This weekend, Great Bear Vineyards is hosting the Yolo Food and Wine Affair! If you are looking for a fun evening filled with great wine and good food, this might be of interest to you! Please see below for more information or click this link: https://www.greatbearvineyards.com/product#/october-24-saturday-5-30-8pm-yolo-food-wine-affair Yolo Food & Wine Affair at Great Bear VineyardsSaturday,…
Sacramento Home Winemakers October 21, 2026 Meeting “Making Award Winning Fruit Wines” Join your fellow SHW members on Wednesday October 21st 7 pm at the Monthly Meeting. Our featured program will be a moderated panel discussion with four (4) of SHW’s award winning fruit wine makers. Judy Pinegar, Don Vinson, Scott Carpenter, and Byron Froman…
SAVE THE DATE! SHW’s Holiday Party is already in the planning stages! We’ve secured a caterer for dinner and reserved the Turn Verein for Wednesday, December 9. It’s also time to start thinking about donations for the Annual Silent Auction and Raffle held the same evening. Our annual Holiday Party’s silent auction and raffle is the…
SAVE THE DATE: Suisun Valley Winery Tour Saturday, November 14, 10 am- 4 pm Join your fellow SHW members on an all day Fall tour of three of the best Suisun Valley wineries. The lovely Suisun Valley is located just north of Fairfield. We will begin at Caymus-Suisun Winery at 10 am, followed by Wooden…
Join your fellow Sacramento Home Winemakers on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7 P.M. at our monthly meeting. Our featured program will be a moderated panel discussion with four (4) of SHW’s award winning fruit wine makers. They will share the secrets of their success from fruit (and vegetable) selection, and processing, to yeast selection,…
Last Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Tina Valenzuela from Laffort USA, visited us for our monthly meeting. She gave SHW members an informative and lively presentation, addressing the development of mouthfeel in our wines, whether naturally, or as a correction. Tina has generously shared her presentation with us providing members the opportunity to view. Additionally, this…
