"Ray Calvert" > wrote in message
...
> I have read reports of people who tried to press white grapes without
> crushing. They blew up their press trying to get enough pressure to break
> whole grapes. If the grapes are not brocken they will not press.
>
> Ray
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > This feels like a dumb question, but I've never pressed white grapes
> > before, just reds after fermentation. Do you need to remove the stems
> > before pressing? What about running them through a crusher first?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Berry

I press whole clusters of Chardonnay in my Vaslin press each year and the
pressure never exceeds 27 PSI. It often takes 8 to 10 press cycles to dry
out the pomace.
Lum
Del Mar, California, USA