Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
The Drinks Business, Amelie Maurice-Jones
The 2025 national winegrape crush reached 1.57 million tonnes, up 11% (155,000 tonnes) on 2024. Despite the rebound, it remained 8% below the 10-year average of 1.71 million tonnes, Wine Australia’s Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2025 has revealed.
Total wine production climbed to an estimated 1.13 billion litres – the equivalent of 126 million nine-litre cases – representing a 9% increase on last year. Production, however, was still 7% (89 million litres) below the decade average.
Red wine led the recovery, with output rising 15%, compared with a 2% increase in white wine. Red varieties regained their position as the dominant category, accounting for 52% of all wine made, after slipping behind white wine in 2023–24. The difference in volume between red and white remained narrow – the second-smallest since 2014–15.
Output outstrips sales
Total sales in 2024–25 were largely unchanged at 1.08 billion litres (120 million cases). Exports represented 59% of all sales, up one percentage point year-on-year, while domestic sales held at 41%.
For the first time in three years, production exceeded sales, leaving a surplus of around 52 million litres, or 6 million cases.
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