Selection valve and beverage system including same

A selection valve, in particular for beverage preparation machines, the selection valve comprising:

• a valve body;
• a hot water inlet in the valve body;
• an air inlet in the valve body;
• at least a first outlet in the valve body;
• a selector member movably mounted with respect to the valve body for movement between a first position in which the hot water inlet is in fluid communication with the at least first outlet, and a second position in which both the hot water inlet and the air inlet are in fluid communication with the at least first outlet, wherein the selector member includes a holder having a first selector element unmovably mounted;
• a satellite element associated with the selector member and being a further movable valve element, wherein the satellite element has a predefined limited amount of free relative movement with respect to the selector member for allowing the satellite element to be positioned independently of the selector member in between the first and second positions thereof, within the predefined limited amount of free relative movement.