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…
Folsom Lake College is opening enrollment in their Spring 2025 courses for the Viticulture and Enology program. Here are the courses: VITI 301: Bud Break to Dormancy: Full semester Jan 18th-May 22nd. Lectures recorded and posted online, Labs in-person Wednesday nights 6-9:00 PM VITI 306: Wines of California: 8-week course from Jan 18th – March 14th ….
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,…
Do you hear the harvest rumble? Time to rearrange your winery and dust off fermentation items and equipment. When sealed well and stored properly (as airtight as possible in a cool environment), wine yeast can last for a couple of years. But when doubt, throw it out. Recent years have brought designer yeasts and yeast…
With this heat spell, almost overnight, the berries got the message! Harvest will be here before we know it. Gabe Jackson of Fermenter’s Warehouse in Santa Rosa has put together a helpful collection of calculations commonly used during harvest. His article includes converting to metric units, estimating vineyard yields (with general distinctions for location), and…
You know how the holidays work. You might receive an impromptu invitation via text “come over tonight” or you get a call from a family member “don’t forget to bring the wine”. In addition to your own wines, take a bottle of bubbly with you. Yah. There’s something special in a bottle of sparkling wine…
