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Counter Space at a Premium? Solution… The Wine Station
With the average cost of a square foot of space in Manhattan at $900 and the average kitchen counter top surface area being less than 2 square feet… sometimes you have to think “built in!” You may be familiar with the myriad of built in espresso machines that slide barely noticed into your cabinetry, freeing your counter, and turning you into the trendiest of home barristas. Now, we have discovered the same wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles for wine – the Wine Station! Wine StationMade by...
2012 the Year of the Premium Experience
Napa Technology Declares 2012 the Year of the Premium and Super Premium Experience Hospitality and Retail Environments Now Offering $30-$300 Wines By The Glass Using WineStation Technology Napa Technology, developer of the WineStation Intelligent Preservation and Dispensing System, aptly declared 2011 the year of wines by the glass. Now, Napa Technology is upgrading the declaration in 2012 with premium and super premium wines by the glass leading the trend. This year wines by the glass are...
Royal Caribbean Touts New Wine-By-The-Glass System On Ships
Royal Caribbean is taking aim at wine aficionados with a new wine-by-the-glass system on two of its ships. The line says the 48-bottle WineStation system by Napa Technology, added to Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, is the largest of its kind at sea and gives passengers access to more premium wines by the glass than are available on any other vessel. Newly installed at the Vintages wine bars on the 3,634-passenger ships, the automatic WineStations will carry wines from Chateau...
Rooms With A View
State-of-the-art wine system and contemporary décor lead renovation at Grand Hyatt New York. Repurposing an upscale venue into a luxury event space for small groups, Grand Hyatt New York has created and maintained a high-end atmosphere for inhouse patrons and locals, through a modern but selective beverage and bar bites program along with inviting décor, resulting in a unique, two-pronged differentiator among the competition. The hotel, located across from Grand Central Terminal in midtown...
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International Launches Largest Selection of High-End Wines-By-The-Glass Found At Sea Royal Caribbean International’s guests have more reasons to raise their glasses. With the addition of a 48-bottle WineStation system, Royal Caribbean now boasts the largest of its kind, state-of-the-art automated wine serving system aboard both Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas cruise ships in the Vintages Wine Bar. With the swipe of a SeaPass card, wine drinkers can sip, swirl and...
What Motivates Wine Shoppers
According to a recent study of wine retailers, most consumers are buying wine in the $10-$20 price range. But when given the opportunity to try before they buy, consumers will spend more. Napa Technology, developer of the WineStation Intelligent Preservation and Dispensing System, commissioned a survey of 40 top wine retailers nationwide on wine purchasing trends and best practices for increasing bottle sales. Respondents, which included grocery stores and wine shops, agreed that today’s...
How To Improve Restaurant Profits In 30 Minutes
One of the easiest ways to improve your restaurant’s profits is to have a robust wines by the glass program. Smart restaurateurs, faced with the growing population of savvy wine consumers, know that if given the opportunity, those guests will purchase a more expensive glass of wine. But how do you offer great wines by the glass without sacrificing quality and risking your investment? The WineStation developed by Napa Technology was created to give restaurants an intelligent plug and play wine...
Top 40 Wine Retailers Weigh In On Trends
Napa Technology Survey Shows Retailers Adding Tasting to Aisles and Profits Napa Technology, developer of the WineStation Intelligent Preservation and Dispensing System, commissioned a survey of 40 top wine retailers nationwide on wine purchasing trends and best practices for increasing bottle sales. Respondents agreed that today's consumers are willing to pay more, when given the opportunity to sample wine before they buy. And those retailers willing to look outside the wine bottle for...
Tips To Increasing Wine By The Glass Profits
Expert Panel Defines Innovation and Creativity To Increase Wines By The Glass Revenue According to a recent survey by Napa Technology, more than 88 percent of industry experts acknowledge that consumers are demanding more interesting wine by the glass, and are willing to spend more. So how can the hospitality industry meet consumer expectations and harness the maximum revenue from each bottle? A panel of industry experts, sommeliers and users of the WineStation technology cite Innovation,...
Wine Retail Survey Results
Wine Retail Survey Results – At A Glance Napa Technology, developer of the WineStation Intelligent Preservation and Dispensing System, commissioned a survey of 40 top wine retailers nationwide on wine purchasing trends and best practices for increasing bottle sales. Respondents agreed that today’s consumers are willing to pay more, when given the opportunity to sample wine before they buy. And those retailers willing to look outside the wine bottle for creative and technologically innovative...
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