Barcode Technology & Wine Labels

White wine

While wine is a way for many to relax, it is serious business for wine sellers. In order to maintain a viable business, wineries need barcode technology to track wine labels throughout an extensive wine collection.

Identification

Barcode technology means that wine labels are used to track individual bottles of wine. The technology also allows tracking of multiple bottles in one shipment and even assigns entire types of wine to one serial number.

Significance

Barcode technology allows wineries to use wine labels to accurately maintain their inventory. Without it large wineries could lose money and time trying to maintain a wine collection.

Features

Barcode technology allows winery owners to browse their entire wine collection in a formatted database. The technology also allows users to upload information to a website so that potential buyers may shop in a virtual cellar.

Warning

There are several companies that offer barcode technology to wineries. It is important to review the details of the software functionality. A winery that currently uses Apple computers may have limited functionality with some barcode technology applications.

Function

Once users are allowed to customize their barcodes and apply labels to the bottles, a barcode reader that plugs into a computer via USB reads the unique serial numbers into the inventory system.

References

• IntelliScanner
• CellarTracker
• Vinote: Wine Cellar Software, Bottle Tags, and Products