20th Annual Placer County Wine and Grape Association Wine Competition
Placer County Wine and Grape Association is accepting entries through November 9 for their home winemaker competition. See this link for more details.
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Grapes for Sale: Tempranillo, Cab Sauvignon, Granacha, Malbec – Fair Play, El Dorado County
Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Granacha and Malbec for sale. The vineyards are located in El Dorado County, in the community of Fair Play at 2700 feet altitude and rooted in decomposed granite, volcanic soil. Since they are grown at altitude and it was a mild summer, they are just becoming ripe. Tempranillo and Cab Sauv are…
Lodi Wine Labs News
Lodi Wine Labs has a change in hours and they also have a new Sacramento lab sample drop-off location – Revolution Wines at 2831 S Street. Go to their website, lodiwinelabs.com, for store and drop-off hours.
2026 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition
Entries are being accepted through March 26, 2026 for the 2026 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. See this link for the competiton’s details.
Grapes for Sale: Cabernet Sauvignon – Orangevale
600 to 700 lbs of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at about 22.5 Brix now. These vines are 3 years old and this is the first harvest. $5 for a 5 gallon bucket of grapes. That’s about 22 cents a pound. Contact Greg Leathem at (916) 847-6157.
Behind the Curtain of the SHW Website
If you should have a question or need to contact Gin, Tammy and/or Robert for concerns about the club website (forgot my login credentials, please advertise my grapes/equipment for sale to the club membership, when is a particular activity, etc.), please use the Contact Us or Contact SHW buttons on the home page of the…
