Terry and Ray Villegas grow Primitivo, Barbera, Petite Sirah, and Sauvignon Blanc. They hand cultivate their vines with the help from family and friends. Interested buyers are invited to tour their 6,000 vine 7-year old vineyard and taste wines made from their grapes on Saturday May 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Grapes are $0.50 lb. Buyer…
Congratulations to SHW members who captured Double Gold and Gold awards at the 2025 California State Fair Home Wine Competition. The Club is purchasing 250 each of Double Gold and Gold wine bottle stickers. If your wine(s) earned earned Double Gold or Gold awards at this year’s competition and you would like some stickers to…
The 2025 California State Fair home wine competition results are in! SHW members Thad and Heather Rodgers took home a Golden Bear for their 2017 Petite Sirah Port. Congratulations to all!
Sacramento Home Winemakers’ Jubilee Picnic and Awards Party will be Sunday June 1, 2025. Mark your calendars! The location will be Judy Pinegar’s Back Yard and Barn as in past years. The picnic begins at 1 PM with the main course service planned for about 2 PM. At the Picnic, you’ll hear about which wines…
SHW members Andy and Elizabeth Standeven have been farming wine grapes commercially for over 25 years. Wines made with grapes from their El Dorado Shaker Ridge Vineyard has won many awards both commercially and by home wine makers. At the Club’s April 16 meeting, Andy educates us on the things we should be looking for…
We’re gauging interest amongst SHW members for a group buy of a single variety port grape. Currently, we’re looking at touriga nacional from the Acampo / Lodi area. If you’re interested, contact Gin Yang at ginyangstaehlin@yahoo.com with the quantity that you’d like.
