South Africa Wine Industry Statistics

Growth in wineries

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Number of primary grape producers	4360	4183	3999	3839	3667	3596	3527	3440	3323	3314	3232	3145	3029
Number of wine cellars which crush grapes	581	572	560	585	604	573	582	582	564	559	566	568	546
Producer cellars	65	65	59	58	57	54	52	50	50	49	48	48	48
Producing wholesalers	21	17	20	23	23	26	25	23	21	25	24	27	26

Area under wine grape vineyards (excluding Sultana)

Source:SAWIS

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Chenin blanc	18.4	18.3	18.2	18.2	17.9	18	18.2	18.5	18.6
Colombar(d)	11.8	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	12	12	12	11.9
Sauvignon Blanc	9.3	9.5	9.6	9.5	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.7	9.8
Chardonnay	8.2	8.2	8	7.9	7.7	7.4	7.2	7.2	7.1
Muscat d’Alexandrie*	2.2	2.1	2.1	2	2	2	1.9	1.9	1.8
Sémillon	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Muscat de Frontignan (Muscadel)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9
Viognier	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9
Other white varieties	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
Total white varities	56.2	56	55.6	55.1	54.6	54.6	54.6	55.2	55.2

Cabernet Sauvignon	12.3	12.2	12	11.8	11.7	11.5	11.3	11.1	11.0
Shiraz	9.9	10	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.
Pinotage	6	6.2	6.5	6.9	7.2	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.4
Merlot	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.1	6	5.8	5.8
Ruby Cabernet	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
Cinsaut	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.9
Pinot noir	0.8	1	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3
Cabernet Franc	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Other red varieties	2.9	3	3.1	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.9	4.0
TOTAL RED	43.8	44	44.4	44.9	45.4	45.4	45.4	44.8	44.8

Total white and red	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Total hectares	101259	101017	100568	100099	99689	99472	98594	95775	94545
Sultana * (Hectares)	9082	9025	8350	8202	7799	7582	7420	7066	6658
* Also utilised for raisins and as table grapes. Source: SAWIS

	Age of vines – hectares
VARIETY	TOTAL HECTARS	< 4 YEARS	4 - 10 YEARS	11 - 15 YEARS	16 - 20 YEARS	>20 YEARS
Chenin blanc	17 543	1 346	4 324	4 101	1 512	6 260
Colombar(d)	11 275	886	2 584	2 333	1 533	3 940
Sauvignon blanc	9 277	750	1657	3 303	1 577	1 989
Chardonnay	6 746	449	1 331	2 730	774	1 463
Muscat d’Alexandrie*	1 729	111	366	88	46	1 118
Sémillon	1 118	40	209	300	183	385
Muscat de Blanc	807	113	247	91	31	299
Viognier	803	19	87	503	185	8
Other white varieties	2 903	248	1 097	525	90	944
Total white varieties	52 201	3 962	11 928	13 975	5 931	16 405

Cabernet Sauvignon	10 360	433	989	2 108	5 661	1 170
Shiraz	9 735	349	1 638	1 814	5 244	690
Pinotage	6 979	249	2 337	286	2 238	1 870
Merlot	5 460	144	464	684	3 194	974
Ruby Cabernet	2 224	158	473	286	871	436
Cinsaut	1 759	53	234	419	298	756
Pinot noir	1 182	115	516	247	181	115
Cabernet Franc	820	33	87	289	356	54
Other red varieties	3 824	418	1 163	1 019	832	392
Total red varieties	43 344	1 959	7 901	7 152	18 875	6 457

Total white and red	94 545	5 921	19 829	21 127	24 805	22 863

* Also utilised for raisins and as table grapes. Source: SAWIS