The California State Fair Home Wine Competition is accepting entries from February 1 – 28, 2025. With over 700 entries, this statewide contest is one of the most popular amongst California home winemakers. See this link for the guidebook and entry details. Entries may be delivered to CalExpo or dropped off at various locations (see…
We had a fun time with Eric Danch sharing his central and eastern European wines experiences at the Club’s January 15 meeting. In case you couldn’t write fast enough to capture the wines’ details, we offer Eric’s playlist below. Many thanks to Eric (Danch and Granger) for the wine and stories, and to Judy Pinegar…
January 15 Club Meeting. Come to SHW’s January 15 meeting and learn about wines not commonly seen on retail wine store shelves. The evening’s guest speaker is Eric Danch with Danch and Granger, a company that imports central and eastern European wines. Eric will be sharing the wine making history of this vast area and…
The Alameda County Fair is inviting entries into its wine competition. Entries are accepted through February 21, 2025. Cash awards are given. Judging date is on March 10, 2025 in Pleasanton. See this link for competition and entry details.
The Rex Johnston Winemaker of the Year award is named for a extraordinary winemaker and SHW member who was a successful competitor in many amatuer wine competitions. Rex readily shared his wine making knowledge and experience with fellow vintners. More than once, Rex swept the home wine competitions taking all of the top awards, thus…
Lodi Wine Labs has changed the discounts that they provide SHW members. They write: “…As of February 1, 2025, we will no longer be able to offer the current discount rate for analytical lab services. This decision has been necessitated by the increasing costs of consumables and the broader economic changes that affect our business…
