Introduction Coopers have long recognized the importance of forest origin in shaping the sensory qualities of wine, yet relatively little research has been conducted to understand the underlying factors driving these effects. With access to oak sourced directly from several prestigious and...

Better Together: Scout + Monarch Partner to Power a New Era of Sustainable Vineyard Management Scout, the leader in AI-supported precision viticulture data platform, and Monarch Tractor, the pioneer of the fully electric, driver-optional tractor, and smart MK-V tractor, have announced a strategic...

The Vineyard Team's Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship Published in Wine Business Monthly February 1, 2025 The Vineyard Team, a non-profit organization, has been around for 30 years, and from the beginning its focus has been on providing education in sustainable winegrowing. "Something that we talk...

I had an macroeconomics professor preface the start of the semester stating that any question asked in his class was answerable with “it depends”…or “China”. While I don’t remember a ton about that class or the intricacies of U.S. tariff policy towards Chinese manufacturing, I find that at least...

We are always in awe of the cool technologies our industry comes up with every year. We hear the buzz at trade shows like the DTCWS and read futuristic-sounding articles that round up what wineries around the world are doing. There are some neat things just on the horizon, and these things will...

As the cellar master of Krug, Julie Cavil has one of the most revered and respected jobs in Champagne. She explains the creative process behind the flagship Grande Cuvée, how Krug evolves over time and how the 2022 vintage is shaping up. How did it feel to become Krug’s first female cellar...

From University enology programs (like UC Davis and UniAdelaide) to large commercial wineries, InnoVint partners with winemakers looking to collaborate, educate and report all in one place. Hildegarde Heymann, Ph.D. and Professor at UC Davis, has been using InnoVint’s software as an educational...

Cal Poly's new winery provides students with hands-on experience using industry-grade winemaking equipment, and Westec is proud to have supplied the winery fermentation tanks and financially supporting the education of the next generation of winemakers.

Process2Wine offers cloud-based vineyard & winery management software that allows you to manage everything in the vineyard, from planting to bottling, with complete precision and high-quality reporting. Process2Wine offers 2 modules depending on your current needs: Cellar Module Interactive live...