Traceability and assurance of wine bottles offers the Cardano blockchain a new real-world use case.
In 2021, the Cardano Foundation launched a Traceability solution for the supply chain in collaboration with connected goods and products platform Scantrust and Baia's Wine, a Georgian artisanal wine producer, to ensure the provenance of each bottle and prevent counterfeiting.
Now the Fundación has signed a new partnership with the Georgian National Wine Agency to help individual wineries create a cost-effective, shared and scalable platform that enables winegrowers to improve their engagement with consumers.
The association of the Cardano Foundation It also involves the Bolnisi Winegrowers Association and Scantrust, and seeks Implement a traceability solution based on Cardano blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity and quality of Georgian wine.
In addition, the National Wine Agency will use the Cardano blockchain to Establish public and verifiable records based on current wine certification data intended for the export markets.
Furthermore, the partners will implement a pilot program in the Bolnisi area that will serve local and export markets. This initial program will include 100.000 bottles of wine harvested in 2022 and bottled in 2023, which will have a distinctive label, with a unique and secure QR code so that customers can verify the authenticity of the bottles and learn about their entire history.
Cardano Foundation VP of Engineering Mel McCann explained:
“The Cardano Foundation prides itself on technical integration initiatives that foster the development of solutions for businesses and systems of all kinds. This collaboration will develop a creative, cost-effective and flexible certification and traceability system, providing transparency and authenticity to wineries and customers from the point of harvest to consumption.”
With this partnership, the Georgia National Wine Association aims to position itself as a leading country in the production and export of wines, seeking to obtain the recognition that an industry with 8.000 years of tradition deserves.
The objective of the Association is to produce and export 12 million bottles of Bolnisi wine over the next 10 years, increasing current production of 200.000 bottles per year and expanding its international market beyond Europe, China and Australia, where it currently sells.
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