Non-Bordeaux red wines still being accepted for evaluation for the May 19 SHW meeting. Deadline for registering wines is Monday, May 10th. Contact Chief Judge Donna Bettencourt at donnab1045@gmail.com or (916) 548-3199. We still have room for 5-6 non-Bordeaux red wines to be evaluated by fellow members and our guest evaluators, Luke Laubaugh and JohnTroiano. Two…
Are the shoots in your vineyard running rampant? Check out this shoot thinning vid by Andy Coradeschi with Cellarmasters of LA home wine making club. Andy shows you what to thin out and why.
The El Dorado County Fair invites home winemakers and wine label designers to enter their 2021 homemade wine and label competitions. Wine entries are due July 22, 2o21. See here for the details and entry forms.
The Club has been sharing lots of info with you in the blog. At times, there’s more than one new blog post per send-out so read past the first item in the notification. Here’s the latest of what’s been going on at SHW: May 13 Zoom about gasses – curious about how gasses can help…
The Amador County Fair invites entries for their homemade wine competition. Entries close May 31, 2021. Entry form can be downloaded below.
Sacramento Home Winemakers is planning an ACIC cork group buy. The corks are available in 500 count bags. Previously we were able to get 250 count bags, but the size is no longer available. If smaller quantities are needed, please find a friend to split the bag. Corks should be used within 6 months, however,…
For the May 2021 meeting we will be evaluating members’ 2020 red non-Bordeaux wines. You will be tasting each wine in the safety of your own home. What are red non-Bordeaux wines? Any red wine except: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carménère, and other red varieties predominately from France’s Bordeaux region. Who…
SHW member and grower Paul Baldwin has a Grape Sulfur tractor duster for sale. Small tractor with 3 point category 1 hitch and PTO needed. Uses very little power, a 15 hp tractor should handle it. Holds several bags of dusting sulfur. Works great, just greased and ready to use. Quick application. Should be perfect…
May 13 at 7 pm. Curious about using pressurized gasses in your wine making? Us, too! Join fellow SHW members for an hour of chat on the topic. The format would be similar to the Limoncello Zoom where 5-6 members share how they use gas and pressurized equipment to make and protect wines. We can…
Those who wish to compete for the 2021 Winemaker of the Year (WOY) must enter at least two separate and distinct home wines in each of the following two 2021 competitions (Sacramento Home Winemakers Jubilee AND Orange County Fair), and a third of their choosing. Rules for the 2021 SHW Home Winemakers competition are forth…
