State Fair Home Wine Competition Results
The 2025 California State Fair home wine competition results are in! SHW members Thad and Heather Rodgers took home a Golden Bear for their 2017 Petite Sirah Port. Congratulations to all!
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Jubilee Picnic and Awards Party – June 1
Sacramento Home Winemakers’ Jubilee Picnic and Awards Party will be Sunday June 1, 2025. Mark your calendars! The location will be Judy Pinegar’s Back Yard and Barn as in past years. The picnic begins at 1 PM with the main course service planned for about 2 PM. At the Picnic, you’ll hear about which wines…
April 16 Meeting – Recognizing and Sourcing Quality Wine Grapes
SHW members Andy and Elizabeth Standeven have been farming wine grapes commercially for over 25 years. Wines made with grapes from their El Dorado Shaker Ridge Vineyard has won many awards both commercially and by home wine makers. At the Club’s April 16 meeting, Andy educates us on the things we should be looking for…
Interested in Making Port?
We’re gauging interest amongst SHW members for a group buy of a single variety port grape. Currently, we’re looking at touriga nacional from the Acampo / Lodi area. If you’re interested, contact Gin Yang at ginyangstaehlin@yahoo.com with the quantity that you’d like.
42nd Home Winemakers Classic – Mt. Veeder Fire Safe Council
This competition invites SHW members to enter and pour their wines at this year’s event. The competition is in Napa on Saturday, July 12. Details including entry info can be found here.
March 19 Meeting – Fine Tuning Before Bottling
Meeting Program. The Club’s March 19 meeting brings back Scott Harvey with Scott Harvey Wines as our guest speaker. Scott shares his tips on acid adjustments, fining, filtering, and finishing wines before putting them into the bottle. Attention to the details before bottling can encourage wines to age longer and more gracefully. Scott plans to bring his pH…
