Cleaning a wooden ratchett basket press

I just hose mine off and let it dry in full sun. The ultra-violet will kill most bacteria plus dry storage until next year.

I tend to agree with Wayne - less is more in this case.

After a thorough water rinse (with plenty of pressure), I also rinse the basket with a 5% solution of KMS, which takes off most of the red wine staining.

Then let completely dry in the sun - do not store it moist.

What I would never do is use any hypochlorite for fear of TCA contamination in the wood. I also learned the hard way not to use soda ash as a cleaning compound - it makes the wood turn grey - probably not a problem, but unattractive.