Entries for the 2026 Winemaking International Amateur Competition (WineMaker magazine) are now being accepted. Entries close on March 13, 2026 and wines are planned to be judged in April 2026. Click here for more competition details and to enter.
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…
Placer County Wine and Grape Association is accepting entries through November 9 for their home winemaker competition. See this link for more details.
The Sonoma Harvest Fair and Garage Enologists of Sonoma County invite entries to the Fair’s 2025 Amateur Wine Competition. Entries close August 23. There’s a wine label contest, too Details here
The Amador County Fair has extended its deadline to June 23 for their home and wine and labels competition. See here for the details.
This year’s SHW Jubilee Wine Competition was on Saturday, May 31. With the assistance almost 30 Club volunteers and four panels of judges, 115 wines were evaluated in 19 classifications. The Best of Show award was earned by Byron Froman’s 2024 Albarino! The competition also awarded four division honors: Best of Division White Wine for…
