2026 amateur/home wine competitions are in full swing! The California State Fair Home Wine Competition will start accepting entries on March 1. SHW’s Jubilee wine competition is on May 16. Entry details will be following soon. Kick up the competition fun and compete for the Club’s Winemaker of the Year award. There’s a little planning…
Hey, the El Dorado County Fair amateur wine competition starts accepting entries on February 16. The competition wines are to be dropped off at the Fairgrounds in Placerville. Donna Bettencourt can save you a trip. She offers to receive your entries for the competition at the SHW February 18 meeting. Can’t make it to the…
The El Dorado Fair is accepting entries for their 2026 Amateur Wine and Label Competitions. Entries will be accepted from February 16 – March 16, 2026. See this link for entry forms and details.
The 2026 State Fair Home Wine Competition will be accepting entries starting March 1, 2026. Entries close March 28, 2026. See this website for the guidebook.
Mark your calendars! SHW’s 2026 wine competition and picnic is the weekend of May 16-17. The members-only wine competition will be on Saturday, May 16 in Sacramento, and the picnic – awards ceremony will nr in Loomis on the following day. Watch for the details!
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.
