Sacramento Home Winemakers October 21, 2026 Meeting “Making Award Winning Fruit Wines” Join your fellow SHW members on Wednesday October 21st 7 pm at the Monthly Meeting. Our featured program will be a moderated panel discussion with four (4) of SHW’s award winning fruit wine makers. Judy Pinegar, Don Vinson, Scott Carpenter, and Byron Froman…
I am pleased to announce that WineMaker Magazine has agreed to continue our previous relationship, and provide a generous discount of 50% to members of Sacramento Home Winemakers. This discount applies to WineMaker+ membership that includes special online access to thousands of expert-reviewed winemaking articles and techniques. Members that join with this special offer will…
SAVE THE DATE! SHW’s Holiday Party is already in the planning stages! We’ve secured a caterer for dinner and reserved the Turn Verein for Wednesday, December 9. It’s also time to start thinking about donations for the Annual Silent Auction and Raffle held the same evening. Our annual Holiday Party’s silent auction and raffle is the…
SAVE THE DATE: Suisun Valley Winery Tour Saturday, November 14, 10 am- 4 pm Join your fellow SHW members on an all day Fall tour of three of the best Suisun Valley wineries. The lovely Suisun Valley is located just north of Fairfield. We will begin at Caymus-Suisun Winery at 10 am, followed by Wooden…
Pam Bothello writes:Selling a classic, heavy-duty #45 Italian-style ratcheting wooden basket wine press. This is a highly durable, piece of equipment perfect for home winemakers or small-scale boutique vineyards looking to scale up their production capacity. We are the third owners of this press and it has treated us incredibly well. It was last used…
With the 2026 Harvest season behind us, Lodi Wine Labs has adjusted their pick-up schedule and hours. Please see the post Harvest Courier Hours for Lodi Wine Labs listed below: Courier Services and Sample Drop-Off Locations Courier Pickup Schedule COURIER SERVICES TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS Please see below for current pickup locations and cutoff times. To…
