Winemaking isn't exactly high-tech. You take some grapes, add a little sugar and yeast-then let nature take its course. But now National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers are helping bring space-age technology to the ancient art of making wine in a partnership with Robert Mondavi Winery in California's Napa Valley. The scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., are collaborating with Mondavi to explore the use of digital remote sensing data in vineyard operations. The remote sensing data help winegrowers harvest their grapes with more precision-yielding higher quality wine.

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