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November 19 Annual Meeting: Elect Incoming Leadership, Taste Golds, and Bring Donations

Bring ypur wine glass and spend the evening tasting some of the bested wines in this year’s home wine competitions. Members whose wines have earned gold metals or more have been invited to pour their wines, display the bling, and bring paired snacks. They’re also prepared to share with you their winemakng techniques that helped…

For Sale: Winemaking Items and Bulk Wine

Items are located in Sacramento. Contact Kevin Luther at 916 534-0650 or kevin@lucidwinery.com. Wine filler bottler bottling xpressfill XF4100 autofill and gas $2,999 Grape Wine Destemmer Crusher $399 Turbo Air Retail Fridge $999 Filter Wine beer cider alcohol plate & frame $299 Fruit grape Picking Macro Bins 24s $200 Komos 3 tap kegerator (2) $650…

Tasting in the Dark – UC Davis Mondavi Institute

The December 4 event at UC Davis’ Robert Mondavi Institute features Tasting in the Dark presented by Dr. Hoby Wedler. Attendees will be blindfolded and tasting wines made by UC Davis. Dr. Wedler, a blind chemist and sensory storyteller entertained SHW with a similar presentation a few years ago and we were surprised that we…

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SHW’s Holiday Party – December 10 – Make Your Reservations

Come one, come all! It’s time to gather together as a club to celebrate the end of another year! Our December 10th holiday soiree will be a catered holiday dinner, by Visconti’s Italian Restaurant, in lieu of the regularly scheduled meeting. Please click here to register for this event. The Holiday Party is upstairs at the…

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SHW’s Winemaker of the Year Award

SHW’s annual Rex Johnston Home Winemaker of the Year award recognizes winemakers who have excelled based on the opinions of qualified judges in structured home wine competitions. To be considered for this year’s award, interested members must submit their entries by November 30, 2025. The successful candidate will be announced at the Club’s December 10…