Gary Gouger of Gouger Cellars with his Flextank Stacker 300s

Gary Gouger of Gouger Cellars shares "I don't really see any advantage that the oak barrel has over the Flextank. After about 2 years the pores in a inside of a barrel start to become plugged up and you have to use hot steam and lots of chemicals in order to get those deposits off, or you have to get them resurfaced...another added expense."

Gary uses Flextanks throughout the entire winemaking process from fermentation to maturation. "After I started using Flextanks I was getting one award after another, national and international. I kept telling everyone about it. I've had other winemakers coming in to ask me about them."

Flextanks Deliver:

• Precisely permeable walls with a similar Oxygen Transfer Rate (OTR) to a barrel
• All barrel functions
• Fermentation
• Maturation
• Racking into tanks
• Mixing
• Transportation
• A sustainable and cost-effective tool that can be used throughout the entire winemaking process!

Flextanks come in 2 different weight options:

Maturation Weight: OTR of 9 mg/liter/year, similar to a 2-year old barrel. A great choice for fermenting and maturing red wines.

Heavyweight: OTR of 6 mg/liter/year, similar to a neutral barrel. The ideal choice for white wines, ciders and spirits.