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Sacramento Home Winemakers
We’re a volunteer non-profit social club promoting the art and science of home winemaking. Meet new friends, make wine and have fun!
Join Sacramento Home Winemakers
SHW is currently accepting 2025 memberships for both continuing and new members. Memberships may be submitted on-line, by USPS, or in person at a Club meeting. For membership details and membership application, click here.
Club Equipment for Rent
Club members can rent wine making equipment including crusher-destemmer, press, filters, scale, filler and corker. Details here.
Next Meetings and Events
The Club meets monthly at 7pm on the third Wednesdays of the month, unless otherwise noted, upstairs at the Turn Verein meeting hall located at 3349 J Street in Sacramento. Please see the meetings’ blog posts for the details.
Executive Board meetings are generally on the first Wednesday of the month starting at 7pm and are virtual. All club members are invited. Contact SHW President Marco Sguazzin for the details; marco.sguazzin@gmail.com.
Workshops and activities outside of the monthly meetings are as announced for time and location – see blog posts.
September 17 General Meeting – Tuscany Travelogue. Robert and Darcy Wharton share their summer travel adventures thru Tuscany in Italy. Details.
October 15 General Meeting – All About Wine Corks. Hear about the history and latest techniques used to make wine corks from the Club’s Amorin Corks representative. Details soon.
November 19 General Meeting – Taste the Gold. Members whose wines earned gold medals and above in wine competitions this year are invited to pour their best and share wine making techniques at the November meeting. Details forthcoming.
