Mori's Basket Press Gets Updated for 2017 – Old School Look, Modern Amenities

Mori's basket press have received form and function updates for 2017, making them more beautiful and easier to use than ever.

The Food-Grade Plastic Basket:

Whenever winemakers walk past a press with a wooden basket in our shop they always stop, do a double-take, and say the same thing: "That's beautiful…but I'd hate to have to clean it". We've long-since transitioned to stainless steel baskets for all but the most aesthetically-obsessed winemakers. Still, there's something about the wooden basket. For 2017 Mori is introducing the option of a basket with white food-grade plastic slats. It's the best of both worlds. Easy to clean, and it would not look out of place in a generations-old Chianti estate. For customer-facing crush pads where the winemaking process is part of the experience, this is a wonderful compromise between form and function.

The "Temporizer" Automatic Press Timer:

One of the most exciting additions to Mori's 2017 basket press line-up is the addition of the "Temporizer" automatic timer as a standard feature on all forkliftable presses 5 HL and larger. The temporizer allows the winemaker to set three parameters:

Pressing time – Mori recommends 5 seconds as a starting point
Resting time – Mori recommends 5 minutes as a starting point
Max pressure – This is entirely up to the user

The user simply moves the pressing ram down to the level of the grapes and starts the "Temporizer" cycle. Using the above settings, the press will move down for 5 seconds, allow free-run juice to drain for 5 minutes, then continue pressing for 5 seconds, and so on until the max pressure is reached, and the press automatically stops. Simple.

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