"Lum" > wrote in message >...
> "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

I've tried pressing white malvasia that weren't crushed, and it didn't
work well at all. The crushed ones were quite easy on the otherhand.