Vineyard irrigation has a familiar frustration. You can do everything right and still end the day wondering whether each set actually ran the way you intended.

A stuck valve, a pressure issue, a line break, or a simple timing miss can quietly turn into wasted water, uneven blocks, and unnecessary stress. In many vineyards, the only reliable way to catch those problems is still the old way. Drive out, walk the line, and check.

At a time when the wine industry is navigating declining demand and tightening margins, lowering operational costs matters more than ever. Growers are looking for ways to cut labor, reduce water waste, and get more certainty from every dollar invested in the vineyard because the broader wine market continues to face headwinds. Global wine consumption has seen persistent downward pressure in recent years, and many regions are adjusting acreage and operations in response to weaker demand.

Visit Verdi at Unified

Verdi will be exhibiting at the 2026 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. Visit Booth A2600 to see how vineyards are adding modern irrigation automation without replacing the system they already use and trust.

A Smarter Path to Irrigation Automation

Traditional irrigation automation solutions can be expensive. Many growers face sticker shock when reviewing proposals that require trenching, hardwiring, and system redesigns. This is especially difficult in a market where keeping costs low is critical to staying competitive.

Verdi approaches automation differently by retrofitting intelligence onto the valves and pumps you already have. Because it leverages existing infrastructure, Verdi systems run at roughly one-tenth the cost of many traditional automation systems, making automation accessible to more vineyards without a heavy upfront investment.

This means you can modernize irrigation while protecting your bottom line and getting more value from your current equipment.

Control, Scheduling, and Knowing What Happened

The real job isn’t collecting more data. The real job is knowing what happened and being able to act quickly.

Verdi gives vineyard teams remote control and schedule-based irrigation, along with real-time verification using live field signals like pressure and flow. When something does not look right, the system can alert you immediately so issues get addressed sooner rather than after vines show stress.

This reduces manual checking, limits surprises, and builds confidence across every block. In a year when many vineyards are tightening belts and seeking operating efficiencies, that confidence translates into fewer wasted labor hours and better water use.

Start Small, Grow with Your Needs

Not every operation wants to automate everything at once, and most do not need to. Verdi is designed for practical adoption. Growers can start with a single block where labor, risk, or variability is highest, prove the workflow, and expand across additional blocks or properties over time. This makes automation approachable both operationally and financially.

And because vineyards vary so much in layout and resource constraints, Verdi offers a 90-day money-back guarantee. If the system isn’t a fit for your operation, you can return it within 90 days. That guarantee removes risk during a time when careful budgeting and certainty of outcomes are top priorities for growers.

See Verdi in Action at Booth A2600

If you are attending Unified, stop by Booth A2600. Our team will walk you through the hardware and dashboard and talk through what retrofit automation could look like in your vineyard, block by block. 

Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
January 27–29, 2026
Exhibits: January 28–29
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
Verdi Booth: A2600

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