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- July 18, 2024
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Software created by a Chilean expert, which aims to ensure secure traceability when uploading data during post-harvest, was one of the new features at Sitevinitech.
“Contains sulfites”, It is the legend that is usually read on the labels on the back of bottles of wine. In this way, the wineries duly clarify the presence of a substance in the beverage that should be communicated to the consumer. Even with some visual relevance.
Aware of the importance of addressing this point, the group of companies UPL that are linked to the wine industry, compared the implementation of advanced software for closely monitor the traceability of wine throughout its process, in relation to said sulfites.
“We went to the Sitevinitech to offer new technologies designed for handling wines in barrels. That's why we're partnering with Ingeagro SA, also part of the UPL group. developers of a technology that is now usually done manually, and that does not correct the anhydride problem as precisely as we can with this technology.", said Paula Santillán, business manager for Argentina at Decco.
According to him, it's "super easy" to use and is suitable for any type of winery.
“Sulfitation is done directly on each barrel according to its needs,” he explained. The main objective is to increase the time efficiency of those who operate the wineries, and also for avoid the risk of human error at the time of the check.
For this reason, specialist Tomás Yakasovic, who arrived from Chile to Sitevinitech, added: “Our technology is patented and we are the only company that offers it.Barrel sulfitation is used for more expensive wines, which requires more precise treatment and care, considering the monetary rewards that come with selling a wine produced in a barrel.
WINE TRACEABILITY
Yakasovic is the CEO of Ingeagro SA, also part of the UPL group. He's also the creator of this software for tracking sulfites.
"What we came to do is to improve and provide an alternative to a procedure that It is done quite manually and in a rudimentary way so far., with equipment that can do so accurately, traceably, and with the operator's care, since handling sulfurous wine, whether in tablets or solutions, can also be harmful at the time of application," he explained.
Today, the traceability of this process is done manually, using a typical Excel spreadsheet. "We work with human-collected data. This system allows you to automate traceability and in a way control the applications of wine in the barrel, because each one has a number and the applications made in each barrel are recorded and controlled by the team," he indicated.
"Little by little an application log is created with each of these barrels. The system, being designed and preprogrammed It avoids, for example, erroneous sulphitations since the number of barrels is linked to the grams that I want to apply., and on the other hand, it avoids double sulfitation, which today results in inadequate sulfitation, with overdoses or without sulfitation, because the processes are manual and non-traceable,” he said.
And he illustrated: “In Chile, 10 years ago, you could find 80,000 barrels. Today, there are 850,000. And it means that it is of better quality and better price, today's trends are going in that direction."
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Via: Infocampo
