Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making juice from grapes, fruit or like material to be pressed, in which the fruit, etc., is repeatedly pressed in unmixed charges at time intervals. The invention also relates to a juice press (1), especially a wine or fruit press, with a drum or similar container (2) having slots, holes or similar flow openings in its longitudinal sides and a feed plate or similar component (4) longitudinally movable inside the container, in which the container (2) has at least one rape or discharge opening in the advancing direction in front of the feed component and there is at least one expandable press hose or similar expanding body inside the container between the feed component (4) and the discharge opening. The characteristic of the juice press of the invention is that the feed plate or the like (4) has slots, holes or like flow openings (3) at least in its region contacting the fruit, etc.