The Orange County Fair, in conjunction with the Orange County Wine Society, invites entries into their 50th home wine competition. Deliveries are accepted from March 1- May 22. There’s a wine label competition, too! See this LINK for more details and to enter.
Grower-winemaker in Fair Play (El Dorado County) would like to lease her 2-acre Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard for 2026. Grower can provide guidance if new to farming grapes but would like some fruit in trade for farming the season. She provides some details: This is a Cabernet Sauvignon block planted in 2015. It’s Lafite Rothschilds clone…
Once again, the Sacramento Home Winemakers is proud to partner with the California State Fair to coordinate the Home Wine Competition. Donna Bettencourt will again, along with Mike Menard, be coordinating the competition. This competition is one of the largest home wine competitions in the state with over 700 entries. Entrants not only will receive awards and accolades but…
Need corks? You have until February 24 to participate in the Club’s ACIC Cork Group Buy organized by Kevin Lemay. See HERE for the details. Members only.
Just a friendly reminder that Sacramento Home Winemakers annual dues were due on January 1, 2026. A change in the website payment options: we have been having difficulty with the PayPal option for dues payments. Our webmaster, Robert Wharton and I tried solve this issue and it had become apparent that the only solution was…
Kevin Lemay is coordinating the 2026 ACIC cork group purchase for Sacramento Home Wine Makers (SHW). SHW is offering ACIC corks in sealed 250-count bags, sealed with SO2 gas for sterility. Available Cork Options – (Product details available at acicclosures.com) Please Note: Prices listed above do not include sales tax or shipping. Final pricing will…
