The El Dorado County Fair invites entries for their Homemade Wine and Wine Label competitions. Homemade Wine competition entries close on April 12. Wine Label competition entries will be accepted on May 24.
Join your fellow SHW members in an interactive, educational journey in learning to make white wine. Whether you have never made white wine before or have made one or two white wines and want to learn more, this focus group is for you. We will begin by meeting in person in June for white wine…
In response to grape source inquiries from Ken Musso’s the March 21 2024 presentation, Ken Musso shares grape grower Steve Viani’s contact info. From Ken: Steve has excellent clone 115 Barbera.Also has:TannatArneisFalanghinaFianoNero D’ Avola Contact Steve Viani for the specifics at 916 952-8503 and spviani@aol.com.
SHW is partnering with Folsom Lake College’s (FLC) Viticulture and Enology program to expand vineyard and wine making knowledge for both students and Club members. FLC offers free wine analysis to industry partners and local wineries and extends that free service to SHW members. The analysis is performed with the Lyza 5000 FTIR Wine and…
Sacramento Home Winemakers 2024 Jubilee is on May 18-19. This weekend long celebration of wines and wine making camaraderie starts with a Club-exclusive wine competition on that Saturday. The next day, the wines and wine makers that captured Saturday’s top awards will be revealed at the Picnic – Awards Ceremony. Picnickers get to taste competition…
Story Vineyards, Old Vine, Dry Farm, Sustainable Raised Zinfandel Grapes, Shenandoah Valley, Amador County in the Sierra Foothills We have 55 and 5 year old zinfandels available. We also have a very limited amount of Mission. Our youngest grapes are unique because they have been grown from cuttings from our oldest 120 year old vines…
