SHW Member Martin Wilde is selling: 30 Gallon Eco Flextank Wine Fermenter. Includes 1.5″ Tri-Clamp bottom drain valve, Tri-Clamp Site Glass with pressure relief for keeping tank topped up. Used one time for red wine – $230 3 – 15.5 gal stainless steel (SS) keg (2 straight sided Sanke and 1 Coors Sanke with middle…
The October SHW membership meeting featured a round-table discussion of the ins-and-outs of making non-grape wines (particularly fruit wines). Judy Pinegar showed the group a one-page document created by UC Davis listing the quantities of ingredients required to make various non-grape wines. Unfortunately, the document was a copy of a copy of a copy and…
This weekend, Great Bear Vineyards is hosting the Yolo Food and Wine Affair! If you are looking for a fun evening filled with great wine and good food, this might be of interest to you! Please see below for more information or click this link: https://www.greatbearvineyards.com/product#/october-24-saturday-5-30-8pm-yolo-food-wine-affair Yolo Food & Wine Affair at Great Bear VineyardsSaturday,…
Sacramento Home Winemakers October 21, 2026 Meeting “Making Award Winning Fruit Wines” Join your fellow SHW members on Wednesday October 21st 7 pm at the Monthly Meeting. Our featured program will be a moderated panel discussion with four (4) of SHW’s award winning fruit wine makers. Judy Pinegar, Don Vinson, Scott Carpenter, and Byron Froman…
I am pleased to announce that WineMaker Magazine has agreed to continue our previous relationship, and provide a generous discount of 50% to members of Sacramento Home Winemakers. This discount applies to WineMaker+ membership that includes special online access to thousands of expert-reviewed winemaking articles and techniques. Members that join with this special offer will…
SAVE THE DATE! SHW’s Holiday Party is already in the planning stages! We’ve secured a caterer for dinner and reserved the Turn Verein for Wednesday, December 9. It’s also time to start thinking about donations for the Annual Silent Auction and Raffle held the same evening. Our annual Holiday Party’s silent auction and raffle is the…
