Boston-based Kuvée believes it is.  Co-founded by self-professed “wine geek” Vijay Manwani, the Kuvée wine system uses an innovative dispensing system to keep wines fresh for up to 30 days.  Kuvée bottles prevent oxygen from reaching the wine, which makes the long life after opening possible.  As wine is consumed, a lining on the inside of the inner bottle--the capsule--collapses, preventing air and oxygen from degrading the quality of the remaining wine.

The Kuvée wine capsule fits within a “smart” outer bottle with a touch screen that not only provides information about how many glasses remain, but also tells the story of the wine and allows consumers to order more from the Kuvée online store.

One principle advantage of the Kuvée system is that it allows multiple bottles to be opened at once, without the fear of not completely drinking all of a single bottle at one sitting.  “You don’t have to argue about drinking red or white on any night, you can have both of them,” Manwani recently said during an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo.  “I was taking a course and I was tasting a lot of wines blind and I was really frustrated by how quickly it would spoil. I realized if I could build a system where people could drink many wines on the same night with friends and compare notes that would be the fastest way to learn about wine. That was the inspiration for Kuvée.”

According to Manwani, there are several advantages to both consumers and producers with the Kuvée system.  Consumers can sample several wines at a time without spoilage or waste, and wineries can tell the story of their wines via the touch screen.  The outer smart bottles can also provide feedback information to the producers, and increase the ease of ordering more wine via the Kuvée online store for consumers.

The Kuvée smart bottle and a four wine starter pack is available for $199 on Kuvée.com.  The company is actively working to expand its selection of participating wineries, and has already partnered with several well-known vineyards.

The Fox Business interview with Kuvée CEO and co-founder Manwani may be found at: http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/10/toss-cork-new-tech-keeps-wine-fresh-for-30-days.html