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World’s first sparkling wine tap installed in Bree Street

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 by Eat Out

Bubbly on tapIn a world first, Eat Out has installed a state-of-the-art tap for sparkling wine at its Cape Town offices. This is the latest in a series of food innovations on Bree Street, which will see a dedicated bacon bar and cheese café open in April.

Franschhoek winery Boschendal is responsible for this revolutionary invention, which serves Boschendal MCC Brut NV from a spout in the Eat Out kitchen. Pale gold, with a flourish of delicate bubbles, the chardonnay-pinot noir blend presents hints of lemon cream and almond biscotti before a soft explosion of zesty lemon and orange peel.

Boschendal and Eat Out have had a long-standing relationship, and Boschendal sponsors the annual Boschendal Style Award and the Restaurant Awards

Boschendal and Eat Out have had a long-standing relationship, with the wine brand sponsoring the annual Boschendal Style Award.

“We selected the brut as our daily bubbly because of its accessible citrus freshness,” says Eat Out editor Abigail Donnelly. “It will also jazz up our office staples of microwave leftovers like bolognaise and chicken Thai curry, and even those morning scrambled eggs on artisanal toast.”

Says Boschendal marketing manager Ben-Johann du Toit, “We were so excited when Eat Out presented this challenge to us. We needed the MCC to flow from the tap, perfectly chilled and vibrantly sparkling, at any time of the day or night. We’re pleased that our team of viticultural engineers was able to create an elegant pouring device in conjunction with a robust storage unit.”

To meet the spike in demand, Eat Out is currently in talks with the City of Cape Town to have the brut sparkling wine pumped directly from Franschhoek to Bree Street residents via an underground delivery system. Says spokesperson Des Driver from the Central City Improvement District, “We’re positive we can find a solution by the end of 2015.”

PS) Happy April Fool’s Day!

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11 Comments

  • Chanel
    April 1, 2015

    Almost had me, then I clicked the date!
    Nice one!!!

    Reply
  • Margaret Sloan
    April 1, 2015

    I love the Bochendal April fool !!!!

    Reply
  • Jeremy - issi
    April 1, 2015

    Brilliant! The underground delivery system? Ha!

    Reply
  • Tank
    April 1, 2015

    Hah! And there I thought they were just copying the beer guys 🙂

    Reply
  • Ami Kapilevich
    April 1, 2015

    I’ll be down in a minute!
    Love your work, guys.

    Reply
  • But
    April 1, 2015

    I realise that this is a April Fool, but there are thousands of sparkling wine taps all over the world, so it’s not exactly a stretch.

    Reply
  • Rikke
    April 1, 2015

    In my April dreams.

    Reply
  • Sisi Vilakati
    April 1, 2015

    Reading my Eat Out articles is the highlight of my lunch timeouts…. this one really had me going until we got to the underground delivery system. Thanks guys!

    Reply
    1. Eat Out
      April 1, 2015

      Aaaw, thank you we love to hear that! We’ll keep ’em coming 🙂

  • Kelly
    April 1, 2015

    The Thirsty Scarecrow has already been serving sparkling strawberry wine on tap for the past year that we locally produce on the farm.

    Reply
  • Liz Ellice
    April 2, 2015

    I want one in my house.
    Please!!!!!

    Reply

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