Amador County Fair Homemade Wine and Wine Label Competitions
The Amador County Fair has extended its deadline to June 23 for their home and wine and labels competition. See here for the details.
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Grapes for Sale: Viognier, Primitivo, Tempranillo
Derrick Vineyards, located in the Alta Mesa sub-appelation within the Lodi Appelation has grapes for sale. Wine made from their viognier grapes have again earned double-gold and best of class honors at the California State Fair. Available: Viognier – 300-500 lbs Primitivo – 509-700 lbs Tempranillo – 450-600 lbs $1 lb. Grower picks. Contact Barbara…
Group Buy: Alexander Valley Cab Sauv and Merlot
The aromatic and flavor profiles of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines made with grapes from the Sonoma area are undeniably unique. Whether blended or barreled separately, with persistent stewardship and patience, winemakers are rewarded with memorable wines that are silky and saturated. For over a decade, a small group of member winemakers journeyed to Monson…
ML and Free SO2 Wine Testing at June 18 Meeting
Bring your wine samples to Wednesay’s meeting if you would like to test for free SO2 and / or malic acid. We have test strips on hand for these analyses. Each test per wine is $5 apiece. The Club’s Sentia wine analyzer also tests for acetic acid, residual sugar, and Total Acidity. Since the Sentia’s…
June 18 SHW Meeting – Red Non-Bordeaux Wine Evaluations
SHW’s June 18 meeting’s guest evaluator is winemaking Chik Brenneman. Chik offers his encouraging assessment on Club members’ wines he’ll be evaluating. Chik is the winemaker and co-owner of Baker Family Wines in West Sacramento, and former Winemaker at UC Davis. If you would like your 2024 red non-Bordeaux wine evaluated by Chik: What’s a…
Volunteers Needed – State Fair Home Wine Making Booth
Once again, Sacramento Home Winemakers will be staffing the Home Winemaking Booth at the California State Fair. This year’s fair dates are July 11 – July 27. As a show of our appreciation, everyone who volunteers (and shows up) for a shift will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win two (2)…
