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Ecoflo ® Cluster Treatment System - Brew Creek Lodge, BC, Canada
Customer: Inniskillin Winery Niagara region, ON, Canada A tale of two wineries. Two regions. Thousands of miles apart. Vastly different as winemaking regions but united by a singular commitment to quality and innovation. In both Niagara and the Okanagan, Inniskillin offers a full collection of fine VQA wines made by dedicated winemakers and viticulturists committed to their craft. Building on ...
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Ecoflo ® Cluster Treatment System - Inniskillin Winery, ON, Canada
Customer: Brew Creek Lodge, BC, Canada A tale of two wineries. Two regions. Thousands of miles apart. Vastly different as winemaking regions but united by a singular commitment to quality and innovation. In both Niagara and the Okanagan, Inniskillin offers a full collection of fine VQA wines made by dedicated winemakers and viticulturists committed to their craft. Building on that tradition, the ...
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5 Ways to Improve Wine Quality with VineView’s Aerial Vigor Maps
Have a conversation with any of the world’s leading winemakers and one thing will quickly become apparent – good wines start on the vine. Vineyard managers know the value of having boots on the ground, constantly scanning for problems throughout the vineyard and ensuring optimal growing conditions for the vines. A high level of attention to detail in the vineyard is one of the best ...
By VineView
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Precision viticulture technology a key to producing premium quality wines in changing climate [part 1]
Wines are made in the vineyard, which is especially true for premium quality wines. A study by Orley Ashenfelter from Princeton University revealed that the quality of the top Bordeaux vintages is predicted by the weather during the grape growing season. The price follows quality, and as every winegrower tends to maximize profits, it is crucial to work on producing premium quality wines while ...
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3 Reasons you should Collect Aerial Imagery Early & Often
Now that you know the difference between NDVI and EVI, and five ways to improve wine quality using VineView’s vine vigor products, it’s time to discuss when you should be collecting this important data, and how often. The right timing and frequency can help maximize the information and insights you gain from your aerial imagery. Aerial imagery can be such a valuable visual tool ...
By VineView
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Bitwise Agronomy Brings a Data-Driven Solution to Vineyard Owners: GreenView
Who is Bitwise Agronomy, and what do they do? Bitwise Agronomy, an emerging agritech company based in Tasmania, has just launched GreenView: a smart imaging and data-collection application that helps vineyard owners assess their vines' conditions and make crop management decisions at a touch of a button. By capturing imagery through a roving camera, GreenView turns a vineyard entire plot into ...
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Grapes Dehydration for Raisins Production in Turkey
Raisins are produced commercially by drying harvested grape berries. In order for a grape berry to dry, water inside the grape must be removed completely from the interior of the cells onto the surface of the grape where the water droplets can evaporate. However, this diffusion process is very difficult because the grape skin contains wax in its cuticle, which prevents the water from passing ...
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Arsenic present in the soil‐vine‐wine chain in vineyards situated in an old mining area in Trentino, Italy
The present study follows arsenic (As) transfer through the chain of soil‐vine‐leaves‐grapes‐wine to assess the possible risk of arsenic intake related to consuming grapes and wines produced in 10 vineyards located in a mining area rich in this element. The results are compared with date from 18 uncontaminated areas. In the soil, the content of As extracted with acqua regia and that available, ...
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Innovative business cases in the South Africa table grape and wine industries: developing the concept of empowerment entrepreneurship
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on an innovative initiative taken spontaneously by producers in the supply chain of the table grapes and wine industry to empower employees. Empowerment is a fundamental force for change in doing business in South Africa and its societies, especially in the lives of previously disadvantaged people (PDI). The majority of the PDI employed in the agriculture ...
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Linking Vine Growth Stages and Spraying Practices with AI Agritech
Pesticide/fungicide and liquid foliants and fertilisers are a crucial aspect of vineyard management. Sprays keep your vines disease-free, which helps you always produce top-quality fruit. By producing the very best grapes with every harvest, you'll maximise your earnings each time. Both amateur and veteran viticulturists still suffer from inefficient spraying practices, which is not only a ...
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Higher grape yield, lower costs and better wine - Case Study
Company: Summerhill Road Vineyard Location: Bungendore, Australia Product: Agrilaser Autonomic Reason: Grape damage due to birds In use since: March 2016 Situation before The Summerhill Road vineyard, located within the Canberra Wine District of Australia, grows grapes for the purpose of producing premium quality, cool-climate wines. Birds, such as Starlings, Cockatoos, Currawong, Crows, ...
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What lies beneath: with technology becoming more affordable and accessible, growers are embracing its precision-farming power to improve soil health.
Healthy soil makes for optimal crops and today, there are seemingly countless ways to monitor and test soil health, from physical samples to sap flow and moisture monitoring, aerial imagery, and beyond. Here are some of the most recent developments, as well as how technologies are being used in the field. Fruition Sciences Precision agriculture company Fruition Sciences takes data measurements ...
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Precision viticulture technology a key to producing premium quality wines in changing climate [part 2]
In the first part of the article, we wrote about how precision viticulture technologies can help with choosing long-term and short-term cultivation strategies in order to adapt to climate changes, and named some of the precision viticulture technologies that exist on the market. Now let’s have a look at how and which precision viticulture technologies can help with specific vineyard ...
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