Here’s a first in the U.S.  Consumers can now dispense wine from a kiosk after fulfilling very stringent criteria.  The two demo kiosks in Harrisburg can dispense up to 53 wines.

Consumers must insert an ID to verify their age AND take an instant read breathalyzer test.  Until now in Pennsylvania, alcohol has been sold in state-owned wine and spirits shops under the authority of the state’s liquor control board.   Kiosks will be installed in regular supermarkets for customer convenience.   Thus far, customers have responded favorably, embracing the opportunity to purchase their wines while doing supermarket shopping.  In just over two weeks, sales have totaled  nearly $22,000 with over 1,900 bottles purchased.  The kiosk is still in a testing phase at just two locations but if all goes well, another 100 will be rolled out this fall.  Time to “filler up, please.”

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