NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2011	24 May 2011
June 2011	23 August 2011

DATA NOTES

A significant change was observed in the reporting of bulk wine sales between the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter; however, the total impact is unquantifiable. Significant revisions have been made to the period spanning September 2008 quarter to June 2009 quarter inclusive. Users should view quarterly movements during this period with caution.

From the September quarter 2009, data relating to the export of Australian produced wine is no longer included in this publication. Information regarding export data can be obtained by contacting the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.

Due to the seasonal nature of the data, quarterly movements are no longer included in commentary.

Further information on domestic sales and imports data is available by downloading the time-series (original) spreadsheets:

• 1. Domestic Sales of Australian Wine, by container type
• 2. Domestic Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers
• 3. Domestic Sales of Australian Fortified Wine by Winemakers
• 4. Imports cleared, by wine type
• 5. Imports cleared, by selected countries

ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.


SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

The December 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine was 61.7 million litres, which was 0.3% lower than the December 2009 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the December 2010 quarter was 47.8 million litres, which was 1.3% lower than the December 2009 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The December 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 31.9 million litres, which was 3.7% lower than the December 2009 quarter estimate. The December 2010 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 28.9 million litres, which was 1.1% higher than the December 2009 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The December 2010 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 26.2 million litres, which was 2.9 % higher than the December 2009 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the December 2010 quarter was 12.4 million litres, which was 0.2% higher than the December 2009 quarter estimate.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by wine containers
		WHITE TABLE WINE			RED AND ROSE TABLE WINE
		Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs	Total(a)	Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs	Total(a)	Total table wine	Total other wine	Total wine
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		93 934	110 367	212 333	95 581	55 336	160 847	373 181	66 749	439 929
2008-09		96 650	104 362	212 425	96 243	56 002	170 745	383 172	66 620	449 790
2009-10		102 326	101 706	219 463	102 580	53 848	176 445	395 908	74 871	470 780
2009
	December Quarter	33 144	25 452	61 826	28 561	12 395	48 430	110 256	27 058	137 314
2010
	March Quarter	24 009	25 640	53 415	20 299	10 837	34 875	88 290	13 377	101 667
	June Quarter	20 234	25 443	50 528	25 418	13 507	43 628	94 157	15 043	109 200
	September Quarter	24 481	24 477	52 297	28 307	13 774	49 386	101 683	17 585	119 268
	December Quarter	31 914	26 193	61 662	28 881	12 414	47 814	109 477	24 928	134 404
(a) Components do not add to total. The difference between components and totals is wine in 'Other containers' (see Glossary).

Table 2. DOMESTIC SALES OF WINE AND BRANDY BY WINEMAKERS
		Table	Fortified	Sparkling - Bottle fermentation (a)	Sparkling - Bulk fermentation (a)	Carbonated	Other wine products	Brandy(b)
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		373 181	17 183	21 655	16 175	8 479	3 258	508
2008-09		383 172	16 283	20 770	15 745	9 726	4 090	486
2009-10		395 908	16 297	19 860	20 252	14 014	4 448	445
2009
	December Quarter	110 256	4 307	8 022	8 238	4 907	1 584	147
2010
	March Quarter	88 290	3 091	3 546	2 843	2 951	946	72
	June Quarter	94 157	4 378	3 632	3 016	2 964	1 052	107
	September Quarter	101 683	4 748	4 538	3 573	3 204	1 522	98
	December Quarter	109 477	4 576	7 566	6 278	4 891	1 617	133
(a) Spritzig table wines are included in table wine.
(b) Quantities on which excise duty was paid.

Table 3. DOMESTIC SALES OF FORTIFIED WINE BY WINEMAKERS
		Sherry in glass less than 2 litres	Port in glass less than 2 litres	Other fortified in glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs	Other containers	Total fortified wine
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		1 802	3 429	401	7 330	4 217	17 183
2008-09		np	3 265	361	np	4 208	16 283
2009-10		np	3 351	461	np	4 059	16 297
2009
	December Quarter	np	967	172	np	1 074	4 307
2010
	March Quarter	np	580	82	np	754	3 091
	June Quarter	np	887	120	np	1 066	4 378
	September Quarter	np	1 009	175	np	1 102	4 748
	December Quarter	np	1 276	205	np	1 031	4 576
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

IMPORTS

Wine Imports Cleared for Home Consumption

In the December 2010 quarter, 25.0 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $171.7 million. This represents an increase of 16.0% in quantity and and an increase of 1.1% in value from the December 2009 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the December 2010 quarter was $6.88 per litre, down from $7.89 in the December 2009 quarter.

Table 4. IMPORTS CLEARED, by wine type
Period		White table	Red/Rosé table	Table wine	Fortified wine	Sparkling wine	Other wine	Total wine
Quantity ('000 L)
2007-08		31 319	11 260	42 580	159	8 268	2 307	53 313
2008-09		41 128	9 476	50 604	192	9 591	1 843	62 230
2009-10		44 940	9 238	54 177	363	8 356	1 389	64 286
2009
	December Quarter	15 322	2 623	17 946	76	2 986	515	21 522
2010
	March Quarter	8 942	1 793	10 736	38	1 502	179	12 455
	June Quarter	9 064	2 169	11 234	199	1 169	225	12 827
	September Quarter	11 248	3 371	14 619	36	2 150	294	17 100
	December Quarter	18 624	2 707	21 331	54	3 292	288	24 964
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2007-08		222 578	64 581	287 158	1 523	132 353	10 450	431 485
2008-09		270 564	73 706	344 271	1 529	118 910	8 635	473 345
2009-10		256 469	72 225	328 694	1 944	121 925	6 205	458 769
2009
	December Quarter	91 850	22 322	114 173	588	52 504	2 464	169 730
2010
	March Quarter	49 113	13 310	62 423	313	20 434	823	83 993
	June Quarter	49 169	15 739	64 909	527	18 376	1 061	84 872
	September Quarter	65 640	25 141	90 781	324	33 299	1 117	125 520
	December Quarter	91 789	20 286	112 076	470	58 145	981	171 672

Table 5. IMPORTS CLEARED, by selected countries
Period		New Zealand	Italy	France	Portugal	Spain	Chile	Germany	South Africa	Total other countries	Total all countries
Quantity ('000 L)
2007-08		23 859	7 117	7 087	723	1 167	4 449	557	2 527	5 828	53 313
2008-09		37 014	7 467	7 010	547	1 085	3 197	627	2 350	2 934	62 230
2009-10		44 442	6 607	6 982	567	1 107	659	570	1 903	1 449	64 286
2009
	December Quarter	14 957	1 972	2 707	174	495	293	178	402	344	21 522
2010
	March Quarter	8 895	1 301	1 126	154	196	87	132	344	219	12 455
	June Quarter	8 551	1 293	1 495	83	259	68	129	445	505	12 827
	September Quarter	11 144	1 703	2 297	178	358	198	150	453	619	17 100
	December Quarter	18 663	2 062	2 730	158	459	205	179	239	269	24 964
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2007-08		209 401	40 543	142 906	2 888	7 265	7 284	2 935	5 522	12 740	431 485
2008-09		261 790	49 018	125 805	2 580	7 175	5 562	3 763	7 258	10 393	473 345
2009-10		258 758	39 790	129 741	2 627	7 474	2 751	3 116	5 952	8 559	458 769
2009
	December Quarter	92 346	11 973	55 856	832	3 184	1 034	961	1 346	2 197	169 730
2010
	March Quarter	51 174	7 344	20 053	673	1 324	378	726	1 056	1 263	83 993
	June Quarter	48 001	6 982	23 236	331	1 591	271	706	1 300	2 455	84 872
	September Quarter	68 055	8 504	40 042	544	2 055	963	828	1 447	3 082	125 520
	December Quarter	94 833	9 690	58 937	604	2 810	853	1 038	802	2 105	171 672