Smile! You're on vineyard cam

摘要

This web site allows anyone with Internet access to get a virtually live peek at a California vineyard. Ever been far from a vineyard and just had the urge to watch grapes grow? Now, thanks to a new Web site from Uniroyal Chemical, you (virtually) can. "Vinevue," a Web camera perched in a Napa Valley vineyard near St. Helena, CA, allows Internet surfers to check out the progress of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The image of the scenic hillside vineyard is updated several times each day at www.vinevue.com. The idea for the Web site came from a Midwestern version that popped up last year off a camera in a cornfield, says John Martin, Uniroyal's director of marketing and communications. "That really got our creative juices flowing," he says. "We're significant providers of pest control products to the grape industry and we thought, 'Let's try it in grapes and see what happens.'"