Rutini Wines ‘vine selection by drones’ The frontier of precision winemaking

Argentina’s historic winery, Rutini Wines, is forging a new winemaking approach using drones to map every single vine in its high-altitude vineyards.

Old philosophy meets artificial intelligence

Rutini’s winemaking heritage dates back to the nineteenth century, when its Italian founder, Felipe Rutini, planted his first vines in Mendoza. Felipe’s philosophy, ‘Labor et Perseverantia’, or ‘work and perseverance’, still drives Rutini winemakers today.

Remotely mapping and profiling 400ha of vines – growing between 1,050