Après Soirée

Wines on tap

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:59:04 +0000

Taps have been popular forever as a means of distributing beer, but it is become increasingly popular as a means for pouring wine, too. (Karl Mondon/San Jose Mercury News)

“…Because wines served from kegs are never exposed to oxygen, they remain fresh for months. Trash bins remain free of corks, glass and cardboard cases. And customers are more likely to buy wine when they can have a quick, tiny sample that is often free…”

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A Future Sans Corkscrews

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:55:37 +0000

“…Proponents say draft wine is environmentally sound because bottles, corks, screw caps, boxes and labels are not involved. Kegs are returned to the wineries, sterilized and refilled from barrels and tanks…”

Tap that Keg… and Let the Wine Flow Freely

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:47:43 +0000

Red or White, Wine by the Keg Offers a Green Advantage as well as an Economical One

A new school of wine drinking is hitting the mainstream in California restaurants. Surprisingly, the latest culture surrounding the bottle does not actually come from the bottle, or even the cask, but rather from the keg. Over the years, a variety of techniques have been tried in the name of developing a more accessible wine list; but wine on tap has quickly become the most convenient way to serve wine in restaurants, surpassing traditional by-the-glass or bottle options, pouring into dining rooms and bars across the West Coast.

Tapped In: Wine in Kegs

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:50:23 +0000

A bartender pours a glass of wine on tap.

Restaurants and bars are offering wine on tap, and some is quite good

The next time you ask your waiter what’s on tap, the answer might surprise you. How about a Calera Pinot Noir or Bouchaine Chardonnay? A growing number of restaurants and bars are putting kegs of wine behind their bars, pouring wines by the glass from a tap. While the trend is not a new one, it has finally caught on as wineries, restaurants and consumers alike discover that the wines are good and there are economic and environmental benefits to kegs.

Wine drinkers can find keg wines in wine bars and restaurants all over the country, with high concentrations in California and New York. Two Urban Licks in Atlanta has a wine wall 26 feet tall with 42 stainless steel barrels of wine on display. There’s even a Whole Foods in Dallas that sells wine on tap.