Monday, October 08, 2007

Grapes Pressed - Thanks to Oli!

... and to Tina, for recording the proceedings!

Saturday 6th October, 2007, preparing for action:















It takes a bit of muscle power to press grapes.















Filling the press ...















to the brim ...















makes pressing effective:















The "must" goes straight into glass jars called
"demijohns".
(I've often wondered why they aren't "semiberts", for example.)















What's left behind is a solid "cake"







































which will end up in the compost bin.

And just to show that we got (almost) four jars'-worth...















A job well done, I think.
Cheers!

And here are my FAQs on grape-growing/wine-making

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