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…
A Message from VP Donna Bettencourt: Sacramento Home Winemakers September 16, 2026 Program “Finishing Touches to Enhance Your Wines” Tina Valenzuela of Laffort USA will be presenting to us on the important, but many times overlooked steps to finish our wine to achieve our goals. We will identify characteristics that may…
Sacramento Home Winemakers has been invited to pour members’ wines at UC Davis’ 13th annual TASTE fundraising event! This popular event supports the Robert Mondavi Institute and showcases excellent wines made by SHW members including fruit and fortified wines. If you would like to donate a couple bottles of your wine to represent SHW. we will be…
September 16, 2026 SHW Monthly Meeting By Donna Bettencourt, VP We are pleased to announce our September 16, 2026, meeting topic and presenter: “Finishing Touches to Enhance Your Wine” Tina Valenzuela of Laffort USA will be presenting to us on the all important, but many times overlooked steps, to finish our wine to achieve…
Join your fellow SHW members for a fun and educational night with our guest speaker, Scott Harvey of Amador’s Scott Harvey Wines. We will taste several German varietal white and red wines, concluding with Scott’s delicious ice wine, 2024 Angel Eis Dessert Riesling. For more information on the German wine regions, check out this article: https://share.google/UfFORZh5ibncXd6rS Meeting starts upstairs at…
Join your fellow SHW members for a fun and educational night with our guest speaker, Scott Harvey of Amador’s Scott Harvey Wines. As a high school exchange student in Germany’s Rhineland-Pfalz region, Scott discovered his passion for winemaking. He returned to Germany later to study the craft and train in European winemaking traditions. He will…
