January 21’s meeting features guest speaker Mike Dunne, seasoned wine judge for both commercial and home wines. Mike provides insights into the process that he and many wine judges use to evaluate wines. He’ll cover the importance of color, clarity, aroma, taste, balance and finish. We will be tasting with Mike so bring 2 wine…
The Unified Wine and Grape Symposium is one of the largest gatherings of all things wine, wine making, and viticulture in North America. The upcoming symposium is at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento on January 27-29, 2026. Exhibits / trade show is on Wednesday – Thursday January 28-29. While geared towards…
Food, wine, sparkly lights, wine, jokes and lots of smiles all made for a festive Club holiday party. It was an evening filled with the year’s Club activities, honoring members’ contributions and welcoming a new year. Marco Squazzin, president in 2024 and 2025 was recognized for his steadfast leadership. As President Marco passed the gavel…
Following the well-received seminar on September 6th by Clark Smith on Game-Changing Technologies for Home Winemakers, Clark has offered to SHW members a $50 discount off the registration fee of his class, Winemaking Fun-damentals Made Easy. If you are looking for a comprehensive and in-depth course on enology essentials without a huge investment of time and…
Meeting Program: this Wednesday’s meeting will give you a break from this crazy harvest. Bring your wine glass and enjoy an evening of armchair travel as members Robert and Darcy Wharton flash up their colorful slides and share their best Tuscan travel moments. There’s so much to see and do in Tuscany, let’s hope this…
The annual wine making 101 crush was held Saturday, August 23 at Great Bear vineyards in Davis. There were seven new wine making participants who purchased grapes, tempranillo, to make a batch of wine. When we arrived, winery co-owner Marcus Meadows-Smith had the grapes already crushed and in a macro bin, so all we had…
