Tasting rooms around the world have been adopting the concept of wine vending machines for some time now. All customers need to do is insert a pre-paid card, select a bottle of wine and watch the wine flow into their glass. I love this idea from a design perspective because it focuses on keeping wine simple, fun and functional. The machines are great tools to help learn more about various types of wine available and to discover the wine that's best for you.
It would be great to take this design concept into a residential cellar as well. What a great way to entertain friends while catering to all of their different palettes. Parties could be themed around the wines that you decide to dispense that evening. Why not have a party where everyone brings a bottle? When no one is looking you could place the bottles in the machine and later everyone can guess who brought what. The entertaining possibilities are endless!