Limestone Coast zone - other

Regional summary report

2010

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COPYRIGHT

This survey has been produced by the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1969, no Australia on behalf of the South Industry Association, the Wine part of this publication may be reproduced by any process without the prior written Grape Council of SA Inc and Primary Industries and Resources SA, who jointly permission of the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. fund the survey. © Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia, 2010. The publication of this survey is made possible through the support of the South ISSN 1442-6048 Australian and interstate wineries that processed fruit from South Australian vineyards in 2010. The information is provided voluntarily by wineries on the understanding and Date of publication: September 2010. assurance that information from individual wineries will be kept strictly confidential. Only aggregate responses are reported. Draft results and supply forecasts are DISCLAIMER checked by regional industry representatives. Vintage reports have been provided by While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the information the regional representatives, local growers or industry associations. Particular thanks reported in this document, no responsibility is taken for any errors or omissions. The for their assistance go to: Jim Caddy, David Edwards, James Freckleton, Juliet Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia expressly disclaims any Henderson, Elise Heyes, Lian Jaensch, Murray Leake, Frank Nicholls, Louise Rose, liability for the accuracy and sufficiency of the information, and in no circumstances Stuart Sharman, Nigel Squire, Michelle Stehbans, David Watkins, and Daniel Zuzolo. 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 stand-alone regional reports, covering the major previous years back to 1998 are available from the Board’s office. declared GI regions in South Australia, and a state summary section with aggregate COVER IMAGE data, forecasts by variety and historical comparisons. The report may be downloaded Photograph by Catherine Cox, Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. as one document or in sections as a series of PDF files from the PGIBSA website www.phylloxera.com.au. REPORT PREPARATION Peter Carmalt, the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, Sandy Hathaway and INTERPRETATION OF REPORT INFORMATION Rachel Inness - Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA. Please refer to the EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS for definitions, limitations and interpretations of different statistics reported.

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2 Explanations and Definitions

INTAKE (CURRENT VINTAGE) DATA

Definition of regions Important note on average purchase value Regions have been defined in accordance with Geographical Indication (GI) There is considerable variation in the pricing arrangements made by different wineries. boundaries. If a GI region has not been declared, or produces less than 5,000 tonnes, For example, some wineries make adjustment payments based on the average value then the data is aggregated into the relevant GI zone. Disaggregation of data into per tonne reported in this survey and some pay quality bonuses based on the end use smaller regions such as Southern Fleurieu and Mount Benson is available on request of the product. These additional payments are not included in the reported figures. 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. total crushed The 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 Note: the highest or lowest price may be for a estimate of the non-response rate for each region is provided below each intake information for any particular variety. very small parcel of fruit - and/or reflect an unusual pricing arrangement - eg payment summary report. Reported fruit is separated into fruit produced from the winery’s own by the hectare rather than per tonne, “spot market” sales of excess fruit etc. or associated vineyards (“own grown”) and from independent vineyards (“purchased”).

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 Estimated supply freight. It includes any penalties or bonuses (eg Baumé) applied at the weighbridge, but DOES NOT INCLUDE other bonuses or adjustments such as end use quality Supply forecasts have been calculated independently using the planting information bonuses, which are not available at the time the survey is conducted. obtained from the PGIBSA vineyard register (see below). They are calculated by multiplying the area of vines by an estimated yield figure determined separately for calculated average purchase value per tonne The is the average amount paid per each variety in each region, which takes into account industry practices and objectives tonne of fruit across all wineries. Winery grown grapes are not included in the as well as historical averages. However, the supply forecasts do not make any calculation of average purchase value; nor are grapes grown by companies connected allowance for future vine removals or mothballing, yield capping or the effects of with the winery or under lease arrangements. The estimated total value of purchased grapes is calculated by multiplying the average purchase value per tonne ongoing water restrictions or unusual seasonal conditions. by the total tonnes purchased. The estimated total value of total grapes is calculated by multiplying the average purchase value per tonne by all tonnes crushed. Committed intake If there is a variety where there are no purchases, then the average purchase value Committed intake is the amount of fruit that wineries are already committed to take in, across all other varieties of the same colour in the same region is used to determine an for a given future year. It is made up of winery grown fruit and contract purchases. estimated value for the own grown grapes. Only existing or ongoing contracts are included – not intended future signings or Note: in small varieties there may sometimes be only one winery contributing towards renewals. a calculated average purchase value per tonne.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 3 Explanations and Definitions

Available supply PLANTING DATA 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) market. NB If the committed intake is higher than the estimated supply, this indicates Planting data is not derived from the 2010 South Australian Utilisation and Pricing a discrepancy between the independent supply forecasts and the wineries’ estimates Survey of wineries. The information is obtained from the vineyard register maintained of future production. In this case, available supply is recorded as zero – rather than as by the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. a negative number. The Board is required under the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Act 1995 to maintain a Comparing supply and committed 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 In order to compare supply with committed intake, the latter figures are “raised” to an accurate vineyard return each year, giving details of their plantings. This information compensate for non-respondents. There is no raising of supply figures because it is is kept strictly confidential. An accurate vineyard register enables the Board to produce assumed that the PGIBSA vineyard planting information is close to 100% complete. complete, up-to-date statistical information on vineyard plantings by variety, year The non-response rate is calculated separately for each region and is indicated below planted and location. the relevant tables. For more information on registration of vineyards, please contact the Phylloxera and Demand (required intake) Grape Industry Board office on 08 8362 0488. Following consultation with industry during 2009, it was decided to omit demand figures from the 2010 survey. These figures were considered by the majority of Explanatory notes for planting data tables respondents to be unreliable and/or unhelpful. They also add considerably to the 1. Planting data tables are current as at April 2010 and include all plantings from the survey load for the wineries. Readers of this report are encouraged to provide 2009 planting season. Vines planted in a particular year may include topworked feedback on this decision either directly to SAWIA or the WGCSA, or to the PGIBSA. or replaced vines, as well as new plantings in virgin ground. Where vines have been replaced or topworked, the old variety record is removed. This explains why the area planted for earlier years may be different in the 2010 report compared with previous reports.

2. Vineyard plantings are recorded by Geographical Indication. Planting details for smaller regions not included in the survey report are available on request from the Board.

3. Where a 0 appears in a table, this may indicate the presence of a planting of less than 0.5 hectares, or it may indicate zero plantings. Rounding may produce a slight error in totals or percentages.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 4 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 20,157 tonnes in 2010, a of Padthaway, Coonawarra and Wrattonbully. The total area of vines 13% decrease on the 2009 harvest. The total value of grapes from the included in this definition is around 3,300 hectares. region decreased by over $4 million (22%) – with average purchase values for Shiraz and decreasing by around $90 and $200 Vintage report per tonne respectively. Merlot defied the overall trend by increasing in value by almost $70 per tonne while Chardonnay remained virtually Mount Benson unchanged. Both winter and spring received above average rainfall, setting up a good There were only 8 hectares of new plantings across the Limestone Coast growing season. The district had above average temperatures in early zone (other) in spring 2009 (including top-working and replacements). November and then mainly dry and warm conditions through until the end This planting occurred only in the area outside the recognised regions. of March. There were some rain events through the summer about a month apart which kept the season going. April was wet with an early The estimated production for the Limestone Coast (other) vineyards for break to the season. 2011 is 27,000 tonnes. The wineries’ committed intake is almost 19,000 tonnes indicating there will be surplus fruit. The estimated supply The November heat had a slight effect on flowering in Cabernet increases slightly to 27,300 tonnes in 2015, while the wineries’ committed Sauvignon; however the main challenge was for those with fruit still on the intake drops to around 15,000 tonnes, leaving close to half the fruit vine in April, as this fruit was nearly all affected by Botrytis to some extent uncommitted by the end of the forecast period. – varying from mild to very severe. Across the state, assuming "normal" growing conditions, there is expected Harvest started early with fruit brought in to wineries in mid February. This to be a 278,000 tonne surplus compared with demand in 2015 (see State part of harvest was quite a condensed period with whites and reds ready Summary section). at the same time. The rain then delayed the end of harvest through until early May, with some fruit not able to be picked.

The quality of fruit harvested before the start of April was very good; flavours developed earlier than in the previous two years. After the rains there was a substantial decrease in quality due to the disease pressure, affecting approximately 25% of the crop.

Yields were down in Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay on average, and on par with long term average in Shiraz, Merlot and . Pinot Gris was slightly above average although this could be due to vines coming of age.

Nigel Squire, President Mount Benson Vignerons Association

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 5 Limestone Coast zone - other Winegrape intake summary - vintage 2010

Incorporates Mount Benson (2,483 tonnes), Robe (3,829 tonnes) and Limestone Coast zone - other (13,845 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 197 $197,200 $1,000 2 199 $199,300 Cabernet Sauvignon 4,235 $450 $3,000 $3,907,538 $923 2,240 6,475 $5,974,690 Malbec 291 $200,468 $689 6 296 $204,259 Mataro 247 $247,034 $1,000 0 247 $247,034 Merlot 1,607 $350 $1,620 $1,534,222 $955 1,125 2,733 $2,608,419 Other Red 75 $1,000 $1,400 $88,144 $1,168 0 75 $88,144 Petit Verdot 205 $184,770 $900 47 253 $227,397 Pinot Noir 989 $500 $1,600 $1,157,041 $1,170 149 1,138 $1,330,756 Shiraz 3,359 $400 $3,000 $3,592,421 $1,069 1,426 4,785 $5,116,938 Tempranillo 4 $5,180 $1,400 6 10 $13,580 Total Red winegrapes 11,210 $11,114,017 5,001 16,211 $16,010,517 WHITE Chardonnay 1,301 $300 $1,350 $958,221 $736 662 1,963 $1,445,522 14 $10,992 $785 0 14 $10,992 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 0 12 12 $10,263 Pinot Gris 189 $300 $1,700 $238,986 $1,262 256 446 $562,550 Riesling 20 $23,640 $1,200 27 47 $55,848 Sauvignon Blanc 755 $650 $1,600 $798,020 $1,057 275 1,030 $1,088,148 Semillon 119 $550 $800 $73,549 $620 223 342 $212,033 Verdelho 60 $44,835 $750 6 65 $49,050 Viognier 28 $14,010 $500 0 28 $14,010 Total White winegrapes 2,486 $2,162,252 1,460 3,946 $3,448,417 Grand Total All winegrapes 13,696 $13,276,270 6,461 20,157 $19,458,934

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 Limestone Coast zone (other) is 2%.

SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA 6 Limestone Coast zone (other) Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Bordertown Variety Pre-2007 2007 2008 2009 Total area in 2009 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 29 0 0 0 29 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 413 0 0 0 413 0% Malbec 24 0 0 0 24 0% Mataro (Mourvedre) 42 0 0 0 42 0% Merlot 225 0 0 0 225 0% Other red 12 0 0 0 12 0% Petit Verdot 43 0 0 0 43 0% Shiraz 333 0 0 0 333 0% Total red varieties 1,122 0 0 0 1,122 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 88 0 0 0 88 0% Pinot Gris 12 0 0 0 12 0% Verdelho 10 0 0 0 10 0% Semillon 10 0 0 0 10 0% Other white 15 0 0 0 15 0% Total white varieties 136 0 0 0 136 0% Total all varieties 1,259 0 0 0 1,259 0%

% planted Mount Benson Variety Pre-2007 2007 2008 2009 Total area in 2009 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 3 0 0 0 3 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 119 3 0 0 122 0% Merlot 55 0 0 0 55 0% Petit Verdot 3 0 0 0 3 0% Pinot Noir 2 0 0 0 2 0% Shiraz 175 0 0 0 175 0% Total red varieties 356 3 0 0 359 0% Sauvignon Blanc 60 0 8 0 68 0% Pinot Gris 20 9 12 0 42 0% Chardonnay 38 0 0 0 38 0% Cygne Blanc 26 0 0 0 26 0% Other white 17 0 0 0 17 0% Total white varieties 162 9 20 0 192 0% Total all varieties 518 12 20 0 551 0%

7 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Limestone Coast zone (other) Current plantings by variety and year planted

Current area in hectares % planted Robe Variety Pre-2007 2007 2008 2009 Total area in 2009 Red winegrapes Cabernet Sauvignon 183 0 0 0 183 0% Malbec 2 0 0 0 2 0% Merlot 58 0 0 0 58 0% Petit Verdot 8 0 0 0 8 0% Pinot Noir 64 0 0 0 64 0% Shiraz 131 0 0 0 131 0% Total red varieties 445 0 0 0 445 0% White winegrapes Chardonnay 126 0 0 0 126 0% Pinot Gris 15 0 0 0 15 0% Savagnin Blanc 5 0 0 0 5 0% Sauvignon Blanc 39 0 0 0 39 0% Semillon 12 0 0 0 12 0% Total white varieties 192 0 0 0 193 0% Total all varieties 641 0 0 0 642 0%

% planted Other Limestone Coast zone Variety Pre-2007 2007 2008 2009 Total area in 2009 Red winegrapes Cabernet Franc 2 0 0 0 2 0% Cabernet Sauvignon 357 0 0 6 363 2% Merlot 46 0 0 0 46 0% Petit Verdot 3 0 0 0 3 0% Pinot Noir 82 0 0 0 82 0% Shiraz 137 0 0 0 137 0% Total red varieties 627 0 0 6 632 1% White winegrapes Chardonnay 78 0 0 0 78 0% Pinot Gris 3 18 0 1 22 5% Riesling 9 0 0 0 9 0% Sauvignon Blanc 72 18 10 1 101 1% Semillon 1 0 0 0 1 0% Viognier 1 0 0 0 1 0% Total white varieties 163 37 10 2 212 1% Total all varieties 790 37 10 8 845 1%

Total Limestone Coast zone (other) 3208 49 30 8 3296 0%

8 SA Winegrape Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2010 Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of SA Limestone Coast Estimated supply and committed intake 2011 - 2015 zone (other)

2011 2013 2015

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 322 5 199 204 322 5 199 204 322 5 199 204 Cabernet Sauvignon 7,976 2,771 2,985 5,756 8,001 2,829 2,217 5,045 8,001 2,849 1,735 4,584 Malbec 229 6 372 379 229 6 372 379 229 6 372 379 Mataro 382 0 301 301 382 0 301 301 382 0 301 301 Merlot 3,363 1,259 1,290 2,549 3,363 1,259 1,165 2,425 3,363 1,259 1,072 2,331 Other Red 99 0 79 79 99 0 94 94 99 0 124 124 Petit Verdot 528 77 230 306 528 77 230 306 528 77 230 306 Pinot Noir 998 146 454 600 998 146 316 462 998 146 46 192 Shiraz 6,891 1,225 2,677 3,901 6,891 1,250 2,329 3,579 6,891 1,271 1,890 3,160 Tempranillo 0 10 4 14 0 10 4 14 0 10 4 14 Total red winegrapes 20,788 5,498 8,590 14,089 20,813 5,582 7,227 12,809 20,813 5,623 5,973 11,596 White winegrapes Chardonnay 2,902 1,378 1,352 2,730 2,902 1,380 1,059 2,439 2,902 1,381 418 1,799 Marsanne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pinot Gris 579 281 148 429 633 357 119 477 633 383 89 471 Riesling 81 23 47 70 81 23 22 46 81 23 15 39 Sauvignon Blanc 1,397 291 775 1,066 1,466 311 239 551 1,466 312 218 530 Semillon 230 204 204 408 230 204 159 363 230 204 176 380 Verdelho 104 5 41 46 104 5 41 46 104 5 41 46 Viognier 13 0 37 37 13 0 37 37 13 0 37 37 Total white winegrapes 6,285 2,182 2,604 4,786 6,462 2,281 1,677 3,958 6,462 2,308 993 3,302 Total all winegrapes 27,073 7,680 11,194 18,874 27,275 7,863 8,904 16,767 27,275 7,931 6,966 14,898

1 Supply forecast produced by PGIBSA based on the South Australian vineyard register 2 A raising factor of 1.02 has been applied to committed intake to allow for non-respondents

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