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Winemaking 201 Workshop – April 20

Winemaking 201 is designed for winemakers with a minimum of 3 vintages experience. Seasoned winemakers are the panelists in this Q&A format focusing on pre and post fermentation topics. There is no singular way to make wine, and the workshop’s objective is to provide to intermediate wine makers information to help develop their own wine…

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2024 SHW Jubilee – Invitation to Compete and Celebrate

Sacramento Home Winemakers 2024 Jubilee is on May 18-19. This weekend long celebration of wines and wine making camaraderie starts with a Club-exclusive wine competition on that Saturday. The next day, the wines and wine makers that captured Saturday’s top awards will be revealed at the Picnic – Awards Ceremony. Picnickers get to taste competition…

Grapes for Sale: Zinfandel – Story Vineyards, Amador County Shenandoah Valley

Story Vineyards, Old Vine, Dry Farm, Sustainable Raised Zinfandel Grapes, Shenandoah Valley, Amador County in the Sierra Foothills We have 55 and 5 year old zinfandels available. We also have a very limited amount of Mission.  Our youngest grapes are unique because they have been grown from cuttings from our oldest 120 year old vines…

For Sale: Wine Making Equipment

For Sale – #35 basket press $400Wine bottle corker $4044g fermenter (1) $30 Other items, make offer:Apera Ph20 Ph tester5 gallon fermenting bucketsPlastic carboys 6 gallon / 5 gallon / 3 gallonGlass carboys 5 gallon (4) Glass carboy 3 gallon Brix hydrometerRefractometerWine cap punch down toolMisc. items—carboy bungs and handles, beakers, pipettes, funnels, unopened acids, PBW cleaner,…

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Membership and Competitions Leaping into March

February’s given you another day to renew your 2024 Club membership dues. If you already have, we thank you for your continuing support. Member dues help pay for the costs for the monthly meetings, insurance, supplies, hospitality, Jubilee wine competition and other activities. You may renew your dues online. If you choose to mail a…