From WineMaker magazine: Don’t miss the 2025 WineMaker Conference May 16 & 17 taking place for the first time in Sacramento for two days packed with dozens of seminars, workshops, and events all geared for home winemakers. This annual event hasn’t been to Northern California in nine years and won’t be back again in the…
Meeting Program. The Club’s March 19 meeting brings back Scott Harvey with Scott Harvey Wines as our guest speaker. Scott shares his tips on acid adjustments, fining, filtering, and finishing wines before putting them into the bottle. Attention to the details before bottling can encourage wines to age longer and more gracefully. Scott plans to bring his pH…
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…
Great Bear Vineyards in Davis is opening their pre-bud break pruning class to SHW members (see footnote below ). The class begins at noon on Saturday, March 29, and is expected to last about 45 minutes or longer depending on questions and those who wish to practice. This is a small class; please confirm your…
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…
