National vintage report
About the report
Wine Australia's annual vintage report is produced on behalf of the wine sector based on survey data collected across all winegrowing regions in Australia. It provides:
- an estimate of the total crush in Australia;
- a summary of the grape crush in each region by variety; and
- an analysis of grape purchases including price dispersion.
National Vintage Report 2024
- National Vintage Report 2024 summary report
- National Vintage Report 2024 Infographic
- National Vintage Report 2024 appendix (regional intake summary tables)
- National Vintage Report 2024 full report (summary and appendices)
Region and variety intake summary tables
Regional intake summary tables are also available on the Wine Australia interactive Vintage Survey Dashboard. The dashboard also provides national and state overviews, variety intake summary tables, price dispersion data and all survey results from 2015–2024.
Report summary - 2024 report
The 2024 Australian winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.43 million tonnes, 112,390 tonnes (9 per cent) more than the crush of 1.31 million tonnes in 2023. The 2024 crush is 18 per cent below the 10-year average of 1.73 million tonnes, and the third vintage in the past 5 years that has been below the long-term average.
South Australia (SA) accounted for the largest share of the national crush tonnes with 49 per cent, declined by 4 per cent and lost 6 percentage points of share to the other states. All other states increased in crush except WA (down 10 per cent). Tasmania crushed an estimated record 16,702 tonnes.
The grape crush value is estimated to be $1.01 billion, a 2 per cent increase over the previous year. The overall average value decreased by 5 per cent from $642 per tonne to $613 per tonne.
Crush by colour and variety
The crush of red varieties in 2024 declined by 1 per cent to an estimated 705,489 tonnes. This is 24 per cent below the 10-year average and the smallest crush of red varieties since 2007. The crush of white varieties was up by 19 per cent to 721,519 tonnes, but still 10 per cent below its 10-year average of 804,854 tonnes and the second-smallest since 2007. The white winegrape share of the crush increased to 51 per cent – the first time since 2014 that the white crush has been higher than the red crush.
Chardonnay had the largest crush with 332,643 tonnes, and overtook Shiraz to resume the title of top variety by crush size that it last held in 2013. Shiraz declined by 14 per cent to 297,868 tonnes, its smallest crush since 2007 and 31 per cent below its 10-year average of 430,903 tonnes.
All other varieties in the top 10 increased except for Semillon, which decreased by 10 per cent. Apart from Chardonnay, Pinot Gris/Grigio had the largest increase in percentage terms (up 27 per cent) and Cabernet Sauvignon the smallest (up 2 per cent).
Winegrape prices
The estimated value of the crush in 2024 is just over $1 billion. The value increased by 2 per cent compared with 2023 as a result of the 9 per cent increase in the crush size being partly offset by a decline of 5 per cent in average value. Red grapes accounted for 56 per cent of the total value, with Shiraz contributing the largest share (23 per cent). Chardonnay was second by value with a 19 per cent share.
Price dispersion
Price dispersion data for all individual regions and varieties from 2008–2024 can be found on the Wine Australia interactive Vintage Survey Dashboard.
Price dispersion information is also available in spreadsheet format (see below).
Price dispersion reports for earlier vintages are also available on request. Contact market.insights@wineaustralia.com or 8228 2000 for more information.
Previous vintage reports
- National Vintage report 2023 (full report)
- National Vintage report 2022 (full report)
- National Vintage report 2021 (full report)
- National Vintage report 2020 (full report)
- National Vintage Report 2019 (full report)
- National Vintage Report 2018 (full report)
Reports for 2017 and 2016 are available on request. Vintage reports prior to 2016 can be found on the Australian Grape & Wine website (scroll down to the end of the page).
About the National Vintage Survey
The National Vintage Survey is a single annual crush and price survey conducted by Wine Australia on behalf of the Australian wine sector. This report has been prepared based on an analysis of the survey results.
All Wine Australia levy payers (approximately 2200 businesses) are surveyed. Respondents are asked to provide individual transaction data by variety and region for grape purchases and a summary of their own grown fruit by variety and region. This enables accurate reporting of crush (production) and price dispersion data by variety and GI region as well as at a national and state level.
Read more about the National Vintage Survey
Related reports
South Australia
The SA winegrape crush reports are produced by Wine Australia on behalf of the South Australian Wine Industry Association and the Wine Grape Council of SA Inc., using the data collected as part of the National Vintage Survey.
The full reports, and separate state and regional summaries, can be found on the Vinehealth Australia website. Reports for earlier years back to 2000 are also available.
Murray Darling & Swan Hill
The Murray Darling & Swan Hill winegrape crush report is published annually, based on data collected as part of the National Vintage Survey. The latest report can be found on the Murray Valley Winegrowers' Inc website. Previous years' reports are also available.
Tasmania
Wine Tasmania produces a separate vintage report annually, based on a survey of growers and winemakers. The Wine Tasmania survey is conducted collaboratively with Wine Australia to reduce survey load for wineries.