Case Studies
Penedes, Catalonia
Spain.
Vallformosa
200+
Company Size
1865
Year Founded
History
Since 1865 the Domènech family has worked lands in Penedès with passion to obtain the best fruit of the vineyards.
Francisco José Domènech (1839-1909) was the founder of the winemaking tradition in the family and the first to seek perfection of a well-done work.
With passion, vision and tradition spanning over 140 years,Vallformosa has created wines and cavas. An intimate expression of our personality, which honours five generations of wine growers.
Challenges
Lluis, the newly appointed technical director has a mission to establish a standardised model for operation and control of 2500 hectares of vineyards. Understanding the impact of climate change, getting an accurate yield estimate and monitoring fruit quality were some of the key challenges that Lluis was trying to solve. The magnitude of the challenges were magnified due to the sheer number of plots, approximately 2000, of which only 600 hectares are under direct supervision.
Solution
- Unified dashboard with multi plot access
- Spatial Imagery
- Accurate yield estimation
- Terraview offered an AI powered platform with a single dashboard to monitor key parameters collected from satellites, ground based sensors and weather station. The platform provided instant visibility for all 2000 plots. Access to key data such as micro climate, canopy cover analysis and vigour maps played an important role in monitoring fruit quality and yield. The use of machine intelligence to combine historical yield data with current data to generate accurate yield estimation was lauded the most.
Bordeaux
France.
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
50
Company Size
1720
Year Founded
Challenges
Bruno Borie’s passion for producing high quality wine, year after year, requires a perfect blend of traditional processes perfected over centuries & latest technology. Optimising yield and quality along with finding the right balance between the two is one of the biggest challenges. The inability to collect micro climate data along with other key data metrics posed as another key challenge.
Solution
- One platform to access data from multiple sources
- Accurate yield prediction
- Terraview offered a reliable and accurate yield estimation model; a model that uses machine intelligence to combine historical yield data with current data to generate accurate yield estimation. In addition to this Terraview offered an AI powered platform with a single dashboard to monitor key parameters collected from satellites, ground based sensors and weather station. Access to key data such as micro climate, canopy cover analysis and vigour maps played an important role in monitoring fruit quality and yield.
History
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou is an iconic Bordeaux estate, one of the 14 estates classified 2nd growth in 1855 (88 estates classified including the Sauternes and Barsac classification with only 5 1st growth). The 75-hectare (185-acre) vineyard is situated in the southeast of the appellation, near the village of Beychevelle and bordering Branaire-Ducru.
Bruno Borie, the owner, is focussed on precision wine growing. He has implemented ISO14001 standards since 2016 and has HVE3 certification since 2017. He believes in traditional winemaking and terroir to be compatible with technology – what he calls “positive modernity”.
https://chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com/
Jumilla
Spain.
Bodegas San Isidro
400
Company Size
1934
Year Founded
History
Bodegas San Isidro (BSI) was founded in 1934, on the historical background of the Spanish Civil War, by a group of winegrowers, who with big efforts, made this winery become one of the leaders in wines production and sales within the Jumilla Wines Denomination of Origin Council, since it was created in 1966.
BSI counts on more than 3500 hectares of vineyards, and most of them could be considered as organic cultivation. With low yields and really high qualities, BSI produces a wide range of different wines that can cater to a wide range of palates.
Challenges
Luis Javier Pérez, the technical director at BSI, is faced with the same challenges as any other first degree cooperative in the region – lack of transparency and control. The inability to access real time data of member vineyards results in offline data collection which is both inaccurate and inefficient. In addition to this, the variability in yield estimate due to inaccurate forecast model poses a challenge for production & sales planning.
Solution
- Access to real time data in one dashboard
- Accurate yield estimation
- Terraview offered an AI powered platform with a single dashboard to monitor key parameters collected from satellites, ground based sensors and weather station. The platform provided instant visibility for all 2000 plots. Access to key data such as micro climate, canopy cover analysis and vigour maps played an important role in monitoring fruit quality and yield. The use of machine intelligence to combine historical yield data with current data to generate accurate yield estimation was lauded the most.
