%0 Journal Article %A David S. Tower %T A Winery Computer Model %D 1979 %R 10.5344/ajev.1979.30.3.208 %J American Journal of Enology and Viticulture %P 208-213 %V 30 %N 3 %X A computer program was written which simulates the production of table wines of a small-to-medium-sized winery. Important production and financial constraints, such as capacities in each step of winemaking, availability and prices of different grape varieties and blending formulas, are provided by management as input for the computer. The computer, fitting the data into a linear programming model, chooses the best combination of grape varieties and wines so that the winery's profit is maximized. Additional information provided by the computer includes which production steps are the bottlenecks and how much profit would increase if a bottleneck is removed. How much labor is required for each production step is also computed.The article first discusses the application of linear programming to a simplified production model. The actual model, which can be solved by the computer program, is then presented. Computer output of a hypothetical small winery is interpreted. Additional aspects of the flexibility of the program are discussed. %U https://www.ajevonline.org/content/ajev/30/3/208.full.pdf