Bring your wine samples to Wednesay’s meeting if you would like to test for free SO2 and / or malic acid. We have test strips on hand for these analyses. Each test per wine is $5 apiece. The Club’s Sentia wine analyzer also tests for acetic acid, residual sugar, and Total Acidity. Since the Sentia’s…
Congratulations to SHW members who captured Double Gold and Gold awards at the 2025 California State Fair Home Wine Competition. The Club is purchasing 250 each of Double Gold and Gold wine bottle stickers. If your wine(s) earned earned Double Gold or Gold awards at this year’s competition and you would like some stickers to…
SHW’s Jubilee wine and label competitions are now accepting entries. The Jubilee weekend begins on May 31with a wine competition in Sacramento, and concludes on the next day, June 1, with a picnic and awards ceremony at the Pinegar Ranch in Loomis. All Club members and families and their guests are invited to the June…
Do you want to learn to make white wine? The Club’s Education Committee is looking to putting together a 2025 White Wine Making 101 focus group if enough members are interested. Instead of grapes, we’ll start with juice. This group would be open only to current SHW members who are making white wine for the…
What is the annual SHW Jubilee? It’s a weekend long celebration of winemakers and their wines after a day of competition. Relax with winemaking friends and families while enjoying good food and entry wines outdoors on a shady knoll. This year’s Jubilee is on May 31, starting with a wine competition in Sacramento, and concluding…
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organized member to coordinate the small fundraiser at the June 1 Jubilee picnic. Buddy up with another member to share the fun of seeking 10 or so donations and showcasing the items at the picnic. Interested? Contact President Marco Sguazzin at marco.sguazzin@gmail.com.
