Short digests of winemaking podcasts and industry material from around the world, in English. To each one we add a single question: what does a small vineyard actually get out of it.
A summary of an AWRI podcast on vineyard automation (David Allen, Pernod Ricard NZ), with an honest comment: why the Oxin robot will not roll into a 0.22 ha vineyard, but the principle behind it already does.
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A summary of an Inside Winemaking episode with Elias Fernandez (Shafer Vineyards, Napa), plus a comment: why an AI irrigation tool (Tule) barely fits a wet 0.22 ha vineyard, but the "measure first, then decide" principle does.
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