Wine scientists focus on sensors (Italy)

During the second day of SIMEI, the world’s largest winemaking trade show, experts discussed the growing use of sensor technologies in all phases of winegrowing. Jean Louis Marty of Université de Perpignan, France, began with a general talk summarizing sensor advances in precision viticulture as well as data collection in the winery cellar. Stanley Best from the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropeduarias of Chile detailed experiences in precision viticulture in Chile, and Marco Vieri of the Univerità di Fiorenze discussed control of vineyard processes, reports Wines & Vines