WEST CAPE MAY – Modern day wineries depend on machines to do a lot of the work that was once done by hand, or foot, as the case may be. According to Kevin Celli of the Willow Creek Winery, the ...
The Town of Portland museum has on display a grape hand press from the late 1800s and early 1900s. P-J photo by Michael Zabrodsky PORTLAND — If you live in Chautauqua County, then you probably know ...
Winemaking hasn’t changed much over the past centuries: Grapes are harvested. The fruit is taken to the winery to be pressed. The fresh juice goes into tanks to begin fermenting and is aged. Bottling ...