Using Technology To Improve Wine Production

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 6th 2006 at 3:02PM

Technology is changing wine production in a variety of ways. The latest idea, an EU-funded project called Bacchus, involves scientists from the European Space Agency who are using satellite images of Italy’s Frascati wine region to improve wine industry management. Satellite and airborne radar images off the harvest in the Frascati region are being examined to help researchers understand terroir. The aerial shots could help with positioning of new fields. The hope is that the technology will help European vinters step up their game in the face of increasing competition from a variety of markets.

[via Beverage Daily]

Tags: esa, radar, terroir, wine, wine production