Wineries are not new in the Netherlands, but they still are mostly small scale and for this reason have separate locations for growing the vines and processing the grapes. This design project outlines a different scenario, where vacant agricultural plots are combined into a large whole and can support …

In het artikel "Waarom hebben sociale robots in de supermarkt (nog) geen succes als wijnadviseur?" (Hindriks et al., 2024) onderzochten Koen Hindriks, Stephanie van de Sanden, Merle Reimann, Jesper van de Graaf, Nina van Gulik, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Ewout Nas, Filip Otten en Tibert Verhagen de inzet van …

The report revolves around what criteria need to be considered when owning and managing a vineyard. It focuses on what essential elements contribute to the success of the vineyard in the Bordeaux region, amidst climate change and turbulent marketing dynamics.

We designed a wine recommendation robot and deployed it in a small supermarket. In a study aimed to evaluate our design we found that people with no intent to buy wine were interacting with the robot rather than the intended audience of wine-buying customers. Behavioural data, moreover, suggests a very …

The wine market offers various categories of wines, some of which are considered conventional and others that are less well-known including organic, biodynamic, and‘natural’ wine. In the Netherlands, many consumers have limited awareness of the specific characteristics and benefits of environmentally …

Wine is a global product, created and consumed almost everywhere in the world. The wine sector tends to always increase in production, consumption or new types of wine. We can also see an increase of sustainable actions implemented by producers, regions or countries. As the example in the Champagne region …

In the context of global warming and opinions changing towards the wine sector, French wineries have to reinvent themselves to stay competitive in the market. Climate change is threatening winemakers in different aspects: economic, environmental, and social. Winemakers have seen these changes and have …

The Lycar execution report is written for the winery Domain Agnès Paquet and analyses current greenhouse gas emissions and points out potential ways to reduce the carbon footprint.

Sustainability has grown to be an important topic in wine-making in the past years and is now more relevant than ever, as the wine industry is experiencing a shift to a more environmental-friendly production of wine. The goal of this research was to identify the consumers’ preferences for the different …

A critical reflection on the reconciliation process in Angola.