Full Survey Report Incorporates 15 Regional Reports, Covering the Major Declared GI Previous Years Back to 1998 Are Available from the Board’S Office

2009 South Australian Winegrape

Utilisation and Pricing Survey

Funded by: Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board South Australian Wine Industry Association of South Australia Wine Grape Council of SA Inc September 2009 Primary Industries and Resources SA COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1969, no This survey has been produced by the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South part of this publication may be reproduced by any process without the prior written Australia on behalf of the South Australian Wine Industry Association, the Wine permission of the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. Grape Council of SA Inc and Primary Industries and Resources SA, who jointly fund the survey. © Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia, 2009. ISSN 1442-6048 The publication of this survey is made possible through the support of the South Australian and interstate wineries that processed fruit from South Australian vineyards Date of publication: September 2009. in 2009. The information is provided voluntarily by wineries on the understanding and assurance that information from individual wineries will be kept strictly confidential. DISCLAIMER Only aggregate responses are reported. Draft results are checked by regional industry representatives. Vintage reports have been provided by the regional representatives While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the information or their local committees. Particular thanks for their assistance go to: Pete Balnaves, reported in this document, no responsibility is taken for any errors or omissions. The Carolyn Brown, Jim Caddy, Stefan Chandler, Tom Davies, Graham Kaye, Tom Keelan, Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia expressly disclaims any Greg Koch, Michael Lane, Angela McLean, Robin Nettelbeck, Craig Richards, Phillip liability for the accuracy and sufficiency of the information, and in no circumstances Shaw, David Watkins, Kirsty Waller and Graeme Wellman. shall it be held liable for the consequences of decisions, actions, assumptions and interpretations made by those who use the information contained within the report. The survey publication is available on the Board’s website www.phylloxera.com.au. The state summary and regional reports can be downloaded as PDF files. Previous DOCUMENT STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT reports (since 2000) are also available on the website, and hard copies of reports from The full survey report incorporates 15 regional reports, covering the major declared GI previous years back to 1998 are available from the Board’s office. regions in South Australia, and a state summary section with aggregate data, forecasts by variety and historical comparisons. The report may be downloaded in sections as REPORT PREPARATION a series of PDF files from the PGIBSA website www.phylloxera.com.au. Data collation and report preparation by Sandy Hathaway and Rachel Inness, Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. INTERPRETATION OF REPORT INFORMATION

Maps of the GI regions produced by Martin Nolan and Karen Hansen, Phylloxera and Please refer to the EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS for definitions, limitations Grape Industry Board of SA. and interpretations of different statistics reported.

Cover image by Catherine Cox, Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. Table of contents

Explanations and definitions...... 2

State summary ...... 5

Adelaide Hills regional summary ...... 25

Adelaide Plains regional summary ...... 31

Barossa Valley regional summary ...... 37

Clare Valley regional summary ...... 45

Coonawarra regional summary ...... 51

Currency Creek regional summary ...... 57

Eden Valley regional summary ...... 63

Fleurieu zone – other regional summary ...... 69

Langhorne Creek regional summary ...... 73

Limestone Coast zone – other regional summary ...... 79

McLaren Vale regional summary ...... 85

Padthaway regional summary ...... 91

Riverland regional summary...... 97

South Australia other regional summary...... 107

Wrattonbully regional summary ...... 113

Explanations and Definitions

INTAKE (CURRENT VINTAGE) DATA

Definition of regions Important note on average purchase value Regions have been defined in accordance with declared or interim Geographical There is considerable variation in the pricing arrangements made by different wineries. Indication (GI) boundaries. If a GI region has not been declared, or produces less than For example, some wineries make adjustment payments based on the average value 5,000 tonnes, then the data is aggregated into the relevant GI zone. Disaggregation of per tonne reported in this survey and some pay quality bonuses based on the end use data into smaller regions such as Southern Fleurieu, Southern Flinders Ranges and of the product. These additional payments are not included in the reported figures. Mount Benson is available on request from the Board’s office. The average price also does not give any indication of the distribution of prices, or variables that go into individual contracts. Therefore the average price should not be Total crush compared directly with an individual grower’s arrangement. The total crushed is the total tonnes of grapes crushed from a particular source Highest and lowest price region, whether processed in that region, another region in SA or interstate. All wineries in Australia that are known to source fruit from South Australian vineyards are Wineries are asked to report the highest and lowest prices paid for any parcel of fruit of included in the survey collection process. However, not all wineries submit a survey a particular variety, of any size. The highest of all highest prices, and the lowest of all form - therefore the total tonnage reported may underestimate the true crush. An lowest prices are reported – provided that at least three wineries have provided this estimate of the non-response rate for each region is provided below each intake information for any particular variety. Note: the highest or lowest price may be for a summary report. Reported fruit is separated into fruit produced from the winery’s own very small parcel of fruit - and/or reflect an unusual pricing arrangement - eg payment vineyards (“own grown”) and from independent grower owned vineyards (“purchased”). by the hectare rather than per tonne, “spot market” sales of excess fruit etc.

Crop value data On the survey forms, wineries are asked to record total purchase value. This is the FORECASTS total amount paid for fruit of a particular variety at the point of receival – NOT including freight. It includes any penalties or bonuses (eg Baumé) applied at the weighbridge, Estimated supply but DOES NOT INCLUDE other bonuses or adjustments such as end use quality Supply forecasts have been calculated independently by the Australian Bureau of bonuses, which are not available at the time the survey is conducted. Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE), on behalf of the wine industry, using the bearing area information collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in its The calculated average purchase value per tonne is the average amount paid per annual vineyard survey. The supply forecasts do not make any allowance for large- tonne of fruit across all wineries. Winery grown grapes are not included in the scale grubbings, yield capping or the effects of ongoing water restrictions or unusual calculation of average purchase value; nor are grapes grown by companies connected seasonal conditions. with the winery or under lease arrangements. The estimated total value of purchased grapes is calculated by multiplying the average purchase value per tonne by the total tonnes purchased. The estimated total value of total grapes is Committed intake calculated by multiplying the average purchase value per tonne by all tonnes crushed. Committed intake is the amount of fruit that wineries are already committed to take in, If there is a variety where there are no purchases, then the average purchase value for a given future year. It is made up of winery grown fruit and contract purchases. across all other varieties of the same colour in the same region is used to determine an Only existing or ongoing contracts are included – not intended future signings or estimated value for the own grown grapes. renewals. Note: in small varieties there may sometimes be only one winery contributing towards a calculated average purchase value per tonne.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Explanations and Definitions

PLANTING DATA Available supply Available supply (uncommitted fruit) is the difference between estimated supply and Derivation of planting data tables committed intake. It is the amount of fruit estimated to be available on the open (spot) Planting data is not derived from the 2009 South Australian Utilisation and Pricing market. NB If the committed intake is higher than the estimated supply, this indicates Survey of wineries. The information is obtained from the vineyard register maintained a discrepancy in production forecasts between the wineries and ABARE. In this case, by the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. available supply is recorded as zero – rather than as a negative number. The Board is required under the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Act 1995 to maintain a Demand (required intake) complete and accurate register of grapegrowers in the state. All vineyard owners with more than 0.5 hectares are required by law to register with the Board, and to complete The demand figure (required intake) is the tonnage required by wineries to achieve an accurate vineyard return each year, giving details of their plantings. This sales forecasts. Demand figures are no longer reported for individual regions, information is kept strictly confidential. An accurate vineyard register enables the although they are collected on that basis. This is because, for the majority of fruit Board to produce complete, up-to-date statistical information on vineyard plantings by purchased, the requirement is not specifically regional – but rather it is price/quality variety, year planted and location. based and therefore interchangeable at least to some extent between regions. Demand (fruit requirement) is reported for “warm” vs “cool” climate fruit (Riverland vs. For more information on registration of vineyards, please contact the Phylloxera and the rest of South Australia) and for the whole of South Australia. Therefore it is Grape Industry Board office on 08 8362 0488. important to read the state summary report in conjunction with the individual regional reports. Explanatory notes for planting data tables Note: not all wineries provide estimates of future intakes - particularly for the later 1. Planting data tables are current as at April 2009 and include all plantings from the forecast years. Therefore forecasts for later years tend to underreport actual demand. 2008 planting season. Vines planted in a particular year may include topworked The projections of future intake should be interpreted and used cautiously. It should or replaced vines, as well as new plantings in virgin ground. Where vines have be noted that there is considerable variation from one survey to the next in demand been replaced or topworked, the old variety record is removed. This explains why projections for the same future forecast year, as marketing indications change. The the area planted for earlier years may be different in the 2009 report compared projections should only be interpreted as general indications of current levels of with previous reports. confidence, and trends in varietal preferences. 2. Vineyard plantings are recorded by Geographical Indication. Planting details for Comparing supply and demand smaller regions not included in the survey report are available on request from the Board. In order to compare supply with demand and committed intake, the latter figures are “raised” to compensate for non-respondents. There is no raising of supply figures 3. Where a 0 appears in a table, this may indicate the presence of a planting of less because it is assumed that the ABS vineyard planting information is close to 100% than 0.5 hectares, or it may indicate zero plantings. Rounding may produce a complete. The non-response rate is calculated separately for each region and is slight error in totals or percentages. indicated below the relevant tables.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

The South Australian Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey

State summary report 2009

State summary Overview of vintage statistics 2009

State and regional overview The total crush of South Australian winegrapes in 2009 was 730,904 tonnes. This There were a total of 3794 growers registered with the Board as at 30 April 2009. was 85,000 tonnes (10%) below the 2008 harvest. All regions had a reduced crop 2231 growers (59%) have properties smaller than 10 hectares and account for compared with 2008 except the Clare Valley and Currency Creek, but all were 13% of the total vineyard area, while 120 growers (3%) have properties larger higher than in 2007 – except McLaren Vale and Eden Valley. Most regions had than 100 hectares (in the same region) and account for 38% of the vineyard area. good winter rains, warm dry conditions during spring and a mild early summer, which set the vines up well; the heat wave in late January – early February varied in its impact depending on the timing relative to veraison, condition of the canopy Projections for future supply and demand and water availability in each region. Disease pressure was generally low. Information on bearing area taken from the ABS vineyard survey is used by the The McLaren Vale harvest was the lowest for at least 10 years, while the Barossa Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) to produce Valley, Langhorne Creek and Adelaide Hills were all down by around 20 – 25%. projections of future production by variety and region, using long-term historical The Riverland crush was virtually identical to the 2008 crush. average yield figures, adjusted where necessary in the short-term by factors such as water availability. These supply projections are included in the survey report, The total estimated purchase value of the crush was $487 million, down by nearly together with the wineries’ estimates of future demand and committed intake, $300 million from last year, and the average purchase value per tonne across the which are collected in this survey. The estimated production for 2010 for South state was down from $936 per tonne to $667 per tonne – one third below the Australia is around 797,000 tonnes – similar to the 2008 harvest. Approximately average value ten years ago in 1999 ($999 per tonne). The average purchase 800,000 tonnes is either winery grown fruit or already contracted; therefore there values for the major varieties of nearly every region decreased, with Chardonnay is not expected to be any surplus fruit next year – although the underlying demand falling to a record low in many regions. (requirement) is only 708,000 tonnes. The ABARE estimated supply of grapes for South Australia in 2014 is around Varietal overview 880,000 tonnes. This estimate is based on the assumption of a return to “normal” growing conditions and does not take into account any residual effects of drought The red crush was 439,705 tonnes; the white crush was 291,199 tonnes. Red and water restrictions or industry restructuring initiatives. This would result in an varieties were hit harder by the heat in 2009, and this year decreased their share oversupply of nearly 120,000 tonnes, as winery demand for 2014 as reported in of the crush from 68% in 2008 to 60%. Among the white varieties, Chardonnay the survey is only 760,000 tonnes. (NB This figure is 100,000 tonnes less than accounted for 51% of the production, more than five times its nearest rival the demand figure for 2013 reported in last year’s survey – showing the effects of (Sauvignon Blanc), while of the reds, Shiraz accounted for 46%, with Cabernet the downturn in the global economy.) Considering that the state produced close Sauvignon second at 31%. Across all varieties, the proportion of purchased fruit to 1 million tonnes in 2006, it is possible that the production potential in five years’ was 72%, compared with 75% in 2008 and 80% in 2007. time could exceed 1 million tonnes – depending on seasonal conditions and removals that occur in the next few years – which would further exacerbate the Vineyard plantings oversupply situation. Planting data derived from the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board’s vineyard All major white varieties except Pinot Gris are likely to be in surplus by 2014 – register shows that there were 78,685 hectares planted to vines in South Australia including Chardonnay (29% surplus) and Sauvignon Blanc (18%). Among the red as at 30 April 2009. This represents a net decrease in the total area of around 30 varieties, small surpluses are expected in most varieties except Cabernet hectares since April 2008. There was a total of 969 hectares (1% of the total Sauvignon, but for Pinot Noir there is an expected shortfall of 7,600 tonnes – or area) planted in spring 2008 (including topworking and replants as well as new 40% of the estimated supply. area). There were nearly twice as many new plantings of red than white varieties, compared with a roughly equal split in 2008. The most planted varieties were Shiraz (355 ha), Sauvignon Blanc (140 ha) and Pinot Gris (73 ha) despite indications that there will be an oversupply of Sauvignon Blanc within five years.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 6 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Historical production chart 1994 - 2009

Actual and preferred tonnages 1994 - 2009

1,000,000

900,000

800,000

700,000

600,000

500,000 Tonnes 400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Actual usage 357217 315482 406387 371533 471313 494205 482157 678821 707151 653535 920194 898165 904022 575111 816868 730904 Preferred usage 418983 401665 414101 416162 497349 511863 565750 657414 696920 689556 802236 801890 713096 724361 764587 685345

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 7 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Vintage by region 2000 - 2009

Not including the Riverland

90,000

80,000

70,000

60,000

Barossa Valley 50,000 Langhorne Creek

40,000 Padthaway Tonnes crushed Tonnes Coonawarra McLaren Vale 30,000 Clare Valley Adelaide Hills 20,000 Wrattonbully

10,000 Eden Valley

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 8 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Total crush by GI region 2009 vs 2008

Winery grown Purchased Total crushed % of state Total crush % difference GI region (tonnes) (tonnes) 2009 crush 2008 2009 vs 2008 Adelaide Hills 5658 19242 24900 3% 34618 -28% Adelaide Plains 308 3412 3720 1% 6492 -43% Barossa Valley 9776 41825 48089 7% 62191 -23% Barossa Zone other 0 3511 3511 0% 4625 -24% Clare Valley 10949 14267 25216 3% 22765 11% Coonawarra 20518 14134 34652 5% 40552 -15% Currency Creek 6244 5638 11881 2% 7228 64% Eden Valley 3306 5180 8486 1% 13797 -38% Fleurieu zone - other 216 2409 2625 0% 4538 -42% KIKangaroo Island 114 32 146 0% 261 -44% Langhorne Creek 11686 34868 46554 6% 61944 -25% Limestone Coast zone - other 9894 5616 15510 2% 18107 -14% Lower Murray zone - other 0 1413 1413 0% 1419 0% McLaren Vale 13641 19843 33484 5% 54602 -39% Mount Benson 1099 2598 3697 1% 3423 8% Mount Lofty Ranges zone - other 72 782 855 0% 1664 -49% Padthaway 21804 18747 40552 6% 47087 -14% Riverland 56728 341125 397853 54% 401300 -1% Robe 2334 1642 3977 1% 3380 18% Southern Fleurieu 276 891 1167 0% 2663 -56% Southern Flinders Ranges 31 710 740 0% 834 -11% The Peninsulas 16 105 121 0% 35 246% Wrattonbully 9755 12001 21756 3% 23342 -7% Total all regions 184425 549991 730905 100% 816868 -11%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 9 State summary Vintage summary by region 2009

Total Total Total Estimated value of Estimated value of Region Colour Winery purchased crushed purchased grapes total crush Grown

Adelaide Hills Red 1,220 6,116 7,336 $8,029,940 $9,753,518 White 4,437 13,127 17,564 $16,458,913 $22,080,691 All 5,658 19,242 24,900 $24,488,853 $31,834,209 Adelaide Plains Red 150 1,908 2,057 $1,422,770 $1,543,127 White 159 1,505 1,663 $1,163,368 $1,282,180 All 308 3,412 3,720 $2,586,138 $2,825,307 Barossa Valley Red 6,883 31,082 37,965 $41,988,176 $51,143,540 * inc Barossa Zone - other White 2,894 10,743 13,636 $7,121,825 $9,064,971 All 9,776 41,825 51,601 $49,110,000 $60,208,511 Clare Valley Red 6,869 8,069 14,937 $9,893,510 $18,104,569 White 4,080 6,198 10,278 $6,550,521 $10,766,966 All 10,949 14,267 25,216 $16,444,031 $28,871,535 Coonawarra Red 16,810 12,443 29,253 $13,793,603 $32,119,396 White 3,708 1,692 5,399 $1,477,590 $4,465,943 All 20,518 14,134 34,652 $15,271,193 $36,585,340 Currency Creek Red 4,918 4,191 9,108 $3,790,395 $8,255,504 White 1,326 1,447 2,773 $1,257,799 $2,411,424 All 6,244 5,638 11,881 $5,048,195 $10,666,928 Eden Valley Red 998 2,128 3,126 $3,241,264 $4,610,396 White 2,308 3,052 5,361 $3,430,860 $6,059,535 All 3,306 5,180 8,486 $6,672,124 $10,669,932 Fleurieu zone - other Red 289 1,883 2,172 $1,654,874 $1,925,642 White 316 1,449 1,765 $1,304,883 $1,602,561 All 605 3,332 3,937 $2,959,757 $3,528,204

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

State summary Vintage summary by region 2009

Total Total Total Estimated value of Estimated value of Region Colour Winery purchased crushed purchased grapes total crush Grown

Langhorne Creek Red 9,403 25,853 35,256 $22,188,751 $30,153,585 White 2,283 9,015 11,299 $5,966,216 $7,529,294 All 11,686 34,868 46,554 $28,154,966 $37,682,879 Limestone Coast zone - other Red 10,633 7,354 17,987 $8,190,999 $19,513,558 White 2,694 2,503 5,196 $2,159,748 $4,311,273 All 13,327 9,857 23,184 $10,350,747 $23,824,830 McLaren Vale Red 10,862 16,111 26,974 $20,975,548 $34,858,726 White 2,779 3,731 6,510 $3,580,839 $6,224,128 All 13,641 19,843 33,484 $24,556,388 $41,082,854 Padthaway Red 10,973 10,281 21,253 $10,176,707 $20,352,695 White 10,832 8,467 19,298 $6,820,510 $15,028,931 All 21,804 18,747 40,552 $16,997,218 $35,381,625 Riverland Red 33,252 178,575 211,826 $68,361,639 $80,754,062 White 23,476 162,550 186,027 $50,825,812 $58,704,794 All 56,728 341,125 397,853 $119,187,451 $139,458,856 SA - other Red 102 2,320 2,423 $1,860,470 $1,942,002 White 16 689 705 $391,161 $401,082 All 119 3,009 3,128 $2,251,631 $2,343,084 Wrattonbully Red 7,964 10,069 18,033 $10,639,116 $18,957,029 White 1,791 1,931 3,723 $1,532,947 $2,819,782 All 9,755 12,001 21,756 $12,172,063 $21,776,810 All winegrapes 184,424 546,480 730,904 $336,250,754 $486,740,903

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

State summary Crush by region pie chart

Fleurieu zone - other Currency Adelaide Creek Plains Eden SA other Limestone Coast zone - other Wrattonbully Valley Adelaide Hills

Clare Valley

McLaren Vale

Coonawarra

Riverland Padthaway

Langhorne Creek

Barossa Valley

12 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Historical weighted average prices

Major variety-region combinations

3000

Coonawarra Cab Sauvignon

2500

Barossa Shiraz McLaren Vale Shiraz 2000 Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Dollars 1500

Clare Riesling 1000

Langhorne Creek Cab Sauvignon

500 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 13 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Vintage summary by variety 2009

Red winegrapes

Tonnes Winery Total % Est total value Variety purchased grown fruit crushed purchased of crush Pinot Noir Red winegrapes 3% Grenache Petit Verdot 3% Barbera 29 49 79 37% $32,492 Other red 3% Cabernet Franc 431 1,094 1,525 28% $1,343,420 3% Cabernet Sauvignon 95,036 41,595 136,631 70% $96,331,773 Carignan 10 30 40 24% $43,959 Grenache 9,987 2,605 12,592 79% $9,372,272 Merlot Malbec 558 456 1,014 55% $735,534 11% Mataro 3,594 1,043 4,637 78% $2,479,269 Merlot 30,893 18,874 49,767 62% $28,936,441 Meunier 225 73 298 75% $358,678 Nebbiolo 5 38 43 12% $20,777 Other Red 889 276 1,165 76% $940,337 Petit Verdot 8,056 4,878 12,934 62% $4,524,119 Pinot Noir 11,560 2,065 13,625 85% $11,357,249 Ruby Cabernet 1,939 589 2,528 77% $784,882 Sangiovese 1,006 787 1,793 56% $1,598,711 Shiraz 153,051 46,460 199,511 77% $148,837,658 Cab Sauvignon Shiraz Tarrango 177 0 177 100% $58,494 31% 46% Tempranillo 741 201 943 79% $961,102 Touriga 95 149 244 39% $258,317 Zinfandel 98 61 159 62% $199,874 Total red winegrapes 318,381 121,324 439,705 72% $309,175,357

14 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Vintage summary by variety 2009

White winegrapes

Tonnes Winery Total % Est total value Variety purchased grown fruit crushed purchased of crush White winegrapes Canada Muscat 32 54 86 37% $55,705 Chardonnay 121,772 27,497 149,269 82% $58,069,592 Riesling Chenin Blanc 2,868 94 2,963 97% $980,373 8% Semillon Colombard 22,648 1,395 24,043 94% $6,907,046 MGB 6% Crouchen 29 104 133 22% $41,248 8% Chardonnay Doradillo 248 729 976 25% $217,897 51% Marsanne 141 65 206 68% $279,014 Muscadelle 128 80 208 62% $49,556 Muscat Blanc 2,443 202 2,645 92% $1,328,797 Muscat Gordo Blanco 22,050 1,386 23,436 94% $9,166,830 Colombard Other White 705 388 1,093 64% $534,209 8% Palomino 91 23 114 80% $41,723 Pedro Ximenes 27 100 127 21% $74,559 Pinot Gris 4,182 1,713 5,894 71% $6,422,714 Riesling 13,418 10,026 23,444 57% $19,370,656 Roussanne 58 29 87 67% $106,416 Sauvignon Blanc 17,878 8,079 25,956 69% $25,318,759 Semillon 10,555 6,380 16,935 62% $8,978,105 Sultana 756 0 756 100% $197,962 Sauvignon Blanc Taminga 85 0 85 100% $25,245 9% Traminer 1,617 1,987 3,604 45% $1,932,902 Other white Trebbiano 85 5 90 94% $27,731 10% Verdelho 2,375 1,760 4,134 57% $2,159,351 Viognier 3,912 1,003 4,915 80% $4,225,977 Total white winegrapes 228,099 63,099 291,199 78% $146,512,367 Total all winegrapes 546,480 184,424 730,904 75% $455,687,724

There is an estimated non-response rate of 4% across the state.

15 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Alicante Bouschet 13 0 0 2 15 11% Barbera 26 0 1 1 28 2% Cabernet Franc 186 0 1 1 188 1% Cabernet Sauvignon 16824 61 71 87 17043 1% Dolcetto 17 4 0 0 21 0% Durif 28 0 6 4 38 10% Grenache 1841 8 6 12 1867 1% Lagrein 15 2 0 0 18 0% Malbec 239 1 3 2 244 1% Mataro (Mourvedre) 624 12 13 23 671 3% Merlot 4392 47 14 7 4460 0% Meunier (Pinot Meunier) 42 0 0 0 42 0% Nebbiolo 49 0 3 1 53 2% Other red 142 5 8 16 171 9% Petit Verdot 854 1 0 0 856 0% Pinot Noir 1417 24 41 77 1560 5% Ruby Cabernet 284 0 0 0 284 0% Sangiovese 212 1 2 6 221 3% Shiraz 24479 404 403 355 25642 1% Tempranillo 153 6 10 24 193 12% Zinfandel 39 0 1 0 40 0% Total red winegrapes 51878 578 581 618 53655 1%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 16 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Current plantings by variety and year planted

% planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 White winegrapes Albarino 6 7 19 31 62 49% Chardonnay 10927 116 62 13 11119 0% Chenin Blanc 179 0 0 4 184 2% Colombard 916 15 0 1 932 0% Cygne Blanc 22 4 0 0 26 0% Doradillo 120 0 0 0 120 0% Marsanne 24 3 0 2 29 8% Muscadelle (Tokay) 40 0 0 0 40 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 147 34 6 14 202 7% Muscat Gordo Blanco 1057 90 26 26 1200 2% Other white 81 5 2 8 96 8% Palomino 40 0 0 0 40 0% Pedro Ximenes 35 0 0 0 36 1% Pinot Gris 373 296 123 73 865 8% Riesling 3241 43 30 16 3330 0% Roussanne 17 2 1 2 21 10% Sauvignon Blanc 1970 227 237 140 2574 5% Semillon 1576 15 15 1 1607 0% Sultana 303 1 0 2 305 1% Traminer 257 9 0 1 267 1% Trebbiano 29 0 0 0 29 0% Verdelho 284 8 0 1 293 0% Vermantino 3 2 0 7 11 59% Viognier 505 45 46 7 602 1% Total white winegrapes 22152 922 568 350 23992 1% Unknown variety 792 0 0 0 792 0% Other grape varieties Multi-purpose 116 11 0 0 127 0% Rootstock block 47 0 0 0 48 0% Tablegrapes - red 45 0 0 1 46 2% Tablegrapes - white 24 0 0 0 24 0% Total all varieties 75055 1511 1150 969 78685 1%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 17 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Current plantings by region and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted % of state Zone Region Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 plantings Barossa Barossa Valley 10432 244 318 257 11251 2% 14% Eden Valley 2203 23 26 17 2269 1% 3% Barossa Zone - Other 106 0 0 0 106 0% 0% Total for Barossa 12741 267 344 274 13626 2% 17% Fleurieu Currency Creek 921 25 4 0 950 0% 1% Kangaroo Island 138 0 4 2 145 1% 0% Langhorne Creek 6059 118 10 27 6214 0% 8% Mclaren Vale 7103 107 79 100 7390 1% 9% Southern Fleurieu 500 32 12 5 550 1% 1% Fleurieu Zone - Other 171 0 30 0 201 0% 0% Total for Fleurieu 14892 283 140 135 15450 1% 20% Limestone Coast Bordertown 1260 14 0 0 1274 0% 2% Coonawarra 5678 10 36 10 5734 0% 7% Mount Benson 507 13 12 20 553 4% 1% Padthaway 4001 94 20 36 4151 1% 5% Robe 706 35 0 0 741 0% 1% Wrattonbully 2524 126 12 14 2675 1% 3% Limestone Coast Zone - Other 800 1 37 10 847 1% 1% Total for Limestone Coast 15475 294 116 90 15975 1% 20% Lower Murray Riverland 21172 433 322 230 22156 1% 28% Lower Murray Zone - Other 445 7 12 0 464 0% 1% Total for Lower Murray 21617 440 333 230 22620 1% 29% Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills 3621 135 119 144 4020 4% 5% Adelaide Plains 713 16 2 13 744 2% 1% Clare Valley 5440 71 93 83 5687 1% 7% Mount Lofty Ranges Zone - Other 355 6 1 1 363 0% 0% Total for Mount Lofty Ranges 10129 228 216 241 10814 2% 14% Far North Southern Flinders Ranges 166 0 0 0 166 0% 0% The Peninsulas 33 0 1 0 34 0% 0% Total for All GIs 75055 1511 1150 969 78685 1% 100%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 18 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Number of growers by region and property size 2009

Property size in hectares < 10 ha 10 - 24 ha 25 - 49 ha 50 - 99 ha 100+ ha Total # of # of # of # of # of # of GI region Area (ha) growers Area (ha) growers Area (ha) growers Area (ha) growers Area (ha) growers Area (ha) growers Barossa Barossa Valley 1468 345 2512 158 2394 73 1610 24 3266 12 11251 612 Barossa Zone - Other 8 3 14 1 0 0 84 1 0 0 106 5 Eden Valley 379 89 455 30 326 10 544 7 565 2 2269 138 Fleurieu Currency Creek 59 12 162 11 192 5 0 0 537 2 950 30 Kangaroo Island 111 19 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 22 Langhorne Creek 110 21 422 25 868 25 1246 17 3567 14 6214 102 McLaren Vale 1473 348 1632 102 1474 45 1436 21 1375 6 7390 522 Southern Fleurieu 118 37 101 8 263 7 68 1 0 0 550 53 Fleurieu Zone - Other 26 9 43 3 39 1 93 1 0 0 201 14 Limestone Coast Coonawarra 289 55 518 34 573 17 1087 16 3266 11 5734 133 Mount Benson 40 6 65 4 201 6 118 2 129 1 553 19 Padthaway 11 2 48 4 273 8 524 7 3294 9 4151 30 Robe 8 1 65 4 81 2 54 1 533 3 741 11 Wrattonbully 63 11 380 22 401 11 430 6 1400 6 2675 56 Limestone Coast Zone - Other* 127 31 56 4 166 5 297 4 1475 6 2121 50 Lower Murray Riverland 3749 745 5140 337 3235 96 2065 29 7968 35 22156 1242 Lower Murray Zone - Other 68 16 150 9 246 8 0 0 0 0 464 33 Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills 790 204 1124 65 1092 32 891 13 123 1 4020 315 Adelaide Plains 166 51 147 11 133 3 122 2 175 1 744 68 Clare Valley 746 182 927 56 684 20 759 11 2571 11 5687 280 Mount Lofty Ranges Zone - Other 93 30 38 2 139 4 92 1 0 0 363 37 Southern Flinders Ranges 42 10 92 5 32 1 0 0 0 0 166 16 The Peninsulas 13 4 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 6 Grand Total 9957 2231 14147 900 12816 379 11519 164 30246 120 78685 3794

*inc Bordertown

19 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014 (cool climate regions outside the Riverland)

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Barbera 191 115 0 115 221 115 0 115 282 115 0 115 Cabernet Franc 1,379 1,103 333 1,435 1,442 1,103 188 1,291 1,525 1,013 135 1,148 Cabernet Sauvignon 88,646 46,879 48,250 95,129 92,594 47,855 27,165 75,019 92,973 45,913 15,430 61,342 Grenache 10,105 3,295 5,531 8,826 10,915 3,409 4,463 7,872 10,944 3,404 2,647 6,050 Malbec 1,137 870 517 1,387 1,152 878 478 1,356 1,170 878 445 1,323 Mataro 1,992 1,329 786 2,115 2,083 1,407 751 2,158 2,183 1,438 592 2,030 Merlot 23,936 14,565 13,667 28,232 26,154 14,616 8,976 23,592 26,154 14,030 5,548 19,578 Meunier 457 106 103 210 457 106 97 203 457 106 35 141 Nebbiolo 248 180 67 247 266 224 59 283 285 225 0 225 Other Red 1,120 193 529 722 1,209 204 443 647 1,373 225 430 668 Petit Verdot 2,777 1,341 592 1,933 2,787 1,373 315 1,688 2,787 1,405 128 1,534 Pinot Noir 9,933 3,587 6,041 9,628 10,877 3,740 3,299 7,038 10,950 3,622 1,909 5,531 Ruby Cabernet 545 11 53 63 547 11 53 63 547 11 53 63 Sangiovese 1,643 505 653 1,159 1,670 530 477 1,007 1,679 535 197 732 Shiraz 138,872 47,432 76,717 124,149 146,636 48,818 54,111 102,929 150,882 47,992 37,534 85,526 Tempranillo 611 274 448 722 679 312 490 802 805 334 491 825 Touriga 125 44 35 79 126 73 29 102 126 73 29 102 Zinfandel 208 65 48 113 235 70 28 98 251 70 28 98 Total red winegrapes 283,994 121,894 154,368 276,262 300,123 124,839 101,423 226,262 305,444 121,388 65,644 187,032

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 - with some adjustments by PGIBSA (see individual regions) 2 A raising factor of 1.05 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 20 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014 (cool climate regions outside the Riverland)

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake White winegrapes Chardonnay 57,351 22,640 31,531 54,171 62,237 23,847 19,551 43,398 62,638 21,311 11,263 32,574 Chenin Blanc 763 92 334 425 792 92 299 391 792 92 212 303 Colombard 936 147 163 311 1,006 147 126 274 1,006 147 126 274 Marsanne 400 99 138 237 409 99 113 212 421 99 113 212 Muscadelle 279 37 11 47 280 37 11 47 280 37 11 47 Muscat Blanc 550 247 164 412 562 332 147 479 583 411 147 558 Muscat Gordo Blanco 392 20 204 224 392 31 234 264 392 31 242 273 Other White 954 83 125 208 1,226 157 197 354 1,677 157 188 345 Palomino 99 126 22 148 100 126 14 140 100 126 0 126 Pedro Ximenes 0 91 5 96 0 104 5 110 0 104 5 110 Pinot Gris 4,232 2,845 4,109 6,954 6,002 3,313 3,832 7,144 6,645 3,365 3,375 6,740 Riesling 21,533 12,413 11,386 23,799 23,164 12,802 7,526 20,329 23,524 12,842 5,724 18,566 Roussanne 168 64 88 153 178 64 96 160 197 64 96 160 Sauvignon Blanc 17,369 6,329 10,404 16,734 20,872 6,750 8,377 15,127 23,067 6,731 6,298 13,029 Semillon 15,358 2,607 7,143 9,749 13,341 2,550 4,928 7,478 13,479 2,584 3,872 6,456 Traminer 1,254 810 703 1,513 1,257 826 505 1,331 1,266 845 177 1,021 Trebbiano 119 5 0 5 119 5 0 5 119 5 0 5 Verdelho 1,592 684 780 1,464 1,620 679 539 1,218 1,620 700 287 987 Viognier 2,648 816 2,286 3,101 2,761 839 2,054 2,893 2,844 839 1,921 2,760 Total white winegrapes 126,104 50,156 69,596 119,752 136,445 52,799 48,554 101,353 140,814 50,490 34,057 84,547 Total all winegrapes 410,099 172,050 223,964 396,015 436,568 177,638 149,977 327,615 446,258 171,877 99,701 271,578

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 21 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Supply and demand for grapes in South Australia 2010 - 2014

Winery Total Total Fruit available grown Contract committed requirement Net surplus/ on the open Variety Year Est Supply 1 grapes 2 purchases 2 intake 3 (Demand) shortfall 4,5 market 6 White winegrapes Chardonnay 2010 147,744 31,834 124,540 156,374 106,829 0 0 2012 164,569 36,204 104,267 140,471 115,997 24,098 24,098 2014 166,508 33,695 82,047 115,742 118,287 48,220 50,765 Pinot Gris 2010 4,460 2,893 4,628 7,521 8,783 -4,323 0 2012 7,154 3,393 4,535 7,928 8,973 -1,819 0 2014 8,686 3,445 4,066 7,511 9,058 -372 1,175 Riesling 2010 24,462 13,021 14,033 27,054 17,140 0 0 2012 27,020 13,480 10,249 23,729 18,069 3,292 3,292 2014 27,381 13,519 8,362 21,881 18,336 5,500 5,500 Sauvignon Blanc 2010 24,898 8,798 20,665 29,463 29,107 -4,209 0 2012 32,280 9,074 19,973 29,047 30,487 1,793 3,233 2014 37,863 9,056 16,952 26,007 31,034 6,829 11,855 Semillon 2010 26,177 7,506 11,814 19,320 15,163 6,857 6,857 2012 25,484 7,108 8,574 15,682 16,113 9,371 9,802 2014 26,000 7,141 6,245 13,386 16,413 9,586 12,614 All other white varieties 2010 64,297 11,285 69,301 80,586 67,206 -2,909 0 2012 77,896 12,106 66,209 78,316 68,950 0 0 2014 80,368 12,058 56,248 68,306 69,795 10,573 12,062 Total white winegrapes 2010 292,038 75,338 244,980 320,318 244,226 0 0 2012 334,403 81,365 213,807 295,172 258,589 39,231 39,231 2014 346,804 78,913 173,920 252,833 262,924 83,880 93,971

Notes 1 Supply projections provided by ABARE (see Explanations and Definitions) 2 A raising factor of 1.032 has been applied to allow for non-respondents 3 Sum of winery grown and contract purchases 4 If supply is greater than committed intake, the difference between supply and either committed intake or demand - whichever is higher. 5 If committed intake is greater than supply AND supply is greater than demand then the surplus/shortfall is recorded as zero. 6 If estimated supply is less than committed intake then available supply is recorded as zero.

22 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA State summary Supply and demand for grapes in South Australia 2010 - 2014

Winery Total Total Fruit available grown Contract committed requirement Net surplus/ on the open Variety Year Est Supply 1 grapes 2 purchases 2 intake 3 (Demand) shortfall 4,5 market 6 Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 150,037 54,557 98,428 152,986 155,113 -5,076 0 2012 153,096 56,023 74,696 130,719 162,852 -9,757 22,376 2014 153,744 54,565 58,676 113,242 163,778 -10,034 40,502 Grenache 2010 16,534 3,897 9,289 13,186 11,914 3,347 3,347 2012 17,964 4,009 7,317 11,326 12,522 5,442 6,639 2014 18,136 3,978 5,224 9,202 12,676 5,460 8,935 Merlot 2010 47,359 21,112 29,129 50,241 46,737 0 0 2012 49,762 21,265 22,794 44,060 47,907 1,855 5,703 2014 50,130 20,692 17,256 37,948 49,542 588 12,182 Pinot Noir 2010 15,537 3,786 12,257 16,043 22,830 -7,293 0 2012 17,560 3,935 9,196 13,132 25,251 -7,690 4,428 2014 18,617 3,820 7,170 10,990 26,306 -7,690 7,627 Shiraz 2010 237,039 60,232 160,348 220,581 210,434 16,458 16,458 2012 247,498 62,020 127,784 189,804 222,911 24,587 57,694 2014 253,099 61,532 100,975 162,507 227,412 25,687 90,591 All other red varieties 2010 38,832 12,570 16,719 29,289 17,247 9,544 9,544 2012 38,406 12,798 13,314 26,112 17,682 12,294 12,294 2014 39,162 12,884 10,299 23,184 18,108 15,978 15,978 Total red winegrapes 2010 505,337 156,154 326,170 482,325 464,276 23,013 23,013 2012 524,287 160,050 255,102 415,152 489,126 35,161 109,134 2014 532,887 157,473 199,600 357,073 497,822 35,065 175,815 Total all winegrapes 2010 797,375 231,493 571,150 802,643 708,502 0 0 2012 858,690 241,415 468,909 710,324 747,715 110,975 148,366 2014 879,692 236,386 373,520 609,906 760,746 118,946 269,786

23 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 24

Adelaide Hills Wine Region

Regional summary report

2009

Adelaide Hills Vintage overview

Vintage report Sauvignon. The smaller berries in Pinot Noir together with cooler ripening The 2008-09 season started with budburst 10-14 days later than in 2007-08. temperatures have produced wines with more colour and concentration than Soil moisture levels were good, after better winter rains than the previous two other years. years. Warm, dry conditions in September and October with adequate soil water levels resulted in strong spring growth. Flowering was not as rapid as previous years due to lower December temperatures. These lower Denise Manson temperatures and rainfall near the end of flowering resulted in poor fruit set in Adelaide Hills Wine Region red varieties, particularly Pinot Noir.

An extreme heat wave occurred in late January to early February. This heat Overview of vintage statistics required careful irrigation management and stretched irrigation systems. Berry The harvest from the Adelaide Hills was 24,900 tonnes in 2009, 10,000 tonnes damage was minimal as the majority of vineyards had not started veraison below the near-record 2008 harvest and similar to the vintages of 2005, 2006 during the heatwave, which meant the berries were more resilient to heat and and 2007. The total value of grapes from the Adelaide Hills decreased by water stress. Effective water management during the heatwave ensured vines nearly half, from $57 million to $31 million. The significant increases in had healthy canopies to ripen the fruit with the favourable weather during average purchase values that occurred in 2007 and 2008 were not sustained ripening producing grapes with good acid balance at maturity. in the major varieties, with Sauvignon Blanc falling by over $400 per tonne to the lowest it has been since 1997. Chardonnay also fell by $400 per tonne to Pest and disease levels were low. Minor late season rainfall events were a record low for the region of $1024. conducive to botrytis development; however the majority of blocks delivered clean fruit to the wineries. New plantings in the Adelaide Hills in the 2008 season (including top-working and replacements) were 144 hectares (4% of the total area). This rate of Harvest began in mid-February with Pinot Noir for sparkling wines. The peak growth is double what it was in 2007 and is much higher than the average harvest period of Sauvignon Blanc intake occurred in mid March. A much across the state (1%). The most planted variety was Pinot Noir (49 hectares), slower ripening period than last year due to lower temperatures allowed which has had very little new planting in the past few years, and was identified wineries to harvest blocks at optimal maturity. in last year's survey report as likely to fall below demand by 2013. The estimated production from the Adelaide Hills region for 2010 is 31,000 Yields of white varieties (Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris) were good tonnes. 23,000 tonnes is already committed to the wineries, leaving around and similar to previous years. Yields of red varieties were lower, particularly 8,000 tonnes (25%) uncontracted. Pinot Noir which was greatly affected by poor weather conditions at fruitset resulting in small berries. Overall yield in 2009 for the Adelaide Hills is In 2014, the estimated production for the Adelaide Hills is nearly 39,000 estimated to be approximately 20% lower than 2008. tonnes, of which only 13,500 tonnes is already under contract or winery grown fruit. This proportion of already committed fruit (around 35%) is low compared Warm days and cool nights have produced classic cool climate wines, with with most other cool climate regions, and leaves around 25,000 tonnes yet to more herbaceous Sauvignon Blancs and more citrus characters in be contracted, or available on the open market. Across the state, assuming Chardonnay. "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section). Cooler ripening conditions have produced pure fruit characters with elements of spice and elegant tannins in red varieties such as Shiraz and Cabernet

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 26 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Hills Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 3 $3,000 $1,000 20 23 $23,000 Cabernet Sauvignon 595 $400 $2,408 $807,828 $1,357 234 830 $1,125,831 Grenache 0 3 3 $3,282 Malbec 5 $5,000 $1,000 0 5 $5,000 Merlot 1,269 $400 $2,408 $1,108,638 $874 131 1,400 $1,223,364 Meunier 224 $600 $1,800 $269,436 $1,205 3 227 $273,123 Nebbiolo 0 11 11 $14,020 Petit Verdot 21 $51,477 $2,408 0 22 $51,839 Pinot Noir 3,177 $450 $6,050 $4,403,709 $1,386 402 3,579 $4,960,744 Sangiovese 30 $40,996 $1,355 3 33 $44,654 Shiraz 772 $600 $3,357 $1,304,050 $1,689 377 1,149 $1,940,279 Tempranillo 19 $1,350 $2,408 $35,806 $1,843 7 27 $49,590 Zinfandel 0 30 30 $38,791 Total red winegrapes 6,116 $8,029,940 1,220 7,336 $9,753,518 WHITE Chardonnay 5,294 $100 $4,300 $5,423,103 $1,024 1,664 6,958 $7,127,183 Other White 12 $19,596 $1,633 10 22 $35,752 Pinot Gris 630 $700 $2,700 $1,125,329 $1,787 209 839 $1,498,783 Riesling 495 $400 $2,200 $399,892 $808 150 645 $521,071 Sauvignon Blanc 5,717 $750 $2,500 $8,468,642 $1,481 2,107 7,824 $11,590,247 Semillon 518 $300 $1,400 $432,941 $836 173 692 $577,881 Traminer 77 $400 $1,800 $68,637 $891 62 139 $124,012 Verdelho 63 $53,352 $843 9 72 $60,922 Viognier 321 $550 $2,408 $467,422 $1,458 53 374 $544,840 Total white winegrapes 13,127 $16,458,913 4,437 17,564 $22,080,691 Total all winegrapes 19,242 $24,488,853 5,658 24,900 $31,834,209

1 Lowest and highest prices are only reported when there are at least three purchasers. Very low prices may relate to extremely small parcels of fruit or fruit delivered that was over the contract amount or penalised for other reasons. 2 It is estimated that the non-response rate for Adelaide Hills is 5%.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 27 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Hills Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

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SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 28 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Hills Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Barbera 1 0 0 0 1 0% Cabernet Franc 3 0 0 0 3 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 218 0 0 3 221 1% Grenache 3 0 0 0 3 0% Malbec 1 0 0 0 1 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 1 0 0 0 1 0% Merlot 242 0 0 0 242 0% Meunier (Pinot Meunier) 28 0 0 0 28 0% Nebbiolo 6 0 1 1 8 12% Other red 9 1 1 3 14 18% Petit Verdot 4 0 0 0 4 0% Pinot Noir 562 10 2 49 624 8% Ruby Cabernet 0 0 0 0 0 0% Sangiovese 8 0 1 1 10 10% Shiraz 315 1 0 4 320 1% Tempranillo 13 0 0 2 15 11% Total red varieties 1416 13 5 62 1497 4% White winegrapes Albarino 0 0 1 12 13 87% Chardonnay 927 3 0 0 930 0% Chenin Blanc 0 0 0 0 0 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 0 3 0 0 3 0% Other white 5 3 1 5 14 35% Pinot Gris 157 45 24 27 253 11% Riesling 94 1 1 0 95 0% Sauvignon Blanc 810 64 85 37 997 4% Semillon 86 0 0 0 87 0% Traminer 21 0 0 0 21 0% Verdelho 17 0 0 1 18 6% Viognier 61 3 0 0 65 0% Total white varieties 2178 122 114 82 2496 3% Rootstock Block 2 0 0 0 2 0% Unknown 25 0 0 0 25 0% Total all varieties 3621 135 119 144 4020 4% 29

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Hills Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 18 23 3 26 18 23 3 26 18 23 3 26 Cabernet Sauvignon 2,819 380 550 930 3,407 385 332 717 3,407 389 111 500 Grenache 208 3 0 3 226 3 0 3 262 3 0 3 Malbec 47 0 5 5 46 0 5 5 46 0 5 5 Merlot 1,734 149 812 962 1,943 149 445 594 1,943 149 307 456 Meunier 318 5 99 105 318 5 96 102 318 5 35 40 Nebbiolo 73 12 0 12 73 13 0 13 73 14 0 14 Petit Verdot 26 1 0 1 26 1 0 1 26 1 0 1 Pinot Noir 3,446 513 3,215 3,727 4,286 528 1,723 2,251 4,311 533 1,051 1,584 Sangiovese 150 5 31 37 154 5 10 16 163 5 0 5 Shiraz 4,292 560 727 1,288 4,796 588 518 1,106 4,800 598 275 873 Tempranillo 68 16 16 31 84 26 16 42 116 26 16 42 Zinfandel 61 26 0 26 61 26 0 26 61 26 0 26 Total red winegrapes 13,403 1,693 5,459 7,152 15,581 1,752 3,149 4,901 15,688 1,773 1,803 3,576 White winegrapes Chardonnay 7,496 1,415 4,590 6,005 8,842 1,504 2,827 4,331 8,854 1,604 1,343 2,947 Other White 22 24 34 58 40 40 34 73 69 40 34 73 Pinot Gris 973 807 596 1,403 1,318 846 439 1,285 1,687 888 273 1,161 Riesling 1,503 219 338 557 1,671 229 243 472 1,759 230 130 360 Sauvignon Blanc 5,917 2,533 4,227 6,760 7,568 2,676 3,255 5,931 8,578 2,732 2,061 4,793 Semillon 1,034 197 237 433 1,171 199 106 305 1,171 202 49 251 Traminer 196 69 6 75 200 74 6 81 209 80 6 86 Verdelho 57 0 42 42 57 0 42 42 57 0 0 0 Viognier 300 69 275 344 301 69 181 250 301 69 150 219 Total white winegrapes 17,860 5,333 10,345 15,678 21,532 5,638 7,131 12,769 23,047 5,844 4,046 9,891 Total all winegrapes 31,263 7,026 15,804 22,829 37,114 7,390 10,280 17,670 38,736 7,617 5,849 13,466

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.05 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 30 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

Adelaide Plains Wine Region

Regional summary report

2009

Adelaide Plains Vintage overview

Overview of vintage statistics The reported harvest from the Adelaide Plains in 2009 was 3,720 tonnes, well below the 2008 harvest and similar to the 2007 harvest. The total value of grapes from the Adelaide Plains decreased by more than 50% to just under $3 million in 2009 compared with $6 million in 2008. The average purchase value for the major varieties was significantly lower, with Shiraz down by over $200 per tonne. There were 13 hectares of new plantings recorded in the Adelaide Plains region in spring 2008 – all Pinot Gris. The region has a total area of 744 hectares. The estimated production from the Adelaide Plains vineyards for 2010 is 5,000 tonnes according to the ABARE supply forecast, which is lower than the total committed intake. These figures do not change substantially over the forecast period, with the supply forecast remaining constant and the committed intake falling slightly to 4,600 tonnes in 2014. However, based on the planting data recorded by PGIBSA, the region has a much higher potential production of around 7,000 tonnes. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section).

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 32 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Plains Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Sauvignon 202 $435 $2,570 $181,399 $898 57 259 $232,545 Grenache 154 $450 $880 $78,388 $508 0 154 $78,388 Malbec 0 8 8 $5,743 Mataro 50 $53,664 $1,081 0 50 $53,664 Merlot 287 $297 $1,100 $195,714 $683 0 287 $195,714 Other Red 0 12 12 $8,876 Petit Verdot 8 $8,000 $1,000 0 8 $8,000 Pinot Noir 151 $102,901 $680 0 151 $102,901 Sangiovese 0 $0 $0 9 9 $6,399 Shiraz 1,016 $328 $1,500 $761,070 $749 64 1,081 $809,263 Tempranillo 27 $35,594 $1,299 0 27 $35,594 Zinfandel 12 $6,040 $499 0 12 $6,040 Total red winegrapes 1,908 $1,422,770 150 2,057 $1,543,127 WHITE Chardonnay 544 $500 $1,100 $324,258 $596 9 553 $329,499 Chenin Blanc 17 $18,260 $1,074 0 17 $18,260 Colombard 70 $52,725 $750 136 206 $154,500 Muscat Gordo Blanco 13 $7,764 $597 0 13 $7,764 Pinot Gris 122 $134,486 $1,100 0 122 $134,486 Riesling 21 $9,903 $467 1 22 $10,295 Sauvignon Blanc 576 $493,860 $857 13 589 $505,263 Semillon 34 $17,170 $501 0 34 $17,170 Viognier 106 $104,942 $988 0 106 $104,942 Total white winegrapes 1,505 $1,163,368 159 1,663 $1,282,180 Total all winegrapes 3,412 $2,586,138 308 3,720 $2,825,307

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 33 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Plains Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 1 0 0 0 1 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 78 0 0 0 78 0% Grenache 35 0 0 0 35 0% Malbec 6 0 0 0 6 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 12 0 0 0 12 0% Merlot 49 0 0 0 49 0% Other red 5 0 0 0 5 0% Petit Verdot 2 0 0 0 2 0% Pinot Noir 16 0 2 0 18 0% Ruby Cabernet 6 0 0 0 6 0% Sangiovese 5 1 0 0 6 0% Shiraz 268 0 0 0 268 0% Tempranillo 0 2 0 0 2 0% Total red varieties 484 3 2 0 489 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 93 0 0 0 93 0% Chenin Blanc 7 0 0 0 7 0% Colombard 13 0 0 0 13 0% Muscat Gordo Blanco 3 0 0 0 3 0% Other white 2 0 0 0 2 0% Pinot Gris 0 13 0 13 26 50% Riesling 17 0 0 0 17 0% Sauvignon Blanc 59 0 0 0 59 0% Semillon 8 0 0 0 8 0% Viognier 16 0 0 0 16 0% Total white varieties 218 13 0 13 243 5% Unknown 12 0 0 0 12 0% Total all varieties 713 16 2 13 744 2%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Adelaide Plains Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 541 68 238 306 543 68 173 241 543 68 173 241 Grenache 293 0 10 10 293 0 0 0 293 0 0 0 Malbec 17 10 0 10 21 10 0 10 21 10 0 10 Mataro 71 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 Merlot 431 0 518 518 432 0 386 386 432 0 386 386 Other Red 25 10 0 10 25 10 0 10 25 10 0 10 Petit Verdot 33 0 8 8 33 0 8 8 33 0 8 8 Pinot Noir 210 0 167 167 210 0 167 167 210 0 167 167 Sangiovese 144 10 0 10 144 10 0 10 144 10 0 10 Shiraz 1,568 120 1,258 1,378 1,569 141 928 1,069 1,569 141 816 957 Tempranillo 0 0 13 13 0 0 13 13 0 0 13 13 Zinfandel 17 0 26 26 17 0 26 26 17 0 26 26 Total red winegrapes 3,418 219 2,238 2,457 3,427 240 1,701 1,941 3,427 240 1,590 1,830 White winegrapes Chardonnay 590 10 1,217 1,227 589 10 1,130 1,141 589 10 1,130 1,141 Chenin Blanc 22 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 Colombard 211 146 73 219 211 146 73 219 211 146 73 219 Muscat Gordo Blanco 20 0 21 21 20 0 21 21 20 0 21 21 Pinot Gris 11 0 251 251 11 0 251 251 11 0 251 251 Riesling 142 10 0 10 143 10 0 10 143 10 0 10 Sauvignon Blanc 426 16 903 919 425 16 903 919 425 16 903 919 Semillon 219 0 52 52 219 0 52 52 219 0 52 52 Viognier 21 0 251 251 21 0 251 251 21 0 251 251 Total white winegrapes 1,671 183 2,767 2,950 1,670 183 2,680 2,863 1,670 183 2,680 2,863 Total all winegrapes 5,089 402 5,005 5,407 5,097 423 4,382 4,805 5,097 423 4,270 4,693

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.04 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 35 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 36

Barossa Valley Wine Region

Incorporating Barossa Zone - other

Regional summary report 2009

Barossa Valley Vintage overview

Vintage overview Overview of vintage statistics In 2009 budburst was generally about two weeks later than the previous The harvest from the Barossa Valley (including Barossa zone – other) was season, with initial foliage reflecting a somewhat uneven budburst. 51,601 tonnes in 2009, 15,000 tonnes less than the 2008 harvest and the However, as temperatures increased canopies began to regain their lowest crush since 2003, apart from the very low 2007 harvest of under normal balance. Climatic conditions were ideal for flowering and set, 40,000 tonnes. The total value of grapes from the region was just over $60 however, some shatter was observed in Shiraz and Grenache across million, and average purchase values in all the major varieties decreased various blocks. Verasion generally occurred on time through the ripening despite the lower tonnages. Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon decreased by process, although it was delayed during a heat spike that was experienced $200 per tonne and Cabernet Sauvignon by $300 per tonne, while over 10 consecutive days in late January-early February. The mild and Chardonnay decreased by $250 per tonne to a record low price for the region dry conditions that followed in February slowed ripening, as the vines re- of $854 per tonne. adjusted after the heat wave. New plantings in the Barossa Valley in spring 2008 (including top-working

and replacements) were 257 hectares – almost all Shiraz. This is 2% of the In relative terms, the season was a mixed bag of cool temperatures and total area, slightly less than last year and above the state average of 1% new heat spikes, with little rain over the harvest period. This meant that planting. disease identification and control was minimal. Cropping levels were significantly down in all varieties but most particularly in Shiraz and The estimated production from the Barossa Valley for 2010 is around 78,000 Semillon, with Chardonnay and Riesling fairing better in response to tonnes – assuming a return to full potential. This would be similar to the earlier picking times. The Shiraz wines in 2009 are nicely structured and 2006 crush of just under 80,000 tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is perfumed showing characters of mulberries and mixed plums. 69,000 tonnes, leaving only 9,000 tonnes (12%) uncontracted.

Robin Nettelbeck In 2014, the estimated production is expected to increase to 84,000 tonnes, Yalumba Wines and Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of which 66% (56,000 tonnes) is already under contract or winery grown fruit. This leaves an estimated 28,000 tonnes to be sold on the open market or signed up in the intervening period. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section).

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 38 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Barossa Valley Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 136 $600 $1,350 $128,247 $943 22 158 $149,320 Cabernet Sauvignon 5,210 $300 $5,730 $5,856,594 $1,124 1,578 6,788 $7,630,701 Grenache 2,966 $300 $8,000 $3,366,991 $1,135 728 3,694 $4,193,197 Malbec 50 $600 $1,200 $53,476 $1,077 11 61 $65,175 Mataro 457 $300 $8,000 $688,135 $1,504 355 813 $1,222,925 Merlot 2,560 $300 $1,800 $2,047,293 $800 492 3,052 $2,440,915 Other Red 209 $890 $2,000 $205,916 $987 33 242 $241,225 Petit Verdot 13 $7,536 $600 14 26 $15,828 Pinot Noir 231 $300 $1,000 $161,018 $698 47 277 $193,611 Sangiovese 150 $550 $3,000 $196,939 $1,314 16 166 $217,525 Shiraz 18,860 $330 $11,409 $28,898,799 $1,532 3,549 22,409 $34,336,095 Tempranillo 163 $650 $2,000 $253,568 $1,555 10 173 $268,357 Touriga 40 $1,200 $1,700 $64,623 $1,620 18 58 $93,305 Zinfandel 38 $1,000 $2,200 $59,041 $1,560 10 48 $75,362 Total red winegrapes 31,082 $41,988,176 6,883 37,965 $51,143,540 WHITE Chardonnay 2,926 $300 $1,200 $1,792,050 $612 811 3,737 $2,288,618 Chenin Blanc 179 $500 $675 $102,494 $572 8 187 $106,838 Marsanne 5 $10,130 $2,000 20 25 $50,970 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 83 $290 $1,000 $73,882 $895 76 158 $141,658 Muscat Gordo Blanco 136 $600 $900 $91,292 $670 0 136 $91,292 Other White 175 $300 $2,100 $120,301 $686 108 283 $189,151 Pinot Gris 15 $800 $1,500 $14,439 $978 7 22 $21,091 Riesling 2,140 $300 $1,600 $1,362,073 $637 1,245 3,385 $2,154,627 Roussanne 20 $23,990 $1,200 6 26 $30,680 Sauvignon Blanc 878 $400 $1,400 $887,922 $1,011 156 1,034 $1,045,487 Semillon 3,742 $300 $2,000 $2,150,525 $575 393 4,135 $2,376,578 Verdelho 50 $34,762 $699 0 50 $34,762 Viognier 395 $300 $2,250 $457,966 $1,161 65 459 $533,220 Total white winegrapes 10,743 $7,121,825 2,894 13,636 $9,064,971 Total all winegrapes 41,825 $49,110,000 9,776 51,601 $60,208,511

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 39 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Barossa Valley Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

2500 90000

Tonnes crushed 80000 WAP - Shiraz 2000 70000 WAP - Cabernet Sauvignon

60000

1500 50000 $ per per tonne$

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20000 500

10000

0 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 40 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Barossa Valley Current plantings by variety and year planted

Includes plantings in Barossa Zone other - 106 hectares

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Alicante Bouschet 11 0 0 2 12 12% Cabernet Franc 34 0 0 0 34 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 1413 18 20 19 1470 1% Durif 10 0 4 3 18 18% Grenache 724 6 0 3 733 0% Malbec 20 0 0 0 21 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 179 6 7 7 199 4% Merlot 415 0 3 0 417 0% Other red 34 3 5 1 42 1% Petit Verdot 31 0 0 0 31 0% Pinot Noir 56 0 1 3 59 5% Sangiovese 21 0 0 0 21 0% Shiraz 5434 180 245 182 6041 3% Tempranillo 40 4 3 4 52 8% Touriga 9 0 0 3 12 26% Zinfandel 13 0 1 0 14 0% Total red varieties 8443 219 290 227 9178 2% White winegrapes Albarino 1 1 9 2 14 17% Chardonnay 660 1 2 2 666 0% Chenin Blanc 30 0 0 1 30 2% Muscadelle (Tokay) 24 0 0 0 24 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 44 0 0 5 49 10% Other white 39 5 1 7 51 13% Palomino 16 0 0 0 16 0% Pedro Ximenes 14 0 0 0 14 3% Riesling 430 1 0 0 431 0% Sauvignon Blanc 107 8 5 9 130 7% Semillon 625 0 0 0 626 0% Viognier 70 7 10 4 92 4% Total white varieties 2060 25 28 30 2143 1% Unknown variety 36 0 0 0 36 0% Total all varieties 10538 244 318 257 11357 2% 41

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Barossa Valley Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 - reduced by 5% based on industry information regarding future yields 2 A raising factor of 1.08 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 42 Barossa Valley Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake White winegrapes Chardonnay 7,037 1,298 4,041 5,339 7,172 1,173 3,343 4,516 7,274 1,173 2,844 4,017 Chenin Blanc 298 8 276 284 298 8 284 291 298 8 205 212 Marsanne 37 37 5 42 39 37 5 42 43 37 5 42 Muscadelle 167 27 11 38 167 27 11 38 167 27 11 38 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 364 93 121 214 369 147 104 251 378 228 104 332 Muscat Gordo Blanco 3 0 162 162 3 0 209 209 3 0 218 218 Other White 111 30 40 70 200 76 67 143 370 76 19 95 Palomino 99 130 10 140 100 130 14 144 100 130 0 130 Pedro Ximenes 0 28 5 34 0 31 5 37 0 31 5 37 Pinot Gris 297 11 54 65 314 11 78 89 342 11 50 61 Riesling 4,866 1,389 2,397 3,785 4,989 1,400 1,285 2,685 5,021 1,413 1,146 2,559 Roussanne 33 6 22 28 40 6 22 28 52 6 22 28 Sauvignon Blanc 1,882 276 1,309 1,585 1,987 222 1,458 1,680 2,074 168 1,458 1,626 Semillon 9,331 598 4,794 5,393 7,035 528 3,554 4,082 7,151 528 2,922 3,449 Traminer 128 0 56 56 128 0 56 56 128 0 32 32 Trebbiano 113 5 0 5 113 5 0 5 113 5 0 5 Verdelho 47 0 19 19 47 0 19 19 47 0 19 19 Viognier 811 104 575 679 819 114 578 692 830 114 524 638 Total white winegrapes 25,726 4,040 13,898 17,939 23,923 3,915 11,092 15,007 24,494 3,955 9,584 13,539 Total all winegrapes 78,113 15,249 53,583 68,832 80,142 15,545 46,247 61,792 83,551 15,741 39,908 55,649

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Clare Valley Wine Region

Regional summary report

2009

Clare Valley Vintage overview

Vintage report The growing season for 2009 began with soil moisture levels at or near full This season the wines are demonstrating vibrant fruit flavours across the capacity due to the very welcome rains in August 2008. All varieties Valley. Riesling fared exceptionally well, but the outstanding variety from pushed away with good growth and we had clear skies during spring. In 2009 will perhaps be Cabernet Sauvignon. The increasingly mild early December, there was concern about dry conditions until the 11th conditions saw this variety in its preferred element, with ample time to when we received another perfectly timed drink of 100mm over two days. develop flavour. The Cabernet harvest was just before Anzac Day, which This rainfall was beneficial in more ways than we realised at the time. is in line with the better years for this variety.

The vines had finished flowering when the rain came and the immature Neville Rowe clusters indicated cropping levels at average quantities. Average levels in Chairman - Clare Valley Winemakers' Incorporated the Clare Valley are around 5-6 t/Ha for Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon and ~8T/Ha for Riesling. Overview of vintage statistics

The harvest from the Clare Valley was 25,216 tonnes in 2009, up 10% Mild weather continued during December and January, gradually warming compared with last year - against the trend in most regions of a lower to the point where we experienced ‘that heat-wave'. This is when the crush than in 2008. The total value of grapes from the region decreased, December rain showed its full effect. The rain prolonged the growing however, by around $1 million, with the average purchase value for the top season and the vines had not begun veraison, so in the heat, they simply three varieties decreasing to slightly below 2007 values. shut down and went to sleep for about 10 days. Strong canopies protected the fruit and mature leaves withstood the high temperatures. There were 83 hectares of new plantings in the Clare Valley in spring 2008 (including top-working and replacements) - almost exactly the same as last Fortunately, when the heat subsided the Clare Valley entered a period of year. Cabernet Sauvignon accounted for almost half of the total. perfect ripening weather with mild days and classically cool nights. Veraison proceeded evenly and the accumulation of sugars in the berries The estimated production from the Clare Valley for 2010 is 25,000 tonnes. increased at a modest rate, due to the mild February which was 3 degrees The wineries’ committed intake is 30,000 tonnes – ie higher than the below average for the region. Interestingly, even taking into account the estimated supply, so there is not expected to be any surplus fruit. hot spell, the growing season was the coolest since the 2005 harvest with By 2014, the estimated production is just under 30,000 tonnes, of which a figure of 1861 growing degree days (a summation of daily temperature). 70% (21,000 tonnes) is already under contract or winery grown fruit. This leaves around 9,000 tonnes as yet uncontracted. Across the state, The early white varieties Chardonnay and Semillon were generally picked assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 in the last days of February, and the wineries barely broke a sweat before tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary easing to a leisurely pace which became the rhythm until the last berry section). was picked in May.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 46 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Clare Valley Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Barbera 0 22 22 $26,435 Cabernet Franc 0 61 61 $74,597 Cabernet Sauvignon 2,436 $600 $2,075 $2,855,874 $1,172 2,377 4,814 $5,642,159 Grenache 97 $600 $1,800 $116,820 $1,210 123 219 $265,509 Malbec 12 $12,344 $993 204 216 $214,625 Mataro 19 $22,552 $1,160 28 47 $54,489 Merlot 807 $350 $1,500 $763,011 $945 833 1,640 $1,550,676 Nebbiolo 0 12 12 $14,971 Other Red 16 $800 $1,800 $26,176 $1,619 30 46 $63,745 Petit Verdot 26 $17,600 $667 33 60 $39,807 Pinot Noir 4 $3,600 $900 70 74 $66,420 Sangiovese 0 79 79 $96,520 Shiraz 4,549 $350 $3,000 $5,950,589 $1,308 2,963 7,512 $9,826,302 Tempranillo 101 $1,100 $1,500 $124,944 $1,243 35 135 $168,315 Total red winegrapes 8,069 $9,893,510 6,869 14,937 $18,104,569 WHITE Chardonnay 512 $300 $1,764 $455,767 $891 891 1,403 $1,249,709 Other White 0 28 28 $29,379 Pedro Ximenes 0 22 22 $23,250 Pinot Gris 80 $950 $1,200 $92,490 $1,157 57 136 $157,885 Riesling 4,802 $400 $2,000 $5,166,944 $1,076 2,454 7,256 $7,807,290 Sauvignon Blanc 56 $900 $1,500 $57,472 $1,020 132 188 $192,104 Semillon 682 $400 $1,350 $702,697 $1,030 331 1,014 $1,043,911 Traminer 22 $25,080 $1,163 74 95 $110,901 Verdelho 0 20 20 $21,136 Viognier 44 $1,000 $1,600 $50,072 $1,137 72 116 $131,402 Total white winegrapes 6,198 $6,550,521 4,080 10,278 $10,766,966 Total all winegrapes 14,267 $16,444,031 10,949 25,216 $28,871,535

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 47 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Clare Valley Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

2000 40000

1800 35000

1600 WAP - Cabernet Sauvignon WAP - Shiraz 30000 1400

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0 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 48 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Clare Valley Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 17 0 0 0 17 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 1164 9 22 39 1234 3% Grenache 67 0 0 0 67 0% Malbec 67 0 2 0 70 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 31 0 1 0 32 0% Merlot 298 7 0 1 306 0% Other red 19 0 0 1 20 3% Petit Verdot 21 0 0 0 21 0% Pinot Noir 11 0 0 0 11 0% Sangiovese 34 0 0 0 34 0% Shiraz 1856 15 30 12 1914 1% Tempranillo 19 0 5 3 27 11% Total red varieties 3605 32 60 56 3753 2% White winegrapes Chardonnay 313 0 0 0 313 0% Other white 16 1 4 3 23 11% Pinot Gris 22 5 3 9 39 22% Riesling 1212 24 18 13 1268 1% Sauvignon Blanc 31 2 6 0 39 0% Semillon 184 0 0 0 184 0% Traminer 24 8 0 1 33 4% Viognier 22 0 3 0 25 0% Total white varieties 1824 40 33 26 1923 1% Unknown variety 9 0 0 0 9 0% Total all varieties 5440 71 93 83 5687 1%

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Clare Valley Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Barbera 40 29 0 29 40 29 0 29 40 29 0 29 Cabernet Franc 115 107 0 107 116 107 0 107 116 107 0 107 Cabernet Sauvignon 4,529 3,360 2,605 5,965 4,960 3,658 713 4,371 5,147 4,062 425 4,488 Grenache 384 130 93 223 388 130 78 207 395 130 57 187 Malbec 317 206 11 217 325 202 11 213 343 202 11 213 Mataro 93 46 13 59 97 46 0 46 105 46 0 46 Merlot 1,255 1,154 988 2,141 1,840 1,176 473 1,649 1,840 1,187 391 1,578 Nebbiolo 22 23 0 23 22 23 0 23 22 23 0 23 Other Red 68 53 1 54 73 58 1 59 83 75 1 76 Petit Verdot 117 54 24 78 117 54 0 54 117 54 0 54 Pinot Noir 84 92 4 97 84 92 4 97 84 92 4 97 Sangiovese 190 126 0 126 192 142 0 142 192 147 0 147 Shiraz 8,159 3,638 4,582 8,220 9,931 3,847 2,595 6,442 10,117 4,026 1,681 5,707 Tempranillo 49 43 73 116 70 57 73 129 111 76 94 171 Total red winegrapes 15,425 9,060 8,393 17,454 18,255 9,619 3,948 13,567 18,712 10,255 2,665 12,920 White winegrapes Chardonnay 1,749 1,535 767 2,302 2,023 1,524 299 1,823 2,023 1,511 112 1,623 Other White 233 69 4 73 279 69 22 91 371 69 22 91 Pinot Gris 96 78 114 192 118 116 130 246 128 127 99 226 Riesling 5,731 3,195 5,088 8,283 6,316 3,274 2,933 6,207 6,513 3,301 1,663 4,965 Sauvignon Blanc 290 207 2 209 302 210 0 210 323 210 0 210 Semillon 1,172 692 670 1,362 1,297 692 157 849 1,297 698 44 742 Traminer 221 158 13 171 220 166 13 179 220 180 13 193 Verdelho 18 20 0 20 18 20 0 20 18 20 0 20 Viognier 127 74 9 82 137 74 141 214 156 74 141 214 Total white winegrapes 9,668 6,027 6,668 12,694 10,759 6,145 3,695 9,839 11,135 6,190 2,094 8,284 Total all winegrapes 25,093 15,087 15,061 30,148 29,014 15,764 7,642 23,407 29,847 16,445 4,759 21,204

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.1 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 50 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

Coonawarra Wine Region

Regional summary report

2009

Coonawarra Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics Wines showing great promise with intense varietal characters, deep The harvest from Coonawarra was 34,652 tonnes in 2009, down 15% colours and soft tannins have resulted from the 2009 vintage, which compared with 2008. The total value of grapes from the region was $36.5 commenced later than recent vintages, as a consequence of close to million, compared with $53.5 million in 2008. The average purchase value average temperatures during the growing season. for the three major varieties decreased, with Shiraz falling by $350 to below $1000 per tonne - around the same as it was in 1993. The CAPV Winter rainfall in 2008 was average, giving good soil moisture levels for for Cabernet Sauvignon in 2009 was less than half what it was in 1998, budburst in early spring. Conditions during spring were dry with minimal whereas the total production was very similar. frost and no disease pressures allowing for excellent vine canopy New plantings in Coonawarra in spring 2008 (including top-working and development. replacements) were negligible for the fourth year in a row. The total

vineyard area decreased overall by 160 hectares, from 5891 hectares to Prolonged flowering due to cloud and wind during November caused a 5734 hectares. noticeable decrease in fruit set in Cabernet Sauvignon and a corresponding drop in cropping levels - compounded by reduced bunch The estimated production from the Coonawarra region for 2010 is 48,000 numbers after the high potential crop of 2008. tonnes – assuming average yields. The wineries’ committed intake is around 39,000 tonnes, leaving 9,000 tonnes of uncommitted fruit. In 2014 The vines' resilience was tested in January with four consecutive days of the estimated production increases slightly – to 49,000 tonnes. 31,500 record hot temperatures; however, the healthy canopies shielded most tonnes is already under contract or winery grown fruit; this leaves around varieties from any major damage. Vintage temperatures were slightly 20,000 tonnes (36%) available on the open market. below average providing a long slow ripening period for the reds. However, it is very difficult to estimate production in Coonawarra, where

the 2004 harvest was over 60,000 tonnes and the 2007 harvest was less The harvest started in mid-March and did not finish until early May, with than 20,000 tonnes. winemakers keen to allow the grapes to hang on the vines to optimise colour, flavour and tannin development. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State This season the white wines are showing excellent flavour profiles at lower Summary section). alcohols. The reds are characterised by deep rich colours with Cabernet

Sauvignon exhibiting good structure and varietal character and Shiraz showing rich peppery aromas and flavours, while the Merlots are exhibiting deep broody aromas and full body.

Michelle Stehbens, President, Coonawarra Vignerons Association Stuart Sharman, President, Coonawarra Grapegrowers Association

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 52 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Coonawarra Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Barbera 0 1 1 $1,109 Cabernet Franc 99 $600 $700 $61,962 $624 245 345 $215,017 Cabernet Sauvignon 8,289 $300 $3,600 $10,271,627 $1,239 9,541 17,830 $22,095,378 Malbec 0 74 74 $81,484 Merlot 1,607 $350 $2,408 $1,047,646 $652 1,771 3,379 $2,202,221 Meunier 1 $1,300 $1,000 22 23 $23,200 Other Red 0 $270 $750 0 0 $270 Petit Verdot 124 $126,587 $1,024 150 273 $279,941 Pinot Noir 157 $700 $1,200 $145,080 $926 145 301 $278,942 Shiraz 2,165 $300 $2,500 $2,139,130 $988 4,860 7,025 $6,940,171 Tempranillo 0 2 2 $1,663 Total red winegrapes 12,443 $13,793,603 16,810 29,253 $32,119,396 WHITE Chardonnay 1,182 $300 $1,450 $961,748 $813 2,182 3,364 $2,736,536 Other White 0 3 3 $2,620 Pedro Ximenes 0 16 16 $13,765 Riesling 114 $400 $1,000 $72,559 $635 971 1,085 $688,758 Sauvignon Blanc 389 $350 $1,500 $437,965 $1,127 472 861 $970,146 Semillon 4 $2,013 $550 35 38 $21,142 Traminer 0 15 15 $13,101 Viognier 3 $3,305 $1,140 15 17 $19,876 Total white winegrapes 1,692 $1,477,590 3,708 5,399 $4,465,943 Total all winegrapes 14,134 $15,271,193 20,518 34,652 $36,585,340

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 53 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Coonawarra Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

3000 70000

WAP - Cabernet Sauvignon Tonnes crushed 60000 2500

50000 2000 WAP - Shiraz

40000

$ per per tonne$ 1500

30000 Tonnes crushed Tonnes

1000 20000

WAP - Merlot 500 10000

0 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 54 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Coonawarra Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 32 0 1 0 33 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 3338 0 10 4 3352 0% Malbec 16 0 0 0 16 0% Merlot 394 0 0 0 394 0% Other red 7 0 0 0 7 0% Petit Verdot 22 0 0 0 22 0% Pinot Noir 48 2 0 0 50 0% Shiraz 1165 2 3 2 1171 0% Total red varieties 5021 4 14 6 5044 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 411 0 0 3 414 1% Other white 3 1 2 0 6 0% Riesling 143 0 0 0 143 0% Sauvignon Blanc 88 5 15 1 110 1% Semillon 4 0 6 0 10 0% Viognier 8 0 0 0 8 0% Total white varieties 657 6 22 4 689 1% Total all varieties 5678 10 36 10 5734 0%

55 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Coonawarra Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Barbera 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 Cabernet Franc 431 289 27 316 440 289 27 316 454 289 0 289 Cabernet Sauvignon 21,650 13,026 7,468 20,494 21,770 13,210 5,244 18,454 21,859 12,455 3,306 15,761 Malbec 91 87 0 87 91 87 0 87 91 87 0 87 Merlot 3,176 1,800 809 2,608 3,155 1,883 736 2,619 3,155 1,972 495 2,467 Meunier 18 35 3 38 18 35 0 35 18 35 0 35 Other Red 72 0 18 18 72 0 18 18 72 0 18 18 Petit Verdot 161 200 117 317 161 225 102 327 161 257 0 257 Pinot Noir 790 294 220 514 891 294 71 365 928 294 71 365 Sangiovese 35 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 Shiraz 9,945 6,585 2,050 8,635 9,923 6,719 1,434 8,153 9,923 6,874 908 7,781 Tempranillo 62 2 0 2 63 3 0 3 67 3 0 3 Total red winegrapes 36,986 22,320 10,712 33,032 37,176 22,748 7,632 30,379 37,325 22,267 4,798 27,065 White winegrapes Chardonnay 5,050 2,346 1,460 3,806 4,832 2,247 845 3,092 4,832 2,262 308 2,570 Other White 11 6 0 6 19 9 0 9 19 9 0 9 Pedro Ximenes 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 Riesling 1,369 1,104 129 1,233 1,373 1,097 24 1,122 1,373 1,097 24 1,122 Sauvignon Blanc 2,999 472 291 763 3,886 529 101 630 4,355 568 89 657 Semillon 171 29 4 34 181 29 0 29 204 29 0 29 Traminer 59 20 0 20 58 20 0 20 58 20 0 20 Viognier 84 16 1 17 146 16 1 17 146 16 1 17 Total white winegrapes 10,793 3,995 1,884 5,879 11,551 3,958 971 4,929 12,043 4,012 423 4,435 Total all winegrapes 47,779 26,315 12,596 38,911 48,728 26,706 8,602 35,308 49,368 26,279 5,221 31,500

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.02 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 56 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Currency Creek Wine Region Regional summary report 2009 Currency Creek Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics The 2009 growing season commenced with cool spring weather, and The reported harvest from Currency Creek was 11,881 tonnes in 2009, a surprisingly, after average winter rainfall, very dry deeper soil profiles. record for the region and more than 50% above the 2008 harvest of While early spring growth was somewhat inhibited by cooler conditions, a around 7,000 tonnes. The total value of grapes from the region is warmer start to summer soon produced well balanced canopies. Red estimated to be over $10.5 million, compared with $7.5 million in 2008. varieties showed excellent fruit set and bunch numbers while white The average purchase value for most major varieties decreased, however, varieties other than Chardonnay exhibited below average bunch numbers. with Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon both down by around $150 per tonne. At this early stage, the 2009 vintage was looking like returning to “normal” New plantings in Currency Creek in spring 2008 (including top-working after several condensed vintages. The unprecedented heat wave in the and replacements) were negligible for the second year in a row. last ten days of January however, brought the whites forward in fruit ripeness and resulted in a record early start for the sparkling varieties. The estimated production from Currency Creek vineyards for 2010 is around 7,800 tonnes – well below the 2009 vintage. The newness and The maritime influence over the Currency Creek wine region leads to low rapid growth of the region may account for an under-estimate of the average summer ripening temperatures, thereby making it a late maturing potential production by ABARE, or there may have been some district. Fortunately, this factor meant that the later white varieties and the misclassification of the fruit between this region and other parts of the reds where just entering late veraison when the heatwave hit, resulting Fleurieu zone. The total area of vineyards in the region is 950 hectares, only in some vine stress while leaving the fruit relatively unaffected. which indicates a production potential of at least 10,000 tonnes.

After this burst of early heat, the vintage did in fact return to “normal”. The The amount of fruit already committed to the wineries for 2010 is over 12,000 tonnes – suggesting that the supply forecast may underestimate perfect cool and dry early autumn days and cold nights that followed created optimal fruit ripening conditions thereby allowing flavour production, and also indicating that there is unlikely to be any surplus fruit development while holding the acid. These conditions enabled the later from the region next year. varietals such as Merlot, Grenache and Petit Verdot to be harvested up to By 2014, the estimated production is expected to increase to around 9,500 three weeks after Easter. tonnes, of which 7,500 tonnes is already committed. This picture is quite different from the committed intake and demand forecasts reported in the Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon ferments all look outstanding with the best 2008 survey for this region. white varieties this year being Sauvignon Blanc (below average yield) and Chardonnay (above average yield). Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State David Watkins and Nathan Shaw Summary section). Currency Creek Wine Region Association

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 58 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Currency Creek Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes2 tonne grown fruit crushed3 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Sauvignon 1,781 $600 $1,200 $1,556,587 $874 2,392 4,173 $3,647,416 Grenache 82 103 185 $110,976 Malbec 0 9 9 $8,213 Merlot 538 $600 $1,516 $569,599 $1,059 836 1,374 $1,455,208 Petit Verdot 0 9 9 $7,923 Pinot Noir 0 9 9 $8,520 Sangiovese 30 11 41 $49,952 Shiraz 1,759 $600 $1,234 $1,578,242 $897 1,548 3,308 $2,967,295 Total red winegrapes 4,191 $3,790,395 4,918 9,108 $8,255,504 WHITE Chardonnay 999 $700 $817 $796,670 $798 864 1,863 $1,486,109 Pinot Gris 146 41 187 $207,318 Riesling 38 91 128 $129,211 Roussanne 0 5 5 $4,763 Sauvignon Blanc 167 $1,100 $1,516 $203,036 $1,214 196 364 $441,376 Semillon 0 27 27 $23,799 Traminer 97 101 198 $118,848 Total white winegrapes 1,447 $1,257,799 1,326 2,773 $2,411,424 Total all winegrapes 5,638 $5,048,195 6,244 11,881 $10,666,928

1 Lowest and highest prices are only reported when there are at least three purchasers. Very low prices may relate to extremely small parcels of fruit or fruit delivered that was over the contract amount or penalised for other reasons. 2 Owing to small numbers of purchasers, price information is not published for some varieties. 3 It is estimated that the non-response rate for Currency Creek is 0%.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 59 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Currency Creek Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 282 0 0 0 282 0% Grenache 11 0 0 0 11 0% Merlot 63 0 0 0 63 0% Other red 4 1 0 0 5 0% Petit Verdot 4 0 0 0 4 0% Sangiovese 4 0 0 0 4 0% Shiraz 314 2 0 0 316 0% Tempranillo 5 0 0 0 5 0% Total red varieties 686 3 0 0 689 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 117 4 0 0 121 0% Pinot Gris 16 0 0 0 17 2% Riesling 15 0 0 0 15 0% Roussanne 1 0 0 0 1 0% Sauvignon Blanc 40 15 3 0 58 0% Semillon 5 1 1 0 8 0% Traminer 6 0 0 0 6 0% Vermantino 3 0 0 0 3 0% Viognier 4 2 0 0 6 0% Total white varieties 207 22 4 0 234 0% Unknown variety 28 0 0 0 28 0% Total all varieties 921 25 4 0 950 0%

60 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Currency Creek Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.0 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 61 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 62

Eden Valley Wine Region

Regional summary report

2009

Eden Valley Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics Above average precipitation for the months of July and August provided a The harvest from Eden Valley was 8,486 tonnes in 2009, much lower than promising end to the winter period, however rainfall faltered in spring, the 2008 harvest of 13,797 tonnes and more like the 2007 harvest of 8,607 which resulted in an uneven budburst in many varieties. tonnes. The total value of grapes from the region was just over $10.5 million – around half the 2008 figure of just under $20 million. Despite the Climatic conditions for flowering and fruit initiation were favourable; small tonnage, the average purchase value for Riesling and Chardonnay however some bunch shatter occurred in a number of places where water decreased by $250 per tonne - to below the 2008 figures, but Shiraz stress was becoming evident. In mid- December after a significant rainfall increased by around $50 per tonne, against the trend in almost all regions. event, a local downy mildew alert was issued, yet no vineyards were New plantings in Eden Valley in spring 2008 (including top-working and significantly affected in the region. Given the cool weather overall, replacements) amounted to only 17 hectares (less than 1% of the total grapevine growth was delayed by a period of three weeks, which then area) and the total area of vines in the region only increased by 5 followed through to a delay in verasion. hectares. The estimated production from Eden Valley for 2010 is around 12,000 Early February saw a record-breaking heat wave, which in its initial stages tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is around 14,000 tonnes, so there accelerated ripening. The mild and dry conditions that followed in is not likely to be any surplus fruit, particularly if the current dry conditions February slowed ripening, as the vines re-adjusted after the heat wave. continue. There is not projected to be any significant increase in In relative terms, the season was a mixed bag of cool temperatures and production by 2014, based on the low level of new plantings over the past heat spikes, with little rain over the harvest period. This meant that few years. The wineries’ committed intake still matches the estimated disease identification and control was minimal. Cropping levels were production at that time, indicating strong ongoing demand from this region. significantly down on average with excellent flavours and colour in the Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected reds and powerful lemon and limes in the Riesling with typical citrus to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State characters. Summary section).

Robin Nettelbeck Yalumba Wines and Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 64 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Eden Valley Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 16 $28,944 $1,800 3 19 $33,561 Cabernet Sauvignon 453 $600 $5,730 $577,471 $1,274 328 781 $995,525 Grenache 25 $300 $1,200 $21,783 $887 7 32 $28,347 Mataro 17 $40,850 $2,361 0 17 $40,850 Merlot 174 $600 $1,300 $167,927 $966 124 298 $287,905 Meunier 0 15 15 $23,366 Other Red 17 $25,364 $1,466 4 21 $31,528 Petit Verdot 0 10 10 $15,232 Pinot Noir 137 $600 $1,600 $119,856 $876 128 265 $231,955 Shiraz 1,289 $600 $8,000 $2,259,069 $1,753 378 1,667 $2,922,127 Total red winegrapes 2,128 $3,241,264 998 3,126 $4,610,396 WHITE Chardonnay 719 $600 $1,680 $668,735 $930 520 1,239 $1,151,915 Other White 33 $36,562 $1,123 1 33 $37,619 Pinot Gris 17 $21,800 $1,247 52 69 $86,080 Riesling 1,670 $600 $2,200 $2,009,198 $1,203 1,355 3,025 $3,639,624 Sauvignon Blanc 137 $900 $1,800 $151,585 $1,109 221 358 $397,174 Semillon 228 $300 $1,600 $197,251 $865 30 258 $223,029 Traminer 56 $600 $1,500 $59,774 $1,063 35 91 $97,084 Viognier 192 $285,956 $1,491 95 286 $427,011 Total white winegrapes 3,052 $3,430,860 2,308 5,361 $6,059,535 Total all winegrapes 5,180 $6,672,124 3,306 8,486 $10,669,932

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 65 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Eden Valley Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 306 0 0 0 306 0% Grenache 21 0 0 0 21 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 10 0 0 0 10 0% Merlot 86 0 0 2 88 2% Other red 17 0 1 1 18 4% Petit Verdot 11 0 0 0 11 0% Pinot Noir 58 4 0 0 62 0% Shiraz 686 0 3 6 696 1% Total red varieties 1196 5 4 8 1212 1% White winegrapes Chardonnay 271 6 5 1 283 0% Other white 15 1 0 2 17 9% Pinot Gris 25 3 2 1 31 2% Riesling 534 5 10 2 551 0% Sauvignon Blanc 50 2 5 4 60 6% Semillon 45 0 0 0 45 0% Traminer 26 0 0 0 26 0% Viognier 42 1 0 0 44 0% Total white varieties 1008 19 22 9 1057 1% Total all varieties 2203 23 26 17 2269 1%

66 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Eden Valley Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 22 5 0 5 27 5 0 5 36 5 0 5 Cabernet Sauvignon 1,361 875 579 1,455 1,366 876 559 1,435 1,366 904 577 1,482 Grenache 167 11 23 34 167 11 23 34 167 11 21 32 Mataro 83 0 40 40 83 0 40 40 83 0 40 40 Merlot 320 178 219 397 319 160 204 364 319 160 204 364 Meunier 24 24 0 24 24 24 0 24 24 24 0 24 Nebbiolo 5 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 Other Red 12 2 19 22 12 2 19 22 12 2 19 22 Petit Verdot 57 11 0 11 58 11 0 11 58 11 0 11 Pinot Noir 463 255 287 543 463 255 287 543 463 255 165 421 Shiraz 3,244 910 2,109 3,019 3,282 904 1,884 2,789 3,332 904 1,561 2,466 Tempranillo 8 5 0 5 9 8 0 8 13 8 0 8 Total red winegrapes 5,812 2,278 3,277 5,554 5,860 2,258 3,017 5,274 5,922 2,286 2,588 4,874 White winegrapes Chardonnay 1,999 1,091 1,255 2,346 2,048 1,105 993 2,099 2,123 1,105 669 1,775 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 30 0 17 17 30 0 17 17 30 0 17 17 Other White 21 1 11 13 21 1 15 16 21 1 15 16 Pinot Gris 172 104 29 132 173 115 29 144 173 115 29 144 Riesling 3,073 2,089 2,135 4,224 3,088 2,156 1,876 4,032 3,129 2,156 1,614 3,770 Roussanne 0 0 24 24 0 0 32 32 0 0 32 32 Sauvignon Blanc 342 380 185 565 367 380 217 596 416 380 200 579 Semillon 425 50 404 454 427 50 360 411 427 50 342 392 Traminer 114 86 147 233 115 86 147 233 115 86 137 222 Viognier 132 162 253 415 136 165 253 419 136 165 253 419 Total white winegrapes 6,317 3,963 4,459 8,422 6,416 4,059 3,939 7,998 6,582 4,059 3,308 7,366 Total all winegrapes 12,129 6,240 7,736 13,977 12,277 6,316 6,956 13,272 12,504 6,345 5,895 12,240

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 - reduced by 5% based in industry information regarding future yields 2 A raising factor of 1.14 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 67 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 68 Fleurieu zone (other) includes the GI regions Southern Fleurieu zone - other Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island, as well as any other plantings in the zone that are near but outside the larger GI regions of Currency Creek, McLaren Vale and Regional summary report 2009 Langhorne Creek (referred to as “Fleurieu zone (other)” in tables). The total area of vines included in this definition is around 900 hectares.

Overview of vintage statistics The harvest from Fleurieu zone (other) was 3,937 tonnes in 2009 – very similar to the 2007 harvest and substantially below the 2008 harvest. The total estimated value of grapes from these vineyards decreased to $3.5 million, which is less than the 2007 value. There were virtually no new plantings in this area in spring 2008. The ABARE estimated production for this area in 2010 is around 4,500 tonnes. Given the 2008 production and the planted area (900 hectares), it is likely that the ABARE figure underestimates the potential production from this very new grapegrowing area, although water availability as well as seasonal conditions will determine whether its full production potential is reached in future vintages. The production forecast does not increase significantly over the five year projection period, but the wineries' committed intake decreases to 3,000 tonnes by 2014, leaving at least 1,600 tonnes of fruit likely to be available on the open market. Fleurieu zone - other Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Incorporates Southern Fleurieu (1,167 tonnes), Kangaroo Island (146 tonnes) and Fleurieu zone - other (2,625 tonnes).

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Sauvignon 400 $600 $2,000 $351,411 $879 149 548 $482,045 Merlot 102 $127,741 $1,257 52 154 $193,290 Pinot Noir 100 $500 $1,500 $82,162 $824 22 122 $100,382 Shiraz 1,281 $300 $2,000 $1,091,952 $853 66 1,347 $1,148,318 Tempranillo 1 $1,608 $1,237 0 1 $1,608 Total red winegrapes 1,883 $1,654,874 289 2,172 $1,925,642 WHITE Chardonnay 695 $250 $1,500 $366,474 $527 89 783 $413,152 Pinot Gris 40 $79,040 $1,976 1 41 $81,806 Riesling 73 $68,469 $939 4 77 $72,226 Sauvignon Blanc 537 $550 $2,000 $708,064 $1,320 122 658 $868,546 Semillon 74 $56,066 $754 41 115 $86,979 Verdelho 0 21 21 $18,913 Viognier 30 $600 $1,500 $26,770 $883 39 69 $60,939 Total white winegrapes 1,449 $1,304,883 316 1,765 $1,602,561 Total all winegrapes 3,332 $2,959,757 605 3,937 $3,528,204

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 70 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Fleurieu zone (other) Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Southern Fleurieu Cabernet Sauvignon 84 0 0 0 84 0% Merlot 40 0 0 0 40 0% Other red 9 0 0 2 11 14% Pinot Noir 29 1 0 0 30 0% Shiraz 124 0 0 0 124 0% Chardonnay 96 4 0 0 100 0% Pinot Gris 13 6 11 3 33 9% Riesling 8 0 0 0 8 0% Sauvignon Blanc 54 21 1 0 76 0% Semillon 22 0 0 0 22 0% Verdelho 6 0 0 0 6 0% Viognier 12 0 0 0 12 0% Other white 3 0 0 1 3 19% Total all varieties 500 32 12 5 550 1%

Kangaroo Island Cabernet Sauvignon 52 0 0 0 52 0% Other red 17 0 0 2 19 11% Shiraz 47 0 4 0 51 0% Chardonnay 11 0 0 0 11 0% Sauvignon Blanc 7 0 0 0 7 0% Other white 4 0 0 0 5 0% Total all varieties 138 0 4 2 145 1%

Fleurieu zone - other Cabernet Sauvignon 34 0 0 0 34 0% Other red 9 0 0 0 9 0% Shiraz 78 0 10 0 88 0% Chardonnay 29 0 0 0 29 0% Other white 12 0 0 0 12 0% Pinot Gris 0 0 16 0 16 0% Sauvignon Blanc 9 0 5 0 13 0% Total all varieties 171 0 30 0 201 0%

Total Fleurieu Zone (other) 809 33 47 7 895 1%

71 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Fleurieu zone (other) Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.05 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 72 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Langhorne Creek Wine Region Regional summary report 2009 Langhorne Creek Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics Another early start to vintage saw Langhorne Creek fruit destined for The harvest from Langhorne Creek was 46,554 tonnes in 2009, compared sparkling base hitting the wineries at the end of January. The heat in late with a near-record 61,944 tonnes in 2008. It was the second lowest crush January/early February caused a brief scare with shades of the 2008 heat since 2002, but Langhorne Creek was still the second largest producing wave; however although it did cause some fruit damage and crop loss, region outside of the Riverland this year – as it was in 2008. The total being earlier in the season it was in many ways a blessing compared to value of grapes from the region was $38 million, compared with $66 million the onslaught the year prior. Given the prolonged restrictive water in 2008 and $41 million in 2007 (when the crush was lower), with the conditions in the district over several years now, growers managed their average purchase value for Shiraz decreasing by $300 per tonne and vines well through the heat with many showing a remarkable capacity to Cabernet Sauvignon decreasing by $170 per tonne. Chardonnay limit the damage to foliage and fruit and even show a good level of decreased by $200 to a record low price for the region of $606 per tonne. recovery given the resources at hand. There was almost no new planting at all in Langhorne Creek in spring

2008, for the second year in a row. However, there is no indication of a Since the heat, Langhorne Creek has experienced a season somewhat reduction in the total planted area. reminiscent of the past, well paced with excellent conditions for ripening resulting in good flavour development and intensity. The estimated production from Langhorne Creek for 2010 is 58,500 tonnes (this estimate is based on an assumption of reasonable access to White varieties fared well this year with good crop levels, sound flavour water). The wineries’ committed intake is slightly above that amount, so development and sugar levels. In general yields for red varieties were there is not expected to be any surplus fruit. In 2014, assuming normal markedly down across the region, particularly in blocks with lighter soil. growing conditions, the estimated production is 60,000 tonnes, of which However, some fine Malbec and Grenache and wonderfully intense nearly half (29,000 tonnes) is already under contract or winery grown fruit. peppery parcels of Shiraz should result from the 2009 vintage. It is widely This leaves an estimated 31,000 tonnes as yet uncommitted. considered that Cabernet Sauvignon has performed remarkably well Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected across the district with receipt of some outstanding quality reports. to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State

Summary section). Overall, the 2009 Langhorne Creek wine grape harvest has been one of low yields but good quality and we look forward to the product of yet another eventful vintage.

Lian Jaensch Langhorne Creek Wine Industry Council

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 74 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Langhorne Creek Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 91 $54,324 $600 28 119 $71,208 Cabernet Sauvignon 10,094 $500 $2,500 $8,322,568 $825 3,926 14,020 $11,559,311 Grenache 743 $400 $990 $545,910 $735 512 1,255 $922,084 Malbec 82 $600 $1,200 $75,009 $920 77 159 $145,841 Mataro 46 $57,475 $1,249 0 46 $57,475 Merlot 3,042 $300 $1,360 $2,189,554 $720 1,141 4,183 $3,010,540 Other Red 149 $500 $1,400 $189,098 $1,271 11 160 $202,700 Petit Verdot 76 $75,624 $995 26 102 $101,402 Pinot Noir 233 $202,160 $869 221 454 $394,198 Sangiovese 469 $408,086 $870 20 489 $425,535 Shiraz 10,770 $250 $3,000 $9,999,221 $928 3,437 14,206 $13,190,214 Tempranillo 9 $7,425 $839 4 13 $10,781 Touriga 4 $7,072 $1,600 0 4 $7,072 Zinfandel 46 $55,224 $1,200 0 46 $55,224 Total red winegrapes 25,853 $22,188,751 9,403 35,256 $30,153,585 WHITE Chardonnay 6,204 $300 $1,100 $3,756,818 $606 478 6,681 $4,046,049 Other White 24 $35,064 $1,479 30 54 $63,112 Pinot Gris 291 $350 $1,500 $271,562 $934 71 362 $338,121 Riesling 822 $459,032 $558 1,078 1,900 $1,060,877 Sauvignon Blanc 489 $550 $1,000 $461,594 $944 362 851 $802,997 Semillon 144 $57,728 $400 0 144 $57,728 Traminer 99 $59,634 $600 0 99 $59,634 Verdelho 637 $400 $1,300 $554,822 $872 228 865 $753,874 Viognier 305 $300 $1,600 $309,963 $1,015 36 342 $346,902 Total white winegrapes 9,015 $5,966,216 2,283 11,299 $7,529,294 Total all winegrapes 34,868 $28,154,966 11,686 46,554 $37,682,879

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 75 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Langhorne Creek Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

2000 80000

1800 WAP - Shiraz 70000

1600 WAP - Cabernet Sauvignon 60000 1400

WAP - Chardonnay 50000

$ per per tonne$ 1200

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800 30000 crushed Tonnes

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10000 200

0 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 76 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Langhorne Creek Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 14 0 0 0 14 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 1929 0 0 0 1929 0% Dolcetto 13 0 0 0 13 0% Grenache 126 0 0 0 126 0% Lagrein 10 1 0 0 12 0% Malbec 46 1 0 0 46 0% Merlot 403 5 0 0 409 0% Nebbiolo 14 0 0 0 14 0% Other red 31 1 0 3 34 7% Petit Verdot 42 0 0 0 42 0% Pinot Noir 52 3 0 0 55 0% Sangiovese 53 0 0 0 53 0% Shiraz 2085 55 5 19 2164 1% Total red varieties 4818 66 5 21 4910 0% White winegrapes Albarino 0 0 0 6 6 100% Chardonnay 796 10 0 0 807 0% Other white 7 5 0 0 11 0% Pinot Gris 25 11 5 0 41 0% Riesling 175 0 0 0 175 0% Sauvignon Blanc 53 18 0 0 71 0% Semillon 24 0 0 0 24 0% Traminer 15 0 0 0 15 0% Verdelho 62 4 0 0 67 0% Viognier 41 4 0 0 45 0% Total white varieties 1199 52 5 6 1262 0% Rootstock block 6 0 0 0 6 0% Unknown variety 36 0 0 0 36 0% Total all varieties 6059 118 10 27 6214 0%

77 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Langhorne Creek Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 114 8 91 99 114 8 0 8 114 8 0 8 Cabernet Sauvignon 15,366 5,891 11,874 17,765 17,081 5,960 5,348 11,308 17,081 6,000 1,932 7,932 Grenache 1,639 878 805 1,683 1,636 909 734 1,643 1,636 904 0 904 Malbec 228 58 176 234 232 74 153 226 232 74 121 195 Mataro 671073836710617167106171 Merlot 4,061 1,807 2,627 4,435 4,161 1,843 1,749 3,592 4,161 1,843 524 2,366 Nebbiolo 35 68 28 96 44 109 20 129 44 109 0 109 Other Red 283 6 195 201 284 6 104 110 284 6 104 110 Petit Verdot 395 55 103 158 396 55 51 105 396 55 51 105 Pinot NNoioirr 863 303 218 522 865 303 218 522 865 303 89 392 Sangiovese 486 30 227 258 487 30 189 219 487 30 0 30 Shiraz 21,111 4,465 15,777 20,242 20,591 4,528 8,353 12,880 20,591 4,548 3,880 8,427 Zinfandel 39 5 0 5 57 5 0 5 57 5 0 5 Total red winegrapes 44,694 13,585 32,194 45,779 46,022 13,839 16,979 30,818 46,022 13,895 6,760 20,655 White winegrapes Chardonnay 9,315 1,770 6,565 8,335 8,988 1,851 4,722 6,573 8,988 1,851 2,153 4,004 Other White 81 37 25 63 94 42 70 112 114 42 106 149 Pinot Gris 598 76 440 516 720 76 416 492 755 76 235 310 Riesling 1,470 1,428 883 2,312 1,819 1,428 883 2,312 1,819 1,428 828 2,256 Sauvignon Blanc 987 348 517 864 998 348 526 873 998 348 323 671 Semillon 377 25 286 311 378 30 286 316 378 30 258 288 Traminer 0 0 190 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Verdelho 719 187 473 660 742 192 323 516 742 212 202 414 Viognier 357 30 364 394 356 30 290 320 356 30 290 320 Total white winegrapes 13,905 3,902 9,744 13,645 14,096 3,998 7,517 11,515 14,151 4,018 4,395 8,413 Total all winegrapes 58,599 17,487 41,937 59,424 60,119 17,837 24,495 42,333 60,173 17,913 11,155 29,068

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.01 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

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Limestone Coast zone - other

Regional summary report

2009

Limestone Coast zone (other) Vintage overview

Limestone Coast zone (other) includes the GI regions of Mt Benson and Overview of vintage statistics Robe, and the vineyards around Bordertown, Lucindale, Beachport and Mount Gambier, as well as those near but outside the declared GI regions The harvest from Limestone Coast (other) was 23,184 tonnes in 2009, of Padthaway, Coonawarra and Wrattonbully. The total area of vines less than 10% below the 2008 harvest. The total value of grapes from the included in this definition is around 3,400 hectares. region decreased by around $4 million (20%) – with average purchase values for Shiraz and Chardonnay decreasing by around $70 per tonne. Vintage report These falls were smaller than in most other regions, however, and Cabernet Sauvignon defied the trend - its average purchase value Bordertown increasing very slightly. Bordertown enjoyed a good winter in 2008 followed by a very dry spring. There were 30 hectares (1%) of new plantings across the Limestone 57mm rain in December boosted growth and then we had only 6mm of Coast zone (other) in spring 2008 (including top-working and rain from Jan to March. Temperatures were mild and then cooler for replacements). Of these, 20 hectares were in Mount Benson and all were January except for a three day hot spell mid-month which damaged some either Pinot Gris or Sauvignon Blanc. susceptible exposed varieties (eg Pinot Gris) but overall most varieties were looking excellent, until a six day heat wave exceeding 40˚C and The ABARE estimated production for the Limestone Coast (other) peaking at 46˚C at the end of January caused significant damage in the vineyards has not been used, as the planting data does not seem to be Petit Verdot, Lagrein and Pinot Gris and to a lesser degree the accurate, compared with the PGIBSA vineyard register. Projections Chardonnay. All other blocks suffered minimal loss. The dry ripening derived from the vineyard register indicate that the production from this period suppressed disease and helped ensure sound fruit for harvest. area for 2010 is around 22,500 tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is Yields in the region were on par or slightly better than 2008. Picking dates around 30,000 tonnes, indicating that there is not likely to be any surplus were similar to the previous season, with some varieties slightly later. fruit. The estimated supply increases slightly to 23,000 tonnes in 2014, while the wineries’ committed intake drops to around the same amount, Jeff Flint leaving very little fruit uncommitted from this region across the forecast Wirrega Vineyards period.

Mount Benson Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected Mount Benson did not suffer from the heat as other regions did as during to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State the hot spell; there were only three days that went above 35˚C and night- Summary section). time temps were in the low 20's. As a result of this, ripening was quite steady without the peaks and troughs of some other areas.

Bud burst was two weeks early, and vintage was also earlier than average, starting in the first week of March and ending in the second week of May.

Quality was above average and yield was average to just above.

Nigel Squire Frog Island

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Incorporates Mount Benson (3,697 tonnes), Robe (3,977 tonnes) and Limestone Coast zone - other (15,510 tonnes).

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 23 $26,611 $1,150 367 391 $449,144 Cabernet Sauvignon 3,245 $400 $3,000 $3,639,678 $1,122 3,223 6,467 $7,254,744 Malbec 77 $90,317 $1,180 0 77 $90,317 Mataro 0 520 520 $579,202 Merlot 797 $350 $1,800 $707,598 $888 3,079 3,877 $3,440,736 Other Red 50 $600 $1,400 $50,136 $1,010 0 50 $50,136 Petit Verdot 34 $550 $1,150 $22,872 $665 79 113 $75,245 Pinot Noir 397 $500 $1,600 $478,862 $1,206 208 605 $729,414 Shiraz 2,731 $400 $3,000 $3,174,924 $1,162 3,142 5,874 $6,827,867 Tempranillo 0 15 15 $16,752 Total red winegrapes 7,354 $8,190,999 10,633 17,987 $19,513,558 RED Chardonnay 1,363 $200 $1,500 $1,000,158 $734 1,937 3,301 $2,421,781 Marsanne 18 $14,016 $800 0 18 $14,016 Pinot Gris 92 $550 $1,700 $93,733 $1,018 105 197 $200,641 Riesling 23 $14,818 $645 40 63 $40,633 Sauvignon Blanc 676 $750 $2,500 $787,155 $1,164 320 996 $1,159,719 Semillon 129 $749 $800 $98,267 $762 262 391 $297,658 Verdelho 161 $500 $1,050 $117,024 $726 0 161 $117,024 Viognier 41 $34,578 $850 30 70 $59,801 Total white winegrapes 2,503 $2,159,748 2,694 5,196 $4,311,273 Total all winegrapes 9,857 $10,350,747 13,327 23,184 $23,824,830

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 81 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Limestone Coast zone (other) Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Bordertown Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 29 0 0 0 29 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 426 0 0 0 426 0% Malbec 24 0 0 0 24 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 42 0 0 0 42 0% Merlot 232 0 0 0 232 0% Other red 9 4 0 0 13 0% Petit Verdot 42 0 0 0 42 0% Shiraz 330 0 0 0 330 0% Total red varieties 1134 4 0 0 1138 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 88 0 0 0 88 0% Other white 7 0 0 0 7 0% Pinot Gris 2 10 0 0 12 0% SiSauvignon BlancBl 8 0 0 0 8 0% Semillon 10 0 0 0 10 0% Verdelho 10 0 0 0 10 0% Total white varieties 126 10 0 0 136 0% Total all varieties 1260 14 0 0 1274 0%

% planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Mount Benson Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 119 0 3 0 122 0% Merlot 53 2 0 0 55 0% Other red 7 0 0 0 7 0% Shiraz 177 0 0 0 177 0% Total red varieties 356 2 3 0 361 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 38 0 0 0 38 0% Cygne Blanc 22 4 0 0 26 0% Other white 17 0 0 0 17 0% Pinot Gris 17 3 9 12 42 29% Sauvignon Blanc 57 4 0 8 69 12% Total white varieties 151 12 9 20 192 10% Total all varieties 507 13 12 20 553 4%

82 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Limestone Coast zone (other) Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Robe Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 213 0 0 0 213 0% Merlot 58 0 0 0 58 0% Other red 10 0 0 0 10 0% Pinot Noir 64 0 0 0 64 0% Shiraz 171 0 0 0 171 0% Total red varieties 515 0 0 0 515 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 137 20 0 0 157 0% Pinot Gris 12 3 0 0 15 0% Sauvignon Blanc 26 12 0 0 38 0% Semillon 17 0 0 0 17 0% Total white varieties 191 35 0 0 227 0% Total all varieties 706 35 0 0 741 0%

% planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Limestone Coast zone - other Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 358 0 0 0 358 0% Shiraz 137 0 0 0 137 0% Pinot Noir 82 0 0 0 82 0% Merlot 46 0 0 0 46 0% Other red 5 0 0 0 5 0% Total red varieties 628 0 0 0 628 0% White winegrapes Sauvignon Blanc 72 0 18 10 100 10% Chardonnay 87 0 0 0 87 0% Pinot Gris 3 0 18 0 21 0% Other white 10 1 0 0 11 0% Total white varieties 172 1 37 10 220 5% Total all varieties 800 1 37 10 847 1%

Total Limestone Coast zone (other) 3273 64 49 30 3415 1%

83 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Limestone Coast zone (other) Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 283 373 16 389 283 373 0 373 283 373 0 373 Cabernet Sauvignon 6,889 5,701 3,253 8,953 6,901 5,848 1,338 7,186 6,901 5,859 881 6,740 Malbec 167 366 78 444 167 366 78 444 167 366 78 444 Mataro 345 680 0 680 345 680 0 680 345 680 0 680 Merlot 2,915 3,410 906 4,316 2,920 3,411 330 3,742 2,920 3,411 171 3,583 Other Red 005656006767006767 Petit Verdot 386 563 85 647 386 563 18 580 386 563 18 580 Pinot NNoioirr 796 395 878 121,27474 798 389 118 507 798 395 30 426 Shiraz 5,786 3,909 2,669 6,578 5,780 3,912 1,451 5,363 5,780 3,912 915 4,827 Tempranillo 44 10 0 10 44 10 0 10 44 10 0 10 Total red winegrapes 17,661 15,407 7,941 23,348 17,689 15,553 3,400 18,953 17,689 15,569 2,161 17,731 White winegrapes Chardonnay 2,222 2,153 1,700 3,852 2,227 2,173 597 2,771 2,227 2,121 290 2,411 Marsanne 15 0 25 25 15 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 Pinot Gris 250 162 239 402 588 295 113 408 624 373 69 442 Riesling 111 31 25 56 111 31 0 31 111 31 0 31 Sauvignon Blanc 1,363 322 898 1,220 1,647 348 711 1,059 1,728 348 229 577 Semillon 256 222 230 452 263 222 230 452 263 222 188 410 Verdelho 159 0 168 168 159 0 132 132 159 0 58 58 Viognier 67 26 38 64 67 26 38 64 67 26 38 64 Total white winegrapes 4,838 2,916 3,324 6,239 5,490 3,096 1,821 4,917 5,607 3,122 871 3,993 Total all winegrapes 22,499 18,323 11,264 29,587 23,179 18,648 5,221 23,870 23,296 18,691 3,033 21,724

1 Supply forecast produced from the PGIBSA vineyard register 2 A raising factor of 1.05 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

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McLaren Vale wine region

Regional summary report

2009

McLaren Vale Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics The 2009 vintage in McLaren Vale was a “tale of two vales.” A thirteen day The harvest from McLaren Vale in 2009 was 33,484 tonnes, the lowest for heat wave in late January and early February meant a vintage that started at least 10 years - even below the 2007 harvest. The estimated total value early and ended late. What started out as a hot vintage finished with the of the grapes fell from $88 million in 2008 to $41 million. Despite the hallmarks of memorable, cooler years. record low crush, average prices fell for all major varieties, with Chardonnay - as in many other regions - falling to a record low price for Vintage started in the last week of January for whites and the first week of the region. February for Shiraz. Vineyards with later ripening crops on darker or There were slightly more new plantings in McLaren Vale in spring 2008 deeper soils and / or at higher elevations reported optimal ripening with (including top-working and replacements) than the previous year (100 very good to excellent results. Cool and dry conditions during berry hectares) but the total net area did not increase. One third of the new ripening in most of the district were conducive to excellent flavour, colour plantings were Shiraz, while Mataro (Mourvedre) increased its total area and phenolic development. by 32% to 49 hectares.

In general, the timing of the heatwave affected vineyards with lighter The ABARE estimated production from McLaren Vale for 2010 is around canopies and crop loads, those on thin or highly reflective soils and crops 54,000 tonnes. 44,000 tonnes is already committed to the wineries, in the earlier ripening areas. Crops that were affected by the heatwave leaving around 10,000 tonnes uncontracted. were generally not picked. Following the heatwave, optimal conditions for In 2014, the estimated production is 58,000 tonnes, of which a bit over half ripening prevailed for the rest of the season. (31,000 tonnes) is already under contract or winery grown fruit. This

leaves an estimated 27,000 tonnes – nearly half of the estimated Because of the early start to the vintage for reds, there were some early production – as yet uncommitted. season difficulties handling reds and whites simultaneously in the winery but the prolonged season reduced pressure on winery capacity. Overall Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected volume in the region was below average. to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section). The heatwave placed a great deal of pressure on all growers to optimise their irrigation for the conditions. With growers utilising mains and groundwater, restrictions placed a premium on water budgeting. Growers utilising reclaimed water were affected by insufficient water storage.

The region’s leading winemakers and grape growers are confident that the 2009 McLaren Vale wines will be of the award winning standard the region has become known for.

Dudley Brown Chairman, McLaren Vale Grape, Wine and Tourism Association

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 86 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA McLaren Vale Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 35 $1,000 $1,500 $39,496 $1,121 68 103 $115,785 Cabernet Sauvignon 3,384 $450 $5,284 $3,845,663 $1,136 3,094 6,478 $7,360,918 Grenache 1,257 $400 $5,438 $1,523,456 $1,212 617 1,874 $2,271,517 Mataro 87 $1,000 $2,500 $133,275 $1,533 140 227 $347,180 Merlot 1,300 $300 $1,850 $1,193,311 $918 965 2,265 $2,078,745 Other Red 28 $1,500 $1,700 $44,539 $1,564 121 150 $214,021 Petit Verdot 103 $765 $1,500 $120,188 $1,169 112 215 $251,261 Pinot Noir 358 $200 $2,014 $418,316 $1,168 52 410 $479,288 Sangiovese 83 $750 $1,600 $89,354 $1,070 231 314 $336,202 Shiraz 9,462 $350 $8,386 $13,549,066 $1,432 5,341 14,804 $21,196,971 Tempranillo 12 $1,500 $1,650 $18,885 $1,549 121 134 $206,836 Total red winegrapes 16,111 $20,975,548 10,862 26,974 $34,858,726 WHITE Chardonnay 2,027 $200 $4,040 $1,575,736 $778 1,673 3,700 $2,876,612 Chenin Blanc 154 $250 $1,200 $117,412 $764 44 197 $150,826 Marsanne 96 $155,246 $1,622 22 118 $191,082 Other White 77 $114,522 $1,485 28 105 $147,052 Pedro Ximenes 11 $7,283 $675 24 35 $23,483 Pinot Gris 23 $37,363 $1,597 86 109 $174,680 Riesling 260 $350 $1,400 $224,444 $865 157 417 $360,384 Roussanne 25 $36,174 $1,432 18 43 $61,808 Sauvignon Blanc 372 $950 $2,014 $528,001 $1,421 303 674 $958,129 Semillon 356 $250 $2,014 $327,574 $921 142 497 $457,863 Verdelho 62 $67,884 $1,095 122 184 $201,036 Viognier 270 $800 $1,995 $389,201 $1,442 161 431 $621,173 Total white winegrapes 3,731 $3,580,839 2,779 6,510 $6,224,128 Total all winegrapes 19,843 $24,556,388 13,641 33,484 $41,082,854

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 87 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA McLaren Vale Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

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SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 88 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA McLaren Vale Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Barbera 11 0 1 1 12 4% Cabernet Franc 26 0 0 0 26 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 1284 6 0 4 1294 0% Grenache 424 2 5 9 439 2% Mataro (Mourvedre) 25 5 3 16 49 32% Merlot 285 9 0 0 294 0% Nebbiolo 9 0 0 0 9 0% Other red 31 0 3 9 44 21% Petit Verdot 65 1 0 0 67 0% Pinot Noir 75 0 0 0 76 0% Sangiovese 49 0 1 4 54 7% Shiraz 3533 52 45 33 3663 1% Tempranillo 26 0 1 3 30 11% Total red varieties 5844 75 60 79 6058 1% White winegrapes Albarino 0 1 3 3 7 47% Chardonnay 679 3 4 1 688 0% Chenin Blanc 17 0 0 4 21 18% Marsanne 12 0 0 0 12 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 7 0 1 1 9 9% Other white 9 0 0 5 14 34% Pinot Gris 13 8 4 6 30 18% Riesling 71 0 0 0 71 0% Roussanne 10 0 0 0 10 0% Sauvignon Blanc 123 10 4 1 138 1% Semillon 105 0 0 0 105 0% Verdelho 21 4 0 0 25 0% Viognier 69 6 3 1 79 1% Total white varieties 1137 32 19 21 1209 2% Rootstock block 1 0 0 0 1 0% Unknown variety 122 0 0 0 122 0% Total all varieties 7103 107 79 100 7390 1%

89 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA McLaren Vale Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Barbera 90 76 0 76 121 76 0 76 182 76 0 76 Cabernet Franc 185 100 22 122 213 106 22 128 272 78 22 100 Cabernet Sauvignon 8,869 4,420 3,873 8,293 8,268 4,501 2,288 6,789 8,304 4,328 1,372 5,700 Grenache 2,690 1,236 1,417 2,653 3,478 1,264 1,167 2,431 3,499 1,264 985 2,249 Mataro 291 183 156 338 298 224 156 380 312 224 153 377 Merlot 2,338 1,204 1,159 2,363 2,766 1,086 676 1,762 2,766 1,097 584 1,681 Nebbiolo 58 71 0 71 58 71 0 71 58 71 0 71 Other Red 257 184 11 196 272 190 8 198 303 194 8 202 Petit Verdot 641 306 173 479 641 306 51 357 641 306 38 344 Pinot Noir 890 118 429 547 898 121 277 398 909 121 78 199 Sangiovese 418 275 30 305 427 280 30 310 427 280 30 310 Shiraz 26,151 9,750 11,288 21,038 25,598 10,188 7,491 17,679 26,623 10,434 4,433 14,867 Tempranillo 175 173 17 189 181 173 11 184 195 176 0 176 Total red winegrapes 43,158 18,095 18,575 36,670 43,325 18,585 12,176 30,762 44,595 18,649 7,702 26,351 White winegrapes Chardonnay 5,218 2,287 2,080 4,366 6,499 2,174 986 3,160 6,670 2,205 369 2,574 Chenin Blanc 246 67 69 136 274 67 24 91 274 67 13 80 Colombard 200 0 0 0 201 0 0 0 201 0 0 0 Marsanne 95 44 111 156 99 44 111 156 106 44 111 156 Other White 153 70 52 122 240 81 52 133 392 81 38 119 Pinot Gris 579 122 22 145 649 128 11 139 790 128 11 139 Riesling 724 147 318 465 726 152 249 401 726 152 210 362 Roussanne 67 56 44 100 71 56 44 100 78 56 44 100 Sauvignon Blanc 1,336 461 461 923 1,812 467 285 751 2,192 484 235 718 Semillon 1,254 247 508 755 1,254 180 316 496 1,254 197 118 315 Verdelho 228 117 60 177 230 117 9 126 230 117 0 117 Viognier 551 209 243 452 560 215 250 465 582 215 199 414 Total white winegrapes 10,658 3,826 3,969 7,795 12,620 3,680 2,338 6,018 13,500 3,745 1,348 5,093 Total all winegrapes 53,816 21,921 22,545 44,465 55,945 22,266 14,514 36,780 58,095 22,394 9,050 31,445

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.11 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

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Padthaway wine region

Regional summary report

2009

Padthaway Vintage overview

Vintage report The region is normally best known for its premium quality Shiraz The 2008-09 growing season had 25% less rainfall than the long term production, but this year Cabernet Sauvignon looks like being the region’s average (LTA), with the majority of rain falling in December. Prior to the stand-out variety, with most growers reporting Cabernet results matching if December rainfall the actual was 70% below LTA. Average minimum and not better than their Shiraz. maximum temperatures were very close to LTA and the number of frost events was minimal with only those areas that are reliably frosted being David Edwards slightly damaged. President, Padthaway Grape Growers Association

The low rainfall in November meant that there were no issues with flowering or fruit set. Temperatures in November and December were Overview of vintage statistics average to slightly cool, providing good conditions for even ripening. The harvest from Padthaway in 2009 was 40,552 tonnes, about 20%

below the 2008 harvest but still above the average for the past 10 years. The heatwave that carried through from late January into early February The total value of grapes from the region decreased from $47 million to caused some problems, mainly with white varieties that could not stand up $35 million, with average purchase values for Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon to the intense day time heat and the lack of cooling at night, but the and Chardonnay all decreasing by $100 to $200 per tonne. majority of red varieties had passed through veraison and were able to continue ripening if they had an adequate canopy. There was very little new planting in Padthaway in spring 2008, although more than the previous year. The total area of vines in the region 20mm of rainfall that fell in parts of Padthaway in mid-March pushed decreased by 20 hectares. ripening and flavour development back by approximately two weeks but The ABARE estimated production from the Padthaway region for 2010 is caused no real harm to the quality of the vintage. 45,000 tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is 39,000 tonnes, leaving

around 6,000 tonnes as yet uncontracted. In 2014 the estimated Vintage 09 commenced in the second week of February, similar to production is 54,000 tonnes, of which less than half (25,000 tonnes) is previous vintages in the region. With the rainfall in mid-March slowing already under contract or winery grown fruit. This leaves around 28,000 ripening in some vineyards the vintage did not conclude until the last week tonnes available on the open market. of April, two weeks later than average. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected Key regional varieties had mixed yield results this year. White varieties to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State such as Chardonnay and Riesling had yields reduced by approx 20% Summary section). while Sauvignon Blanc yields were similar to long term averages.

The region again looks like producing some good quality Chardonnay, with the usual premium areas again showing good flavour development. Sauvignon Blanc is another variety which is starting to show some good quality signs from this region.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 92 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Padthaway Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Franc 0 255 255 $252,360 Cabernet Sauvignon 3,435 $300 $3,000 $3,260,810 $949 3,240 6,675 $6,336,523 Malbec 89 $88,920 $1,000 12 101 $101,000 Merlot 493 $350 $1,200 $259,679 $527 1,900 2,394 $1,260,357 Pinot Noir 557 $730,503 $1,311 478 1,035 $1,356,338 Sangiovese 49 $44,226 $900 0 49 $44,226 Shiraz 5,657 $300 $3,567 $5,792,570 $1,024 5,088 10,745 $11,001,890 Total red winegrapes 10,281 $10,176,707 10,973 21,253 $20,352,695 WHITE Chardonnay 4,914 $200 $1,350 $3,261,644 $664 7,223 12,137 $8,055,900 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 0 110 110 $88,395 Other White 0 2 2 $1,273 Pinot Gris 2,183 $880 $1,150 $2,211,821 $1,013 393 2,576 $2,609,950 Riesling 237 $236,736 $1,000 1,746 1,983 $1,982,577 Sauvignon Blanc 760 $600 $2,000 $768,832 $1,012 377 1,137 $1,150,258 Semillon 0 323 323 $260,466 Traminer 159 $127,327 $801 218 377 $301,672 Verdelho 0 392 392 $315,390 Viognier 214 $214,150 $1,000 49 263 $263,050 Total white winegrapes 8,467 $6,820,510 10,832 19,298 $15,028,931 Total all winegrapes 18,747 $16,997,218 21,804 40,552 $35,381,625

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 93 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Padthaway Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 11 0 0 0 11 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 857 3 0 10 870 1% Malbec 19 0 0 0 19 0% Merlot 188 0 0 0 188 0% Meunier (Pinot Meunier) 1 0 0 0 1 0% Petit Verdot 2 0 0 0 2 0% Pinot Noir 90 0 0 7 97 7% Sangiovese 4 0 0 0 4 0% Shiraz 1178 0 17 8 1202 1% Total red varieties 2350 3 17 25 2394 1% White winegrapes Albarino 0 0 0 5 5 100% Chardonnay 1082 0 0 0 1082 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 12 0 0 0 12 0% Pinot Gris 48 88 0 0 136 0% Riesling 285 0 0 0 285 0% Sauvignon Blanc 83 3 3 6 95 6% Semillon 46 0 0 0 46 0% Traminer 39 0 0 0 39 0% Verdelho 34 0 0 0 34 0% Viognier 21 0 0 0 21 0% Total white varieties 1651 91 3 11 1756 1% Total all varieties 4001 94 20 36 4151 1%

94 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Padthaway Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 209 155 0 155 210 150 0 150 210 85 0 85 Cabernet Sauvignon 8,229 3,813 2,987 6,800 9,607 4,091 1,764 5,854 9,607 2,673 624 3,296 Malbec 169 60 162 221 169 48 162 210 169 48 162 210 Merlot 3,342 1,612 279 1,891 3,843 1,618 80 1,698 3,843 908 0 908 Petit Verdot 630 22 0 22 632 28 0 28 632 28 0 28 Pinot Noir 1,205 1,121 109 1,230 1,195 1,166 86 1,252 1,195 1,042 0 1,042 Sangiovese 28 0 50 50 38 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 Shiraz 11,937 5,931 3,761 9,692 14,545 6,167 1,895 8,062 14,860 4,649 418 5,068 Tempranillo 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 Total red winegrapes 26,160 12,714 7,349 20,063 30,677 13,268 3,985 17,253 31,048 9,433 1,203 10,636 White winegrapes Chardonnay 12,427 7,416 3,961 11,377 14,909 7,900 2,260 10,159 14,948 5,359 1,013 6,372 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 0 127 0 127 0 152 0 152 0 152 0 152 Other White 113 2 0 2 113 12 0 12 113 12 0 12 Pinot Gris 952 398 1,663 2,061 1,928 459 1,895 2,354 1,953 382 1,895 2,277 Riesling 2,262 2,802 288 3,091 2,626 3,027 288 3,315 2,626 3,027 288 3,315 Sauvignon Blanc 987 425 453 878 1,030 497 428 925 1,116 421 428 849 Semillon 737 433 0 433 735 489 0 489 735 489 0 489 Traminer 463 362 174 536 462 365 174 539 462 365 0 365 Verdelho 441 350 0 350 440 339 0 339 440 339 0 339 Viognier 174 44 218 262 189 44 105 149 219 44 105 149 Total white winegrapes 18,556 12,359 6,757 19,116 22,432 13,284 5,150 18,434 22,613 10,591 3,730 14,320 Total all winegrapes 44,716 25,073 14,106 39,179 53,110 26,552 9,135 35,687 53,662 20,024 4,933 24,957

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.02 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 95 96 Riverland wine region Regional summary report 2009 Riverland Vintage overview

Vintage report Overview of vintage statistics Once again the season started with a very small allocation of water; The harvest from the Riverland was 397,853 tonnes in 2009, only about however the growers were better prepared with more carry-over water 1% below the 2008 harvest. The total value of purchased grapes from 2007-08. The season was extremely dry, although there were some decreased by $90 million, however - or 40% - with average purchase reasonable rains in November and December. values for the major varieties all dropping significantly. Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon were roughly back to the 2007 levels, while The weather leading up to harvest was quite mild with no extreme heat or Chardonnay decreased to an all-time low of $278 per tonne. frost. Conditions were ideal for flavour and colour development. There were 230 hectares of new plantings in the Riverland in spring 2008

(including top-working and replacements) compared with 322 hectares in The demand for grapes was not as strong as the previous year with many the previous year. The amount of new planting has been declining for winemakers not in the market at all early on. The pricing showed a clear several years, and in 2008 only represented 1% of the total area planted. differentiation between growers who were supplying to winemakers with a Most of the new plantings were in Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz. The total branded product and those who were supplying to the bulk market. This area planted to vines in the Riverland has decreased by 400 hectares is shown in the difference between the highest and the lowest prices. compared with this time last year, which means that removals were around

600 hectares. Harvest started in mid January and the region was hit with some extreme heat which stopped the ripening process for quite a while leading to an The estimated production from the Riverland for 2010 is 387,000 tonnes extended harvest period. Considering the temperature was above 50 (this estimate is well below the region’s record crush of close to 500,000 degrees on some days, there was very little fruit burn which is a credit to tonnes). The wineries’ committed intake is over 400,000 tonnes, so there growers’ management. is likely to be no available fruit.

Due to the lack of demand and some crop limitations applied to growers, By 2014, assuming an improvement in water allocations and growing there was quite a bit of fruit left on the vines or dropped on the ground. conditions but taking into account the small decline in planted area, the This probably accounted for about 10% of the total production. estimated production is 433,000 tonnes, of which 78% (336,000 tonnes) is already under contract or winery grown fruit. This leaves nearly 100,000 Jim Caddy tonnes as yet uncommitted. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section).

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 98 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Riverland Vintage Riverland 2000 - 2009

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SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 99 Riverland Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Barbera 29 $12,160 $414 0 29 $12,160 Cabernet Franc 28 $13,354 $481 25 52 $25,217 Cabernet Sauvignon 50,107 $100 $700 $19,883,941 $397 8,179 58,286 $23,129,437 Grenache 4,601 $150 $600 $1,697,914 $369 510 5,110 $1,885,967 Malbec 235 $70,320 $299 51 286 $85,536 Mataro 2,883 $150 $700 $940,375 $326 0 2,883 $940,375 Merlot 15,745 $50 $650 $5,738,057 $364 5,989 21,735 $7,920,654 Other Red 435 $250 $640 $197,609 $454 201 636 $286,727 Petit Verdot 7,629 $150 $664 $2,373,714 $311 4,365 11,994 $3,731,635 Pinot Noir 5,945 $150 $550 $2,730,674 $459 150 6,095 $2,799,568 Ruby Cabernet 1,919 $100 $400 $596,843 $311 581 2,500 $777,565 Sangiovese 147 $47,662 $324 341 488 $158,080 Shiraz 88,303 $145 $700 $33,798,278 $383 12,760 101,063 $38,682,157 Tarrango 177 $58,494 $330 0 177 $58,494 Tempranillo 339 $350 $650 $173,408 $512 0 339 $173,408 Touriga 51 $28,837 $571 102 153 $87,082 Total red winegrapes 178,575 $68,361,639 33,252 211,826 $80,754,062

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 100 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Riverland Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes WHITE Canada Muscat 32 $20,748 $650 54 86 $55,705 Chardonnay 92,653 $100 $600 $25,786,587 $278 8,535 101,188 $28,161,976 Chenin Blanc 2,518 $100 $369 $711,028 $282 25 2,543 $718,041 Colombard 22,493 $100 $420 $6,427,126 $286 1,259 23,753 $6,786,923 Crouchen 29 $8,991 $310 104 133 $41,248 Doradillo 248 $55,251 $223 729 976 $217,897 Marsanne 20 $7,888 $400 0 20 $7,888 Muscadelle 115 $160 $350 $22,571 $197 46 160 $31,534 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 2,321 $300 $700 $1,092,618 $471 0 2,321 $1,092,618 Muscat Gordo Blanco 21,881 $200 $1,087 $8,515,037 $389 1,373 23,254 $9,049,303 Other White 554 $150 $636 $188,896 $341 340 894 $305,403 Palomino 56 $17,182 $307 0 56 $17,182 Pinot Gris 345 $400 $600 $195,832 $568 55 400 $227,070 Riesling 2,680 $150 $424 $987,217 $368 697 3,377 $1,244,139 Sauvignon Blanc 6,693 $150 $550 $3,204,193 $479 2,906 9,599 $4,595,581 Semillon 4,591 $125 $500 $1,516,269 $330 4,576 9,167 $3,027,614 Sultana 756 $200 $375 $197,962 $262 0 756 $197,962 Taminga 85 $25,245 $295 0 85 $25,245 Traminer 1,063 $388 $478 $435,971 $410 1,471 2,534 $1,039,316 Trebbiano 85 $26,190 $308 0 85 $26,190 Verdelho 1,394 $125 $452 $406,977 $292 968 2,362 $689,602 Viognier 1,940 $300 $900 $976,035 $503 339 2,278 $1,146,359 Total white winegrapes 162,550 $50,825,812 23,476 186,027 $58,704,794 Total all winegrapes 341,125 $119,187,451 56,728 397,853 $139,458,856

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 101 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Riverland Historical Weighted Average Price vs tonnes crushed

$1,400 600000

$1,200 Tonnes crushed 500000

$1,000 400000

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300000 $ per per tonne$ WAP - Shiraz $600

200000 $400

WAP - Cab Sauvignon 100000 $200

$0 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 102 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Riverland Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 3272 24 16 7 3319 0% Grenache 408 0 1 0 409 0% Malbec 26 0 0 0 26 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 306 0 2 0 308 0% Merlot 1181 10 8 5 1204 0% Other red 105 1 1 2 109 2% Petit Verdot 562 0 0 0 562 0% Pinot Noir 247 4 26 13 290 4% Ruby Cabernet 270 0 0 0 270 0% Shiraz 5424 71 42 84 5621 1% Tempranillo 27 0 0 7 34 21% Total red varieties 11828 110 96 118 12152 1% White winegrapes Chardonnay 4773 62 46 7 4887 0% Chenin Blanc 118 0 0 0 118 0% Colombard 891 12 0 1 904 0% Doradillo 120 0 0 0 120 0% Muscat Blanc (Frontignac) 74 31 5 9 120 7% Muscat Gordo Blanco 1045 90 26 25 1187 2% Other white 92 4 2 3 101 3% Pinot Gris 11 16 27 3 57 5% Riesling 215 8 1 0 223 0% Sauvignon Blanc 246 55 82 60 443 13% Semillon 373 12 7 1 393 0% Sultana 302 1 0 0 303 0% Traminer 113 0 0 0 113 0% Trebbiano 24 0 0 0 24 0% Verdelho 120 0 0 0 120 0% Viognier 109 20 29 2 160 1% Total white varieties 8625 312 226 110 9272 1% Unknown variety 505 0 0 0 505 0% Rootstock block 38 0 0 0 38 0% Multipurpose and tablegrapes 177 11 0 1 189 1% Total all varieties 21172 433 322 230 22156 1%

103 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Riverland Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake Red winegrapes Barbera 136 0 27 27 230 0 7 7 230 0 7 7 Cabernet Franc 628 25 13 38 851 25 13 38 914 25 13 38 Cabernet Sauvignon 61,391 8,399 49,988 58,387 60,502 8,897 47,000 55,897 60,771 9,334 42,587 51,920 Carignan 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 Grenache 6,429 651 3,781 4,432 7,049 651 2,876 3,527 7,193 626 2,571 3,197 Malbec 465 75 322 397 517 69 322 391 520 69 322 391 Mataro 4,398 0 3,483 3,483 4,434 0 2,710 2,710 4,434 0 2,359 2,359 Merlot 23,422 6,679 15,381 22,060 23,608 6,781 13,684 20,465 23,976 6,782 11,555 18,337 Muscat a Petit Grains Rouge 64 6 61 67 96 6 81 87 101 6 0 6 Nebbiolo 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 Other Red 1,107 214 275 489 1,391 250 295 545 1,412 250 295 545 Petit Verdot 14,374 4,985 6,031 11,016 11,672 5,035 4,817 9,853 11,676 5,068 3,982 9,051 Pinot Noir 5,604 263 6,194 6,456 6,683 263 5,830 6,093 7,666 263 5,181 5,444 Ruby Cabernet 3,922 678 1,439 2,117 4,931 548 829 1,378 4,991 562 319 881 Sangiovese 497 306 174 480 468 295 174 468 468 303 174 477 Shiraz 98,167 13,418 83,245 96,663 100,862 13,837 73,077 86,914 102,216 14,152 62,756 76,909 Tarrango 290 0 108 108 444 0 37 37 444 0 37 37 Tempranillo 370 23 361 385 315 43 402 445 315 43 28 72 Touriga 79 67 58 125 111 73 58 130 117 80 58 138 Zinfandel 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 Total red winegrapes 221,343 35,819 170,946 206,765 224,163 36,804 152,218 189,022 227,443 37,594 132,250 169,844

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.01 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 104 Riverland Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Est Supply 1 Committed intake2 Total Total Total Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Winery Contract committed Variety grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake grapes purchases intake White winegrapes Canada Muscat 0 50 0 50 0 65 0 65 0 65 0 65 Chardonnay 90,393 9,421 91,558 100,979 102,332 12,537 83,220 95,757 103,869 12,516 69,438 81,954 Chenin Blanc 2,490 25 2,631 2,656 3,532 25 2,235 2,260 3,741 0 1,814 1,814 Colombard 24,720 1,282 29,151 30,434 27,926 1,282 27,695 28,978 28,078 1,262 25,876 27,138 Crouchen 326 82 55 136 424 82 55 136 424 82 55 136 Doradillo 987 1,333 173 1,506 1,255 1,430 173 1,602 1,255 1,430 159 1,588 Marsanne 29 0 20 20 31 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 Muscadelle 95 12 240 252 170 12 220 232 170 12 5 17 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 1,295 0 3,257 3,257 1,109 0 3,392 3,392 1,152 0 3,208 3,208 Muscat Gordo Blanco 14,485 1,559 20,649 22,208 20,561 2,454 20,411 22,865 21,452 2,373 15,611 17,984 Other White 1,256 949 678 1,627 2,035 618 677 1,294 2,160 618 571 1,188 Palomino 232 0 100 100 435 0 0 0 435 0 0 0 Pedro Ximenes 0 0 26 26 0 0 26 26 0 0 26 26 Pinot Gris 227 101 586 687 1,152 141 760 902 2,041 141 740 882 Riesling 2,930 830 2,805 3,635 3,856 906 2,805 3,711 3,856 906 2,689 3,595 Roussanne 4 0 8 8 7 0 8 8 7 0 8 8 Sauvignon Blanc 7,529 2,534 10,232 12,767 11,408 2,401 11,500 13,901 14,795 2,401 10,539 12,940 Semillon 10,819 4,841 4,704 9,545 12,143 4,505 3,659 8,165 12,521 4,505 2,394 6,900 Sultana 1,044 0 1,306 1,306 2,020 0 1,256 1,256 2,025 0 1,235 1,235 Taminga 0 0 68 68 0 0 68 68 0 0 68 68 Traminer 2,403 1,262 1,187 2,450 2,425 1,262 1,180 2,443 2,425 1,262 998 2,260 Trebbiano 222 0 92 92 174 0 21 21 174 0 21 21 Verdelho 2,616 924 1,108 2,032 2,501 916 1,108 2,024 2,501 881 658 1,539 Viognier 1,830 373 2,207 2,580 2,462 302 2,065 2,367 2,879 302 1,317 1,619 Total white winegrapes 165,934 25,579 172,840 198,420 197,958 28,938 162,533 191,472 205,991 28,756 137,428 166,184 Total all winegrapes 387,276 61,398 343,786 405,184 422,121 65,743 314,751 380,494 433,433 66,349 269,678 336,027

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.01 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 105 106 South Australia – other Regional summary report 2009

South Australia (other) Vintage overview

South Australia (other) includes the GI region of Southern Flinders Overview of vintage statistics Ranges, the Peninsulas zone, and the vineyards in Mount Lofty Ranges (other) and Lower Murray zone (other) – see map on cover page. The The harvest from South Australia (other) was 3,128 tonnes in 2009, total area of vines included in this definition is around 1,000 hectares. slightly below the 2008 and the 2007 vintages. The total value of grapes from the region decreased to $2.3 million compared with just under $4 million last year. There were no new plantings across the area covered by SA zone (other) in spring 2008 (even including top-working and replacements). The ABARE estimated production from the South Australia (other) vineyards for 2010 is 4,400 tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is almost the same, leaving no expected surplus fruit. The estimated supply stays the same across the forecast period, while the wineries’ committed intake reduces to 1,000 tonnes, leaving an estimated 3,500 tonnes uncommitted at this stage for 2014. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section).

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 108 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA SA - other Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Incorporates Southern Flinders Ranges (740 tonnes), The Peninsulas (121 tonnes), Mount Lofty Ranges zone other (855 tonnes) and Lower Murray zone - other (1,413 tonnes). Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Sauvignon 521 $500 $2,000 $427,460 $820 14 535 $438,726 Grenache 63 $500 $1,100 $41,350 $659 3 66 $43,327 Mataro 34 $8,605 $253 0 34 $8,605 Merlot 274 $350 $850 $170,111 $621 0 274 $170,111 Nebbiolo 4 $1,995 $500 0 4 $1,995 Petit Verdot 20 $13,016 $653 18 38 $24,772 Ruby Cabernet 21 $5,215 $250 0 21 $5,215 Sangiovese 47 $34,184 $726 12 59 $42,897 Shiraz 1,324 $350 $1,700 $1,145,342 $865 49 1,373 $1,187,950 Tempranillo 13 $13,193 $1,055 0 13 $13,193 Zinfandel 0 7 7 $5,212 Total red winegrapes 2,320 $1,860,470 102 2,423 $1,942,002 WHITE Chardonnay 451 $250 $850 $250,971 $556 12 463 $257,589 Colombard 63 $20,321 $324 0 63 $20,321 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 1 $760 $950 0 1 $760 Muscat Gordo Blanco 15 $7,670 $500 0 15 $7,670 Palomino 25 $11,358 $450 0 25 $11,358 Pinot Gris 39 $29,514 $765 0 39 $29,514 Riesling 13 $12,230 $922 0 13 $12,230 Sauvignon Blanc 61 $45,509 $751 4 65 $48,812 Semillon 21 $12,828 $600 0 21 $12,828 Total white winegrapes 689 $391,161 16 705 $401,082 Total all winegrapes 3,009 $2,251,631 119 3,128 $2,343,084

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 109 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA SA - other Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Lower Murray zone - other Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 80 0 0 0 80 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 10 0 0 0 10 0% Merlot 16 0 2 0 18 0% Other red 20 0 0 0 20 0% Petit Verdot 16 0 0 0 16 0% Shiraz 143 0 0 0 143 0% Total red varieties 285 0 2 0 287 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 88 0 5 0 93 0% Colombard 11 3 0 0 14 0% Other white 29 0 2 0 31 0% Riesling 14 0 0 0 14 0% Sauvignon Blanc 5 4 2 0 11 0% Total white varieties 147 7 9 0 163 0% Unknown variety 13 0 0 0 13 0% Total all varieties 445 7 12 0 464 0%

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Southern Flinders Ranges Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 24 0 0 0 24 0% Merlot 6 0 0 0 6 0% Other red 6 0 0 0 6 0% Shiraz 129 0 0 0 129 0% Total red varieties 165 0 0 0 165 0% White varieties 2 0 0 0 2 0% Total for All Groups and Types 166 0 0 0 166 0%

110 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA SA - other Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Mount Lofty Ranges - other Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 77 0 0 0 77 0% Merlot 17 0 0 0 17 0% Other red 15 0 0 0 15 1% Petit Verdot 6 0 0 0 6 0% Sangiovese 9 0 0 1 10 9% Shiraz 193 1 1 0 195 0% Total red varieties 318 1 1 1 321 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 21 0 0 0 21 0% Other white 5 0 0 0 6 0% Riesling 1 5 0 0 6 0% Semillon 8 0 0 0 8 0% Total white varieties 36 5 0 0 41 0% Rootstock block 1 0 0 0 1 0% Unknown variety 1 0 0 0 1 0% Total all varieties 355 6 1 1 363 0%

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 The Peninsulas Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 14 0 0 0 14 0% Other red 3 0 0 0 3 0% Shiraz 11 0 0 0 11 0% Total red varieties 28 0 0 0 28 0% White varieties 5 0 1 0 6 0% Total all varieties 33 0 1 0 34 0%

Total for South Australia (other) 1000 13 14 1 1028 0%

111 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA SA - other Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.05 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 112 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA

Wrattonbully wine region

Regional summary report

2009

Wrattonbully Vintage overview

Vintage report Cabernet Sauvignon, whilst having some parcels of very high quality, appears to have been more affected overall by the season conditions, and For the third year in a row Wrattonbully experienced a very dry winter with thus is not as consistent as Shiraz. Whites came through very well with rainfall again below long term average. Low winter rainfall resulted in lower strong parcels of both Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. then ideal soil moisture levels at the beginning of the growing season. Spring rainfall was also below average, meaning that irrigation was Tim Fletcher required early to ensure sufficient growth throughout the growing season. Fosters Wine Estates Summer rainfall was above long term average, mostly due to a single major rain event in December (75-100mm). The rain was welcomed to reduce pressure and reliance on irrigation but upset vine balance at the critical time of flowering and fruit set. Outside December, summer was Overview of vintage statistics actually extremely dry with only traces of rain in January and February.. The harvest from Wrattonbully was 21,756 tonnes in 2009 – about 10%

below the 2008 harvest, but still above the historical average for the In general the season was influenced by cool to mild temperatures. A region. The total value of grapes from Wrattonbully dropped by about 30% combination of the drier conditions and milder temperatures meant that - from $30 million to $22 million - and the average purchase values for once again frost was recorded across the district, with some vine damage Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon both decreased by around $300 per resulting. In general late spring and summer were very mild, with most tonne. months being below long term average. However there was an extreme heat spike at the end of January and early February which saw a number There were only 14 hectares of new plantings in Wrattonbully in spring of days climb above 40 degrees and a few of these above 45 degrees. 2008 (including top-working and replacements). This is an almost This put huge pressure on irrigation systems. Fortunately the heat damage negligible amount – less than 1% of the total area. About half of the new occurred early enough that the affected fruit was lost and had little effect plantings (6 hectares) were in Pinot Noir, and the total area of this variety on wine quality. Late February/early March saw a move into cooler in Wrattonbully has doubled in the past three years. conditions which enabled vines to balance up their crops and concentrate The estimated production from Wrattonbully for 2010 is 20,000 tonnes – flavours as much as possible. Pest and disease pressure was very low the normal expectation for this region. Over 20,000 tonnes is already due to the dryness of the season. committed to the wineries, so there is not expected to be any surplus fruit.

In summary the seasonal conditions for the 2009 vintage were very In 2014, the estimated production is expected to be about the same. challenging and characterised by extreme weather events. The cool and 15,000 tonnes is already under contract or winery grown fruit, leaving wet conditions over flowering affected fruit set and the heat wave stalled around 5,000 tonnes as yet uncontracted. and prolonged veraison. However the effect of these two events varied significantly between varieties and block to block depending on what stage Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected they were at when it occurred. to be a 120,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2014 (see State Summary section). Despite the difficult season, there were some exceptional parcels of fruit. Shiraz came through very well with a number of very high quality parcels.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 114 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Wrattonbully Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2009

Calc avg. Total value purch. Tonnes Lowest Highest purchased value per Winery Total Est total value Variety purchased price1 price1 grapes tonne grown fruit crushed2 ALL grapes RED Cabernet Sauvignon 4,882 $250 $3,000 $5,499,900 $1,126 3,264 8,147 $9,176,788 Merlot 1,897 $250 $1,770 $1,771,970 $934 1,559 3,456 $3,227,644 Other red 8 $9,174 $1,103 96 104 $114,069 Pinot Noir 113 $72,940 $648 134 247 $159,876 Sangiovese 0 67 67 $70,897 Shiraz 3,111 $400 $2,207 $3,193,788 $1,026 2,838 5,949 $6,106,812 Tempranillo 57 $91,344 $1,600 6 63 $100,942 Total red winegrapes 10,069 $10,639,116 7,964 18,033 $18,957,029 WHITE Chardonnay 1,288 $400 $1,500 $1,064,529 $826 610 1,899 $1,568,950 Marsanne 0 23 23 $19,773 Pinot Gris 158 $221,774 $1,400 636 795 $1,112,454 Riesling 31 $29,203 $950 37 68 $64,258 Sauvignon Blanc 372 $300 $1,000 $277,510 $747 387 759 $566,626 Semillon 31 $30,840 $1,000 46 77 $77,240 Viognier 51 $43,740 $850 52 103 $87,497 Total white winegrapes 1,931 $1,667,596 1,791 3,723 $3,496,799 Total all winegrapes 12,001 $12,306,712 9,755 21,756 $22,453,828

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 115 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Wrattonbully Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Variety Pre-2006 2006 2007 2008 Total area in 2008 Red winegrapes Barbera 1 0 0 0 1 0% Cabernet Franc 1 0 0 0 1 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 1202 1 0 0 1203 0% Malbec 4 0 0 0 4 0% Merlot 312 14 0 0 326 0% Meunier (Pinot Meunier) 3 0 0 0 3 0% Petit Verdot 6 0 0 0 6 0% Pinot Noir 17 0 9 6 33 18% Sangiovese 4 0 0 0 4 0% Shiraz 682 24 1 4 711 1% Tempranillo 9 0 0 0 9 0% Total red varieties 2241 39 10 10 2300 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 208 1 0 0 209 0% Marsanne 2 0 0 0 2 0% Pinot Gris 11 82 0 0 93 0% Riesling 7 0 0 0 7 0% Sauvignon Blanc 38 4 2 4 48 8% Semillon 6 0 0 0 6 0% Viognier 11 0 0 0 11 0% Total white varieties 282 87 2 4 375 1% Total all varieties 2524 126 12 14 2675 1%

116 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2009 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Wrattonbully Estimated supply and committed intake 2010 - 2014

2010 2012 2014

1 Supply forecast produced by ABARE based on the ABS Vineyard Survey 2008 2 A raising factor of 1.01 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

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