Our first pressing of the 2007 harvest.
The wine is drained from the fermenter leaving the solids behind. These go into picking boxes and then to the press.
The press has an inflatable bladder which gently expands pressing the grapes against a screen. It acts similar to a basket press, gently pressing down without disturbing or damaging the solids. The press cycles and the increasing pressure is carefully monitored by the winemaker — each variety is treated differently.
This press will hold the solids from our standard 8 ton fermenters but it can also be used for very small lots such as the 1-1/2 ton portable fermenters as seen in the photo below.
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