D.I.G. will use Blockchain for wine distribution in China D.I.G. stands for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Direct Imported Goods Ltd. It plans to use Blockchain technology for imported wine distribution in China, concentrating on safety and counterfeiting issues. It looks like the predictions made in my earlier articles are already bearing fruit! I think it’s incredibly exciting. D.I.G. has partnered up with Shanghai-based Blockchain …
Ten Wine Scandals – Should Have Gone To Blockchain
Ten Wine Scandals – Should Have Gone To Blockchain Since my first Blockchain article, there’s been lots of interest in the potential of using this emerging technology in the wine industry, especially to guarantee wine origins, safety and quality. In this article, I suggest that Blockchain could be the solution to prevent future wine scandals. Rules and regulations There are lots of …
Independent Wine Merchants – worth your time and money
Independent Wine Merchants – worth your time and money It has long been my belief that the independent wine retail sector is the best place to find high-quality, exciting wines in the UK. Usually, there is also excellent customer service. I say this in the knowledge of previously being Contributing Editor for the ASDW magazine and buying wine from many …
Ambrosus – from Farm to Fork with Blockchain
Ambrosus – from Farm to Fork with Blockchain A few weeks ago, I wrote a speculative article on how Blockchain technology will revolutionise the wine industry. You can read about that here. In so doing, this article attracted lots of interest and attention from the Blockchain community. So much so that it ended up going to number one in the Google …
Corks Out! Diam Bouchage fights back
Corks Out! Diam Bouchage fights back. Hands up, who has had a bottle of corked wine? Ok, that’s most of you. And I don’t mean wine with a few bits of cork floating in it. It’s the awful smell and taste of musty or mouldy cardboard. The culprit is TCA, short for 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole. It forms when airborne bacteria and fungi …
The future of the wine industry will be Blockchain
The future of the wine industry will be Blockchain Disruption. A much-overused business word. Every new product, service and start-up we are assured, is disruptive. It’s the game-changer, the holy grail. Yeah, right. Well, the Blockchain probably is. A couple of years ago I studied a new technology called the Blockchain, on behalf of the Financial Services Industry. I was …