The Placer County Wine & Grape Association (PCWGA) extends an invitation to Sacramento Home Winemakers members to their March 13th event “Barrels and Other Choices for Wine Aging” . The evening panel discussion is at Twin Rocks Winery Estate in Granite Bay. SHW members do not need to RSVP. See this link for additional information….
The Sacramento Home Winemakers Education Committee is polling its membership in order to know if there is interest in providing a 2025 White Wine Making 101 focus group. This group would be open only to current SHW members who are making white wine for the first time. Participation in the group requires a commitment to…
SHW’s 2025 Jubilee is the weekend of May 31 – June 1. The Jubilee’s Club exclusive wine competition will be on Saturday, May 31 and the Jubilee picnic, awards ceremony and festivities are planned for Sunday in Loomis. Wine entries are accepted beginning March 17. Entries will be accepted at both the March 19 and…
Entries for the Winemaker Magazine’s 2025 International Amatuer Wine Competition close on March 7. See this link for the details. The magazine’s 2025 annual conference is on May 15-18 in Sacramento. An additional $25 conference fee discount is offered to California’s home wine club members bringing the total conference fee discount to $125. Enter “WMClub25”…
Dora Dain Farms and Wine in Lincoln has an upcoming two-part Wine Sensory class led by Pat Henderson. Some of you may have attended Pat ‘s sensory workshops for winemakers a couple of years ago that was sponsored by SHW. This two-part class is geared more towards wine appreciation than wine making. The Wine Sensory…
We had a fun time with Eric Danch sharing his central and eastern European wines experiences at the Club’s January 15 meeting. In case you couldn’t write fast enough to capture the wines’ details, we offer Eric’s playlist below. Many thanks to Eric (Danch and Granger) for the wine and stories, and to Judy Pinegar…
