2011 Grower Survey
Horst Caspari & Amy Montano Colorado State University Western Colorado Research Center Grand Junction, CO 81503 Ph: (970) 434-3264 Survey summary
Survey forms sent 172 Survey forms returned 98 Commercial growers 96 Mail undelivered 2
Rate of return 58 %
Non-respondents: established growers
51 growers who provided data in previous surveys did not yet respond to the 2011 survey
• 180 total acres (~20 % of CO total)
Another ~30 growers have not replied to any of the surveys since 2000. Definition
“Producing area”
• vineyards that were planted prior to 2010 2011 Survey results
Total vineyard area (acre) 628 Wineries 198 (32 %) Contract growers 430 (68 %)
Producing vineyard area (acre) 590 Wineries 193 (33 %) Contract growers 397 (67 %)
Average vineyard size (acre) 6.6 Total production (t) 1,256 Average yield (t/acre) 2.13 Average grape price ($/t) 1,425 Average picking costs ($/t) 230 Gross return ($/acre) 3,034
Colorado grape production by year
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800 Total yield (t) Total 600
400
200
0 2011 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Colorado grape growing area by year
800 Total Producing 700
600
500
400 Area (acre) 300
200
100
0 2011 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Colorado grape yield per acre by year
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0 Yield (t/acre) Yield 1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0 2011 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Colorado grape yield per acre by county
4.0 Mesa county Delta county 3.5 Other counties
3.0
2.5
2.0 Yield (t/acre) Yield 1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0 2011 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Colorado grape production by county
Other 6.1% Delta 6.2%
Mesa 87.6% Colorado total vineyard area by county
Other Delta 10.5% 13.2%
Mesa 76.2% Colorado vineyards by planting year
100
90
80
70
60
50
Area (acre) 40
30
20
10
0 2011 1946 1973 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Best guess; based on all surveys since 2000 Colorado vineyard area increasing?
35 New planting Removed 30
25
20
Area (acre) 15
10
5
0 2011 2010 2009 2008 New vineyard plantings by county
100
2007-2011 90
80
70
60
50
40 Area planted (acre)
30
20
10
0 Delta Mesa Other Vineyard area removed by county
16 Mesa county Delta county 14 Other counties
12
10
8
6 Vineyard area removed (acre) area removed Vineyard 4
2
0 2011 2010 2009 2008 2011 Colorado grape production by variety
300
250
200
150 Total yield Total yield (t) 100
50
0 Other Syrah Merlot Riesling Viognier CabSauv Pinot gris CabFranc Pinot Noir Chardonnay Gewürztraminer Colorado grape production by variety
Colorado grape production (2011) Pinot Noir Gewürztraminer 2.7% 2.2% Viognier 5.0% Chardonnay Other 6.3% 22.5%
CabFranc 6.6%
Syrah 6.9%
CabSauv 18.2%
Merlot 12.6%
Riesling 16.9% Colorado grape yield per acre by variety
Colorado grape yield per acre (2011) 6.0
5.0 Industry goal???
4.0
3.0 Yield (t/acre)
2.0
1.0
0.0 Other Syrah Merlot Riesling Viognier CabSauv Pinot gris Pinot Noir CabFranc Chardonnay Gewürztraminer C