Meetings and Events

February 18 Meeting – White, Rose and Sparkler Evaluation

The purpose of our wine evaluation meetings is to provide you with professional and peer review of your unfinished, usually  not yet bottled wines.  This evening Cuong Tran, winemaker at Scribner Bend Winery in the Sacramento Delta, will be our guest evaluator.  He will be evaluating your 2025 white, rosé, and sparkling wines –  your…

February 18 SHW Meeting – White, Rose and Sparkler Evaluation

The purpose of our wine evaluation meetings is to provide you with professional and peer review of your unfinished, usually  not yet bottled wines.  This evening Cuong Tran, winemaker at Scribner Bend Winery in the Sacramento Delta, will be our guest evaluator.  He will be evaluating your 2025 white, rosé, and sparkling wines –  your…

SHW Meeting – January 21

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 glasses…

Wine Education – UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute

The Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at UC Davis has a couple of wine events coming soon – February 4, 2026: Sips and Bites – The Chemistry of Distinctive WinesDiscover how winemakers create distinctive wines, such as sherry, aged oak Chardonnay, or New Zealand-style Sauvignon Blanc. We will taste six wines and reveal…

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2025 SHW Holiday Party Recap

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…