Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) using a needle adapted to pierce the closure of a container of liquid, dispense liquid from the container, and supply an inert gas to the container to help preserve the liquid.

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a dispenser and a beverage container, wherein the beverage container has a neck portion and a shoulder portion adjacent the neck portion, wherein the neck portion is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening and wherein the dispenser comprises a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a receptacle for receiving at least part of the container, wherein the container is positioned in the dispenser with the neck and shoulder portion facing downward, such that the neck portion and at least part of the shoulder portion are received in the receptacle, wherein part of the shoulder portion extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle, wherein preferably a lid is provided over the container, enclosing a part of the container extending outside the receptacle.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to extracting the liquid from a container (such as a bottle of wine) using a needle adapted to pierce the closure of a container of liquid, dispense liquid from the container, and supply an inert gas to the container to help preserve the liquid.

A beer tap improvement system for adding an additive to a beer made with a three-way connection component to connect to an outlet nozzle and the three-way connection component configured as (1) a three-way tee with threaded apertures; (2) a removable threaded connection from the three-way tee to an to existing common tap outlet nozzle; (3) a removable threaded connection and aperture from the three-way tee to an outlet nozzle for a mixture of additive and beer; (4) a removable threaded connection from the three-way tee to an additive container and an additive nozzle; (b) the outlet nozzle for a mixture of additive and beer; and (c) the additive container and the additive nozzle where a color or flavor additive can be manually combined with the beer by an operator squeezing the additive container that results in a mixture of the additive and a single beer.

The invention relates to a cartridge system for making a beverage, the cartridge system being insertable into a beverage preparation machine and comprising: a cartridge that includes a reservoir filled with a beverage substance; and a cartridge receptacle, the cartridge receptacle including a mixing chamber that can be brought in fluidic connection to the reservoir and a fluid feed line extending into the mixing chamber, wherein the cartridge system has a sealing element, characterized in that the cartridge can be reclosed with the aid of the sealing element.

A liquid dispensing device includes a liquid extraction system that extracts a liquid from a container. The liquid dispensing device includes an identification system that identifies a type of the liquid. The liquid dispensing device includes a liquid preservation system that prevents degradation of the liquid. The liquid may be wine or other liquids.