What is a block in Cepaos?

A block is the smallest vineyard management unit. It represents a parcel planted with a main variety, a training system and homogeneous conditions. Cepaos organizes all vineyard information around blocks: harvests, treatments, phenology, irrigation and costs.

Create a block

Go to Vineyard > Blocks in the sidebar.
Click + New block.
Fill in the form fields:

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Internal identifier (e.g. "B1 Malbec North")
Main variety	Yes	Planted variety (predefined list of authorized varieties)
Area (ha)	Yes	Planted hectares
Planting year	No	Year the block was planted
Rootstock	No	Rootstock type used
Training system	No	Trellis, pergola, etc.
Planting density	No	Vines per hectare
Row orientation	No	North-South, East-West, etc.

Click Save.

Interactive map

Cepaos includes an interactive map where you can visualize and draw your block polygons.

Draw a polygon

From the block record, click Edit on map.
Use the drawing tool to mark the block's vertices over the satellite image.
When you close the polygon, Cepaos automatically calculates the geo-referenced area.
Save the changes.

Benefits of the map

Full visualization of your whole estate in one place.
Automatic, precise area calculation (useful to cross-check against the cadastre).
Spatial context for irrigation, treatment and harvest decisions.
Export the map for presentations or importer reports.

Cadastral data

From Blocks > Cadastre you can link each block to its official parcel reference.

Why enter cadastral data?

Stock balance declarations require identifying grape origin at the parcel level.
Appellation certificates require proving that grapes come from parcels registered in the delimited geographic area.
Importers increasingly ask for parcel-level traceability.

How to enter cadastral data

Go to Blocks > Cadastre.
Select the block.
Enter: district, sub-district, cadastral reference, parcel number.
Save.

Organize your blocks

Filters and search

The block list supports filters by:

Variety
Area (range)
Planting year
Training system

Use the search bar to find a block by name.

Summary view

Each block shows a summary with:

Historical production (kg/ha per vintage).
Last spray application.
Current phenological stage (if you use the Phenology module).
Production cost per kilo (if you use the Costs module).

Edit or delete a block

Edit: click the edit icon in the block row. You can modify any field.
Delete: only possible if the block has no harvests or linked records. If it has history, you can mark it as Inactive so it doesn't appear in operational lists but keeps its history.

Multiple estates

If your winery has vineyards in different estates or regions, you can organize blocks using the name field as a convention (e.g. "Altamira - B1", "Agrelo - B2") or contact support to configure custom groupings.

Integration with other modules

Blocks are the foundation for:

Harvests: every grape reception is linked to a block.
Field book: every activity entry is associated with a block.
Phenology: phenological observations are recorded by block.
Water balance and irrigation: monitoring is organized by block.
Production cost: grape cost calculation is done by block.
Traceability: the block is the origin of the entire traceability chain.