President's Corner
Welcome to our Website! If you are a veteran winemaker, or you are new to the hobby, I am sure you will find the Central Coast Home Vintners’ Association an engaging group of home winemakers. Please take a little time to explore our website…….
One of the greatest values our club brings to members is the opportunity to be a small batch wine maker. Truly, anyone who has an interest in making wine, CAN! Even if it means just doing a 3- or 5-gallon carboy (small glass vessel) in your garage! I welcome all CCHVA members to join me on this journey of exploring and learning about wine. Whether you want to make a small batch of homemade wine on your own or prefer to just learn about evaluating wine and enjoying wines made by fellow members, the CCHVA welcomes you as a wine aficionado. My vision is to grow the CCHVA membership by encouraging existing members to share their experiences with friends and colleagues and invite them to join us! This club can be whatever we aspire it to be. I look forward to leading you as your president and welcome everyone’s inputs to take our club to the next level. Please join us on this journey.
In the About Us section, you can read our 5-point mission statement and learn about the history of the CCHVA. Find out how 13 newbie winemakers banded together to help each other learn the craft. Discover how we volunteered to run the home wine judging competition for the Santa Barbara County Fair and how well our members have done in this competition. Learn about the grape buying co-op and how you can source grapes with fellow club members to make you own wine. Speaking about the Grape Buying Co-op, this is an excellent opportunity to source high quality grapes from local vineyards. In previous years, our members bought over 16,000 pounds of grapes from 36 different varieties. That makes over 4000 bottles of wine! You can see why I say we are a knowable and engaging group. Perhaps you have your own vineyard and are you interested in tips to better farm your own grapes. Well, we have over a dozen members who are just like you. I personally have learned a lot about farming from visiting
fellow member’s vineyards. As far as other activities go, you can visit the Members -> Events section of this website and see all the activities we have to offer throughout the year. We conduct wine evaluation seminars and “tips from the pro’s” sessions at local wineries. There are opportunities to be part of wine judging events, new winemaker’s seminars, and vineyard and harvest activities. Winter is capped with our annual membership meeting at the Avila Yacht Club. Just about every event involves the enjoyment of great wines, sharing of ideas, and an appreciation of all the hobby has to offer. If you still have questions, you can go to the Contact Us section and our membership chairman or I will be happy to answer them. Otherwise, download and fill out the membership form, mail it with a check for $40 to our PO Box and get yourself involved! You will be very glad you did.
Jennifer Jeffries
CCHVA President
One of the greatest values our club brings to members is the opportunity to be a small batch wine maker. Truly, anyone who has an interest in making wine, CAN! Even if it means just doing a 3- or 5-gallon carboy (small glass vessel) in your garage! I welcome all CCHVA members to join me on this journey of exploring and learning about wine. Whether you want to make a small batch of homemade wine on your own or prefer to just learn about evaluating wine and enjoying wines made by fellow members, the CCHVA welcomes you as a wine aficionado. My vision is to grow the CCHVA membership by encouraging existing members to share their experiences with friends and colleagues and invite them to join us! This club can be whatever we aspire it to be. I look forward to leading you as your president and welcome everyone’s inputs to take our club to the next level. Please join us on this journey.
In the About Us section, you can read our 5-point mission statement and learn about the history of the CCHVA. Find out how 13 newbie winemakers banded together to help each other learn the craft. Discover how we volunteered to run the home wine judging competition for the Santa Barbara County Fair and how well our members have done in this competition. Learn about the grape buying co-op and how you can source grapes with fellow club members to make you own wine. Speaking about the Grape Buying Co-op, this is an excellent opportunity to source high quality grapes from local vineyards. In previous years, our members bought over 16,000 pounds of grapes from 36 different varieties. That makes over 4000 bottles of wine! You can see why I say we are a knowable and engaging group. Perhaps you have your own vineyard and are you interested in tips to better farm your own grapes. Well, we have over a dozen members who are just like you. I personally have learned a lot about farming from visiting
fellow member’s vineyards. As far as other activities go, you can visit the Members -> Events section of this website and see all the activities we have to offer throughout the year. We conduct wine evaluation seminars and “tips from the pro’s” sessions at local wineries. There are opportunities to be part of wine judging events, new winemaker’s seminars, and vineyard and harvest activities. Winter is capped with our annual membership meeting at the Avila Yacht Club. Just about every event involves the enjoyment of great wines, sharing of ideas, and an appreciation of all the hobby has to offer. If you still have questions, you can go to the Contact Us section and our membership chairman or I will be happy to answer them. Otherwise, download and fill out the membership form, mail it with a check for $40 to our PO Box and get yourself involved! You will be very glad you did.
Jennifer Jeffries
CCHVA President