For Adoption: Vineyard Rows
Ken and Lean Stafford, home winemakers and viticulturists are offering an “adopt-a-rpw” opportunity for the home winemaker. Read the details here.
Resources
Grafting – Maybe Time for a Change
A member is seriously considering grafting over some of his vines. If you have grafting experience or can share a resource, please contact Byron Froman at befroman@gmail.com or text at 530-219-1975.
El Dorado Center, Folsom Lake College – Wine Analysis Update
Winemakers can drop off their wine samples for analysis at Folsom Lake College’s El Dorado Center in Placerville. Due to limited staffing, drop-off procedures have been updated (see this link). The major change is to contact instructor Clare Kessler to ensure that she can receive your samples directly.
Get Help – Club Mentors
The Club’s seasoned mentors are here to assist you! Whenever you need help on the next steps or something is smelling funky or you just want to bounce off some ideas, these are the volunteers who can help you. Club mentors specialize in several areas: See the mentor list here. The Club Mentor list is…
Folsom Lake College – Fall 2025 Viticulture and Enology Classes
Folsom Lake College’s Viticulture and Enology program is offering these classes for the fall 2025 semester: VITI 305: Wines of the World: An 8-week online course that will cover the wines, regions, and styles of 8 major winemaking countries of the world. This course offers optional in-person tasting on Friday nights. VITI 303: Viticulture: Harvest…
Club Equipment Rental Program and Equipment Certification
We’re hearing that while this summer’s intense heat may have slowed the berries from ripening, growers are predicting that harvest will be on track. Time to get the cellar and crews ready. SHW Winemaking Equipment Rental Program The Club has larger pieces of wine making equipment available for members to rent including destemmer-crushers, basket presses,…
