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California State Fair Home Wine Competition – Accepting Entries

Once again, the Sacramento Home Winemakers is proud to partner with the California State Fair to coordinate the Home Wine Competition.  Donna Bettencourt will again, along with Mike Menard, be coordinating the competition. This competition is one of the largest home wine competitions in the state with over 700 entries. Entrants not only will receive awards and accolades but…

Reminder: Please Pay Your Membership Dues

Just a friendly reminder that Sacramento Home Winemakers annual dues were due on January 1, 2026.  A change in the website payment options: we have been having difficulty with the PayPal option for dues payments. Our webmaster, Robert Wharton and I tried solve this issue and it had become apparent that the only solution was…

2026 ACIC Cork Group Buy

Kevin Lemay is coordinating the 2026 ACIC cork group purchase for Sacramento Home Wine Makers (SHW). SHW is offering ACIC corks in sealed 250-count bags, sealed with SO2 gas for sterility. Available Cork Options – (Product details available at acicclosures.com) Please Note: Prices listed above do not include sales tax or shipping.  Final pricing will…

February 18 Meeting – White, Rose and Sparkler Evaluation

The purpose of our wine evaluation meetings is to provide you with professional and peer review of your unfinished, usually  not yet bottled wines.  This evening Cuong Tran, winemaker at Scribner Bend Winery in the Sacramento Delta, will be our guest evaluator.  He will be evaluating your 2025 white, rosé, and sparkling wines –  your…