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Folsom Lake College – Wine Analysis Available to SHW Members

SHW is partnering with Folsom Lake College’s (FLC) Viticulture and Enology program to expand vineyard and wine making knowledge for both students and Club members. FLC offers free wine analysis to industry partners and local wineries and extends that free service to SHW members. The analysis is performed with the Lyza 5000 FTIR Wine and…

March 20 Meeting – Italian Grapes and Wines, Tasting Table, Jubilee Entries

Meeting Program – Italian Varietals, Winemaker Ken Musso Are the rolling northern California terroirs well-suited for growing Italian varieties? Come find out at the Club’s March 20 meeting when winemaker and owner Ken Musso of Due Vigne Winery discusses the similarities and evolving challenges in growing Italian varieties, and what makes the vines perform. Ken will talk…

For Sale: Wrought Iron Wine Rack, Diaphragm Pump

Beautiful decorative 67 bottle wrought iron wine rack for sale $100 obo. Can have with used wine bottles if desired. Heavy. Diaphragm pump. 4.0 GPM/198 GPH. 1/2”. Used over two seasons to rack and bottle a couple barrels of wine. Stored indoors. Asking $100 obo Includes tubing, racking stick, and valve.  Great reviews for this…

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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…