Joining a local winemaking club is a great way to learn more about the hobby, trade ideas with other winemakers and add a social element to your winemaking. Below is a list a North American clubs we've collected. If you know of a club that isn't mentioned below, please email us at wm@winemakermag.com.

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Shasta County Valley Vintners
2990 East Street; Anderson, CA 96007
www.winemakingbrewingco.com/club.html
e-mail: maltbyault@aol.com
Ray Ault
530-365-4371

ATASCADERO

Wines & Steins
c/o LoanMax Home Loan Center, Inc.,
8689 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
www.winesandsteins.org
e-mail: loanbiz2@charter.net
Maria Goldman

CARLSBAD

San Diego Amateur Winemaking Society
1708 Bluebird Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92009
sdaws.org/
e-mail: jerrylapan@yahoo.com
Jerry Lapan

COSTA MESA

Orange County Wine Society
PO Box 11059; Costa Mesa, CA 92627
www.ocws.org/
e-mail: office@ocws.org
(714) 708-1636

HEALDSBURG

Garage Enologists of North County (GENCO)
1023 Red Tail Rd., Healdsburg, CA 95448
e-mail: bennett9@aol.com
Bob Bennett
707-433-4574

LODI

Lodi Amateur Vintners Association
2545 W. Turner Rd., Lodi, CA 95242
www.lodiamateurvintners.org
e-mail: Membership@lodiamateurvintners.org
(209) 727-0761

LOS ALTOS

Chateau Garage
1460 Aura Way, Los Altos, CA 94024
chateaugarage.com
e-mail: marc@chateaugarage.com
Marc Cohen
fax: 408-777-8601

SACRAMENTO

Sacramento Home Winemakers
2733 Donner Way, Sacramento, CA 95818
www.sachomewine.org/
e-mail: kenhough@aol.com
Ken Hough
916-456-7911

SAN CARLOS

Bacchus Winemaking Club
1697 Industrial Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070
www.bacchuswinemakingclub.com
Dominick Chirichillo
650-593-WINE

SAN RAMON

Contra Costa Wine Group (CCWG)
3776 Norris Canyon Rd., San Ramon, CA 94583-1853
www.ccwinegroup.com
e-mail: alanturner@comcast.net
Alan Turner
(925) 837-9384

SANTA MARIA

Central Coast Home Vintners Association
P. O.. Box 271, Santa Maria, CA 93456
www.cchva.org
e-mail: secretary@www.cchva.org
Linda Redman

SHINGLE SPRINGS

El Dorado Home Wine Makers
3471 Ponderosa Rd., Shingle Springs CA 95682
www.edhwm.com
Duncan MacGregor
530-677-1860

SONOMA

Valley of the Moon Dilettante Enological Society (VOMDES)
300 Moon Mountain Rd., Sonoma, CA 95476
www.vomdes.org
e-mail: ghiselin@vom.com

SUTTER CREEK

Amador Winemakers Association
P. O. Box 1883, Sutter Creek, CA 95685
www.amadorwinemakers.org
e-mail: webmaster@amadorwinemakers.org
Mike Bellamy

TEMECULA

Temecula Amateur Wine Society
e-mail: raltz@hotmail.com
Gene Raltz
951-340-2666

WOODLAND HILLS

Cellarmasters Home Wine Club Los Angeles
c/o Home Wine, Beer and Cheese Making Shop
22836 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364
www.cellarmastersla.org
e-mail: dave@cellarmastersLA.org
Dave Lustig
626 794-2883

COLORADO

Durango Wineheads
133 East Pine Top Dr., Bayfield, CO 81122
e-mail: mendy@mydurango.net
Billy Faucheux
(970) 884-0577

DELAWARE

Wilmington Winemakers Guild
3303 Englewood Rd; Wilmington, DE 19810-3323
e-mail: plmarkovic@comcast.net
Partick Markovic
302-478-1357

FLORIDA

Citrus/Marion Florida Grape Growers Assoc.
PO Box 1750; Lecanto, FL 34460
e-mail: fascolillo@atlantic.net
Francis Ascolillo
(352) 249-9116

MELBOURNE

Space Coast Wine Guild, Inc.
www.spacecoastwineguild.com
e-mail: SpaceCoastWineGuild@gmail.com
Betty Nettles

GEORGIA

Purple Foot Wine Club
5124 Summerwood Ln. Young Harris, GA. 30582
e-mail: icrane@brmemc.net
Nicholas George

HAWAII

Hawaiian Wine Circle
Honolulu
Frank Pawlowski
(808 ) 625-4827

MAUI

Kapalua Wine Society
800 Kapalua Dr.; Kapalua, Maui, HI 96761
http://ioc.unesco.org/iyo/activities/countries/usa3.htm
e-mail: publicrelations@kapaluamaui.com
(808) 669-0244

IOWA

Schleswig Wine Club
208 S. 11th St., Dunlap, IA, 51529-1505
e-mail: tommytee@iowatelecom.net
Don Thompson

ILLINOIS

Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (Comm)
314 S Saint Marie, Blue Mound, IL 62513
www.illinoiswine.com
e-mail: jodyfisher@consolidated.net
Terri Fisher

CARY

The McHenry County Corkers
3013 Grove Lane; Cary, IL 60013
e-mail: nesatin@ameritech.net
Ralph and Mary Jo Losch
847.639.1457

MAHOMET

Amateur Wine Maker of Central Illinois
412 Jennifer Court, Mahomet, IL 61853
e-mail: ccollins123@mindspring.com
Chad M. Collins
217-586-7404

MT. PROSPECT

NW Amateur Wine and Beermakers Guild
1419 S. Redwood Dr., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Roy J. Horton
847-439-4525

INDIANA

Red, White & Brew
c/o Wine Cellar Supply Inc.
211 South Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
Scott McDowell
574-536-7256

KANSAS

Greater Kansas City Cellarmasters
www.cellarmasters.org
cellarmaster@cellarmasters.org

KENTUCKY

Full Mooners of Kentucky
10207 Bardstown Bluff Rd, Louisville, KY 40291
fdmll@bellsouth.net
David Miller
502-239-6960

PADUCAH

West Kentucky Winegrowers Association
The Pasta House Company, Kentucky Oaks Mall
5101 Hinkleville Road, Paducah, KY 42001
www.wkwa.org
contactus@wkwa.org
Bob Hoppmann, Secretary
270-444-0440

MARYLAND

Chesapeake Bacchus Club
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/2033/balto.html
Mike Pearlman
410-561-7564

FREDERICK

Flying Vine
8112 Edgewood Church Rd., Frederick, MD 21702
joan.deacon@montgomerycountymd.gov
Joan Deacon

MASSACHUSETTS

Pioneer Valley Winemakers
85 Mt. Warner Rd., Hadley, MA 01035
e-mail: vinchanelle@hotmail.com
Gary Kamen
413-549-5240

MICHIGAN

Bootleggers Brewers and Vintners
108 S. Linn, Bay City, MI 48706
kleahyuno@msn.com
989-460-1227

GRAND RAPIDS

Knights of the Wine Table
339 Baynton NE; Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Rj421@aol.com
Rich Karelse
(616) 451-8019

SAULT SAINT MARIE

Sault Area Friendly Fermenters
848 West 20 Mile Road, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
stevenemerrill@hotmail.com
Susan & Steve Merrill
(906) 647-7045

MINNESOTA

Purple Foot Winemakers Club
948 19th Ave. S.E., Dover, MN 55929
e-mail: commanddavid@aol.com
David Storm
507-932-3387

MISSOURI

Greater Kansas City Cellarmasters
www.cellarmasters.org
cellarmaster@cellarmasters.org

O'FALLON

Missouri Winemaking Society
2 Matterhorn Ct., O'Fallon, MO 63366
www.mowinemakers.org
e-mail: info@mowinemakers.org
Paul Hendricks

SPRINGFIELD

Ozark Vintners and Brewers
4386 N. Essex Ave., Springfield, MO 65803
e-mail: spirits@creativespirits.com - please put OVB in the subject line
417-833-4145

NEBRASKA

Midlands Winemakers Society
8410 "K" Plaza, Suite #10, Omaha, NE 68127
e-mail: lsobetski@msn.com
Frank Sobetski
402-593-9171

NEVADA

Bacchus Knights Wine Club
2540 Sutro Street, Reno, NV 89512
775-786-4744

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Vine and Wine Society
PO Box 1030; Corrales, NM 87048
www.vineandwine.org
e-mail: jfrankln@flash.net
Rex Franklin

NEW JERSEY

South Jersey Winemakers
1110 Monroe Ave., Lindenwold, NJ 08021
groups.yahoo.com/group/southjerseywinemakers
e-mail: jack.anders@comcast.net
Jack Anders
856-784-5154

TOMS RIVER

Bacchus School of Wine
1540 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755
www.bacchusnj.com
732-505-6930

NEW YORK

Mutually United Grain & Grape Zymurgists (MUGGZ)
1122 Jerry Ave., Schenectady, NY 12303
518-356-4028

SOUTHOLD

North Fork Home Winegrowers Association
PO Box 73; Southold, NY 11971
e-mail: northfolkvines@aol.com
Tim McInerney

WATERTOWN

Seaway Wine & Viticulture Association
c/o Cornell Cooperative Extension-Jefferson County;
203 North Hamilton St.; Watertown, NY 13601-2948
e-mail: mailto:swva@hotmail.com
Richard and Monica Leclerc
(315) 788-8450

OHIO

Merry Winemakers and Tasters
c/o Grape and Granary,
915 Home Ave., Akron, OH 44310
(800) 695-9870

AURORA

Northern Ohio Wine Guild
12121 Chamberlain Rd., Aurora, OH 44202
www.nowg.50megs.com
e-mail: bacho7@aol.com
Paul Bacho
330-562-8911

DENNISON

Ohio Cellar Dwellers
3957 Roxford Rd., Dennison, OH 44621-9067
e-mail: smcpeak936@aol.com
Scott McPeak
740-922-4637

LOVELAND

Cincinnati Vintners Club
9568 E. Kemper Road Loveland, OH 45140
e-mail: walthuber@aol.com
Walt Huber
513-683-9568

NORTHFIELD

BrandyWine Club
c/o Leeners
9293 Olde 8 Rd., Northfield, OH 44067
e-mail: winemaker@leeners.com
Eileen Leverentz
330-467-9870

OREGON

Willamette Valley Amateur Wine Society
2335 Wintercreek Way SE; Salem, OR, 94306
www.wvaws.org
e-mail: dinologano@yahoo.com
Deane Logan
503-399-0018

TIGARD

West Side Wine Club
8675 SW Stratford Ct., Tigard, OR 97224
www.westsidewineclub.com
e-mail: wawinemaker@msn.com
Mike Fredd Secretary/Tresurer
503-620-5695

PENNSYLVANIA

American Wine Society - Pittsburgh Chapter
AWS Pittsburgh c/o Country Wines
3333 Babcock Blvd. Suite, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
awspgh.org
www.countrywines.com (subject line - AWS PGH)
Richard and Leeanna Ryba
412-366-0151

TENNESEE

Chattanooga Champagneurs
PO Box 9145; Chattanooga, TN 37412
e-mail: higginshome1@earthlink.net
Bill Higgins
(423) 624-3188

KINGSPORT

TVOS
901 Shadyside Dr., Kingsport, TN 37663
www.tvos.org
e-mail: mtway@charter.net
Michael T. Way
423-239-4060

TEXAS

Central Texas Wine Guild
6714 Shoal Creek Blvd; Austin, TX 78757
e-mail: rwimbish@austin.rr.com
Randy Wimbish
512-658-2025

HOUSTON

American Wine Society - Houston Chapter
AWS Houston Chapter;
2802 Chenevert; Houston, TX 77004
www.americanwinesocietyhou.bizland.com
e-mail: info@americanwinesocietyhou.bizland.com
(713) 654-8074, (281) 827-4842

PLANO

North Texas Winemakers Guild
3817 Sagewood Court; Plano TX 75025
www.northtexaswinemakers.org
e-mail: president@northtexaswinemakers.org
Brenda Thompson
972-398-0738

PLEASANTON

San Antonio Regional Wine Guild
68 Crestline Drive; Pleasanton, TX 78064
sarwg.jackkeller.net
e-mail: jackkeller@ev1.net
Jack Keller

VIRGINIA

Central Virginia Winemakers
c/o The Weekend Brewer,
4205 West Hundred Rd., Chester, VA 23831
groups.yahoo.com/group/CentralVirginiaWinemakers
e-mail: dan.mouer@verizon.net
Dan Mouer
804-796-9760

WASHINGTON

Puget Sound Amateur Wine & Beermakers Club
11617 15th St. E., Edgewood, WA 98372-1442
www.psawbc.org
e-mail: jgmichaelson@msn.com
Jan Michaelson
253-952-6484

EVERETT

Boeing Everett Employees Wine and Beer Club
M/S 04-EA, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, WA 98124
www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/livorno/829/index.htm
e-mail: david.g.yingling@.boeing.com
Dave Yingling
425-717-3324

MILTON

Puget Sound Amateur Wine Club
P.O. Box 684, Milton, WA 98354
e-mail: jkdumont@peoplepc.com
Jim Dumont
253-952-2813

NORDLAND

Marrowstone Island Whiners
155 East Beach Rd., Nordland, WA 98358
e-mail: rice@olypen.com
Rex Rice
360-379-0593

SEATTLE

Boeing Employees Wine and Beer Makers Club
M/S 42-73, P.O. Box 3999, Seattle, WA 98124
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/3528
e-mail: alden.d.cutshall@boeing.com
Al Cutshall
(206) 655-2474

VANCOUVER

Columbia-Willamette Enological Society
P.O. Box 289, Vancouver, WA 98666
www.columbiawillamettewine.org
e-mail: cwes@dslnorthwest.net
Thom Rock & Dee Kibbey
(360) 694-5942

WISCONSIN

Green Bay Rackers
1021 Juneau St., Kewaunee, WI 54216
www.rackers.org
e-mail: info@rackers.org
Mike Conard

MARSHFIELD

Central Wisconsin Amateur Wine Club
1200 E. 26th, Marshfield, WI 54449
Ed Holt
715-384-9441

MOSINEE

Jenny Falls Corkmasters
10101 Market Street, Mosinee, WI 54455
President - Dick Gray
715-355-9700

SUN PRAIRIE

Prairie Home Vintners
1820 Oakland Ave, Sun Prarie, WI 53590
e-mail: kazmerzakr@aol.com
Rod Kazmerzak
608-235-9062

WHITEFISH BAY

Wisconsin Vintners Association
6100 N. Kent Ave. Whitefish Bay, WI 53217-4317
www.wihomewinemakers.com
e-mail: jarmer@aol.com
John Rauenbuehler
(414) 964-2098

CANADA

Chinook Wine Guild
5712 Layzell Rd. S.W., Calgary, AB T3E 5G9
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: hwspm@telusplanet.net
Bill Spier
243-3811

Heritage Wine Guild
227 Parkland Crescent SE, Calgary, AB T2J 3Y4
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: randy.smith@pc.qc.ca
Randy Smith
278-0491

Home Vintners
#51 7205 - 4th Street N.E., Calgary, AB T2K 5S3
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: davidkoop@shaw.ca
David Koop
295-7044

The Vineyard Wine Guild
108 Scimitar Heath NW, Calgary, AB T3L 2E1
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: tom@thevineyard.com
Tom Corbett
271-9065

Foothills Wine Guild
176 Riverside Circle S.E., Calgary, AB T2C 3Y7
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: peter.nielsen@telusplanet.net
Peter Nielsen
720-0222

CANMORE

Canmore Wine Guild
630-7 Street, Canmore, AB T1W 2C6
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
Roman Piwowar
403-678-4502

LETHBRIDGE

Lethbridge Wine Rackers
c/o Prairie Vintners,
#4, 231-13 Street N., Lethbridge, AB T1H 2R6
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: rbsvrcek@agt.net
Ron Svrcek
403-381-4137

OKOTOKS

Foothills II Wine Guild
68 Downey Rd., Okotoks, AB T0L 1T2
members.shaw.ca/AAW/main.htm
e-mail: bowmana@telusplanet.net
Tony Bowman
938-6389

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vintners of Coquitlam
7758 15th Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V3N1W5
e-mail: fgregus@shaw.ca
Frank Gregus

GIBSONS

Sunshine Coast Amateur Winemakers Association
POB 1466, 508 Abbs Rd.; Gibsons, BC, V0N 1V0
e-mail: milnej@telus.net
John Milne

KAMLOOPS

Kamloops Winemakers Association
607 Pine St.; Kamloops, BC, V2C 2Z6
www3.telus.net/kwa
e-mail: pinewoods@telus.net
Ron Edward
250-374-5082

LANGLEY

Langley Fermenters
e-mail: kandpsanderson@telus.net
Ken Sanderson

REVELSTOKE

Revelstoke Winemakers Guild
e-mail: edmojaat@rctvonline.net
Moira Jaatteenmaki

SAANICH

Saanich Sommeliers
http://members.shaw.ca/sommeliers/
e-mail: bgreaves@coastnet.com
Bill Greaves

VANCOUVER

Vancouver Amateur Winemakers' Association
4484 West 15th Avenue; Vancouver, BC, V6R 3B2
www.vawa.net
e-mail: info@vawa.net
Ken Beardsell
604-224-3196

MANITOBA

Winemakers Guild of Winnipeg
server.maths.umanitoba.ca/homepages/tkucera.html/WGW/WGW.html
e-mail: rob.hawley@mts.mb.ca
Rob Hawley

NOVA SCOTIA

Annapolis Valley Vintners
35 Olsen Drive; Wolfville, NS, B4P 2M3
e-mail: jstarr@ns.sympatico.ca
John Starr
(902) 542-5579

ONTARIO

Amateur Winemakers of Ontario (at large)
www.makewine.com
e-mail: david@metagraphicnetwork.com
David Burns
416-251-0307

BRAMPTON

Brampton Winemakers
101 Desert Sand Dr., Brampton, ON L6R 1V7
www.makewine.com
e-mail: julieandklaus@rogers.com
Klaus Asmus
905-790-6351

CAMBRIDGE

The Cambridge Club
20 Pino Pl., Cambridge, ON N3C 3B3
www.makewine.com
e-mail: liverpoolpete@hotmail.com
Peter Ferguson
519-658-5351

ETOBIOCOKE

Press Agents Wine Club
83 Jopling Ave. N Etobicoke, ON M9B 4G5
www.makewine.com
e-mail: surjohna@sympatico.ca
John Surmachynski
416-233-4868

HAMILTON

The Other Hamilton Club
Hamilton, ON
www.makewine.com
e-mail: bgibbon@mountaincable.net
Bob Gibson
905-387-1993

KINGSTON

Kingston Karboys
R.R. #3, Harrowsmith, ON K0H 1V0
www.makewine.com
e-mail: stevemanders@yahoo.com
Steven Manders
613-376-3972

KITCHENER

The Corkscrew Society
69 Carnaby Crescent, Kitchener, ON N2A 1M6
www.makewine.com
e-mail: corkscrew@rogers.com
Carole Frankow
519-893-0447

K-W Winemaker's Guild
76 Ahrens St. W Kitchener, ON N2H 4C1, Canada
www.makewine.com
e-mail: donpana@rogers.com
Don Panagapka
519-744-8499

LEITH

Grey T Fermenters
Box 92, Leith, ON N0H 1V0
www.makewine.com
e-mail: tloughead@opseu.org
Ted Loughead
519-372-1746

LONDON

London Wine Pros
1653 Phillbrook Crescent, London, ON
www.makewine.com
e-mail: terry.rayner@sympatico.ca
Terry Rayner
519-660-0708

The Happy Winers
395 Griffith St., London, ON N6E 1L8
www.makewine.com
e-mail: cmb@forestcitycastings.com
Claire Boulley
519-657-3987

MISSISSAUGA

Cellardwellers Wine Club
6 Caribou Pl., Mississauga, ON L5N 2T6
www.makewine.com
e-mail: wstanat@sympatico.ca
Werner Stanat
905-826-9552

OTTAWA

Bytown Vintners
www.makewine.com
e-mail: winnyathome@sympatico.ca
Winston Spratt

Capital Amateur Winemakers'Club
30 Banner Rd., Nepean, ON
www.makewine.com
e-mail: douglas.gallant@sympatico.ca
Doug Gallant
613-828-0778

PETERSBOROUGH

Growine
1325 Royal Dr., Petersborough, ON K9H 6R6
www.makewine.com
e-mail: littlefatwino@trytel.net
Larry Paterson
705-743-4153

Kawartha Krushers
829 Hewitt Dr., Peterborough, ON K9K 2K1
www.makewine.com
e-mail: bmcclelland@sympatico.ca
Burton McClelland

PICKERING

Pickering Wine Guild
813 Kate's Lane, Pickering, ON L1V 3C3
www.makewine.com
e-mail: dwdgillingham@hotmail.com
Dave Gillingham
905-839-3958

PORT STANLEY

St. Thomas Grapebusters
384 Beamish St., Port Stanley, ON N5L 1H5
www.makewine.com
e-mail: wtho7836@rogers.com
Bill Thornton
519-782-4003

SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough Winemakers
33 Willowhurst Cres., Scarborough, ON
www.makewine.com
e-mail: patison@sympatico.ca
Pat Ison
416-751-8436

VINELAND

Niagara Vine to Wine
Box 168, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0, Canada
www.makewine.com
e-mail: kdsteven@mergetel.com
Dan Stevenson
905-562-5894

QUEBEC

Association des Vinificateurs Amateurs du Quebec (AVAQ)
230 Rue Des Mesanges; Trois-Rivieres, QC, G9B 7G3
www.aveq.com
e-mail: s.mailloux@avaq.com
Sebastien Mailloux
(819) 377-3293

SASKATCHEWAN

Fraser Crescent Wine Club
7-270 Acadia Dr.; Saskatoon, SK, S7H 3V4, Canada
e-mail: anam@sasktel.net
Armstrong Mettle
(306) 373-3223

UNITED KINGDOM

The House of Wine
Isle of Wight
www.thehouseofwine.co.uk
e-mail: info@thehouseofwine.co.uk
Nigel Humphreys
Tel: 01983 291356