The aromatic and flavor profiles of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines made with grapes from the Sonoma area are undeniably unique. Whether blended or barreled separately, with persistent stewardship and patience, winemakers are rewarded with memorable wines that are silky and saturated. For over a decade, a small group of member winemakers journeyed to Monson…
Bring your wine samples to Wednesay’s meeting if you would like to test for free SO2 and / or malic acid. We have test strips on hand for these analyses. Each test per wine is $5 apiece. The Club’s Sentia wine analyzer also tests for acetic acid, residual sugar, and Total Acidity. Since the Sentia’s…
SHW’s June 18 meeting’s guest evaluator is winemaking Chik Brenneman. Chik offers his encouraging assessment on Club members’ wines he’ll be evaluating. Chik is the winemaker and co-owner of Baker Family Wines in West Sacramento, and former Winemaker at UC Davis. If you would like your 2024 red non-Bordeaux wine evaluated by Chik: What’s a…
Once again, Sacramento Home Winemakers will be staffing the Home Winemaking Booth at the California State Fair. This year’s fair dates are July 11 – July 27. As a show of our appreciation, everyone who volunteers (and shows up) for a shift will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win two (2)…
At SHW’s May 2025 meeting, guest speaker Leo Prada with Recoop Barrels shared that he uses a 3-litre Wine Bag-in-Box kit to keep smaller bulk quantities of wine on the fridge for topping off. See image below. Additionally, Leo uses a companion stand when filling the pouch (purchased separately).
Aoproximatlely 3 tons of barbera and 2 tons of syrah available. Vineyard is in Placer County’s Sierra Foothills AVA at 1400-1600′ elevation. Vines are 24 years old, farmed organically in decomposed granite/loamy soil and trellised cordon style vertical shoot position. $1 lb. / $2,000 ton Picked. No minimum. No deatemmer crusher available. ETA: late September…
