This year’s SHW Jubilee Wine Competition was on Saturday, May 31. With the assistance almost 30 Club volunteers and four panels of judges, 115 wines were evaluated in 19 classifications. The Best of Show award was earned by Byron Froman’s 2024 Albarino! The competition also awarded four division honors: Best of Division White Wine for…
Jenny and Marcus Meadows-Smith of Great Bear Vineyards in Davis write: It’s that time of year again! It is so beautiful in the vineyard and the fruit has set. Please let us know if you would like to buy grapes from us this year. We harvest the grapes at night (11pm-5am), so you will be able…
Amorim Cork is the largest producer of natural wine corks in the world. Are you interested in touring their state-of-the-art Napa facility end of July to see and learn about cork production? This facility performs QC, printing, moisturizing, and coating of the punched cork for their customers. Amorim is the first to provide a natural…
The Club has a couple of special events in june to expand your winemaking horizon. On June 21 (Saturday), visit with Matt Cline, winemaker and owner of 3 Wine Company in Clarksburg’s Old Sugar Mill. Matt shares the history of California’s wine industry. Details here. This workshop has been cancelled. Learn about sherries at the…
Twenty-gallon jacketed fermenter from Brewers Hardware. Includes fittings, clamps, and gaskets. Mounted on a heavy mild-steel plate set on a dolly for easy movement. The fermenter was used for producing pilot batches at a small brewery. Manufacture date 2015. Spec sheet available on request. $1,000 or best offer. Easy pick up in Sacramento. Call 626-222-1628…
Matt Cline, from Three Wine Company is offering a presentation and a wine tasting experience with him on Saturday, June 21. Over the course of his 43-year career, Matt was instrumental in the success of 3 wineries: Cline Cellars, Trinitas Cellars and now Three Wine Company. To Matt and thousands of years of winemakers before…
