Georgia’s ancient winemaking heritage dates back thousands of years. The region is even known as the birthplace of wine. But counterfeit wines are hurting its market integrity.
To address this, Georgia’s National Wine Agency (NWA)—the legal entity of public law under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia—is implementing a variety of state programs to strengthen and increase the competitiveness of the country’s wine-growing industry and promote Georgian wine throughout the world. Such initiatives include a wine quality control project as well as the development of a designation of origin system and certificates of conformity issued by the NWA that comply with the commercial industry standard implemented by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). The NWA chose the Cardano blockchain to power this solution.
Launch of the Georgian Wine Traceability Program: Harnessing an enterprise-grade blockchain to transform the Georgian wine industry
The Cardano Foundation collaborated with Georgia’s National Wine Agency, the Bolnisi Winemakers Association, and Scantrust to develop the Georgian Wine Traceability Program. The groundbreaking pilot uses the Cardano blockchain to trace Georgia’s Bolnisi region wines from grape to glass, enhancing transparency, certification, and increasing consumer trust.
Low requirements to implement an advanced traceability solution with predictable costs proportional to the resources used
Metadata records can include various information of different types and a single transaction holds a significant amount of data
On-chain records can include all necessary information to meet transparency requirements and standards set by industry bodies
Easy for machines to read on-chain data and simple for both regulating entities and consumers to interact with the records
Creating a new standard for transparency in supply chain
The Georgian Wine Traceability Program leverages Cardano’s unique advantages to give consumers easy access to verify the product’s full history, improving brand trust while facilitating supply chain forensics.
Information storage
Cardano’s unique advantages accommodate all relevant data, from certificates of conformity to comprehensive info about the grapes or supply chain process.
Signature creation
Associating a digital identity to the products provides easy-to-access attribution information about the supply chain actors.
Validation
Signing the metadata confirms the authenticity of on-chain records, while the immutability of Cardano’s blockchain ensures they cannot be tampered with.
International compliance
Readily available and machine-readable data makes it effortless to verify compliance with standards set by industry bodies.
Results
Empowering businesses with the advantages of future-proof blockchain technology
“Partnering with the Cardano Foundation has allowed us to effectively and efficiently digitize Georgian wines. Because all certification procedures are stored on the Cardano blockchain, we can trace the entire supply chain of each bottle. We certify not only that the wines comply with their labels, but that they have the highest possible quality. It’s proving a game changer in showcasing our products and getting them to new markets.”
Blockchain Monitoring and Verification Tracking
The Cardano blockchain enables verification of the authenticity of wine bottle batches. By utilising immutable ledger records and digital signatures, the data provenance of Georgian wine is safeguarded.
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