42nd Home Winemakers Classic – Mt. Veeder Fire Safe Council
This competition invites SHW members to enter and pour their wines at this year’s event. The competition is in Napa on Saturday, July 12. Details including entry info can be found here.
Month: March 2025
March 19 Meeting – Fine Tuning Before Bottling
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 Jubilee – Enter Your Wines and Labels
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…
Pre-Bud Break Pruning Clinic – Great Bear Vineyards
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…
Correction – 2025 White Winemaking Focus Group
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…
For Sale: Destemmer Crusher and Basket Press
Marchisio Electric Destemmer Crusher. May have been manufactured in 2004. This was used three times total. Used for quarter ton of grapes for 2005, 2006, and 2007 vintages. Has been stored in a garage except when in use. Does not include stand. Manufacturer advertises that this 1 hp can crush 1 1/2 tons an hour….
