What a crazy busy June 3-4 Jubilee weekend that just flew by! The SHW Wine Label competition returned and not only do you express your artistic talent through your wines but also through your labels. Thirty-four labels were entered into competition. Jubilee Picnickers voted for their faves but the decisions were tough! Two labels were…
The Jubilee Wine Competition results are in. Congrats to all entrants! Unclaimed judging sheets and Best of Class and Best of Division certificates will be available at the SHW’s June 21 meeting. Award medals should be available at SHW’s July 19 meeting. See here for a list of wine competition awards by Awards. See here…
Learn the basics of home wine making at Sacramento Home Winemakers’ Winemaking 101 workshop. Whether you need a wine making refresher or am ready to take the deep dive into wine making, this workshop is for you. The workshop covers: * equipment certification is necessary to rent the Club’s wine making equipment (crusher-destemmer, press, and…
Nebbiolo, Primitivo, Syrah, and Cabernet Blend grapes for sale. Premium high-density vineyard (4 by 4 spacing VSP) in the Jackson Valley (Amador County) that is grown and maintained by hand. Fruit is thinned to 5 to 7 lbs per vine. Bird netted. Other than lime sulfur and sulfur dustings, grower uses little or no pesticide or…
This is the kickoff of the SHW Forum. Think of the forum as a place where members can post questions, receive answers, and have conversations…all online. To get started, open two internet windows. In each window navigate to the SHW website (www.sachomewine.com). In one of the new windows, click on JUMP TO FORUM found in…
You know how the holidays work. You might receive an impromptu invitation via text “come over tonight” or you get a call from a family member “don’t forget to bring the wine”. In addition to your own wines, take a bottle of bubbly with you. Yah. There’s something special in a bottle of sparkling wine…
