New Zealand has around 700 wineries, most of them small to medium operations producing fewer than 50,000 cases. Many use a combination of spreadsheets, paper cellar books, and standalone software for different functions. This works until it doesn't — usually when an auditor, an importer, or a certification body asks for information that's scattered across five different systems.
The 8 Features That Matter for NZ Wineries
1. Cellar management with lot tracking
Every tank, barrel, and operation tracked by lot. Receival, fermentation, racking, blending, fining, bottling — all linked to source vineyard.
2. GI compliance tracking
Automatic calculation of variety, vintage, and region percentages through blending to verify label claims.
3. SWNZ audit support
Records structured to facilitate Sustainable Winegrowing NZ annual audits: spray diary, water management, soil management.
4. Spray diary
Vineyard spray applications with product details, rates, withholding periods, and alerts for pre-harvest restrictions.
5. Lab management
Analysis results linked to each lot. Comparison against target parameters and export market requirements.
6. Works on mobile
NZ winemakers work in vineyards and cellars, often in remote locations. Mobile data entry — ideally with offline capability — is essential.
7. Export documentation
Preparation of MPI export certificates and analytical documentation for destination markets.
8. Cost tracking
Vineyard-to-bottle cost consolidation. Critical for an export-dominated industry competing on quality rather than price.
Why Cepaos
Cepaos was built for wineries that want to focus on making wine. Cellar management, lot traceability, lab, vineyard records, cost tracking — all in one mobile-first platform at a price that makes sense for NZ operations.