The Sonoma County Harvest Fair has extended their deadline to enter wines to August 25. Please see here for more information. If your wines have competed well in SHW’s Jubilee Wine Competition and the California State Fair Home Wine Competition, you may be interested in vying the SHW’s Winemaker of the Year (WOY) award. The…
The Sonoma County Harvest Fair is again partnering with home winemaking club Garage Enologists of Sonoma County (GENCO) to bring you the Fair’s Amateur Wine and Label competitions. The competitions are open to amateur winemakers statewide and GENCO extends a special invitation to SHW to compete. Entries will be accepted through August 18 on-line. Entrants…
The Jubilee Wine Competition results are in. Congrats to all entrants! Unclaimed judging sheets and Best of Class and Best of Division certificates will be available at the SHW’s June 21 meeting. Award medals should be available at SHW’s July 19 meeting. See here for a list of wine competition awards by Awards. See here…
The Amador County Fair in coordination with the Amador Winemakers Association invites entries into their 2023 Amateur Winemaker Competition. Entries are due on June 16. Entrants must be California residents and wines entered must be made from grapes from the Sierra Foothills AVA. The Fair also has a wine label competition with the same entry…
SHW’s Rex Johnston Winemaker of the Year award encourages and recognizes excellence in wine making among all club members. The best measure of excellence is the opinion of qualified judges in a structured competition environment. SHW members are invited to submit their candidacy for this year’s Winemaker of the Year award. There are several eligibility…
It’s back! The California State Fair Home Wine Competition is accepting entries March 20 – April 25. Judging is on May 20. The coveted Golden Bear will be awarded in three divisions. See here for the details. SHW volunteers play significant roles in this statewide competition and the Fair’s home wine making booth. In addition…
