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…
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…
January 15 meeting. Wake up your taste buds! Wines from eastern and central Europe are different and interesting and can spawn evening-long conversations. Come to SHW’s January 15 meeting and learn about them. The evening’s guest speaker is Eric Danch with Danch and Granger, a company that imports central and eastern European wines. Eric will…
