You may have noticed these interesting Wine Tap systems popping up in various locations.  I recently saw one pictured above at Doris’s Italian Market & Bakery.  It was interesting watching customers wander the market with their cart and a glass of wine.  In fairness, most of the shoppers were women with their husbands following behind with a glass of wine.   The wine is the incentive to tag along on the errand!

The wine tap system allows guests to taste a variety of wines without investing in a full bottle.   It allows consumers to step out of their comfort zone, trying wines they would not have if only available in a bottle. Wineries are putting all the passion and time into the wine making process with the last step of bottling the wine swapped for placing the wine in a keg.  This may sound overly ghosh to the wine snobs among us; some view this system in the category of boxed wines.

The boxed wine comparison is a common misconception.  The wine is the same quality wine that is placed in the bottles.  The difference is how long it stays fresh when it is opened.  I personally don’t keep an open bottle of wine past 3 days.  With the wine tap, the wine in the keg remains the same as an unopened bottle of wine would.  For wine to stay fresh, it must avoid oxidation and or/over heating.  Kegged wine actually makes it easier to stay fresh because the wine never touches air until it is about to be served.

The first glass poured will be as fresh as the last glass poured.

From an environmental standpoint, there is almost zero waste due to oxidation, broken corks and spoiled wine.

At the end of the day, the system gives you Fresh Wine, without waste for a better price.

~Cheers

~Keep the wine flowing and the conversation going