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Migration to MailerLite

As previous shared at the January club meeting, SHW is migrating our blog messaging system from MailChimp to MailerLite. While this should minimally impact you, our club members, we, the web team, need to ensure we pull across all active SHW members from MailChimp. Very early Thursday morning (4:00 a.m. PST, 8February) this message will…

Grapes for Sale: Carmenere – Modesto (Stanislaus County)

Grape grower Scott Ellis writes: “Want to try a different varietal this year? We have 300 Carmenere vines east of Modesto that will be producing the first harvest in Fall of 2024. These healthy uber vines spent their first year in the greenhouse and were planted on ¾ acres in Spring of 2023. We have grown Carmenere…

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State Fair Home Wine Competition – Entries Open

Entices are being accepted from February 1-29 for the California State Fair Home Wine Competition. The competition is open to California residents entering wines made from California grapes. Entries may be delivered or dropped off at the Fair, or dropped-off at several off-site locations throughout the state. See details and entry information at the Fair’s…

SHW Winemaker of the Year Competition

Sacramento Home Winemakers recognizes excellence in winemaking with its annual Winemaker of the Year (WOY) award. This memorial award honors Rex Johnston who excelled in many styles of home wine making, was a fierce competitor, and readily shared his wine making expertise. The WOY competition has several requirements including mandatory competitions within the award year….

Alameda County Fair Amateur Wine Competition

The Alameda County Fair invites entries to their amateur wine competition. Entries will be accepted January 1 – March 1, 2024. There are two ways to enter: 1) on-line or 2) paper. See here for the competition’s entry guide. Contact Patty Cuellar, Alameda County Fair Wine Competition Coordinator, at wine@alamedacountyfair.com. This competition is a Recognized…