Patent ID: 8596496

Claim:
A system for storing and dispensing wine comprising: a housing formed substantially in the shape of a wine barrel, the housing including a circumferential wall, a first closed end and a second open end; a spigot for selectively dispensing wine, the spigot supported by and positioned through the first closed end of the housing; a removable insert disposable within the housing through the second open end, the insert comprising: a rectangular base member; a first semi-circular end wall extending from the base member; a second semi-circular end wall extending from the base member, the first end wall and the second end wall opposing one another, the first end wall having a greater radius than the second end wall; and a circumferential wall extending from the base member between the first end wall and the second end wall, wherein the base member extends at a declining angle from the second end wall towards the first end wall, wherein the insert disposes within the housing to position the second end wall proximate the first closed end, wherein wine contained within the bladder is gravitationally drawn towards the port positioned proximate the first end wall opposite the spigot, the insert containing a collapsible bladder of wine with a port for dispensing the wine, the wine dispensing port positioned proximate the second open end opposite the spigot with the insert disposed within the housing; and a conduit extending from the first closed end toward the second open end, the conduit in fluid communication with the spigot, whereupon disposing the insert within the housing, the conduit is connectable to the port wherein the wine is selectively dispensed from the spigot.