The Press

Time to press!  This week we pressed the Syrah and the first of our Grenache. Here are some cool pictures of the process: 1) The juice coming out of the press. 2) the press mat (called a scortin - I think that's how you spell it) which used to be made of jute, but are now plastic. The color is beautiful at the end of the cycle. You place one on the bottom before you put the skins in and one at the top once the press is full. 3) A bin full of skins ready to go into the press. 4)This one is of the "cake" that you end up with after it is done pressing.