Wine & Spirits
Technology and cost of
temperature monitoring
Monitoring temperature is simple
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others are not but they all monitor
shipping and storage temperature
very precisely. Two examples of
temperature sensors from
Thermoveritas and Eprovenance.
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sensor is. Temperature sensors can
be purchased for less than USD 40,
a fraction of the price of investment
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Awareness of these issues has
vastly improved. Active shipping
standards must be developed.
Christy Canterbury addresses
this in the article, Moving wine:
a risky business.
About Temperature monitoring
and quality preservation
Temperature monitoring is widely
used in the cold chain of low value
perishable products but is rarely
used for wine shipping. For food
safety purposes, the integrity and
quality of cold chain products is a
prerequisite for many food producers
and traders, the article, Alarmed
temperature loggers an essential
for Gower View Foods looks at
butter cold chain, published by
“Food Processing”, numerous other
example can be mentioned.
The temperature of butter, frozen
chicken and ice cream is monitored
but it is concerning to see that
Château Pétrus, Château Haut Brion
or Domaine de La Romanée-Conti and
less expensive wines are not on the
watch list.
The issue of temperature
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the problem of shipping cost
If low value perishable products like
butter or frozen chicken can enjoy
temperature controlled shipment and
temperature monitoring solutions, so
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In an article of reference, What
Happens to Your Wine en Route,
written by Jancis Robinson published
in the FT and on her blog in 2008,
the author is revealing that most of
wine shipped in the UK are shipped
from France in standard trucks and
not temperature controlled trucks.
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wine forwarders Porter & Laker, a
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