At the October 20 meeting, guest evaluators Joe Real and Val Tiangco discussed using several enzymes in their wine making. There are many enzyme products; the ones shared below are Scott Laboratories products. Joe shares: The generic names of enzymes are cellulases (for basil leaves and other high cellulose materials) and hemicellulases (to release flavors…
Results from the 2021 Jubilee wine competition are in! The SHW-exclusive wine competition was held on Saturday, October 9 where five panels of 3 judges each sniffed, swirled and tasted 128 wines. Results from the judging were revealed the next day at the Jubilee Picnic-Awards Party. The Best of Show honor was earned by Beth…
There is still time to enter your wines in our annual member-only home wine competition. Acceptance of wines (after being registered and paid) will close at the September 15th SHW membership meeting. If the September membership meeting is converted to a virtual Zoom meeting or you want to submit your wine(s) in advance, please make…
If you think vinegar will make itself by letting a batch of your bad wine sit in a dark corner in your cellar, it can. But, if you’re interested in making really good wine vinegar using the traditional method, and you missed SHW’s July 6, 2021 Vinegar Making session via Zoom with Brad Alderson, here’s…
In case you missed last night’s meeting, video +audio or audio-only recordings of the meeting with Jonathan Pack can be found on the Speakers Resources page. Thanks to all for your questions.
Scott Harvey Wines owner and winemaker Scott Harvey has shared the video of SHW’s July 15, 2020 meeting: Adjusting pH in Wine. The beginning of the meeting didn’t get recorded but the remaining hour did. In the video, Scott along with the winery’s assistant winemaker Mollie Haycock answer Club questions as they bench trial SHW…
