from the picture it looks like a perfectly adequate usable device. a
vino-friend bought one similar last year & he's had no complaints. Don't
worry about the squirt factor; put down a cheap tarp & wear purple ;^) ...
i'm sure you'll find it more than satisfactory and given a few batches,
smaller than your expanding needs! HTH regards, bob


"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
. com...
>I am new to winemaking. So far I have made a single 5 gallon batch and I
>really did very little. I ordered the grapejuice from a company in utah
>which arrived in the style I prefer (cab), I fermented it in a glass carboy
>for 3-4 months, and now it's in the bottle aging. But I might be ready to
>move up to another level.
>
> My grandfather had an apple press which I am about to inherit. We use it
> every year to make apple juice, and recently hard cider. Some winemaking
> friends of mine want to know if they can use it to make wine. They have a
> destemmer and would only be using the press and not the crushing portion
> of it. I know nothing about what a person needs to do this so I am posting
> a picture here of a similar looking press and I welcome any advice you can
> give me.
>
> I've been wondering if I'll need bags for the wooden crush area to keep
> things from squirting out the sides.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2s9vuq
>
> Dave
>