Hand Grape Presses Have History In County

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 grapes are a part of its history.
Whether you like wine or grape juice, there is one element that is significant to both — juice extraction.
Remember Lucille Ball’s famous grape stomping scene?