Systems and methods for wine processing
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) in varying amounts at a desired serving temperature while preserving the liquid for later consumption. Various embodiments may be built within an appliance so the consumer experience is fully automated. Embodiments may include a variety of wine preservation techniques including the use of inert gases that prevent the oxidation of wine.
1. A dispensing device for dispensing a fluid from a container, comprising:
an enclosure;
a needle disposed in the enclosure; and
a motor adapted to:
move, while the enclosure is closed, the container with respect to the needle while the needle penetrates the container.
2. The dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display, disposed outside of the enclosure, adapted to display information associated with the fluid.
3. The dispensing device of claim 2 , wherein closing the enclosure obscures the container from view of a user of the dispensing device.
4. The dispensing device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a fluid identifier that identifies a type of the fluid.
5. The dispensing device of claim 4 , wherein the fluid identifier comprises a camera.
6. The dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature regulator adapted to regulate a temperature of the fluid while the container is disposed in the enclosure.
7. The dispensing device of claim 6 , wherein the temperature regulator regulates the temperature of the fluid based on a type of the fluid.
8. The dispensing device of claim 6 , wherein the dispensing device regulates the temperature of the fluid without user input.
9. The dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an atmosphere regulator adapted to regulate a composition of an atmosphere within the container after the needle penetrates the container.
10. The dispensing device of claim 9 , wherein regulating the composition of the atmosphere comprises injecting a gas into the container.
11. The dispensing device of claim 9 , wherein regulating the pressure of the atmosphere within the container comprises raising the pressure of the atmosphere within the container during a dispensing of the fluid.
12. The dispensing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage that stores dispensing information.
13. The dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein the dispensing information comprises entries that are associated with a plurality of dispensings of the fluid by the dispensing device, wherein each entry of the entries is associated with a dispensing of the plurality of dispensings.
14. The dispensing device of claim 13 , wherein each entry of the entries specifies a type of the fluid dispensed during the associated dispensing.
15. The dispensing device of claim 13 , wherein each entry of the entries specifies a cost of the fluid dispensed during the associated dispensing.
16. The dispensing device of claim 13 , wherein each entry of the entries specifies a quantity of the fluid dispensed during the associated dispensing.
17. The dispensing device of claim 12 , wherein the dispensing device is adapted to send the dispensing information to an external computing device.
18. The dispensing device of claim 1 , wherein the container comprises glass, wherein the needle is adapted to penetrate a cork of the container.