Traceall real-time product temperature tracking for wine
Top Bordeaux chateaux are looking at continuous wine temperature tracking through the distribution and storage chain.
Using a combination of hardware and software to monitor a bottle’s whereabouts from the producer to the consumer, the system has attracted the attention of 20 chateaux including Latour, Lafite, Margaux, Palmer and Haut Bailly.
Temperature fluctuations are recorded, so if your wine has been stored in the sunshine on a dock for a week, you’re going to know about it. Top chateaux are notoriously meticulous about quality in the vineyard and in the cellar, but distribution and delivery is a black hole.
‘We make the best quality wine we can, and don’t want mistakes in delivery,’ said Jean-Charles Cazes of Chateau Lynch Bages. ‘We believe it’s a very important step forward to find a technological solution that can help control the supply chain.’
‘Fine wine is often shipped in worse conditions that ice cream or lettuce,’ said Butzke. ‘Temperatures that are too high can “speed age” the wine – up to two years’ worth of ageing in one week if temperatures exceed 40 degrees. Cork displacement and leaks happen much earlier. For such high profile properties, that is a major concern.’
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Real-time SMS and email alerts enable immediate preventative action, whether the crossing of an unauthorised digital boundary or temperature excursion and impact threshold. Emergency and special journey modes can be activated in real time to respond quickly to demanding situations
