It has been SHW’s long-standing tradition to annually recognize members and supporters who have given extraordinary efforts to the Club in the past year. Sacramento Home Winemakers also highlights individuals who have demonstrated noticeable improvements in their wine making. Five of these awards are decided upon by the Board of Directors, while the Winemaker of…
At the October 20 meeting, guest evaluators Joe Real and Val Tiangco discussed using several enzymes in their wine making. There are many enzyme products; the ones shared below are Scott Laboratories products. Joe shares: The generic names of enzymes are cellulases (for basil leaves and other high cellulose materials) and hemicellulases (to release flavors…
Results from the 2021 Jubilee wine competition are in! The SHW-exclusive wine competition was held on Saturday, October 9 where five panels of 3 judges each sniffed, swirled and tasted 128 wines. Results from the judging were revealed the next day at the Jubilee Picnic-Awards Party. The Best of Show honor was earned by Beth…
There is still time to enter your wines in our annual member-only home wine competition. Acceptance of wines (after being registered and paid) will close at the September 15th SHW membership meeting. If the September membership meeting is converted to a virtual Zoom meeting or you want to submit your wine(s) in advance, please make…
Harvest 2021 is hitting it’s stride! Still not sure which yeast to use? Maybe these yeast charts can help. Winemaker Magazine – Yeast Strains Chart – WineMakerMag.com The Beverage People – Yeast Recommendations Guide – Wine Yeast Overview | The Beverage People Scott Labs – Scott Labs Yeast Choosing Guide – Scott Labs
The Beverage People in Santa Rosa is a fermentations supply house with lots of resources for wine and beer makers. They recently published a Harvest and Wine Math article available on their website. This guide has formulas for units of measurements, estimating yield from grape poundage, and making brix and acid adjustments. Their website has…
