About
WineGrid delivers a fully integrated, real-time remote monitoring solution purpose-built for the winemaking industry. At its core is the proprietary Oenosensing® density-reading technology, which achieves high precision and accuracy across hundreds of millions of measurements. The platform consists of three tightly coupled layers: hardware sensors placed directly in tanks, barrels, or bungs; a powerful computational platform with an advanced algorithms engine that automatically detects fermentation events; and a web-based visualization dashboard for remote access and control. WineGrid offers a suite of specialized products: Wineplus monitors fermentation in tanks, Barrelplus is optimized for white wine fermentation in barrels, e-aphrom and e-charmat handle secondary fermentation for Champenoise and Charmat methods respectively, e-bung is a connected bung for maturation monitoring, and smartcellar tracks environmental conditions in cellars. Together, these solutions cover the full vinification lifecycle from pressing and fermentation through maturation and storage. Key business benefits include up to 100% reduction in sampling waste, significant cuts in monitoring costs, and elimination of time-consuming manual vat sampling. WineGrid is ideal for wineries of all sizes seeking to modernize operations, improve consistency, protect wine against oxidation, and optimize resource usage—all through a single, data-driven platform.
Key Features
- Oenosensing® Density Technology: Proprietary sensor technology with proven precision across hundreds of millions of measurements, delivering highly accurate real-time density readings throughout fermentation.
- Automated Fermentation Event Detection: A powerful algorithms engine automatically identifies key fermentation events, alerting winemakers without requiring manual vat sampling or lab analysis.
- Full Vinification Coverage: Modular product suite covers every stage—tank and barrel fermentation, secondary fermentation (Charmat & Champenoise), maturation monitoring via connected bung, and cellar environment tracking.
- Remote Real-Time Dashboard: A web-based visualization platform gives winemakers instant, remote access to live data across all monitored vessels and cellar environments from any device.
- Waste & Cost Reduction: Eliminates manual sampling routines, reducing sampling waste by up to 100% and cutting both capital and recurring monitoring costs significantly.
Use Cases
- A large-scale winery uses WineGrid's Wineplus sensors across dozens of fermentation tanks to monitor sugar density in real time, receiving automated alerts when fermentation stalls, and eliminating daily manual lab sampling.
- A Champagne producer deploys e-aphrom to monitor and control the secondary fermentation (prise de mousse) in bottle, ensuring consistent CO2 pressure and quality across batches without manual intervention.
- A boutique winery specializing in barrel-fermented white wines installs Barrelplus to track fermentation curves in individual barrels, enabling precise winemaking decisions and reducing the risk of stuck fermentation.
- A winery cellar manager uses the smartcellar system to remotely monitor temperature and humidity conditions across the cellar, receiving alerts when environmental parameters drift outside optimal ranges for wine storage.
- A winery operations director uses the WineGrid dashboard to monitor all fermentation vessels remotely from a mobile device, reducing on-site staffing requirements during peak harvest and fermentation periods.
Pros
- Eliminates Manual Sampling: Continuous automated monitoring removes the need for time-intensive manual sampling of fermentation vats, freeing winemakers to focus on quality decisions.
- Award-Winning, Proven Technology: Multiple industry awards and adoption at scale—having monitored hundreds of millions of wine bottles—validates the platform's reliability and impact.
- End-to-End Winery Coverage: The modular product suite addresses every stage of vinification in one integrated ecosystem, reducing the need for multiple disconnected tools.
- Multilingual & Global: Available in six languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German), making it accessible to wineries across major wine-producing regions worldwide.
Cons
- Hardware Dependency: The solution requires purchasing and installing proprietary physical sensors, which adds upfront capital cost and logistical complexity compared to software-only solutions.
- Niche Industry Focus: Designed exclusively for the wine and sparkling wine industry, so its value is limited to wineries and beverage producers operating in that specific domain.
- Pricing Not Publicly Listed: As an enterprise B2B solution, pricing is not publicly available, requiring direct contact with the sales team to evaluate total cost of ownership.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is WineGrid and what problem does it solve?
WineGrid is a real-time remote vinification monitoring system that replaces manual sampling of fermentation vats and barrels. It uses proprietary IoT sensors and an algorithms engine to automatically track fermentation progress, maturation, and cellar conditions, saving time and reducing waste.
Which winemaking stages does WineGrid cover?
WineGrid covers the full vinification process: primary fermentation in tanks (Wineplus) and barrels (Barrelplus), secondary fermentation for Charmat (e-charmat) and Champenoise (e-aphrom) methods, maturation monitoring (e-bung), and cellar environment monitoring (smartcellar).
How does the Oenosensing® technology work?
Oenosensing® is WineGrid's proprietary density-reading sensor technology. Sensors are placed inside tanks or barrels and continuously measure must/wine density in real time. These readings feed into a computational platform that applies algorithms to detect fermentation events and calculate key parameters without manual intervention.
How much can WineGrid reduce winery waste?
By automating monitoring and eliminating the need for manual sampling, WineGrid can reduce sampling-related waste by up to 100%, while also lowering both the investment and recurring costs associated with traditional monitoring workflows.
Is WineGrid suitable for small wineries or only large enterprises?
WineGrid is designed to benefit wineries of varying sizes. While the hardware investment is best justified at scale, the modular product range allows wineries to start with specific monitoring needs (e.g., fermentation only) and expand coverage over time.
