Thank you to everyone who signed up for a volunteer shift for the California State Fair Home Winemaking booth. This year, the State Fair’s run is from July 11-27. We are excited that currently 87% of the booth’s volunteer shifts (Fridays – Sundays) are filled, and we have 7 shifts remaining (see below). Please check…
Are you interested in learning to make wine? Come to the Club’s Winemaking 101 Workshop and start making wine this harvest. Yes, you can make wine that you’ll be so proud of that that your friends and family won’t let you in the door without a bottle or two. Whether you are an aspiring wine…
Bring your wine samples to Wednesay’s meeting if you would like to test for free SO2 and / or malic acid. We have test strips on hand for these analyses. Each test per wine is $5 apiece. The Club’s Sentia wine analyzer also tests for acetic acid, residual sugar, and Total Acidity. Since the Sentia’s…
SHW’s June 18 meeting’s guest evaluator is winemaking Chik Brenneman. Chik offers his encouraging assessment on Club members’ wines he’ll be evaluating. Chik is the winemaker and co-owner of Baker Family Wines in West Sacramento, and former Winemaker at UC Davis. If you would like your 2024 red non-Bordeaux wine evaluated by Chik: What’s a…
Once again, Sacramento Home Winemakers will be staffing the Home Winemaking Booth at the California State Fair. This year’s fair dates are July 11 – July 27. As a show of our appreciation, everyone who volunteers (and shows up) for a shift will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win two (2)…
At SHW’s May 2025 meeting, guest speaker Leo Prada with Recoop Barrels shared that he uses a 3-litre Wine Bag-in-Box kit to keep smaller bulk quantities of wine on the fridge for topping off. See image below. Additionally, Leo uses a companion stand when filling the pouch (purchased separately).
