Meetings and Events

The Placer Wine and Grape Association (PCWGA) invites SHW members to their February 8 Vineyard Pruning and Growing Season Preparation workshop. Cleveland Speece, owner of Premier Vineyard Solutions leads this outdoor session. More workshop details can be found here. PCWGA and SHW are partnering to share club events for members’ mutual benefit. Watch for a…

Hmmm … that wine was your favorite but maybe now you’re smelling or tasting something off…? This workshop can help you identify what might be going funky in your wine. Dick Minnis, home winemaker with +20 years of vintages has educated home winemaking clubs on good winemaking practices. Oxidation, sulfur and phenols are often heard…

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…

January 15 meeting. Wake up your taste buds! Wines from eastern and central Europe are different and interesting and can spawn evening-long conversations. Come to SHW’s January 15 meeting and learn about them. The evening’s guest speaker is Eric Danch with Danch and Granger, a company that imports central and eastern European wines. Eric will…