Meetings and Events

February 19 Meeting – White and Rose Wines Evaluation

SHW’s February 19 meeting is the evaluation of members’ 2024 white and rose wines. Brad Alderson, retired winemaker at Woodbridge Winery, is the meeting’s evaluator. To allow Brad to enough time to evaluate submitted wines, please: SHW members can bring their competition wine entries to the meeting: The February 19 meeting starts at 7 pm…

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February 22 Wine Faults Workshop

A few seats are still available for the wine Faults Workshop presented by Dick Minnis. Learn about avoiding unwanted aromas and tastes that your wines can acquire during fermentation and through oxidation, and more. Workshop participants are invited to bring wines for Dick’s evaluation. See more workshop details and make your reservations at this link.

Vineyard Pruning and Growing Season Preparation

The Placer Wine and Grape Association (PCWGA) invites SHW members to their February 8 Vineyard Pruning and Growing Season Preparation workshop. Cleveland Speece, owner of Premier Vineyard Solutions leads this outdoor session. More workshop details can be found here. PCWGA and SHW are partnering to share club events for members’ mutual benefit. Watch for a…

Eastern and Central European Wines – January 15 Meeting

January 15 Club Meeting. Come to SHW’s January 15 meeting and learn about wines not commonly seen on retail wine store shelves. The evening’s guest speaker is Eric Danch with Danch and Granger, a company that imports central and eastern European wines. Eric will be sharing the wine making history of this vast area and…