WineGuard Tech is a deep-tech startup building optical authentication for wine and spirits labels. We use the natural, unreplicable fiber structure of premium paper as a Physical Unclonable Function — generating a unique biometric identity for every bottle at print time. No chip. No RFID. Zero added cost. Pure software on natural physics.
Fiber Biometric Scan
From print to pour: WineGuard creates a digital identity for each bottle at the moment of production — and verifies it at any point in the chain, using any smartphone.
A high-resolution scan captures the label's natural fiber structure during the standard print run. A proprietary Computer Vision algorithm generates a unique biometric hash — the Digital Twin — stored in the cloud. Time: under 1 second. No additional hardware required.
Every scan along the chain — importer, distributor, retailer — is logged to the Digital Twin with timestamp and anonymized geolocation. Deviations toward gray markets are detected in real time.
Any smartphone. The app normalizes perspective and lighting, extracts keypoints, and compares them against the Digital Twin in the cloud. Authentic or counterfeit — in seconds.
Chaotic, unreplicable fiber deposition — created by physics, not engineering.
Thousands of keypoints extracted, encoded into a unique Digital Twin and stored in the cloud.
3D reflectance detection distinguishes the original from any printed or digital copy.
Thermochromic inks optically detect cold chain breaches. No sensors. No battery. No extra cost.
0.12–0.15 EUR per label at 100k units. NFC/RFID costs 0.50–1.00 EUR. Not a marginal improvement — a category change.
vs 0.50+ EUR NFCEnrollment happens during the standard print run. No new machinery. No process redesign. Adoption is a software update.
Software-only3D fiber depth and reflectance detection. High-resolution photocopies and screen images are rejected at the physics layer.
Multi-layer defenseThermochromic inks optically monitored during verification. No sensors. No batteries. The label itself is the sensor.
Unique to WineGuardAgricultural waste substrates. 100% cellulose. Recycles with the bottle. ESG compliance without greenwashing.
PPWR alignedConsumer verification requires no dedicated hardware. Any camera, any device. The market is the distribution network.
Universal accessEU Reg. 2021/2117 mandates digital labeling for wine since December 2023. PPWR is reshaping packaging traceability obligations. WineGuard is already compliant — and architecturally ready for every next step.
EU Reg. 2021/2117 mandates digital labeling for wine since December 2023. PPWR is reshaping packaging traceability obligations. WineGuard is already compliant — and architecturally ready for every next step.
Digital labeling mandatory since December 2023.
Packaging traceability without additional infrastructure.
Core authentication method under IP protection. UIBM filing in progress.
No hardware swap required as EU packaging landscape evolves.
Every bottle that leaves your winery is already required to carry a QR code. WineGuard makes that QR physically unclonable. That is not compliance overhead — that is a competitive signal.
WineGuard's authentication strength is inseparable from the substrate it runs on. We work exclusively with premium natural-fiber papers — those made from agricultural by-products such as grape pomace, hemp, and recycled cellulose fibers — whose chaotic morphological structure generates the high biometric entropy that makes every sheet physically unique. Greater fiber heterogeneity means stronger, more durable authentication: this is physics, not engineering. All substrates are 100% recyclable with the glass bottle — zero electronic waste, zero chip, zero plastic. We are actively seeking collaboration with paper mills, wineries, packaging converters, and investors who want to shape the future of authenticated packaging.
We read it. You ship it. The market trusts it.
Price segment with zero credible authentication solution. 80% of global wine volume.
Bottles produced globally per year. Each is a potential Digital Twin.
CAPEX required for a winery or converter to adopt WineGuard. Enrollment is software.
Whether you're a winery exploring label security, a paper mill interested in co-development, or an investor looking at the future of brand protection — the conversation starts here.
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