Man vs machine: Harvesting machines in the winemaking industry
Plowing, harrowing, sowing and harvesting: Machines have been part and parcel of agriculture for a long time. Everything from tractors...
Author: Dr. Rolf Klein
Drones: winegrowers’ airborne assistants
Employees at the Services Center in Trier responsible for the Moselle Valley have been testing the use of drones in...
Wine: In vino veritas – but some misconceptions, too!
Even James Bond knew that errors could be deadly when it comes to wine: A true Brit would never have...
Themed week Product Safety: Wine – inspections are a must
Trust is good, but control is better. It does, however, apply particularly well to food and beverages: After all, the...
Themed week Flavor variety: No such thing as “no taste” with wine
They say that even water has taste, so given the more than 500 known aromas, can wine be any different?...
Themed Week Resources: PIWIs – The Grape Varieties of the Future?
“Maréchal Foch”, “Regent”, “Solaris”: Perhaps you’ve heard of them or maybe even given them a try? These unusual names denote...
Put a cork in it
Merely keeping bottles sealed? That was yesterday! Now closures for wine bottles have to meet more stringent requirements. Are we...