Patent ID: 8248254

Claim:
A method for certifying provenance of an alcoholic beverage by tracking environmental conditions of a container for the alcoholic beverage during its progress through a distribution channel, the method comprising the steps of: (a) measuring periodically a plurality of values of a plurality of environmental conditions of the container, wherein one or more of the plurality of environmental conditions are measured at distinct locations during the progression of the container through the distribution channel; (b) storing the plurality of measured values of the environmental conditions; (c) receiving, by a server, the plurality of measured values for analysis; and (d) generating, by the server, based on an analysis of the received plurality of measured values a grading of a provenance of the alcoholic beverage in the container, the grading selected from three or more provenance grades and traceably authenticating the storage history of the container during the progression of the container through the distribution channel.