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SUMMARY:Citrus Winemaking Class
DESCRIPTION:OCWS President Carolyn Christian needs your help. She has nearly a dozen backyard citrus trees that are bursting with fruit. You can help take it off her hands and learn to make wine at the same time. The Winemakers Group will show you how. \nWe will be conducting a citrus winemaking class Saturday\, April 5\, at Carolyn’s home in La Habra Heights. You will get to pick and juice oranges. OCWS winemaker Kevin Donnelly will teach you how to turn that citrus juice into wine. We will provide the yeast\, additives and instructions for you to take home\, along with your fresh juice\, where you will complete the winemaking process. You will also get a list of winemaking mentors to contact in case of questions. \nKevin has been making wine from grapes and a variety of other fruit for many years. His citrus wines have earned numerous awards at the OC Fair Home Wine Competition\, including several Double Gold awards last year. \nMaking wine from fruit is similar to making wine from grapes but the turnaround is much faster. With most fruit wines\, you can make a batch in only a few months. This is a great way for experienced winemakers to hone their skills. For a new winemaker\, it’s a great way to get some experience before making the jump to grapes. Plus\, the equipment needed to make wine from citrus is the same as that needed to make wine from grapes. \nThe citrus picking and winemaking class will last roughly five hours. There will be a short break with snacks served. Cost to attend and participate is $32. Participants will get the citrus juice\, yeast\, additives and instructions to take home and turn that juice into wine. For an extra $17\, participants may also bring a plus one (spouse or friend) who can attend and enjoy the day. I’m sure Kevin will bring some of his award-winning citrus wines for all to enjoy. \nDetailed event instructions\, location and parking information will be sent to attendees approximately one week prior to the event. Right after you sign up you will get information describing the equipment you will need to have ready at home to complete the winemaking process. \nFirst-time winemakers\, be prepared to spend around $140\, beyond the class cost\, for equipment and bottles. You will finish with about 25 bottles of citrus wine. The equipment can be used for future batches of citrus and grape wine\, making them much cheaper to produce. \nSign up now on the OCWS website. The annual OC Fair Home Wine Competition always features numerous fruit wine entries. Yours could be in an upcoming competition. \n—Ed Reyes\, ed@OCWS.org
URL:https://ocws.org/events/citrus-winemaking-class/
LOCATION:Home of Carolyn and Damian Christian in La Habra Heights\, La Habra Heights\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Homewine,Wine Education Seminars,Winemakers
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