Wine Supply Chain Benefits from Improved Handling and Monitoring

An integrated cold chain combined with advanced software solutions is resulting in less damage to product, along with enhanced customer experience and brand reputation.

December 17, 2018

Lara L. Sowinski

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Wine shipments to the United States from all production sources, including foreign producers, California and other states, grew to 403 million cases in 2017, according to San Francisco-based The Wine Institute. Furthermore, since 2010, the United States has remained the world’s largest wine market by volume.

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