Bad grape crushing technique

Hardly a tour of the winery goes by without someone referencing the classic "I Love Lucy" episode where she and an Italian woman have a spat in the vat. You can see part of that video at TV Land here: Just scroll down to the last Lucy clip.

It's true that the human foot is a great grape crusher; it's hard enough to juice the grapes, but soft enough to not break any bitter-flavored seeds. Fortunately, we have modern-day equipment that does a faster and more complete job than this traditional method (besides, the FDA severely frowns on toe-jam in wine).

Even though the old ways are gone in the states, it's not uncommon to see grape-stomping at harvest festivals. However, the juice from the grapes can't be used for commercial wine but can make for a good time...

...unless something goes horribly, horribly wrong. Watch this "live" video if you dare.