On October 30th, La Botte Piccola will unveil two new wines in a unique format: wine in a keg. Wine in a keg? What is that? It’s wine packaged in stainless steel kegs and poured using a traditional tap system. La Botte Piccola Wine on Tap is ideal for restaurants, brew pubs or caterers – anyone who offers wine by the glass. [READ MORE]

I’m currently working on the next issue of Welding & Gases Today, and one of the topics explored in this issue is niche markets for gases and welding distributors. Yesterday I came across one such niche via NPR—wine on tap—and I must say the concept is fascinating.

Restaurants and wine bars are increasingly offering wine on tap, with a little help from gases like nitrogen and argon. The use of inert gas pushes the wine from keg to tap without reacting with the wine. In fact, the gas helps preserves the wine longer than a typical bottle might at a restaurant. [READ MORE]