Crush

 These pictures are from earlier this month - when we were pressing the Riesling grapes. 
The first picture is of the juice from the grapes being pressed out into the collecting tray of the press.  We apply gentle air pressure to a rubber bladder - or mat - that squeezes the juice out of the grapes. 
Next we have a hose connected to the press, which takes the juice to the tank.
In the tank there are cold bands that allow us to slow down the yeast for a nice long fermentation.