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Call for New Member Ambassadors
Imagine walking into a room of over 100 people and not knowing a single person. It sounds a little daunting! That is currently what happens when a new member attends
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Behind the Scenes of the OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition
By Fran Gitsham, Commercial Wine Competition Chair Who could have imagined 50 years ago that, for the love of wine, the world’s largest California-only wine competition was being born? The
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President’s Message
by Fred Heinecke As we approach the 50th annual Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition, the Home Wine Competition and The Courtyard at the Fair, time seems to be flying
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TRANSFORMING THE COURTYARD TAKES A CREW
You know it’s a place to relax and enjoy award-winning California wines while promoting the OCWS Scholarship Program. We know when you walk through The Courtyard gates at the OC
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Winning Recipe: COCONUT MACAROONS
Ingredients14 oz. sweetened shredded coconut14 oz. condensed milk (Eagle brandpreferred)1 tsp. pure vanilla extract2 extra large egg whites, roomtemperature1/4 tsp. kosher salt DirectionsPREHEAT oven to 325 degrees F. COMBINE coconut,
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Last Chance to Enter into the Home Wine Competition
Time is running out for home winemakers to enter your wines into this year’s OC Fair Home Wine Competition. Online entries must be submitted and all wines received by May
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2026 OCWS Wine Auction: Expanding Online, Thriving In Person
By Carolyn Christian 2026 marked an exciting and successful year for the OCWS Wine Auction, highlighted by the addition of our first-ever Online Wine Auction, which expanded participation and created
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Wine Wisdom: The Hybrid and the General
Last October when I walked into the Dome des Invalides in Paris, France, to see Napolean Bonaparte’s tomb, the last thing I was expecting was to see the name of
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Defying Expectation
Independent. Focused. Confident. Determined. These are all characteristics of the fictional character Clementine Carter, who was Doc Holiday’s one-time love interest in the iconic Western “My Darling Clementine.” Those same
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