El Dorado Home Winemakers Club
Promoting & Improving
The Art Of Home Winemaking
Board of Directors
Dan Boykin, President
president@edhwm.net
Mark Smet, Vice President
vicepresident@edhwm.net
Inez Vertin, Treasurer
treasurer@edhwm.net
Suzie Kuehn, Secretary
secretary@edhwm.net
Michael Basham, Past President
Folsom Lake College Oenology Program Testing Service Fundraiser
Please Join the El Dorado Home Winemakers in supporting the Folsom Lake College Wine testing program
If you have used the Folsom Lake College Testing service, the program can use your help. As you may be aware, even with Homewinemaker discounts many wine labs charge from $15 to $50 for the tests provided by the College program. Please consider a donation of any amount, to support the cost of this program. The college needs a total of $3,000 just for annual maintenance contract, plus there is the individual cost of reagents etc for testing. Please consider a donation, see the link below, any amount will be appreciated. You will be listed as donor unless you chose “I wish to remain annonymous”
Please be sure to designate “I want to support the Viticulture and Enology Program” in the drop down menu on the Donation Page at the link below.
Meetings & Events
| Month | Event | Date |
| March | Regular Meeting – El Dorado Community Hall – Potluck | Thursday, March 12th |
| March | Last Day To Register and Enter Wine for 2026 EDC Amateur Wine Competition | Monday, March 16th |
| March | El Dorado County Fair Home Wine Competition | Saturday, March 28th |
| April | Regular Meeting – El Dorado Community Hall – Potluck | Thursday, April 9th |
See Members page for details
March Regular Meeting Guest Speaker
The guest speaker for our March regular meeting will be Brian Bumgarner from Bumgarner Winery in Fairplay with another tasting room in Camino. Brian produces a nice selection of whites and reds from Bordeaux, Rhône, Spanish and Italian varietals. He will share his journey from home brewer to home winemaker to commercial winemaker, to operating a family winery. He will pour several of his excellent wines and explain some of the winemaking challenges as we taste and enjoy. His passion for this art form is sure to rub off on us.