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The Maximizer® wine press is built very, very strong. Its rectangular steel tubing frame has a wall thickness of 3/16”, and it features a large diameter forcing screw that lets you put tremendous pressure on your grapes to extract the maximum juice yield from your vineyard’s harvest.

A simple and effective ratcheting mechanism with long steel handle provides excellent mechanical advantage, taking the hard work out of wine pressing. The traveling-screw design of this wine press speeds up operation by eliminating the need to add pressing blocks in multiple stages on top of the pressing plate, as is required with most fixed-screw wine presses.

Large capacities

The 9.5 gallon model of the Maximizer wine press holds 85 pounds of grapes, while the 5.3 gallon version holds 48 lbs. of grapes.

“Great product at an excellent price. The press was well packaged, easy to assemble, easy to operate, and very well built.”
– Bryan A., NY

Easy tip-off yoke

The upper yoke, or cross beam, of the Maximizer wine press tips completely out of your way for access to load and empty the basket. This design makes the wine pressing operation easy and efficient.

Best materials

A frame made of 3/16"-wall high strength rectangular steel tubing and a stainless steel pressing basket with stainless steel pan give the Maximizer wine press the strength to last for years and years of use. And we package the press well to protect everything during shipping. The Maximizer presses arrive in two shipping boxes and require assembly.

New GSAM feature

The Maximizer-GSAM fruit press features an integrated Grinder Swing Arm Mount (GSAM) that allows you to mount an optional apple grinder right on your press for maximum convenience and productivity.

The GSAM provides you with a secure mount for the optional apple grinder. It puts the grinder just where you need it to rapidly pulverize apples for full juice extraction, and then just as easily it swings your grinder out of the way for pressing.

New Fast Retract feature

The Maximizer presses now feature a very handy Fast Retract handle socket. After the juice has been squeezed from a batch of fruit and the forcing screw has been ratcheted backward a few strokes relieve pressure, remove the ratchet handle from its horizontal socket and drop it into the adjacent vertical socket. This Fast Retract feature lets you spin the forcing screw and pressing plate quickly back up to the top of the basket.

Features of the Maximizer grape wine press

Maximizer® Ratcheting Wine Press
Frame Dimensions (W x D x H)	24.75" x 17.75" x 43"	22" x 15.5" x 36"
Basket Dimensions (Dia x H)	12.5" x 17"	10.5" x 14"
Net Machine Weight	100 lbs.	81 lbs.

Maximizer® Ratcheting Wine Press

36 Liter (9.5 Gallons)

20 Liter (5.3 Gallons)

Frame Dimensions (W x D x H)

24.75" x 17.75" x 43"

22" x 15.5" x 36"

Basket Dimensions (Dia x H)

12.5" x 17"

10.5" x 14"

Net Machine Weight

100 lbs.

81 lbs.

For more details please see the specs tab, above.

This fruit press is also available in another version, identical except that it includes a solid oak basket, instead of a stainless steel basket. Click here for the press with wood basket.

The top U.S. wine producing states are Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Idaho, New Mexico, Iowa and Colorado… We ship wine presses free to the 48-contiguous U.S. states!

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Specs

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Brand	Maximizer
Width	19.5"
Depth	15.25"
Basket Material	Stainless steel
Product Color	Red

Power	Manual
PHG Exclusive	Yes
UPC	Does not apply
Origin	Imported
Warranty Length	1 year

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Accessories

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Hopper Extension for Maximizer® Grinder

Rating:
94%

41 Reviews

This handy stainless hopper extension for our Maximizer® Apple Grinder allows you to load up more apples to feed into the grinder.

Fruit press, grinder, and GSAM are all sold separately.

This product is made in India!

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$14.00

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Mesh Bag for Fruit Press, 14.5 x 20 inch

Rating:
96%

212 Reviews

These high strength pressing/strainer bags have holes approximately 1/32". Disposable cotton cheesecloth is the traditional material to use for this purpose, but these mesh bags are much handier and they're very durable—one bag will last more than a season in normal use. They also speed the pressing process. Size is 14.5" diameter x 20" tall and they also work perfectly in smaller baskets.

If you press apples or other fruit without a cloth liner like this bag provides, at a relatively low level of pressure the pulp will...
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$73.58 - $82.53

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Red Oak Wood Fruit Press Basket

Rating:
100%

17 Reviews

The red oak staves on our fruit press baskets are secured with carbon steel bands that are powder coated red.

The wood parts on the 4 gallon baskets need to be sealed prior to use with food-safe sealant (not included). You can use your own product, or we have an excellent option available below. The wood parts on the 5, 5.3, and 9.5 gallon baskets come pre-sealed.

Basket only. Press frame is not included.
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$11.25

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Petrol-Gel Food Grade Grease, 4 oz.

Rating:
97%

68 Reviews

Petrol-Gel is the purest of lubricants, made with an odorless, tasteless, high viscosity index paraffinic base oil. Compounded with food grade additives, its high cling factor keeps it on the surfaces where it's needed to reduce friction and guard against wear and corrosion. Petrol-Gel is approved by USDA as a lubricant for use where there is incidental contact with food.

Petrol-Gel is ideal for forcing screws on fruit presses and sausage stuffers, metal and synthetic gears, axles, valves, pistons, O-rings, guides, slide...
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Maximizer® Wine Press with Stainless Basket

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