Annual Meeting Election Results
At SHW’s November 19 Annual Meeting, the following candidates were successfully elected to serve on the 2026 Executive Board: Note: the board position of Secretary was not up for election. See SHW bylaws.
Club News and Stuff
2026 Education Survey – Your Input is Important
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…
SHW’s Winemaker of the Year Award
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…
New Winemakers Crush
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…
Club Wine Making Equipment For Rent
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…
Last Chance! Sacramento Home Winemakers 2025 Crush T-Shirts
Place your prder by Wednesday, July 23. For sale for the first time since 2021, just in time for the harvest season! Proudly fly your SHW colors by purchasing a SHW Crush T shirt. Follow this link: https://www.sachomewine.com/t-shirt-order-form to see, select and purchase the 2025 SHW Crush T shirt for $22 in a selection of…
