Importer/Distributor

Overview

eProvenance applies advanced technology (RFID and covert ink codes) to authenticate and track fine wines and spirits from producer to consumer, monitoring and recording the temperature of storage, and collecting the pedigree for each bottle in a secure online database.

With eProvenance, you can automatically verify the contents of each shipment as it arrives and as it leaves your facility.

The eProvenance system has been specifically designed to:

• Monitor, track, and provide feedback on the temperatures in the distribution chain using an active RFID Sensor with memory in the case.
• Automate the tracking and inventory management of fine wine and spirits, with a passive RFID Tag on the bottom of the each bottle, meeting the specifications of the EU traceability regulations.
• Thwart counterfeiters and authenticate fine wine using neck seals coded with covert ink.
• Provide sales support information at retail.
• Allow wine collectors to register and certify the quality of their cellar and the Provenance of their wine.
• Create a secure, global system to assure the Provenance of fine wine and spirits from the producer to the consumer and to the auction house.

How do we do this?

The eProvenance system uses several advanced technologies, including RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), covert ink codes and multiple points of measurement coordinated by a high-speed password-protected, Internet database.

• ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE MONITORING:

  In the eProvenance system, a temperature-monitoring Case Sensor is attached to each case of wine. The eProvenance Case Sensor is an active RFID Sensor with the capacity to measure the temperature three times a day and store the information in memory for future review and interpretation.

• TRACEABILITY OF EACH BOTTLE:

  Each bottle in the eProvenance system has a passive RFID Tag, which uniquely identifies each bottle in our high-speed, password-protected internet database. This Bottle Tag is discreetly mounted in the bottom well of the bottle. The Bottle Tag allows each bottle to be traced from the vat in the winery to the cellar of the consumer. This facilitates shipment confirmation and inventory management, and enhances the future value of the consumer’s cellar by verifying Provenance.

• ANTI-COUNTERFEIT INSURANCE:

  Each capsule in the eProvenance System is sealed by an eProvenance Numbered Neck Seal. The number on the Neck Seal is associated with the Bottle Tag number and Case Sensor number. The invisible code on each Neck Seal cannot be reverse engineered, but can be easily verified by the push of a button on the eProvenance Authenticator.

• EPROVENANCE AUTHENTICATOR:

  The eProvenance Authenticator is a simple yet sophisticated tool that reads the invisible code on the eProvenance Neck Seal. Lightweight, portable, inexpensive yet reliable, this Authenticator will be offered to participating retailers and auction houses

Key benefits for the Importer/Distributor:

• Verify the Provenance and the quality of storage in the distribution channel.
• Ensure that every bottle is received in fine condition.
• Reassure your customers that their wine is in fine condition.
• Demonstrate the value of your temperature-controlled warehouse.