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.
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’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…
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…
