ByJim Garrett
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There are just a few wine samples left for this Wednesday’s SHW meeting. If you’d like to receive samples of the wines to be evaluated, please sign up using this link by 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 14 so we can ensure it is sent to the proper pick up location. If you sign-up after this time, we…
ByJim Garrett
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Hey Home Winemakers…want to take the next step?? Registration is now open for the following program hosted by the Department of Viticulture & Enology at UC Davis. Winery Regulations Thursday, March 4, 9 AM – 12:15 PM Cost: $75 Location: Zoom The Winery Regulations seminar will give an overview of and updates from four specific…
ByGin
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For Sale: 800 pounds of very nice Barbera at 24 brix available in Clarksburg. We provide picking boxes, picking shears, fruit haul in and crusher/destemmer with our help. We also handle the mess. Please call Paul at 916 425-4763. They are ready to pick now. $.60 per pound you pick.
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The Estate Vineyard, located in the Geneseo District sub-AVA, southeast of the town of Paso Robles, exemplifies the quality of the Paso Robles region with its warm days, cool coastal breezes, and exceptional soils. The vineyards are watered when needed but not dry farmed, yield averages 2.5 tons per acre. Vines were planted in the…
ByGin
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Funny smells? No burps? Didn’t look this way before? Don’t get stuck in the cellar in the dark. Find help. Check out these club mentors. They can shed some light to get your must or juice to the finish line.
ByGin
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The Beverage People in Santa Rosa has listings of grapes for sale in the general Sonoma area. See their listings here. The Beverage People is a complete resource for DIY fermentations – wine, beer, mead, cider kombucha, cheese, olives, and veggies. Check out their catalogs for step by step processes.
ByGin
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FYI – the SHW website is pretty busy this time of year with frequent new blog posts. Actually, there are days when there are several new blog posts so when you open up SHW’s early morning email notification, read past the top post – you don’t want miss anything.
ByGin
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Matt DiVisconte’s “What Do My Lab Results Mean?” presentation was jam-packed with terminology, numbers, and chemistry. Along with interpreting how these elements come together, Matt shared invaluable wine making tips, best practices, and the conditions you don’t want your wine to end up in. We’re making it easy for you to revisit or initially visit…
ByGin
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Who are these 3 Masked Vintners? SHW’s Chardonnay Group Buy crush was on Friday, August 28. More photos of the crush on Sacramento Home Winemakers facebook page.
ByGin
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Napa Carneros Premium Pinot Noir Grapes for Sale. They are ready. The brix are 23-24 as of August 28. If interested please contact Joanna Nelson at 707 637-3762.
