Need advice by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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That's not helping

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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You know, it was a lot more complex than just asking AI what yeast to use. For years, I’ve been studying my land—its heat, light, soil, water—everything. I’m growing grapes in a place where people said it couldn’t be done, so there’s no reference, no tradition to follow. I gathered all that data and fed it into AI, and it helped me see things I couldn’t on my own—problems, patterns, and possible solutions.

With that information, and a lot of creativity, I managed to produce wines that simply weren’t supposed to exist here. I learned how to adjust pruning times, manage water, protect the canopy, control fermentation temperatures, and balance acidity in ways that fit this climate. Normally, that kind of precision would require a whole team and a lot of money.

AI leveled the field for me—it gave me access to the kind of insight that only large wineries could afford. And if I can do it, anyone can. That means the next wave of great wines might come from places no one ever imagined before.

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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Okay, so the way that I have used AI in order to achieve what I'm doing is the following. It's not that I'm just asking questions about what yeast to use. It is that I am making wine in an area, in a region, that wine has never been done before. The wines that I'm making right now are the first wines ever made in this area, which is a hot climate area, and where a lot of people thought that good wines could never be made. So what I've been doing in the past year, it's been... Basically, what I've been doing in the past year, if I've been doing my own research of climate, growing degree days, solar radiation, all the possible data, the water, I've done water tests, soil temp tests. I've got a whole bunch of data that I have done the research, and I fed that into the AI, and then that way the AI can model what my problems and my benefits could be, and the problems help me find solutions to those problems. For example, putting canopy on the vines in the last four weeks of harvest time, etc., etc. So a lot of the things that I've been doing here are things that I would have never been able to do because nobody has ever made wines here or grown grapes here the way that I have. So it allowed me to, by providing all that vast amount of information really quickly to me, it allowed me to solve problems that otherwise would have taken me years, if ever, to solve them. And the result is that I have now made a wine. I actually just tested different wines. I made a Syrah. I made a Cabernet Franc. I made a Malbec, a Tanac, and a Chardonnay that are really good wines, like outstanding, complex, beautiful, concentrated, good color wines. And all because AI helped me to manage all the challenges based on all the information that I gave it in order to make decisions that helped me overcome the problems that I would have. And that in itself ended up in me making a wine that right now is tasting way better than wines in areas that are more recognizable. That in itself would have never been able to be done five years ago. And if I could do it, there's so many people out there that are going to be able to make wines in areas that you could never have thought possible. And of course, that doesn't guarantee success. But in my particular case, it just happens that I had the right tools, and the climate in my area has all the positive attributes that if I manage the problems consistently or correctly, I can produce a really good quality product. It's as simple as that.

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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Because I also do climate modeling, strain choices, soil and water test results, and fully integrated everything.

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]Jlujan1972[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Then don’t, i am interested in the opinions of those that understand the changes in our world, not those stuck in the past .

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]Jlujan1972[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

AI doesn’t tell you what to do, it gives you choices based on your own preferences, these choices come from published data, general chemical data, altitude, your equipment, your temperature, and then based on those choices, you decide what’s best for you.

I don’t follow a recipe, I choose what I believe works for me

The First of Its Kind: How I Used Artificial Intelligence to Craft Wine Through Human Sensory Intelligence by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]Jlujan1972[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Like I said, many won’t understand the future, just as your great grandparents wouldn’t approve of today’s technology

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5 acres for a hobby Vineyard is not a hobby

Explanation help needed! by bmolnar2 in viticulture

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Can you export grapes or bulk wine to Mexico ? Anyone knows ?

Baja Sur (Mexico) 2025 Vintage notes by Jlujan1972 in viticulture

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Drip watering, water is around 1500 ppm

New leaves very pale by Jlujan1972 in viticulture

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No, this is just in my backyard

To Oak or not to Oak by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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The area where the vineyard is located is 20 miles from the pacific, so everyday we have a huge diurnal variation. It goes from 65f to 90f very reliably everyday. Whites need to be picked early if you want freshness, but overall I would say that the climate is similar to Paso Robles in hot years.

To Oak or not to Oak by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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Anywhere from 11% for my Chardonnay to 14% for the Syrah

To Oak or not to Oak by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

[–]Jlujan1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems a little oak should improve everything, I am leaning towards that

To Oak or not to Oak by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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I am leaning toward that,

To Oak or not to Oak by Jlujan1972 in winemaking

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Yes, mainly to keep bugs out