Want some feedback on your non-Bordeaux reds from last harvest? Bring sample bottles to Wednesday’s meeting and receive an evaluation from Chik Brenneman, winemaker for Baker Family Wines. Bring two 750 ml bottles of your sample wines. Clearly mark the bottles with the vintage, variety, and your name. If you’re just preparing samples now, please…
There is still time to enter your wines in SHW’s annual member-only home wine competition. SHW’s Jubilee begins on Saturday, June 25 with the wine competition. The next day, Sunday, June 26 we’ll celebrate and taste wines at the picnic and awards ceremony. Entry wines (after being registered and paid) will be accepted at the…
The SHW Jubilee Wine Competition is on Saturday, June 25 and is followed by the Jubilee Picnic and Awards Ceremony the next day, Sunday, June 26. If you would like to work a wine competition, here’s your chance to volunteer – no experience necessary. The Jubilee staff works four main areas. Panel Clerks: in the…
If you’ve been ignoring your wines in the cellar, this is a good time to give them some spring love. 2021 Reds. Pop off the bungs on your 2021 wines: check the levels, smell and taste, and think about moving your young wines to the next step. Get your newer non-Bordeaux reds evaluated at the…
The California State Fair is back this summer, July 15-31, 2022. Before we approach the State Fair management to discuss SHW having a booth during the run of the fair, we need to gauge the interest in having you, our members, staff the booth. Staffing the booth entails answering fair goers typically basic questions regarding…
Scott Harvey is packing and shipping Orange County Home Wine bottle entries for $10 per bottle. The $5 per bottle cost stated in the May 2 blog post didn’t include packing. All other details in the previous blog post remains the same. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
