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04-08-2009, 01:16 PM
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Wine on Tap - Have you heard of it?
I was just reading this article in the NYTimes about a new trend of restaurants and bars serving wine on tap to keep the wine fresher.
What are your thoughts?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/dining/08pour.html |
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04-08-2009, 01:32 PM
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It sounds like those knuckle dragging wine drinkers are finally starting to learn something from the sophisticated beer drinking crowd.  |
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04-15-2009, 12:14 PM
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Winemakers always keep some of their wine in beer kegs to top off the barrels. This is not a new concept.
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04-15-2009, 09:43 PM
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they tried it in the '80's. I worked at a very upscale restaurant then. It didnt seem to go over very well then........on the other hand, my fave wine bar in Orlando does it, and it seems to be wildly popular, so who knows?
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04-15-2009, 11:05 PM
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Isn't this the same concept as "wine in a box" (I'm not afraid to admit I drink that by BTW)?
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04-16-2009, 08:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kshe95girl
they tried it in the '80's. I worked at a very upscale restaurant then. It didnt seem to go over very well then........on the other hand, my fave wine bar in Orlando does it, and it seems to be wildly popular, so who knows?
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I think that the two places in the Orlando are that have the "tap" system are different than this one. I love the Wine Room in Winter Park because I can wander around at my leisure and choose from 150 different types of wine without waiting for a bartender. |
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04-16-2009, 08:40 AM
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No, but I just read that Box wine is now being referred to as Cask wine, so can a wine tap be far behind?
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04-16-2009, 08:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by annerk
I think that the two places in the Orlando are that have the "tap" system are different than this one. I love the Wine Room in Winter Park because I can wander around at my leisure and choose from 150 different types of wine without waiting for a bartender.
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Thats the one! I love that place!  I know the tap system is different, but the thought behind it is the same. |
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04-16-2009, 08:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gentlearts
No, but I just read that Box wine is now being referred to as Cask wine, so can a wine tap be far behind?
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I am a wine snob. I'll admit it. But I had a box wine (red Bordeaux blend) a month or so ago in a blind tasting that I gave 88 points. Great QPR, it would work out to about $10/bottle. I never in a million years would have tried it if it hadn't been blind, but actually will consider it next time I'm having a big party. |
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04-16-2009, 08:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by annerk
I am a wine snob. I'll admit it.
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Oenophiles unite!  I too, am a wine snob. My friends have had some fun with me over the years with it. |
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