Amador County Fair Homemade Wine and Wine Label Competitions
The Amador County Fair has extended its deadline to June 23 for their home and wine and labels competition. See here for the details.
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Group Buy: Alexander Valley Cab Sauv and Merlot
The aromatic and flavor profiles of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines made with grapes from the Sonoma area are undeniably unique. Whether blended or barreled separately, with persistent stewardship and patience, winemakers are rewarded with memorable wines that are silky and saturated. For over a decade, a small group of member winemakers journeyed to Monson…
ML and Free SO2 Wine Testing at June 18 Meeting
Bring your wine samples to Wednesay’s meeting if you would like to test for free SO2 and / or malic acid. We have test strips on hand for these analyses. Each test per wine is $5 apiece. The Club’s Sentia wine analyzer also tests for acetic acid, residual sugar, and Total Acidity. Since the Sentia’s…
Wine-in-Box Kit
At SHW’s May 2025 meeting, guest speaker Leo Prada with Recoop Barrels shared that he uses a 3-litre Wine Bag-in-Box kit to keep smaller bulk quantities of wine on the fridge for topping off. See image below. Additionally, Leo uses a companion stand when filling the pouch (purchased separately).
Grapes for Sale: Barbera, Syrah – Placer County
Aoproximatlely 3 tons of barbera and 2 tons of syrah available. Vineyard is in Placer County’s Sierra Foothills AVA at 1400-1600′ elevation. Vines are 24 years old, farmed organically in decomposed granite/loamy soil and trellised cordon style vertical shoot position. $0.60 lb.picked. No minimum. No deatemmer crusher available. ETA: end of August. Vineyards were previously…
Grapes for Sale: Mour, Grenache, Syrah, Barbera, Malbec, Temp, Zin – Shake Ridge Ranch, Sutter Creek
Shake Ridge Ranch & Vineyards is situated in the Sierra Foothills, five miles east of Sutter Creek. Since 2005, they have been the source of fruit to 40 different boutique wineries, including Turley, Tablas Creek, Tribute to Grace, Bedrock among many others, providing excellent quality grapes with character, color and concentration. (A full description of…
