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A Glimpse Inside A Champagne Press House

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Here are two brief videos I shot inside the pressoir of a local champagne maker during the harvest this year

They're only short but there's lots to see

In video 1 you'll see not just two guys doing the 'grunt work' of loading the grapes, but if you look carefully you'll see there's another, modern cylindrical press behind; there's the fork-lift driver delivering the next batch of grapes to go in the press, there's the case-washing maching and it's conveyor belt in the background; there's another man lifting a pallet of grape boxes with a lifting device. In short it's a hive of activity and noise

Video 2 is a close up of the loading and spreading out of the grapes to ensure an even charge before pressing starts

Hope you enjoy this brief glimpse into the 'working end' of champagne and if you have any comments or questions please leave a post below