The Edgar Wine Butler, making its debut at CES 2019 in Las Vegas next week, is claimed to be the first automatic wine-by-the-glass dispenser that is able to pour any of the 3-standard types of wine on-demand at their best serving temperature. The culmination of 3 years of research by MYWAH, the company says it is changing the way wineries and caterers serve, sell, and experience wine by the glass, using a blend of software and hardware technology.
“With wine by the glass becoming the new norm, Edgar completely redesigns the chain of wine service in a sophisticated and aesthetic device, the size of a mini-fridge,” says Olivier Deveaud, CEO and co-founder of MYWAH. “From packaging that preserves the integrity of the wine for eight weeks after opening to a user-friendly interface, we bring both professionals and consumers simplicity and efficiency solving temperature and oxidation concerns.”
MYWAH hardware technology is able to deliver wine by the glass at the right temperature for any of the three standard types of wine among a list of wines curated by MYWAH, or from any wine list. The software relies on a proprietary system that allows a “dialogue” between the packs, the machine, and the MYWAH server, via RFID, linking all actors in the chain from the producer to the client and the consumer.
“A majority of consumers prefer a glass of wine over a bottle, quality over quantity, whether in restaurants, during events, or at home,” says Sophie Blum, Co-Founder and President of MYWAH. “While Edgar will not replace a sommelier in a starred restaurant, our goal is to modernise wine service by the glass by bringing innovation and efficiency to professionals, and satisfy the palate of wine enthusiasts.”
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Edgar’s specifications
MYWAH provides the following specifications:
- The device determines a serving temperature for each wine electronically thanks to algorithms developed by MYWAH while an integrated proprietary cooling system chills each glass to the perfect temperature.
- It contains three Bag Innov, the smartest eco-friendly alternative to the bottles, of wine of 5L each, the equivalent of 20 bottles. After opening a wine bag, preservation prevails for 8 weeks with no oxidation.
- Bag Innov is much faster to replace than opening a bottle of wine.
- The integrated rotation service is fast: One glass every 15 seconds, i.e., 240 drinks per hour.
- The device relies on Bag Innov, light and unbreakable. By integrating an RFID chip connected to its software, MYWAH turns Bag Innov into a smart bag allowing users to determine the origin and the history of each wine.
- Consumption data is provided in real-time to hospitality service and other professionals, either on its display screen or to a linked smartphone, from sales to wine identification, the number of drinks served, when, type of wine, and inventory rotation.
- Size: 753mm (height) x 540mm (length) x 558mm (depth)
- Weight: 45 kg