Reminder: ACIC Cork Group Buy – Order by February 24
Need corks? You have until February 24 to participate in the Club’s ACIC Cork Group Buy organized by Kevin Lemay. See HERE for the details. Members only.
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Reminder: Please Pay Your Membership Dues
Just a friendly reminder that Sacramento Home Winemakers annual dues were due on January 1, 2026. A change in the website payment options: we have been having difficulty with the PayPal option for dues payments. Our webmaster, Robert Wharton and I tried solve this issue and it had become apparent that the only solution was…
2026 ACIC Cork Group Buy
Kevin Lemay is coordinating the 2026 ACIC cork group purchase for Sacramento Home Wine Makers (SHW). SHW is offering ACIC corks in sealed 250-count bags, sealed with SO2 gas for sterility. Available Cork Options – (Product details available at acicclosures.com) Please Note: Prices listed above do not include sales tax or shipping. Final pricing will…
February 18 Meeting – White, Rose and Sparkler Evaluation
The purpose of our wine evaluation meetings is to provide you with professional and peer review of your unfinished, usually not yet bottled wines. This evening Cuong Tran, winemaker at Scribner Bend Winery in the Sacramento Delta, will be our guest evaluator. He will be evaluating your 2025 white, rosé, and sparkling wines – your…
SHW Winemaker of the Year Award
2026 amateur/home wine competitions are in full swing! The California State Fair Home Wine Competition will start accepting entries on March 1. SHW’s Jubilee wine competition is on May 16. Entry details will be following soon. Kick up the competition fun and compete for the Club’s Winemaker of the Year award. There’s a little planning…
Membership Perk – 50% Savings on WineMaker+
WineMaker Magazine is excited to again offer you as a member of the Sacramento Home Winemakers club a special 50% savings on a WineMaker+ online subscription membership. WineMaker+ members get full annual online access to upcoming new digital WineMaker issues published every other month plus the back issue library dating back over 25 years packed with…
