Track: Undergraduate Student Paper Competition
Abstract
The growth of blockchain technology, a decentralized database of immutable information stored in “blocks,” has recently fostered much interest due to its potential usage and integration from a business standpoint. Blockchain application yields greater transparency and traceability of products, an asset for wine sales by ensuring quality and authenticity. This paper examines the potential application of blockchain to commercial wine produced by the Wine and Viticulture Department at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). This study examines existing and future supply chains along with various blockchain formats and accessibility levels. We suggest a permissioned public blockchain be implemented for Cal Poly’s commercial wine program.