I discovered my first “enomatic” wine serving system in Reno, Nev. Actually, I found three of them at the Vintage Wine Shop, which, despite its location in a strip mall, is a laid-back haven for oenophiles in northern Nevada. The enomatic is Italy’s answer to Japan’s beer-vending machine. I inserted a pre-paid card into the enomatic, picked whichever wine I wanted to taste and pressed a button above the wine bottle. Two tablespoonfuls of wine trickled automatically into the glass. The machine didn’t render the human drinker completely useless as I had to participate somewhat by holding my glass under the metal tube through which the alcohol was dispensed. Each tasting of wine was priced from 99 cents to $10.99. While most of the bottles were set merry-go-round style on a circular platform, some �" the riesling, sauvignon blanc and pricey Opus One -- were stored in a refrigerated case. My favorite was Trentadue’s chocolate amore, an Italian red wine flavored with natural chocolate essence, that danced slowly on the tongue before giving a chocolate curtsy.
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