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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