Draining and pressing is what you do once the red wine is done fermenting.
We begin by tipping a small fermenter and putting a siphon into the grapes and new wine.
As the wine is gently pumped out, the grape skins floating on the surface of the liquid gradually drop to the bottom of the bin. I like how they cling to the top of the "torpedo" that sucks out the wine.
The new wine goes into a tank to settle before going into barrel. The grape skins go into the press to squeeze out every last bit of juice. Here you see how we use the fork lift to dump the grapes into the press.
The big pan under the press captures the milky press wine, which we pump into a separate tank to settle before it goes also into barrel.
The pump, with hoses not in proper order.
Wise advice on the press, full of moving parts.
The harvest lunch table. Ok, this is exceptional, but nearing the end of harvest means more time to celebrate things. All that's left to do is put the new wine into barrel.
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