Vineyards

Grass groundcover in a vineyard changes the soil microbiome far beneath the depth of its own foot system, a team of scientists at Pennsylvania State University has found. "The grass roots are primarily growing within the top six to 12 inches of soil, and the grape roots are going

A portable optical sensor which uses machine learning to give winemakers instant, accurate ripeness data, removing the need for manual sampling and slow destructive testing, has been developed by a pair of researchers at Queen Mary University of London. “Our technology uses optical sensors to detect how grapes absorb and