Another Party?! Yes! SHW’s Holiday Party is already in the planning stages. We’ve reserved the Turn Verein for Wednesday, December 10th, secured a caterer for the dinner, and Fundraising Coordinator Ron Boyle is looking forward to receiving your donations. The Holiday Party’s silent auction and raffle is the Club’s largest fundraiser and proceeds help keep…
Entries are being accepted through March 26, 2026 for the 2026 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. See this link for the competiton’s details.
600 to 700 lbs of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at about 22.5 Brix now. These vines are 3 years old and this is the first harvest. $5 for a 5 gallon bucket of grapes. That’s about 22 cents a pound. Contact Greg Leathem at (916) 847-6157.
If you should have a question or need to contact Gin, Tammy and/or Robert for concerns about the club website (forgot my login credentials, please advertise my grapes/equipment for sale to the club membership, when is a particular activity, etc.), please use the Contact Us or Contact SHW buttons on the home page of the…
Beer maker offers to trade beer making equipment for the opportunity to make wine or for some bottles of wine. Contact Scott Charles at libernet@yahoo.com.
Winemakers can drop off their wine samples for analysis at Folsom Lake College’s El Dorado Center in Placerville. Due to limited staffing, drop-off procedures have been updated (see this link). The major change is to contact instructor Clare Kessler to ensure that she can receive your samples directly.
