Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 | Page 40

San Diego Cellars offers exclusive wines on tap as well as wine growlers (left).

“Each 5.2-gallon keg represents 26 glass bottles, 26 corks, and foils and labels that never
end up in a dumpster behind the bar,” Cranor
says. “The kegs are reusable and provide wine
drinkers with a fresh glass every time.
wine on tap, it quickly becomes a no-brainer.
It’s about reduced waste and reduced production costs, which translates to reduced cost
per glass to the consumer.”
Carrier remembers the number of bottles
that were thrown out in a typical night when
she worked at a wine bar in another state. “Keg
wines really do lower the environmental footprint,” she says. “At the wine bar, we wou