Goose Lake Farm and Winery
Is now offering wine making classes for you to make Wine from your fresh fruit!
2010 season
Class starts on Thursday August 5th and runs to Thursday February 3rd.
Class size is limited to 5 people so sign up early.
What you need:
15 lbs. of fresh fruit, examples; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches or plums.
10 lbs. of sugar (cane sugar is fine)
We will supply for your use all the equipment, testing and expertise you will need to make your own wine from your fresh fruit.
NOTE: August 5th through the 12th every day at 9am.
Schedule;
Day 1- Thursday August 5th, 9 am,
Bring 15 lbs. of fresh or thawed fruit to start your wine. Crush the fruit and add the other needed ingredients.
Day 2- Friday August 6th, 9am,
Test wine for specific gravity and adjust if necessary, then pitch the yeast.
Day 3- Saturday August 7th, 9am,
Check your wine specific gravity and stir the must.
Day 4- Sunday August 8th, 12 pm,
Stir and test.
Day 5- Monday August 9th, 9am,
Stir and test.
Day 6- Tuesday August 10th, 9am,
Stir and test.
Day 7- Wednesday August 11th, 9am,
Stir and test,
Day 8- Thursday August 12th, 9 am,
Test and press to secondary fermentor.
Day 9- Thursday September 2nd, 6pm,
Test, rack and test for sulfites.
Day 10- Thursday November 4th, 6pm,
Test, sweeten to taste and add necessary ingredients.
Day 11- Thursday January 5th, 6pm,
Rack your wine and add clarifier.
Day 12- Thursday February 3rd 6pm,
Bottle your wine!
Price for the class is $115.00 per person and includes bottles, caps and corks.
Participants are responsible for all prep work and clean up.
Beginner Wine Making Class Schedule
For Fall of 2010
Tuesday September 7th 6pm -7pm Start your Kit
Tuesday September 14th 6pm-7pm Rack to Carboy
Tuesday September 28th 6pm-7pm Check for Clarity
Tuesday October 12th 6pm-8pm Bottle your Wine
Or
Thursday September 9th 6pm -7pm Start your Kit
Thursday September 16th 6pm-7pm Rack to Carboy
Thursday September 30th 6pm-7pm Check for Clarity
Thursday October 14th 6pm-8pm Bottle your Wine
Class size is limited to 10 students per session so sign up early!
Design your own custom labels and bring on bottling day or for a small charge we can order standard labels and have them for you on bottling day.
The cost for your class is $140.00 per student and includes:
Up to 28 bottles, corks, capsules, your choice of wine kit and all the help and use of the equipment you will need to make really great wine.
Wine kits to choose from are:
Peach Apricot Chardonnay Mango Citrus Symphony
Black Raspberry Merlot Kiwi Pear Sauvignon Blanc
Green Apple Riesling Strawberry White Merlot
Blackberry Cabernet Wild berry Shiraz
Blueberry Pinot Noir Exotic Fruit White Zinfandel
White Cranberry Pinot Gris Pomegranate Zinfandel
Full payment and your wine kit selection for the class is required when you register. Contact Cindy at Goose Lake Farm and Winery by calling 763-753-9632
For Fall of 2010
Tuesday October 19th 6pm -7pm Start your Kit
Tuesday October 26th 6pm-7pm Rack to Carboy
Tuesday November 9th 6pm-7pm Check for Clarity
Tuesday November 23rd 6pm-9pm Bottle your Wine
Or
Thursday October 21st 6pm -7pm Start your Kit
Thursday October 28th 6pm-7pm Rack to Carboy
Thursday November 11th 6pm-7pm Check for Clarity
Wednesday November 24th 6pm-8pm Bottle your Wine
Class size is limited to 10 students per session so sign up early!
Design your own custom labels and bring on bottling day or for a small charge we can order standard labels and have them for you on bottling day.
The cost for your class is $165.00 per student and includes:
Up to 28 bottles, corks, capsules, your choice of wine kit and all the help and use of the equipment you will need to make really great wine.
Wine kits to choose from are:
California Zinfandel Shiraz Australian Riverland Reserve
California Trinity Red Washington Riesling
French Cabernet Sauvignon Italian Pinot Grigio
California Pinot Noir German Muller Thurgau
Full payment and your wine kit selection for the class is required when you register. Contact Cindy at Goose Lake Farm and Winery by calling 763-753-9632
Advanced Wine Making Class Schedule
For Winter of 2010
Tuesday November 30th 6pm -7pm Start your Kit
Tuesday December 7th 6pm-7pm Rack to Carboy
Tuesday December 21st 6pm-7pm Check for Clarity
Tuesday January 4th 6pm-8pm Bottle your Wine
Class size is limited to 10 students per session so sign up early!
Design your own custom labels and bring on bottling day or for a small charge we can order standard labels and have them for you on bottling day.
The cost for your class is $165.00 per student and includes:
Up to 28 bottles, corks, capsules, your choice of wine kit and all the help and use of the equipment you will need to make really great wine.
Wine kits to choose from are:
California Zinfandel Shiraz Australian Riverland Reserve
California Trinity Red Washington Riesling
French Cabernet Sauvignon Italian Pinot Grigio
California Pinot Noir German Muller Thurgau
Full payment and your wine kit selection for the class is required when you register. Contact Cindy at Goose Lake Farm and Winery by calling 763-753-9632
Port Wine Making
Classes for Winter 2010
Classes will be offered on your choice
of 2 dates.
Starting January 3rd and
finishing on February 21st
OR
Starting March 7th and
finishing on April 25th
Class size is limited to 8 people for
each session so sign up early!
Schedule for the January 3rd
class start is as follows:
Sunday January 3rd
12 pm to 1pm. Start your kit
Sunday January 10th
12pm to 1pm. Chapelization
Sunday January 17th
12pm to 1pm Rack Wine
Sunday January 31st
12pm to 1pm Stabilizing and Clearing
Sunday February
21st 12pm to 3pm Taste, Bottle, Label and Cork.
You will have
approx. 28, 375 ml. bottles of your own special wine to share!
Schedule for the March 7th
class start is as follows:
Sunday March 7th
12pm to 1pm. Start your kit
Sunday March 14th
12pm to 1pm. Chapelization
Sunday March 21st
12pm to 1pm Rack Wine
Sunday April 4th,
12pm to 1pm. Stabilizing and Clearing
Sunday April 25th,
12pm to 3 pm, Taste, Bottle Label and Cork
You will have
approx. 28, 375 ml. bottles of your own special wine to share!
Design your own custom labels and bring
them with you on bottling day OR for a small extra charge, we can
order them for you to have on bottling day!
The cost for your choice of class is
$180.00 per person and includes: Up to 28 bottles, corks, capsules,
your choice of 1 wine kit and all the help and use of the equipment
you will need to make really tasty wine!
Wine kits to choose from are:
Chocolate Raspberry Port Orange
Chocolate Port
Regular Port Style Wine
Sign up Deadline for your choice of
either class is December 19th or until sold out due to
class size.
FULL PAYMENT AND WINE KIT SELECTION FOR
THE CLASS OF YOUR CHOICE IS DUE WHEN YOU REGISTER.
Contact Cindy at Goose Lake Farm and
Winery by calling 763-753-9632
