Celebrate in style: Wine on tap to cut costs in pubs, restaurants, hotels
A new wine trend promising fresher drinks with less waste has taken off around the country.
A new wine trend promising fresher drinks with less waste has taken off around the country.
Wine on tap has quickly risen in popularity at venues over the last couple of years as pubs, hotels and restaurants look to reduce waste and save costs.
The Fiddler in Rouse Hill installed wines on tap 12 months ago and operations manager Tani Rosekelly said it offered better and consistent quality.
“You’re guaranteed your freshness as opposed to cracking open a bottle and leaving it in the fridge for a period of time,” she said.
The tap wines come in 30L kegs straight from the production line, which means the first time it comes into contact with air is when it is poured into the glass.
“Every time you open the tap it’s like opening a brand new bottle,” Rosekelly said.
The Fiddler’s wines are pumped through a sleek tap system from a cellar under The Verandah bar and Rosekelly said it was simple to install and “super easy” to maintain.
Long gone are the days when bulk wine meant cheap cask drinks — this wine on tap is a premium product.
The Fiddler serves drops from Treasury Wine Estates, which has a portfolio of brands including Squealing Pig, Penfolds and Yellowglen.
The pub serves only chilled wine on tap, although wines on tap do come in reds as well, and its current selection includes a chardonnay from The Stag, a Cape Schanck rose, a Juliet moscato and a Squealing Pig sauvignon blanc.
The pub’s The Verandah Bar sells 70 to 80 litres a week of the sauvignon blanc, and the wines are available by the glass or carafe.
Sales are likely to go up on Saturday, which is National Wine Day.
Monique Muscat, of Freemans Reach, is a pinot grigio drinker and tried wine on tap for the first time at The Fiddler this week.
“It tastes a lot fresher and really refreshing,” the 24-year-old said.
Her mum, Anne, is also mainly a white wine drinker and said the wine on tap was “very nice”.
“Really nice, crisp, refreshing,” she agreed.
Rachel Bowden, of Vineyard, is not usually a wine drinker but will have the occasional glass of moscato.
She said The Fiddler’s wine on tap was “really nice”.
“It’s not too sweet and it’s not too fizzy or bubbly either,” she said.
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