2022 WINnovation Award: GOfermentor’s GOblend — Taking the Guesswork Out of...
The wine industry is constantly faced with new trends, challenges and the pressure to stay ahead of the competition. With that comes the opportunity...
Winemaking Sessions at WIN Expo 2022: Adapting to Environmental Challenges and...
Whether it’s O3 treatment, simpler yeast inoculation or substitutes for sulfur, there’s much for winemakers to learn at this year’s Expo.
By Barbara Barrielle
By combining...
2022 WINnovation Award: Agrology — Predictive Agriculture Technology Helps Growers Avoid...
The wine industry is constantly faced with new trends, challenges and the pressure to stay ahead of the competition. With that comes the opportunity...
WIN Expo 2022: Vineyard and Growers Seminar Track Highlights
Regardless of how glamorous the end product may seem, wine starts in the vineyard and grape growing is an agricultural activity.
By Barbara Barrielle
What will...
Expert Editorial: How Automation Is Transforming Our 8,000-Year-Old Industry
New technology is helping wineries prepare for the unexpected,
from preventable human error to wildfires, droughts and beyond.
By Keith Chambers
For generations, winemakers around the...
Up from Down Under: NZ Tech Is Improving Wine Quality and...
Here are three innovations currently making an impact on both sides of the globe.
By Simone Madden-Grey
New Zealand has an established reputation for innovation and...
Expert Editorial: Try Non-chemical Algae Suppression for Winery Reclamation Waters
Viticulturists and vineyard owners need to understand how harmful algae blooms can impact their business and how they can implement best practices to solve...
Vineyard Automation Will Help Growers Survive Ongoing Labor Shortages
Artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced sensor technology will reinvent vineyard management … eventually.
By Jeff Siegel
Grape growing is a traditional business, parts of which haven’t...
Predicting Palates: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Wine Buying?
New technology is helping consumers make smarter wine choices.
By Gordon Feller
If you’ve ever felt intimidated when choosing a bottle of wine, you’re not alone....
Enoforum USA: Bringing International Research and Innovation Stateside
By Alexandra Russell
In 2019, George Christie, president of Wine Industry Network, was approached about bringing Enoforum, Europe’s largest technical-specific wine conference, to the United...
Flash Deténte and Cryo-Maceraction Save Tough Vintages
How high-tech, intervention winemaking can actually boost wine quality.
—Kathleen Willcox
Advocates of low-intervention winemaking posit a wine should be an expression of all the good...
How to Boost Wine Club Membership
An increase in wine club convenience equates to an increase in wine club members and membership retention.
—Zach Kamphuis, general manager, Commerce7
Why should a consumer...
Winegrowers Bring in Worms to Manage Waste
Top US wine estates have become expert worm-wranglers in order to advance sustainability efforts and combat ever-increasing drought conditions.
—Kathleen Willcox
Wine regions across the world...
Vineyard Tech & The Green Cyber Revolution
Wine Industry Advisor dives into the modern vineyard where satellites, AI, and robotics all work toward more sustainable viticulture.
—Kathleen Willcox
The wine industry has been...
QR Codes and NFC Chips—The Future of Wine Marketing
“They say the death of the QR code was announced prematurely,” speaker Ed Rice, executive director of Affinity Creative told those attending Wine Industry...