Competitions

Deadline to Enter Extended – Sonoma County Harvest Fair Home Wine Competition

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…

Sonoma County Harvest Fair Amateur Wine & Label Competitions

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…

Amador County Fair Amateur Winemaker Competition

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…

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SHW Winemaker of the Year Award

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…