount to $125. Enter “WMClub25”…
White and rose wine evaluations. Bring your 2024 white and rose wines to SHW’s February 19 meeting to be evaluated by guest evaluator Brad Alderson. If you’d like your wine evaluated by Brad, please: Bring your competition wines. SHW members can bring their competition wine entries to the meeting: Logistics. The February 19 meeting starts…
225-litre 2022 French oak barrel, used once, for sale. $150 Text Stuart Spoto at (707) 225-5065.
Dora Dain Farms and Wine in Lincoln has an upcoming two-part Wine Sensory class led by Pat Henderson. Some of you may have attended Pat ‘s sensory workshops for winemakers a couple of years ago that was sponsored by SHW. This two-part class is geared more towards wine appreciation than wine making. The Wine Sensory…
Kevin Lemay is coordinating a cork buy for Club members. Below are the specifics: Sacramento Home Winemakers is planning an ACIC cork group buy. The corks are available in 250 count bags and the bags are sealed and filled with SO2 gas. Two types of corks will be offered (website – acicclosures.com): Note: Prices do…
