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A quick search online and you will find other suppliers
of keg wine such as A&E Wine Imports who bring
wines into Australia from Veneto, “a small but highly
important region tucked into the north-eastern corner
of Italy.” Keg Star is another business providing a keg
leasing service to wine producers as well as craft
brewers. Keg Star supply fully custom branded silk
screen printed kegs.
So what’s all the fuss? The keg wine system, whilst not
intended to replace bottles altogether, is said to be a
much more efficient way of serving wine by the glass
at pubs. It is apparently better suited to wines that are
crisp and served cold such as white wine.
So, is this truly a better way to enjoy wine by the
glass? Well out of a keg, wine apparently remains
fresh from the first glass to the last - well at least up
to 30 days it would appear. That has got to be better
than throwing out half consumed bottles of “wine by
the glass”. It is said there is no oxidation, no corkage,
no spoilage and therefore no waste. It also apparently
increases the speed of service with no time wasted
pulling corks plus there is no more trash or need to
recycle bottles.
THE KEG WINE SYSTEM, WHILST NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE BOTTLES ALTOGETHER,
IS SAID TO BE A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY OF SERVING WINE BY THE GLASS AT PUBS.
IN THE CAN!
While we are at it, why not wine by the can?
The craft beer movement has vehemently resurrected
the humble tinnie and now the wine guys have
followed suit and why not. Wine out of a bottle is so
trés inconvenienté. You have to lug around a bottle,
find a suitable glass and even a corkscrew. Check out
this awesome can design with an even better name.
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