1329.0 - Australian Wine and Grape Industry, 2011-12  
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS


OVERVIEW

There were 1.62 million tonnes of grapes crushed in 2011–12. 825.0 thousand tonnes of white grapes and 795.5 thousand tonnes of red grapes were crushed .

Beverage wine production was 1.23 billion litres 2011–12. Fortified wine production accounted for 1.2% of beverage wine production while white table wine accounted for 49.6% and red and rose table wine accounted for 49.3%.

Inventories of beverage wine totalled 1.69 billion litres at 30 June 2012. 90.2% of inventories were composed of table wine, 4.8% of sparkling wine, 3.6% of fortified wine and 1.5% of other beverage wine.



Table 1. WINE AND GRAPE INDUSTRY 2011–12 (a)

Value

Fresh grapes crushed (b) (t)
1 620 510
Beverage wine production (million L)
1 225.9
Beverage wine inventories (million L)
1 694.4
Domestic sales of Australian wine (c) (million L)
497.6
Domestic sales value of Australian wine ($m)
2 498.6

(a) Break in series at 2011–12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Grape crush data are greater than wine grape production data produced by the Vineyards collection (see paragraph 18 of the Explanatory Notes)
(c) Domestic sales data are different compared to the data produced by the quarterly sales survey (see paragraph 19 of the Explanatory Notes)




GRAPE CRUSH

In 2011-12 the total volume of grapes crushed for wine production purposes was 1.62 million tonnes. South Australia crushed the largest volume of grapes accounting for 45.2% of the crush, this was followed by New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory with 31.8% and Victoria with 18.9%.



Table 2. TOTAL GRAPE CRUSH (a)

2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Fresh grapes
crushed
Total
t
Total
t
Total
t
Red
t
White
t
Total
t

New South Wales (b)
647 432
586 319
579 868
220 784
294 510
515 294
Victoria
268 562
250 916
260 818
136 046
169 679
305 725
Queensland
1 982
1 346
700
^505
^546
^1 051
South Australia
750 886
689 100
688 729
412 116
320 020
732 136
Western Australia
59 161
70 259
66 324
24 088
37 504
61 591
Tasmania
4 484
5 072
5 955
1 961
2 752
4 713
Australia
1 732 506
1 603 012
1 602 394
795 500
825 010
1 620 510


^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Break in series at 2011-12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Includes ACT




WINE PRODUCTION

In 2011-12, 1.23 billion litres of beverage wine was produced. 14.5 million litres of this was fortified and 1,211.5 million litres was unfortified. South Australia accounted for 49.0% of unfortified wine production followed by New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory with 30.0%.



Table 3. WINE PRODUCTION (a)

2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Type
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L

Beverage wine
Fortified (b)
14 806
11 160
14 582
17 610
14 453
Unfortified
1 242 593
1 171 464
1 127 715
1 100 226
1 211 466
Total
1 257 398
1 182 624
1 142 297
1 117 836
1 225 919
Distillation wine (c)
8 245
7 208
9 359
8 150
10 226
Gross total wine
1 265 643
1 189 832
1 151 656
1 125 986
1 236 145
Net total wine (d)
1 263 922
1 187 738
1 149 902
1 123 036
1 234 181


(a) Break in series at 2011-12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Relates only to production from unfortified wine of the same vintage.
(c) For manufacturing brandy and grape spirit. Included wine obtained from marc.
(d) Excludes grape spirit used for fortifying (assumes 95.6% alcohol by volume)



Table 4. WINE PRODUCTION, by state, 2011-12

NSW/ACT
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
Aust.
Type
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L

Beverage wine
Fortified (a)
np
^432
**49
np
*81
14 453
Unfortified
White
193 044
112 107
^409
273 172
27 049
1 694
607 474
Red and rose
170 126
94 542
^322
318 934
18 634
1 433
603 992
Total
363 170
206 649
^731
593 106
45 764
3 128
1 211 466
Total beverage wine
np
np
^780
np
45 764
3 128
1 225 919
Distillation wine (b)
np
np
np
10 226
Gross total wine
367 702
209 065
^780
609 706
45 764
3 128
1 236 145
Net total wine (c)
366 647
208 958
^737
608 952
45 759
3 128
1 234 181


np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error between 25% and 50% and is considered to have a sampling variability too high for most practical purposes
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a) Relates only to production from unfortified wine of the same vintage.
(b) For manufacturing brandy and grape spirit. Included wine obtained from marc.
(c) Excludes grape spirit used for fortifying (assumes 95.6% alcohol by volume)



Table 5. GRAPE SPIRIT USED IN CURRENT VINTAGE WINE (a)

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
State
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L

New South Wales (b)
354
814
288
1 076
1 485
1 381
Victoria
620
293
437
np
np
^112
South Australia
331
611
1 024
629
1 017
841
Other States
5
4
408
np
np
**48
Australia
1 309
1 721
2 157
1 754
2 950
2 381


^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a) Break in series at 2011-12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Includes ACT




AUSTRALIAN WINE INVENTORIES

At June 30 2012, inventories of Australian beverage wine were 1.69 billion litres. Red and rose table wine accounted for 53.0% of beverage wine inventories while white table wine accounted for 37.1%.


Table 6. INVENTORIES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE AND GRAPE JUICE HELD BY WINE MAKING BUSINESSES (a)

2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Type
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L

Beverage wine
Fortified wine
75 011
68 713
62 849
56 714
55 911
60 957
Sparkling wine
148 458
106 201
111 509
98 032
91 230
81 034
Table wine (b)
White
592 920
662 817
669 608
581 061
586 333
628 685
Red and rose
955 853
1 021 873
1 011 422
961 008
909 832
898 889
Total
1 548 733
1 684 690
1 681 029
1 542 069
1 496 165
1 527 574
Other beverage wine (c)
11 370
18 271
23 937
25 821
18 983
24 855
Total Beverage wine
1 783 613
1 877 876
1 879 324
1 722 636
1 662 289
1 694 421
Distillation wine
993
883
1 431
726
2 248
1 066
Unfermented grape juice
49 732
64 991
63 642
37 239
70 878
38 645
Concentrated must (d)
8 488
3 668
13 116
15 182
13 046
20 312


(a) Break in series at 2011-12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Spritzig table wines are included in table wine
(c) Includes carbonated wine, wine cocktails, marsala, apertif and tonic wines, de-alcoholised wine, low and reduced alcohol wine and vermouth
(d) reported in single strength




DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE

In 2011-12, 497.6 million litres of Australian wine was sold domestically for $2,498.6 million. The average price per litre was $5.02.


Table 7. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE BY WINEMAKING BUSINESSES (a)

2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12

Domestic sales of Australian wine (million L) (b)
432.4
456.1
439.9
449.8
470.8
463.9
497.6
Domestic sales value of Australian wine ($m)
1 899.9
2 037.1
2 125.4
2 053.0
2 122.6
2 331.0
2 498.6


(a) Break in series at 2011-12 due to change in survey coverage. Refer to Explanatory notes 3-8
(b) Domestic sales data are different compared to the data produced by the quarterly sales survey (see paragraph 19 of the Explanatory Notes