Videos: Robots in the vineyard, new technology applied
Viticulture is expensive, and a lot of the cost is paying people to do quite boring, repetitive work. Of course,
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Wine Science
How pruning is done in Bourgogne (Burgundy)
I was recently filming in Bourgogne (Burgundy), and there were lots of gaps while cameras and lighting were being set
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Video: Vitibot Bakus, a vineyard robot, in action in Bourgogne
I’ve known about Vitibot Bakus, an autonomous vineyard robot, for a few years, but this week I saw it in
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Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University
Huiquin Ma presented a seminar on vine burial to the judges at the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau.
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Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach
Website: https://www.woodfinewine.com/ In 2021 Richard Woodfine left his job and took over a 16 acre farm in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire.
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On alcohol in wine, and attempts to remove it: a report on the state of play with no-alcohol wine
Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine you have a stash of wines – maybe a small cellar of a couple
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Website: https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/ Greystone are extremely innovative in their approach. I visited with winemaker Dom Maxwell (who since this visit has
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Launched today: Regenerative Viticulture, Second Edition
Anyone who has written a book knows the amount of planning, researching, thought and effort that goes into bringing it
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Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?
We’ve got used to the idea of AI, and how it might be useful. But for many, AI is merely
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Video: Regenerative approaches at Domaine Lafage, Roussillon: trialling biochar and resistant varieties
I meet with Antoine Lespès and Jean-Marc Lafage to hear about their regenerative approaches. They have been trialling biochar, a
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