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I read today about an interesting distribution method, potentially saving lots of cash strapped wineries a lot of dosh while also doing some good for the environment. Silvertap wines (silvertapwines.com) skip the bottling of their wines and distribute via casks to their partners (restaurants only at the moment from what I can tell). Each cask holds 130 standard glasses of wine and using their preservation system the promise is that the last glass is just as good as the first – eliminating spoilage completely.
Sounds great – but…really? Are we missing something integral to the enjoyment of sharing a bottle of wine – by removing the bottle? Does it matter?
I’m on the fence still…