Make Your Own Meritage at Goosecross
Our winemaker, Geoff, had a blast helping club members blend their own Meritage wine over our 25th Anniversary Celebration weekend! Enjoy this brief video.
Punching Down the Cap
This brief video is a show and tell on why and how we punch down the “cap” of skins during wine fermentation. Enjoy!
What is Brix?
In this 2-minute video we do a show and tell on why the brix (sugar) is important in winemaking and how it’s measured.
Goosecross: First Day of Crush, 2010
We’ve had a busy day! In this 2-minute video you see Napa Valley old-vine Chenin Blanc being crushed and pressed. How sweet it is!
Hand Bottling at Goosecross
In this 2-minute video, you’ll see us hand bottling large-format bottles of the Goosecross Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon and the Carneros Chardonnay.
Mobile Bottling at Goosecross Cellars
Here at Goosecross, we only bottle a few days a year, so installing bottling equipment doesn’t make sense in terms of use of space or cost. As you’ll see in this very brief video, a mobile bottling company is an invaluable service for small wineries and very much in demand. Enjoy!
Flowering in the Vineyard
This brief video is a show and tell on wine-grape pollination.
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Barrel Building at Demptos Cooperage in Napa Valley
This brief video shows how a wine barrel is assembled from start to finish. It’s a craft that hasn’t changed much in over 2000 years (oh, they have a few power tools now that they didn’t have then). For more detailed information go to our articles for The Ancient Craft of Barrel Building or To Oak or Not To Oak.
Goosecross: Pruning Time in the Vineyard
In this 2-minute video our Winemaker, Geoff Gorsuch, does a show and tells of when and how he prunes the vines. He references the term “buds” several times. For each bud left after he prunes, a shoot will emerge in the spring. He can expect that each shoot will produce one to three clusters of grapes. Enjoy!
Aging the Wine “Sur Lie”
In this 2-minute video winemaker Geoff Gorsuch of Goosecross Cellars of the Napa Valley does a show and tell on why we age our Chardonnay “sur lie” and stir the lees weekly. Enjoy!
