Wine Spectator recently published an article about how my former colleagues at Accenture Technology Labs have deployed wireless sensors to measure “microclimate data such as soil and air temperature and moisture content, rainfall and leaf wetness” over a 30-acre area in Sonoma’s Pickberry Vineyard, which supplies grapes to Ravenswood. I’m reminded of another wireless vineyard project undertaken by my current colleagues at Intel Research a couple of years ago. I don’t know if there is much evidence [yet] regarding whether these technological interventions are resulting in the production of better wine, but in case any of my current or former colleagues are reading this: I would welcome the opportunity to assist with the quality assurance testing :-).
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