The Placer County Wine and Grape Association (PCWGA) invites all to their annual visit with the Placer County Coop Extension Farm Advisor. The Extension staff will be sharing the latest info on vineyard management practices and current regional issues. More info at this link. When: July 10, 7pm. Social begins at 6:30 Where: Cante ao…
Are your fruit trees and berry plants overproducing? There’s still room in the July 20 Fruit Winemaking Workshop. Instructor Judy Pinegar makes wine out of just about any fruit she can get her hands on. Not only does Judy make delicious grape wines but her olallieberry and jalapeño pepper wines are well known on the…
David Hicks, home wine maker and former SHW member is again coordinating a weekend in Lake County. This year’s event is on July 12-14, 2025. He writes: “Hi Northern Cal Winemakers, We still have room available for more of you would like to experience the World Class Wines of Lake County and Winemakers dinner at…
WineMaker Magazine’s 16th Annual Conference is in Sacramento on May 15-18, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento. Save $100 by registering now. See this link for the details.
Want to try something new? Judy Pinegar is teaching a Fruit Wine Making class. The class is lecture for the basic steps and then she’ll talk about important tools and tricks of the trade. Following that, there will be several rotating hands-on instructions for: 1) fruit processing for wine making; 2) racking fruit wine; 3)…
A White Winemaking 101 Focus group is being organized by Donna Bettencourt. Over a dozen members have signed up so far and registration is closing May 31. Contact Donna Bettencourt at donnab1045@gmail.com if you are interested. Participants will learn to make white wine through one in person meeting, two zooms, and a joint crush and…
