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August 20 Meeting – Evaluation of Red Bordeaux Wines

Get your 2024 red Bordeaux varieties evaluated at the Club’s August 20 meeting. Red Bordeaux varieties include merlot, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, cabernet franc, petit verdot, and touriga nacional. Owner and Head Winemaker Greg Burns of Jessie’s Grove in Lodi is the evening’s evaluator for SHW’s August 20 meeting. The purpose of the evaluation is to…

Folsom Lake College – Fall 2025 Viticulture and Enology Classes

Folsom Lake College’s Viticulture and Enology program is offering these classes for the fall 2025 semester: VITI 305: Wines of the World: An 8-week online course that will cover the wines, regions, and styles of 8 major winemaking countries of the world. This course offers optional in-person tasting on Friday nights. VITI 303: Viticulture: Harvest…

Grapes for Sale: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Albarino – Sierra Foothills AVA

Meyer Preserve Vineyard is located on 6 acres of a 21 acre Agricultural Conservation Preserve within the Sierra Foothills AVA outside of Auburn, CA. Grapes for sale include Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Albarino. The vineyard is situated on a northerly slope with deep soils at an elevation of 1,300 feet. The 1103P rootstock was planted in…

Grapes for Sale: Zinfandel, Barbera, Grenache Noir, Cab Sauv, PS, Syrah, French Colombard, Alvarinho – UCD, Yolo County

UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology has Yolo County grapes available for sales this season. Varieties include Zinfandel, Barbera, Grenache Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, French Colombard and .Alvarinho. Minimum half ton purchases. Premium farmed, prices vary. Please contact Guillermo Garcia Zamora (Vineyard Manager) to (530)-304-8705 or ggarciaz@ucdavis.edu

Seminar: Recent Winemaking Innovations and Make Wine Better Than the Pros – September 6

There’s just a few seats left for this event. Clark Smith Seminar: Recent Innovations in Winemaking and How to Make Wine Better Than the Pros As home winemakers, we enjoy certain advantages and opportunities that aren’t afforded to regulated commercial operations or that are less feasible on a large scale. Renowned author (Postmodern Winemaking, among…