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Miami restaurant uses smart cards for self-service wine tasting

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Forge in Miami Beach is now offering a unique wine-by-the-glass serving system, according to Miami New Times.

The system, provided by the Georgia-based company Enomatic, uses smart cards to enable wine drinkers access to The Forge’s 80-some wine offerings.

The system also features pressurized nitrogen for serving and self-cleaning technology. According to Miami New Times, the new system will allow guest to serve themselves as much or as little wine as they please.

The project is part of a full-scale renovation to be completed March 29.

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