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Home Photo Galleries Equipment Galleries Mike Adair • Sonoma, CA

As a 15-year home winemaker, I now have the perfect setup. But it wasn’t always this way. I started with trusty trash barrels, which worked for three years, but it was too much work for so little wine. Later, I began to rent equipment — crusher/destemmers, pumps, presses, bottle corkers — and ended up buying some by my fourth year. I bought a small crank press for 1/4-ton loads, and a water bladder press for loads larger than a ton.

<p>Mike Adair makes his must with a one-ton bladder press. From start to finish, Adair’s system checks out nicely. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

One-Ton Bladder Press
As he drives through the vineyard, Adair crushes and destems his fruit on-site until his fermentation bin is full.

Grape Crush

Barrels
One out of every two bottles Adair fills goes to his grower buddy, Randy who supplies him with half of his grapes.

Bottling


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