SHW is your club and the Education Committee is inviting you to share your input and ideas on the topics or experiences you are looking for. To complete this survey on-line, please go to this link. Your input is appreciated by January 1. But don’t put this simple task off until then. At the November…
Come one, come all! It’s time to gather together as a club to celebrate the end of another year! Our December 10th holiday soiree will be a catered holiday dinner, by Visconti’s Italian Restaurant, in lieu of the regularly scheduled meeting. Please click here to register for this event. The Holiday Party is upstairs at the…
SHW’s annual Rex Johnston Home Winemaker of the Year award recognizes winemakers who have excelled based on the opinions of qualified judges in structured home wine competitions. To be considered for this year’s award, interested members must submit their entries by November 30, 2025. The successful candidate will be announced at the Club’s December 10…
The Club’s November meeting is also known as the Annual Meeting when elections are held for the incoming year’s Executive Board. Members in attendance can cast their votes; one vote per household membership. Proxy votes will also be accepted as specified prior to the election. Positions on the Executive Board are President, Vice President, Secretary,…
The annual wine making 101 crush was held Saturday, August 23 at Great Bear vineyards in Davis. There were seven new wine making participants who purchased grapes, tempranillo, to make a batch of wine. When we arrived, winery co-owner Marcus Meadows-Smith had the grapes already crushed and in a macro bin, so all we had…
Sacramento Home Winemakers has several pieces of wine making equipment for rent. Here’s what is available for use: Scale for Weighing Grapes: $25 cleaning depositScale has a tare feature and can weigh up to 400 pounds. Crusher/ Destemmer (two available): $100 cleaning depositIncludes extension cord and a stand for each unit. Ratcheting Basket Press (two…
