text:  so this was the wine press yes up above us is where the vineyards were once the grapes were picked they were brought down here to this treading vat they were simply tread upon as we know from reading the new testament wine was a popular beverage you got the whole family out here the extended family people took turns and what happened was that then the juice just simply by gravity flowed down into this pit it then was put into storage jars and then it was stored made into wine