The Club has lots of fun things coming up as we slide into harvest (technically 5 months from now). You may want to participate in the Jubilee wine and label competitions or join the 2025 white wine focus group or taste your way through a couple of workshops (sherry and olive oil). Don’t forget to…
The Sacramento Home Winemakers Education Committee is polling its membership in order to know if there is interest in providing a 2025 White Wine Making 101 focus group. This group would be open only to current SHW members who are making white wine for the first time. Participation in the group requires a commitment to…
WineMaker magazine reminds us: “…any of your club members that have a club discount coupon will receive a special message telling them their 50% discount as a club member is still in place and will be reflected on the renewal order. For any of your members who have not yet taken advantage of our 50%…
If you haven’t yet renewed your 2025 SHW membership dues, please do so soon! As a club member, you’ll be able to participate in members only activities including workshops, getting your wines evaluated at meetings, and participating in the club’s wine competition. You’ll also receive Club blog post updates via email and receive discounts at…
The Rex Johnston Winemaker of the Year award is named for a extraordinary winemaker and SHW member who was a successful competitor in many amatuer wine competitions. Rex readily shared his wine making knowledge and experience with fellow vintners. More than once, Rex swept the home wine competitions taking all of the top awards, thus…
Lodi Wine Labs has changed the discounts that they provide SHW members. They write: “…As of February 1, 2025, we will no longer be able to offer the current discount rate for analytical lab services. This decision has been necessitated by the increasing costs of consumables and the broader economic changes that affect our business…
