Food / Technology

AI helping with proof of wine provenance

13:35 pm on 5 July 2024

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Traceability is becoming increasingly important for consumers in the food and wine sector.

Now a new project aims to use artificial intelligence to prove the origins of New Zealand wine without opening the bottle.

University of Otago food science senior lecturer Dr Biniam Kebede has received funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Education's China Strategic Alliance to develop the technique. Dr Kebede speaks to Jesse.

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