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Lodi Wine Labs: New Courier Hours

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…

October 21, 2026, Monthly Meeting: Making Fruit Wine

Join your fellow Sacramento Home Winemakers on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7 P.M. at our monthly meeting. Our featured program will be a moderated panel discussion with four (4) of SHW’s award winning fruit wine makers. They will share the secrets of their success from fruit (and vegetable) selection, and processing, to yeast selection,…

For Sale: Wine Making Equip – Fermenter, carboys, etc

SHW Member Lou Rego is selling the following equipment: 25gal. fermenter or transport vessel $10carboy carry handles 3 -orange 5 or 3 gal. $5 ea.Che metrics – sulfite test kit 7 tests w/titrator $12Ph test strips Precision labs 90+ $85 gal. glass carboy $226 gal. fermentation bucket w/lid/airlock and stopper $15bottle tree rotating stand –…

Folsom Lake College Testing: New Days and Hours

Folsom Lake College has returned from their summer hiatus and is resuming their testing. Effective August 24, 2026, there will be new testing days and hours in which you can drop off your samples: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Winemakers can drop off their samples at Folsom Lake College’s El Dorado Center…