The Homemade Wine Competition is back at the San Diego County Fair!

KEY DATES:
Entries must be registered by FRIDAY APRIL 21st
Entry Drop off – Sunday, April 30, 11am – 4:00pm
CLOSED Judging – Saturday, May 13
Award Ceremony – Sunday, May 14 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm, at the Fairgrounds. The location will be sent via email after the online registration deadline.

Entry fee is now only $10 per entry (currently the entry home page has the incorrect fee), and only one bottle per entry is required. Enter online at: https://sdhome.fairwire.com/

There is no limit to the number of entries, but wines cannot be entered in more than one class. You get TWO tickets to the awards ceremony per person entering (previously it was four), and you can only go to the awards ceremony if you have a ticket.

If you need a copy of the entry materials please contact us at http://sdaws.org/contact/

Good luck everyone! We hope to see lots of new SDAWS members winning awards!

Get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into the winemaking process at 12 Ramona Wineries held April 22 & 23! Details & tickets at https://ramonavalleyvineyards.com/2023-meet-the-winemaker-weekend/

When: April 22 & 23
Where: 12 Participating Wineries
What: Winemaking seminars & tastings followed by a Winemaker Q&A Panel
Tickets:

$25 for 1 day
$40 for 2 days
$30 add-on for dinner and Q&A panel

Details and tickets at: https://ramonavalleyvineyards.com/2023-meet-the-winemaker-weekend/

Ramona Valley Vineyard Association’s annual wine competition is up and ready to accept your wine entries! 

From the RVVA home page, click on upcoming events and select “2023 RVVA Wine Competition – or go there directly by clicking the link below. 

2023 RVVA Wine Competition

This competition is focused solely on wines made from grapes grown in San Diego County. All winemakers (professional and amateur) are invited to enter this annual competition, featuring the Lum Eisenman best in show trophy. Entry fee will be $45.00 per wine entered. Each entry will require the submission of two bottles with a maximum of four entries per winery/winemaker. 

The Key Dates:

May 13/14 & May 20/21, 2023: Delivery of Entry Wines – Rancho San Martin and Ramona Ranch Winery are the drop-off locations for your wines. (Contact drop-off location to arrange for other delivery dates.)

 -If neither location and/or dates will work for you, please contact us and we can work out alternative options for you.

May 22, 2023: Deadline for entries and delivery of entered wines

June 1, 2023:  Wine Judging 

June 4, 2023: Deadline for Banquet Reservations
June 11, 2023: Awards Banquet 12:00-3:00 pm

 The awards banquet will be held at the beautiful Lavender and Olive in Ramona. The competition wines will be available for sampling alongside a catered lunch. The awards banquet will run from 12:00-3:00 pm with awards being presented around 1:00 pm. 

Tickets are available for purchase today through the RVVA website, making it easy to enter your wines and purchase your tickets at the same time.  

47th Annual OC Fair Home Wine Competition hosted by the Orange County Wine Society (OCWS) is open for entries through May 26, 2023. Judging will take place June 10, 2023 and Home Winemakers will be notified June 19, 2023. More information is online at https://www.homewinecompetition.com/

California State Fair Home Wine Competition is now open for entries! Entries can be submitted through April 25, 2023. Judging is on May 20, 2023 with Awards Ceremony at the California State Fair on June 10th. More information online at https://calexpostatefair.com/participate/competitions/california-home-wine/

It’s time for budbreak, spring, renewal, and re-starting San Diego Amateur Winemaking Society (SDAWS)! Please join us for a re-organizational meeting on Saturday April 1st (no joke!) at the former Curds and Wine warehouse, 7194 Clairemont Mesa Blvd 92111, at 1 pm. We will discuss goals, organization, and leadership for SDAWS and hopefully bring back this great group to benefit all San Diego area winemakers and wine lovers. 

Please RSVP for this event for details on what to bring and what to expect with the “register” button:

https://www.localwineevents.com/view/event/san-diego-amateur-winemaking-society-restart-meeting/822322

There will be a SDAWS Meeting on 9/29/2018 at 2 PM at the house of John and Lorraine Estey, 15434 Paseo Penasco, Escondido, CA 92025.

Has it been a strange year for growing grapes for you?

Have your grapes ripened evenly or are they turning to raisins in the sun while others still remain green?

Have you learned new tricks for netting or bird repellent that you’d like to share with fellow vineyard owners?

Come to the home of John and Lorraine Estey on September 29^th and share your stories with fellow SDAWS winemakers.

Invite your friends to become members.

More to come. . .

Curds and Wine will be hosting free home winemakers’ seminars every month from February through June on the third Saturday at 1 pm. Seminars are given by Lum Eisenman, a winemaking guru that we are lucky to have in the San Diego area. Lum will share his expertise on various winemaking techniques and issues.

These seminars are free, but limited to 20 people. If you are interested in participating, please RSVP; a full list of seminar links are available at http://www.curdsandwine.com/blog/free-winemakers-seminar-series-with-lum-eisenman-for-2017/

2/18/17 – Introduction to Home Winemaking
3/18/17 – Facilities, Equipment & Sanitation
4/15/17 – Getting Ready for Crush
5/20/17 – Must Adjustments
6/17/17 – Common Wine Faults

Before January gets away lets get together to discuss winemaking and taste
the results of our oenological endeavors.

Please join us for the SDAWS meeting hosted by Mark & Lynn Robinson at
their winery & vineyard property in Highland Valley, Domaine Artefact.
This is an outdoor venue.

When : January 30, 2016 – 12-2 PM  – rain or shine
Where : 15404 Highland Valley Road , Escondido, CA 92025
Phone :  619.992.8034
www.domaine-artefactwine.com

What to bring: WINE GLASS, chair,  wine friendly food to
share, a bottle of wine to share and a second bottle (optional) for the wine raffle /
exchange.