WINNOVATION AWARDS
Celebrating Excellence in Wine Industry Innovation Since 2013
The WINnovation Awards recognize the technologies, products, and services transforming the way the wine industry grows, produces, and brings exceptional wine to market.
13+
Years
Recognizing innovation since 2013
60+
Winners
Honoring exceptional companies and solutions
Hundreds
of Innovations
Across every sector of the wine industry
Presented by
Wine Industry Network
The industry’s trusted source for news and connection
About the Awards
The WINnovation Awards celebrate companies and individuals who are solving real challenges and driving meaningful progress across the wine industry.
From vineyard to customer, these innovations help business work smarter, operate more efficiently, and build a stronger future.
“Innovation is at the heart of every thriving wine business. These awards shine a light on the people and companies shaping what’s next.”
– George Christie, Wine Industry Network President & CEO
2025 WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
BevZero &
Tomsa Destil
Redefining Quality, Efficiency and Sustainability in the
Lo-No Alcohol Space
Browse Past Winners
2024
2024 WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Honoring the most innovative products and technologies advancing the wine industry.
Agrovin
Using Ultrasound to Improve Wine Quality
Ultrawine Perseo, an Agrovin product, is a 100% eco-technology oenological system created to help produce wine more efficiently by…
amaea
A Breakthrough in Smoke Taint Removal
amaea VPx is a single-pass, low-pressure filtration system that uses molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) to target and remove the free…
Verallia
Glass Reimagined for a Sustainable Future
As more and more wineries move to lightweight bottles, Verallia is innovating new solutions that evoke the traditional style of fine wine…
Verdi
Making Irrigation Automation Accessible to All Growers
The benefits of automated irrigation are well known, yet many farmers continue to irrigate manually because…
Veritiv
Helping Wineries Meet Sustainability Goals Beyond the Vineyard
Being truly sustainable goes far beyond the grapes and the juice. It impacts every aspect of production and distribution…
2023
2023 WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Honoring the most innovative products and technologies advancing the wine industry.
HotSpot AG
Taking the Mystery Out of the Fertigation Process
HotSpot AG has demonstrated remarkable innovation in the field of agriculture with their 53 GPH Variable Rate Fertigation Skid…
Lumo
Helping Growers Fine Tune Their Irrigation Volumes to Provide Better and More Accurate Inputs for Their Crops
Lumo built the industry’s first smart irrigation valve…
Onafis
Real-Time Tracking and Monitoring of Wine During Fermentation
Thanks to its connected sensors and intelligent data, ONAFIS offers the first decision-support tools enabling wineries to…
Revida Water
Democratizing Wastewater Treatment by Updating the Rules of Possibility
Unlike conventional methods of winery wastewater treatment that involve multiple vendors…
VinWizard
Delivering Accurate Brix and Temperature Measurements from Inside the Fermentation Tank
VinWizard’s Multi-Sensor Probe (MSP) builds on the prior successes of its…
2022
2022 WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Honoring the most innovative products and technologies advancing the wine industry.
Agrology
Predictive Agriculture Technology Helps Growers Avoid the Risks of Climate Change
Agrology’s predictive agriculture technology platform was designed to help growers…
Buckeye Corrugated Inc. (BCI) – VinoPack
Curbside Recycleable and Cold Shipping Compatible Packaging
VinoPack by BCI is a corrugated suspension pack for shipping…
GOfermentor – GOblend
Taking the Guesswork Out of Blending Wines
The traditional method of creating wine blends with beakers and notepads can be both labor-intensive and inaccurate…
Lamothe-Abiet – Excellence B-Nature
Naturally Reducing SO2 Without Risking Spoilage
Excellence B-Nature is a bio-protector, an alternative to SO2 that controls microbial…
Simple Labs – COGNI
Monitoring Barrel Aging from Outside the Vessel
The COGNI device is a barrel insert placed in the bunghole that continuously monitors the wine’s…
2021
2021 WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Honoring the most innovative products and technologies advancing the wine industry.
AromaLoc
Non-intervention Tech to Retain Natural Wine Aromas
During fermentation, aromas escape the wine through CO2 induced aroma stripping. AromaLoc has a special…
Quini
Data Analytics for Wineries of All Sizes
Quini is a product intended to help wineries answer business and product questions with near real-time consumer sensory data. The platform allows…
GOfermentor – GOblend
Connecting Wine Brands with the Modern Consumer
RedChirp has revolutionized web chat and integrated it with texting, giving wineries the ability to efficiently in…
Solectrac
Electric Tractors Fuel Battle against Climate Change
Solectrac puts winegrowers’ commitment to sustainability front-of-mind. The electric tractor fits perfectly…
Tule Technologies
Water Management with the Touch of a Button
Tule Vision by Tule Technologies uses computer vision AI to determine the water stress level in vines…
2013 – 2020
California Soda Company
Amos Industrie
Liberation Distribution
Tule Technologies
Falcon Crop Protection
O-I Packaging Solutions and Amorim Cork
BlueMorphUV LLC
Fruition Sciences Inc
G3 Enterprises – Zipz Single Serve Package
Nomacorc – NomaSense PolyScan B200
Vintage 99 Label – iQdio
2014
WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Biofiltro USA – Wastewater Treatment System
G3 Enterprises – G-Ink
Nomacorc – Bio Select
Øeno Vaults – FLUX
Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute – Wine Business Education
2013
WINNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
Amcor Flexibles Capsules
New controlled oxygen-transfer-rate liners for Stelvin aluminum screw caps.
Cascade Corporation
Cave- and narrow-aisle-friendly wine barrel attachment for lift trucks.
CI Solutions
Designed custom gift and membership cards for the wine industry to better reward loyal customers.
Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank
The commercial real estate brokerage formed a Wine Services Group in 2011 and offers services such as site selection, strategic planning, financial analysis, lease negotiations, valuations, storage analysis, succession planning, production analysis, energy and utility audits, location optimization studies.
Enartis Vinquiry
Three decades of wine lab analysis, the latest being proposed alternatives to allergenic wine fining agents.
Loos Family Winery
Technological advancements to boutique wine production, including “methods and apparatus for cap management and mitigation of selected undesirable matter during fermentation.”
Maverick Enterprises
New tools for marketing on bottle capsules.
On-Target Spray Systems
Patented vineyard-management spray nozzle that uses static charge to accurately spray.
Shur Farms Frost Protection
Led analysis of how frost forms in a vineyard and developed the Cold Air Drain device to help control frosty air.
VinoPro
Developed high-tech solutions for direct-to-consumer marketing and sales. As a sales agent and marketing partner for large and prominent wine companies, the company now sells $12 million in wine a year.
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