# Atfield Technologies > Modern vineyard technology providers ## Posts - [How much water does your vineyard really have: everything about the available water capacity of soil](https://atfield.tech/how-much-water-does-your-vineyard-really-have-everything-about-the-available-water-capacity-of-soil/): When we talk about water in the vineyard, or in agriculture in general, the first thing we need to look at is the soil. There’s an old pedological map, now part of more distant history, showing almost 30 different soil types across the territory of former Yugoslavia and the wider region. Although it dates from decades ago, this information is still significant today. The soil type on a specific plot largely determines how much water it can physically retain and how much will be available to the vineyard during the season. And that question leads us directly to a concept […] - [Precision Vineyard Protection: How Aleksandar from Ražanj Sprayed Only 3 Times in an Organic Vineyard](https://atfield.tech/precision-vineyard-protection-how-aleksandar-from-razanj-sprayed-only-3-times-in-an-organic-vineyard/): The Season Is Underway — and Precision Vineyard Protection Is More Important Than Ever The season is already well underway, and judging by what we’ve seen in the first few weeks, the prerequisites for a solid year are certainly there. Over winter, the vines accumulated sufficient “chilling hours” — hours with temperatures between 0°C and 7°C — ensuring proper dormancy. Late March brought some temperature fluctuations that could have caused uneven budbreak at certain sites, but adequate rainfall kept things on track. It is precisely in conditions like these that precision vineyard protection shows its full value: instead of reacting […] - [What's new in Winessense for the 2026 season: pest models, spray math, and a season-long photo log  ](https://atfield.tech/5-new-features-in-the-winessense-app-that-will-transform-your-vineyard-management/): Five features ship in the latest Winessense vineyard management software update. All came directly from grower feedback over the past season; three were built with research support from the Horizon Europe Farmtopia project. Here’s what each one does and where it actually saves you time. European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana): catch the window, not the flight   Every viticulture professional who has fought Lobesia knows the story. You see the first moths in the trap. You wait. You spray — and somehow the larvae are already inside the berries, where no contact insecticide can reach them. The treatment window for the […] - [Winessense: a smart vineyard monitoring system that understands your microclimate  ](https://atfield.tech/what-is-winessense-the-smart-vineyard-monitoring-system-every-winegrower-needs/): Modern viticulture is becoming increasingly complex, as shifting weather patterns, disease pressure, and the need for consistent grape quality require growers to make faster and more precise decisions. Winessense is a smart vineyard management system and a vineyard monitoring system, designed to help growers understand what is happening in their vineyards using real-time data from in-vineyard sensors and predictive models. Before we explain exactly what Winessense does, it is important to understand how it all began. Like a good wine, Winessense has its own depth and story. Our nearly ten years of experience form the foundation of our success, so […] - [What Makes Every Wine Growing Season Unique?](https://atfield.tech/what-makes-every-wine-growing-season-unique/): Growers often explain wine growing season with adjectives as unique, surprising or unexpected. This tells us the weather patterns we all face in agriculture or during another outdoor activity. Even people that spend less time outdoors have the first person understanding of all of this. However, with Winessense, the climate awareness tool, we can now classify and quantify what was specific about a growing season. This enables growers to see such difference while it is happening and to use it for their own advantage. There is, undoubtedly, one thing that is not unique in every wine growing season. Vines always […] - [So This is Winessense in my Vineyard](https://atfield.tech/so-this-is-winessense-in-my-vineyard/): Winessense is a new generation of vineyard management and analytics systems. The concept of dense in-canopy multi sensing from any and all the vineyards of interest is at the center of it. Now, both this concept and the system itself, correspond to the uniqueness of every vineyard. All this enables any user, without prior knowledge, to: It is a setting stone of climate aware and climate resilient precision viticulture. The name is a bit unusual   Well, the name came after we have combined two words, wine and essence. And, yes, essense is misspelled. This is done on purpose, to remind […] - [3 Surprising Facts About Microclimates in Vineyards](https://atfield.tech/3-surprising-facts-about-microclimates-in-vineyards/): Microclimate, as the name implies, is a small area with specific climate conditions. Or, not?  The Definition The accurate definition is a local climate that differs from the surrounding one. There is no consideration of area size here at all. It is the difference that matters. Thus, the micro here is not one millionth part of something, as it may come across. The Background This is surely not the first text on the subject. And, yes, an interplay of vineyards and microclimates is an everlasting topic. A good overview by The Wine Enthusiast Magazine will get you up to speed. […] - [The Use of Viticultural Indices for Identifying Ideal Climate Zones for Winegrowing](https://atfield.tech/the-use-of-viticultural-indices-for-identifying-ideal-climate-zones-for-winegrowing-4/): The wine grapes have been grown for centuries for their unique ability to compress aromas. In countries with long-time winegrowing tradition, the continuity of cultivating and growing grapes has enabled winegrowers to match the best sites with the most suitable varieties. Through time, and trial and error, the winegrowers have managed to find the ideal combination of varieties and areas in which these particular wine grapes grow best. However, the introduction of new winegrowing geographies, primarily in the New World, has called for the use of more advanced tools, that allow for faster convergence between climate, sites and varieties. These […] - [How Plant Growing Fits into Certain Climate Areas?](https://atfield.tech/how-plant-growing-fits-into-certain-climate-areas/): Previously on our blog we have discussed the general relationship between air temperatures and the growth of plants. Let’s revisit the most important point: plants grow only after a certain biological minimum of surrounding temperatures has been met, while their growth is a direct response to the amount of heat they accumulate throughout each growing season. If we link these facts to the variety of climate areas that our beloved planet hosts, it is clear that different climates will be able to deliver only so much energy needed for the growth of plants. Therefore, the plants with lower initial growing […] - [How Air Temperature Affects the Growth of Plants](https://atfield.tech/how-air-temperature-affects-the-growth-of-plants/): Although you might first think of water and light as the main factors for plant growth, they do respond to temperature as well. More specifically, to the heat plants accumulate from the environment. And there is no better way available to describe the amount of heat than measuring the surrounding temperature. Throughout history humans have established various ways on how to control or manipulate temperature, especially in enclosed or controlled environments. No wonder greenhouses are so ubiquitous, as they enable us to grow different cultures early and late in seasons, when there is less heat than needed for successful plant […] - [The Role of Bioclimatic Indices in Modern Viticulture](https://atfield.tech/the-role-of-bioclimatic-indices-in-modern-viticulture/): How complex bioclimatic indices, like BBLI, can help us understand how challenging winegrowing is, and will become in the future. Leading European regions in the wine industry are and have always been the Iberian peninsula, France and Italy. Northern regions of Europe have been growing grapes yet with limited success due to climatic factors. Still, as a consequence of a forecasted global temperature increase in the next 50 years, some regions will widen their winegrowing potential, while the others will actually lose the best conditions for growing grapes. Therefore, if we embrace simulated climatological models, we could, with an ease, […] - [A Decade of Changes in Bioclimatic Indices in Europe](https://atfield.tech/a-decade-of-changes-in-bioclimatic-indices-in-europe/): European wine growing is undoubtedly both economically and environmentally an incredibly significant and influential industry. It produces around 60% of the wine grapes in the world, with billions of liters of wine and euros made every year. Thanks to their lengthy tradition, identifying the best-performing European wine-growing regions is not a difficult task, as it is practically common knowledge. Due to their unique climatic characteristics, these regions are predominantly located in the wider Mediterranean area in the south of Europe and have prevalent characteristics of cooler climates compared to their surrounding areas. Although all the above are widely known and […] - [The Challenge of Temperature Differences in Vineyards](https://atfield.tech/the-challenge-of-temperature-differences-in-vineyards/): Conventional wine-growing practices have been around for about 70 years. The use of chemicals in vineyards – herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides – has been an integral part of such practices. Although efficient, these practices have shown not to be sustainable, creating one of the major challenges in viticulture, and food production in general. The strong focus on sustainability in wine growing requires minimal or no interventions during the growing season, and this poses many challenges to winegrowers and winemakers. The Vinarium winery is located near the village of Banostor, on the slopes of Fruska Gora, a mountain in northern Serbia. […] - [The best winegrowers adopting sustainable viticulture practices – Matalj Winery](https://atfield.tech/the-best-winegrowers-adopting-sustainable-viticulture-practices-matalj-winery/): The wine region of Negotin, located in Eastern Serbia, has historically been very strongly linked to the French wine industry, especially during the phylloxera outbreak decades. Building on such history, the developments in this important wine region during the last decade have become increasingly interesting. Matalj Winery, jointly with other local winegrowers, has been determined to recreate a part of the historical heritage of this important region. This winery has been very successful in growing both international and some local, almost forgotten grape varieties, such as Bagrina or Crna Tamjanika, across more than 20 hectares of modern vineyards at three […] - [The importance of measuring weather parameters directly in vineyards](https://atfield.tech/the-importance-of-measuring-weather-parameters-directly-in-vineyards/): The differences between publicly available weather data and meteo parameters measured directly on location in vineyards can be huge. Any decisions based on inadequate data can affect the growth and quality of the grapes. In one of our previous posts, we have shown how large can variations of weather parameters be across neighboring locations, even within the same vineyard. Measurements done in the Vinarium vineyards, all grouped in a radius of 600m, have shown up to 8 degrees Celsius temperature differences. With that information in mind, the question arises whether it is possible to rely on measurements from public weather […] ## Pages - [Home](https://atfield.tech/): Every vineyard is unique Winessense sensors and app help you understand how climate impacts your vines in the present, the past and the future and what you can do about it. read on Every vineyard is unique Winessense sensors and app help you understand how climate impacts your vines in the present, the past and the future and what you can do about it. read on SEE what weather does to your grapes Using Winessense you can spot: the exact part of a vineyard under a disease pressure the location, the intesity and duration of frost the rainfall during vine […] - [Spraying calculator](https://atfield.tech/spraying-calculator/): Spraying Calculator for Vineyards Quickly determine how much product and water you need for efficient, accurate vineyard treatments – personalized to your equipment and application rate. Sprayer & Dosage Planner Enter your treatment details to calculate how much water and product you’ll need – and how many tank refills it will take. Total Treatment Summary 0L Total water volume 0kg Total amount of product 0.00% Concentration 2,5 Number of sprayer refills Per Refill Breakdown Refill 600L Water volume    6kg Amount of product Refill 300L Water volume    3kg Amount of product Tractor Setup Check Validate your tractor speed, nozzle […] - [Terms and Conditions](https://atfield.tech/terms-and-conditions/): Terms and conditions 1. Introduction These Terms and conditions apply to this website and to the transactions related to our products and services. You may be bound by additional contracts related to your relationship with us or any products or services that you receive from us. If any provisions of the additional contracts conflict with any provisions of these Terms, the provisions of these additional contracts will control and prevail. 2. 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