Although self-pour dispensing machines are a novel concept, commercial wine-pouring systems have been around for years. Instead of serving wine from bottles, the beverage is stored and served in kegs, similar to beers on tap. Serving wine on tap is not a new concept, but its popularity is just beginning to pick up as a younger demographic enters the wine-drinking scene.

Commercial wine-pouring systems operate very similarly to beer tap systems. Wines are made with the same love and passion you’d expect from any fine vintage. However, after the barreling stage, wines are put into stainless-steel kegs instead of corking them. These kegs generally hold about 26 bottles of wine, or 120 glasses. The tap system includes kegs, a coupler, tubing, shanks and faucets almost identical to beer tap systems.

When the wine is tapped, argon and nitrogen push the wine from the keg into the glass, blanketing the beverage and preventing oxidization, which degrades the flavor and aroma of the wine. As these commercial wine-pouring systems become more popular, your customers will grow accustomed to the idea of a fine wine on tap.