Want some feedback on your non-Bordeaux reds from last harvest? Bring sample bottles to Wednesday’s meeting and receive an evaluation from Chik Brenneman, winemaker for Baker Family Wines. Bring two 750 ml bottles of your sample wines. Clearly mark the bottles with the vintage, variety, and your name. If you’re just preparing samples now, please…
Various wine making items for sale. 4 Plastic Barrels with tops (220L) washed, sanitized and rinsed $10 each 1 Stainless Steel Oak Infusion Tube $50 (New $80) for a 60 gal Barrel 1 Shurflo (model 2088-492-444) 3.3 gal/min Diaphragm self priming pump, mounted with cord and connecting tubes $50 1 Pyrex Beaker sets (1000, 650,…
There is still time to enter your wines in SHW’s annual member-only home wine competition. SHW’s Jubilee begins on Saturday, June 25 with the wine competition. The next day, Sunday, June 26 we’ll celebrate and taste wines at the picnic and awards ceremony. Entry wines (after being registered and paid) will be accepted at the…
New home vineyard owner asks for help: I purchased a home, last year, near downtown Folsom with a vineyard of 100 vines of Zinfandel and 100 vines of Pinot Noir (or so I’ve been told by the previous owner). I don’t have an exact age, but I believe they are about 10 years old. The…
The SHW Jubilee Wine Competition is on Saturday, June 25 and is followed by the Jubilee Picnic and Awards Ceremony the next day, Sunday, June 26. If you would like to work a wine competition, here’s your chance to volunteer – no experience necessary. The Jubilee staff works four main areas. Panel Clerks: in the…
If you’ve been ignoring your wines in the cellar, this is a good time to give them some spring love. 2021 Reds. Pop off the bungs on your 2021 wines: check the levels, smell and taste, and think about moving your young wines to the next step. Get your newer non-Bordeaux reds evaluated at the…
