You entered one of your favorites into last year’s Jubilee. Can you enter it again in this year’s Jubilee? Yes you can! And why would you do that? Sometimes, the judges may think a wine is well-structured but could benefit from more time (might use the term “tight”) and gives the wine a Silver award….
Rick & Ron Lanza of Wooden Valley Winery and Lanza Vineyards are 3rd generation winemakers and growers from Suisun Valley. In partnership with their two brothers, they manage approximately 400 acres of vineyards and operate a small winery. Ron’s primary focus is on administration and marketing, while Rick is head winemaker. The Lanza family supplies…
So… you’re looking around your cellar and you see that you’ve got a little of a wine that you may have used for topping. Then there’s a couple of wines that left over from bottling, some maybe from previous vintages. You sample the wines and they still taste pretty darn good. Then you blend the…
We need more volunteers on Saturday, April 25th to work as Panel Assistants and in Data. If interested, email Stacey Winton, State Fair Home Wine Volunteer Coordinator at stacey.winton@comcast.net. Volunteers do not need to be SHW members.
While we can’t capture the results from all of the home / amateur wine competitions that we hear of, we try to note as many as we can because we are proud of SHW members’ competitive spirit! Results from the El Dorado County Fair Amateur Wine Competition are in. Gold awards were earned by members…
Below is a tidbit of insight on how SHW Jubilee wine entries move through the competition. Wines entered in the Jubilee can earn one of six individual wine awards: Double-Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention, and No Award. Through elimination, entries advance to Best of Class, Best of Division (Red, White, Rose, Sparkler, Fruit-Vegetable, and…
