Pre-Harvest InnoVint Checklist

Harvest is just around the corner, which means it's time to get your InnoVint account set up and ready for incoming fruit! Below you will find a checklist of some things you can do today to prepare. Click on the links for more information and instructions, and check out our overview video: "Spring Clean Your Winery for Harvest"!

1.  Review your Harvest Settings (Admins only)

• Receive Fruit options: Choose between the default Simple Receive Fruit action and the Advanced Receive Fruit action with InnoVint-generated weigh tags. We recommend making this decision before you start writing work orders to receive fruit! 
  • Compare the two options here

  • Learn how to activate Advanced Receive Fruit and set available Weigh Tag Settings here

• Set the Expected Yield (volume/weight) per variety, if desired

2.  Enter all of your Vineyard sources

Now is a great time to enter in any new vineyard sources and also to edit any details and attributes of your current vineyards and blocks (such as area).  

3.  Enter all of your new Vessels

The pre-harvest rush isn't complete without a truck-load of deliveries! Including new barrels! Enter your new vessels into the system now to stay ahead of the game.  Have a big delivery? Try out a Vessel Import. 

4.  Create and save your Analysis Reports

• Analysis Reports (by Lot Composite, Individual Vessel or Vineyard Block) allow you to tailor an analysis report to your specific needs. You can set filters and add analyses that are then saved for reference later.
• Consider creating harvest specific Custom Reports and view analysis trendlines in conjunction with last actions, lot tags, or lot stage. 

5.  Create and save your Vineyard Block Analysis Reports

With our Grow feature activated, Vineyard Block Analysis Reports allow you to tailor an analysis report for tracking vineyard analysis per block. You can set filters and add analyses that are then saved for reference later.

6.  Utilize more Features

Check to be sure you are ready to use all the features available in your account!

• Dry Goods Batch Tracking and Additions Calculator: Never run out of yeast or nutrients again! Dry Goods Batch Tracking (via the Dry Goods Explorer) and the Additions Calculator in your Addition actions/tasks can help you keep track of your harvest additions, make calculations based on editable default rates, and manage your additive inventory in real-time. 
• ETS Integration: Consider activating the ETS Integration feature to simplify and streamline sampling and eliminate manual data entry.
• AgCode (Scalehouse integration):  This integration allows users to receive fruit during harvest by entering weights into your AgCode Scalehouse module. The net weight data will flow into InnoVint via a simple Receive Fruit action. Please reach out to the AgCode team if you are interested in implementing this! There is no additional cost from InnoVint for this integration.
• The features below are available for an additional cost:
  
  • Owner-based Permissions System: Use the Owner-based Permissions System to manage custom crush clients, allowing you to grant limited access to owners and freeing you from the constant daily analysis and progress updates. Owners can log in and view their lots - and only their lots! - and with 4 different capability options in InnoVint, you can control their access and involvement in the process. Pricing is based on the number of owner tags and your subscription tier. 
  • COGS Tracking: Add FINANCE to your subscription to access the COGS Tracking module and get started tracking your COGS from grape to bottle. Simply fill out the Fruit Cost Worksheet to input fruit costs that will follow the gallons through the life of your wine!  In conjunction with GROW, you can also create and track Vineyard Contracts! 
  • Sparkling: Activate this feature to track your sparkling wines from harvest through aging, tirage, disgorging, and bottling. 

• • TankNET Integration: With this integration, get your tank temperatures pulled directly into InnoVint from TankNET so that you always have the most up-to-date readings. 

• • VinWizard (Tank Controls): Push your InnoVint lot data into VinWizard. Please contact Support for more details.

• • ERP (Finance/Accounting): Please contact Support for more details.

7.  Update Data in your Advanced Modules

• Additive Batch Tracking and Additions Calculator: Add new additives and batches to the Dry Goods Explorer, update current on-hand inventory, and set default additive rates before harvest begins. Consider adding additive indicators at the product level, which will tag products as being organic, non-GMO or containing specific contents (egg, milk, sulfur, etc).
• COGS Tracking: Set costs for vineyard blocks if you have FINANCE (for COGS Tracking) activated. Or, if you have both FINANCE and GROW modules activated, consider entering all of your buy and sell vineyard contracts into the system. Check with your accountant or finance team about tracking additive costs directly.
• Owner-based Permissions System: Request to add or update any new bonds and update owner tags for vineyard sources, new barrels, and additives.

8.   Set up your Anton Paar DMA to export data

Many wineries use the Anton Paar DMA 35 to measure Brix in the cellar and lab. Configure your device to save the data for your fermenting lots and then spit it out into a handy-dandy csv file that downloads to your computer via Bluetooth. You can then take that csv file and upload it directly into InnoVint via the Analysis Import action, saving you time and eliminating data entry mistakes.

9.  Create your Fruit Lots

Fruit lots are vintage-specific lots to help you plan and track fruit from the vineyard to the crush pad. You can create these ahead of time to allow for quick selection when scheduling Receive Fruit work orders!

10. Vineyard Maturity Tracking

If you have Grow activated, you can track vineyard events and analysis block-by-block, year-over-year. You may also consider tracking maturity via Fruit Lots, without Grow. 

11.  Schedule your incoming fruit!

Use work orders and templates to plan and schedule incoming fruit... for tomorrow or next week! If things change closer to your harvest date (and they always do!), drag-and-drop those work orders from within the calendar.