| SOUTH AFRICA WINE INDUSTRY STATISTICS |
GROWTH IN WINERIES
|
1991 |
2002 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Number of primary wine producers |
4786 |
4346 |
4360 |
4183 |
3999 |
3839 |
3667 |
Number of wine cellars which crush grapes |
212 |
427 |
581 |
572 |
560 |
585 |
604 |
Producer cellars |
70 |
66 |
65 |
65 |
59 |
58 |
57 |
Producing wholesalers |
6 |
11 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
WINE PRODUCED (Million Gross Liters)
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010
(est) |
Wine |
628.5 |
709.7 |
730.4 |
763.3 |
805.1 |
|
Rebate |
82.9 |
82.1 |
101.5 |
86.6 |
71.4 |
|
Juice |
64.6 |
73.2 |
65.2 |
72.5 |
34.7 |
|
Distilling wine |
129.2 |
147.9 |
146.4 |
166.5 |
122.1 |
|
Total Ha under Wine Grapes

Total Ha
planted & uprooted
Wine Grapes as % of Total Hectares
|
1990 |
2000 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
Chenin |
32 |
24 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
Chardonnay |
2 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
TOTAL WHITE |
84 |
64 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cabernet |
4 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
Merlot |
1 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Pinotage |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Shiraz |
1 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
TOTAL RED |
16 |
36 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
AGE OF VINES AT 2009
|
White |
Red |
Total |
<4 |
5972 |
2002 |
7974 |
4-10 |
15916 |
21560 |
37476 |
11-15 |
10936 |
14556 |
25492 |
16-20 |
8444 |
3702 |
12146 |
720 |
15635 |
2535 |
18170 |
TOTAL SA EXPORTS
YEAR |
LITRES |
TREND |
1996 |
99 900 000 |
140 |
1998 |
116 800 000 |
108 |
2000 |
138 400 000 |
108 |
2001 |
176 100 000 |
126 |
2002 |
215 800 000 |
123 |
2003 |
237 300 000 |
110 |
2004 |
266 500 000 |
112 |
2005 |
280 084 116 |
105 |
2006 |
271 777 534 |
97 |
2007 |
313 885 785 |
115 |
2008 |
407 319 610 |
|
2009 |
389 141 149 |
|
% TOTAL EXPORTS BY COUNTRY (LITRES) (BULK PLUS BOTTLED)
|
2009 |
|
% |
UK |
32 |
Germany |
18 |
Netherlands |
7 |
Sweden |
10 |
Africa |
3 |
Denmark |
4 |
Canada |
3 |
USA |
4 |
Belgium |
3 |
All Other |
17 |
PACKAGED EXPORTS BY COUNTRY (LITRES)
Bottled |
2003
% |
2009
% |
2010 (Jan-June) |
UK |
50 |
40 |
31 |
Netherlands |
19 |
9 |
9 |
Sweden |
7 |
14 |
15 |
Germany |
7 |
6 |
10 |
Denmark |
2 |
5 |
5 |
Canada |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Belgium |
2 |
2 |
2 |
USA |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Finland |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Africa |
|
2 |
3 |
All others |
8 |
12 |
14 |
TOTAL PACKAGED WINE (Litres) EXPORT GROWTH TRENDS
|
2009/2008 |
2010 (Jan-June) |
UK |
111 |
82 |
Netherlands |
99 |
101 |
Sweden |
118 |
105 |
Germany |
99 |
150 |
Far East |
150 |
156 |
Canada |
111 |
110 |
Belgium |
95 |
112 |
USA |
100 |
132 |
Denmark |
95 |
95 |
Total |
107 |
104 |
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