Digital Transformation of Agri-Food Sector: Enablers for Wine Industry with PLM and DPP

The European Wine Sector is renamed and valued all around the world for its centuries-old tradition of producing high-quality wines along with spreading culture and knowledge around this unique product. France is a historical wine-producing country, and together with Italy and Spain, one of the first to have emerged in the worldwide markets thanks to the diversity, the fine growing and manufacturing methods behind the production, and the deep passion that every bottle encloses. The Wine Industry, detectable in the Agri-Food Sector, is so crucial and of paramount importance for the European economy, representing a primary surplus in the trade balance of the mentioned countries. However, in an ever-evolving worldwide market, even solid pillars like the Wine Industry must face major challenges: the rising of customers' health, environmental concerns, sustainability, and traceability for the products and the process. To succeed in this major challenge, not only the wine but all of the Agri-Food Sector is increasingly embracing technological innovations, moving towards a genuine modern smart industry. The purpose of this research work is, therefore, to study and analyze the use of two innovative technologies to support the Digital Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Digital Product Passport (DPP).