Wine region tonnages 2000 - 2004, South Australia
McLaren Vale produced a record tonnage in 2004 making
it the second largest producing region in the State(a).
The region crushed 71,515 tonnes of winegrapes – an
increase of over 35,800 tonnes or 65% on 2003. McLaren Vale Grape
Wine and Tourism attribute the increased yield to good fruitfulness
and young vines coming into production(b).
Winemakers are expecting good quality and flavour in the 2004 vintage.
The McLaren Vale Region in 2004 comprised 8% of the
total vintage crush in South Australia, ranking it second after
the Riverland as the largest in the State.
The value of the McLaren Vale winegrape crush for
vintage 2004 was estimated to be nearly $98 million, representing
12% of the South Australian total estimated weighbridge value of
$818 million. This represented an increase of $28 million above
the regions total of $70 million in 2003.
Wine region tonnages 2000 - 2004, South Australia
| Source |
Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board
of South Australia, Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2001, 2002,
2003 & 2004 (www.phylloxera.com.au/statistics). |
Wine region tonnages 2000 - 2004
| - |
Total vintage in tonnes |
| Wine region |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
% change
2000-2004 |
| Riverland |
293,785 |
327,104 |
433,893 |
369,173 |
440,121 |
50% |
| McLaren Vale |
35,650 |
55,872 |
49,128 |
43,452 |
71,515 |
101% |
| Barossa Valley |
37,556 |
53,839 |
57,631 |
48,829 |
70,208 |
87% |
| Coonawarra |
22,170 |
53,125 |
17,801 |
23,037 |
62,651 |
183% |
| Langhorne Creek |
26,108 |
51,309 |
44,861 |
49,269 |
54,360 |
108% |
| Adelaide Hills |
8,298 |
18,920 |
11,057 |
16,481 |
38,645 |
366% |
| Clare Valley |
12,444 |
23,493 |
27,293 |
19,202 |
33,023 |
165% |
| Source |
Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board
of South Australia, Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2001, 2002,
2003 & 2004 (www.phylloxera.com.au/statistics) |
| (a) |
Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South
Australia, Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2004 (www.phylloxera.com.au/statistics). |
| (b) |
Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South
Australia, Utilisation and Pricing Survey 2004, pg. 76 (www.phylloxera.com.au/statistics) |
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