An Empordà project is helping winegrowers plan vineyard tasks using celestial cycles, with the Agrocosmologic App now used by professionals in several countries. The work comes from Violant Pesaferrer, an astrologer and sommelier based in the area.
Pesaferrer has been developing the idea for nearly a decade. She said: “I started a first version of the calendar between 2017 and 2018.” The project began with printed calendars before moving to a mobile app, after manual calculations for different latitudes became too difficult to maintain.
The app offers a simplified version of Pesaferrer’s wider research. Her earlier calendars gave guidance on the best times for vineyard tasks based on astronomical observations, and the digital format was created to make that information more precise and easier to use across different locations.
According to the article, the app is intended to help wine producers plan planting, pruning and harvesting. Its use by professionals abroad points to interest in this approach beyond Catalonia, while keeping the project rooted in Empordà.
For readers following local innovation and agriculture in Catalonia, this sits alongside other regional technology and rural economy stories on our news tag. More background on the project would need to come from the app’s own materials or direct statements from the developer.
