Category: viticulture

Syrah grapes

Get Down To Basics With My Grape Vine Quiz

 mywinepal  May 4, 2024

We all are wine lovers here and know that wine comes from grapes, but how much do we know about grape vines?  Hopefully, many of you have visited a winery and were able to walk a little into their vineyards, to view the vines, see the grapes hanging, or maybe even the blossoms in the Spring.  I highly recommend visiting…

Vineyard management with geospatial technologies (Image courtesy www.efficientvineyard.com)

Satellite Imagery, Drones, and GIS in Vineyard Management

 mywinepal  March 4, 2023

When you think of viticulture, you probably think of people in the vineyards training the vines, thinning foliage, or green harvesting.  But there is more technology being used in vineyard management than you know.  Satellite imagery, drones, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are all tools that are more commonly used by viticulturists.  My career has been in geospatial technologies since…