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Save the Date!

The California State Fair Home Wine competition will be accepting entries February 1-28. This contest is one of the required competitions to complete for SHW’s Winemaker of the Year award. The Fair’s competition date is on April 5. Watch for enty details.

Annual SHW Awards

At the December 11, 2024 club holiday party, members we’re honored for their accomplishments and contributions. Byron Froman received the Bob Beck Memorial Educator of the Year award. Tony Devine received the Stu Shafer Memorial Most Improved Winemaker award. Sip Happens, team of winemakers comprised of Amanda Westerman, Patrick McGillivray, and Matt Gallagher, was awarded…

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Roxanne O’Brien’s Savory Bread Pudding Recipe

At SHW’s October 16 meeting, guest presenter Roxanne O’Brien paired her holiday savory bread pudding with Joe and Cory Morgan’s barbera. Many of you asked for the recipe – Roxanne shares it below along with a couple of notes. Savory Mushroom, Leek, and Herb Bread Pudding This has a long list of ingredients, but most…

Define Your Wine Journey – Tell Us What You’d Like to Know More About

If you missed the October meeting, here’s your chance to tell us what program topics interest you, such as sensory evaluations or wine faults, vineyard management (pest control, best practices), or maybe deep dives into co-inoculations or non-saccharomyces yeast. Would you like more focused tastings such as style, region, old world vs. new? Want more…