Winepress (Noun)
Meaning
A press that is used to extract the juice from grapes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The winemaker carefully loaded the winepress with freshly harvested grapes to begin the fermentation process.
- In ancient times, people used a simple winepress to extract juice from grapes, often by foot.
- The winepress in the cellar was an old-fashioned one, with a large wooden beam that needed to be turned by hand.
- The grapes were placed in the winepress and slowly crushed to release their juice, which would eventually become a fine Merlot.
- The farmer invested in a modern winepress that could handle a much larger quantity of grapes than the old one.