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ring to the nine winemakers who are partners in the Long Shadows venture. Nicault uses a membrane press for Riesling. "It's very difficult to press whole clusters like we use for Riesling in a bas- ket press," he stated.
Another artisan winemaker who uses a basket press is Darice Spinelli at Far Niente in the Napa Valley. She has both basket and membrane presses and has the chance to compare them. "The basket press isn't use- ful for whites," she stated. "We don't destem the grapes, so we can only get about 2 tons of grapes into the 5-ton press."
She uses the basket press for Cabernet and Merlot but finds it doesn't do as well for larger berries with thin skins like Zinfandel and Syrah. "Pockets of grapes in the middle never break apart," she complained. She "definitely" finds fewer solids with the basket press due to lack of tumbling. "The juice from the membrane press is a little more subdued and earthy." She finds the juice has excellent fruit fla-
vor. "I like the character of the press wine. It's cleaner, brighter fruit. It depends on the year, but I can often add it back to the overall blend." That can be an advantage in a light year when they need more wine.
COMPANY
Carlsen & Associates Carolina Wine Supply Collopack Solutions
Criveller California Corp. Criveller Co.
Davison Winery Supplies Della Toffola USA Ltd. Euro-Machines Inc. Hypac USA
J-Tech Sales & Consulting GW Kent Inc.
Napa Fermentation Supplies Pacific Winemaking LLC Presque Isle Wine Cellars Prospero Equipment Corp.
Rutherford Equipment Rental Inc. St. Patricks of Texas
Transition Equipment Co. Valley Pipe & Supply AO Wilson Ltd.
Basket Press Suppliers PHONE
(707) 431-2000 (336) 677-6831 (707) 258-3940 (707) 431-2211 (905) 357-2930 (503) 472-1711 (707) 544-5300 (707) 864-5800 (888) 839-6916 (559) 779-7793 (734) 572-1300 (707) 255-6372 (503) 419-7942 (814) 725-1314 (914) 769-6252 (707) 944-8491 (512) 989-9727 (707) 537-7787 (559) 233-0321 (519) 833-0400
WEBSITE
carlsenassociates.com carolinawinesupply.com collopack.com criveller.com criveller.com
dwinesupplies.com dellatoffola.us
euromachinesusa.com hypacusa.com
gwkent.com
napafermentation.com pacificwinemaking.com piwine.com
prosperocorp.biz
rutherfordrental.com stpats.com
transitionequipment.com valleypipe.com aowilson.ca
For more on basket press suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2012 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com.
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