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There were 1.75 million tonnes of grapes crushed in 2012–13. 850.9 thousand tonnes of white grapes and 897.5 thousand tonnes of red grapes were crushed.

Beverage wine production was 1.23 billion litres in 2012–13. Fortified wine production accounted for 1.0% of beverage wine production, while white table wine accounted for 45.6% and red and rose table wine accounted for 53.5%.

Inventories of beverage wine totalled 1.78 billion litres at 30 June 2013. 91.2% of inventories were composed of table wine, 4.1% of sparkling wine, 3.4% of fortified wine and 1.2% of other beverage wine.

Table 1. WINE AND GRAPE INDUSTRY 2012–13
	Value
Fresh grapes crushed (t)	1 748 363
Beverage wine production (million L)	1 231.0
Beverage wine inventories (million L)	1 775.7
Domestic sales of Australian wine (a) (million L)	487.7
Domestic sales value of Australian wine ($m)	2 369.2
(a) Domestic sales data are different compared to the data produced by the quarterly sales survey (see paragraph 19 of the Explanatory Notes)

Table 2. TOTAL GRAPE CRUSH (a)
	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Fresh grapes crushed	Total t	Total t	Total t	Red t	White t	Total t
New South Wales (b)	586 319	579 868	515 294	271 702	320 943	592 644
Victoria	250 916	260 818	305 725	163 437	181 303	344 740
Queensland	1 346	700	^1 051	764	^568	^1 332
South Australia	689 100	688 729	732 136	430 799	309 697	740 496
Western Australia	70 259	66 324	61 591	26 483	33 360	59 843
Tasmania	5 072	5 955	4 713	4 329	4 979	9 309
Australia	1 603 012	1 602 394	1 620 510	897 513	850 850	1 748 363
^ 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

Table 3. WINE PRODUCTION (a)
		2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Type		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
Beverage wine
	Fortified (b)	11 160	14 582	17 610	14 453	11 933
	Unfortified	1 171 464	1 127 715	1 100 226	1 211 466	1 219 079
	Total	1 182 624	1 142 297	1 117 836	1 225 919	1 231 012
Distillation wine (c)		7 208	9 359	8 150	10 226	14 589
Gross total wine		1 189 832	1 151 656	1 125 986	1 236 145	1 245 601
Net total wine (d)		1 187 738	1 149 902	1 123 036	1 234 181	1 243 623
(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. Includes wine obtained from marc. (d) Excludes grape spirit used for fortifying (assumes 95.6% alcohol by volume)

Table 4. WINE PRODUCTION, by state, 2012-13
			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	np	np	np	**164	**32	11 933
	Unfortified
		White	193 110	117 227	^359	222 584	25 036	2 781	561 097
		Red and rose	191 278	118 496	^523	326 800	18 525	2 360	657 982
		Total	384 388	235 724	881	549 384	43 561	5 142	1 219 079
	Total beverage wine		np	np	np	np	43 725	5 173	1 231 012
Distillation wine (b)			np	np	np	np	0	**1	14 589
Gross total wine			388 733	238 874	^900	568 196	43 725	5 174	1 245 601
Net total wine (c)			387 427	238 824	^897	567 588	43 714	5 174	1 243 623
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. Includes 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)
	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
State	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
New South Wales (b)	814	288	1 076	1 485	1 381	1 659
Victoria	293	437	np	np	^112	**82
South Australia	611	1 024	629	1 017	841	821
Other States	4	408	np	np	**48	**20
Australia	1 721	2 157	1 754	2 950	2 381	2 581
^ 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

At 30 June 2013 inventories of Australian beverage wine totalled 1.78 billion litres. Red and rose table wine accounted for 55.6% of beverage wine inventories, while white table wine accounted for 35.7%.

Table 6. INVENTORIES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE AND GRAPE JUICE HELD BY WINE MAKING BUSINESSES (a)
			2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Type			'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
Beverage wine
	Fortified wine		68 713	62 849	56 714	55 911	60 957	60 314
	Sparkling wine		106 201	111 509	98 032	91 230	81 034	73 366
	Table wine (b)
		White	662 817	669 608	581 061	586 333	628 685	633 273
		Red and rose	1 021 873	1 011 422	961 008	909 832	898 889	986 884
		Total	1 684 690	1 681 029	1 542 069	1 496 165	1 527 574	1 620 157
	Other beverage wine (c)		18 271	23 937	25 821	18 983	24 855	21 876
	Total Beverage wine		1 877 876	1 879 324	1 722 636	1 662 289	1 694 421	1 775 713
Distillation wine			883	1 431	726	2 248	1 066	*1 729
Unfermented grape juice			64 991	63 642	37 239	70 878	38 645	23 304
Concentrated must (d)			3 668	13 116	15 182	13 046	20 312	14 438
* estimate has a relative standard error between 25% and 50% and is considered to have a sampling variability too high for most practical purposes (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

In 2012-13, 487.7 million litres of Australian wine was sold domestically for $2,369.2 million. The average price per litre was $4.86.

Table 7. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE BY WINEMAKING BUSINESSES (a)
	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
Domestic sales of Australian wine (million L) (b)	456.1	439.9	449.8	470.8	463.9	497.6	487.7
Domestic sales value of Australian wine ($m)	2 037.1	2 125.4	2 053.0	2 122.6	2 331.0	2 498.6	2 369.2
(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)