Australian Winegrape Crush Hits 1.57 Million Tonnes

17 Jul Australian Winegrape Crush Hits 1.57 Million Tonnes

The 2025 Australian winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.57 million tonnes, 160,000 tonnes (11 percent) more than the 2024 crush, but 140,000 tonnes below the 10-year average of 1.71 million tonnes.

The 2025 crush equates to around 1.1 billion litres of wine, which is in line with current sales of Australian wine on domestic and export markets and the year-on-year increase was driven by red varieties (up 20%), while the crush of white varieties was 2% higher than in 2024.

Despite the year-on-year increases, the crush of both red and white varieties was below the 10-year average which is indictive of a combination of seasonal and strategic factors such as the global decline in the demand for wine.

The total value of the Australian winegrape crush in 2025 is estimated to be $1.13 billion, an additional $136 million (14 percent) compared with 2024.

In terms of varieties, Shiraz regained its position as the number one variety (up 23%), Chardonnay (decreased by 13%), most other major varieties increased, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris/Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc all seeing double-digit growth year-on-year, whilst Pinot Gris/Grigio overtook Merlot for the first time, to take fifth position and give whites three of the top five positions for the first time.  Despite these increases, out of the top 10 varieties only Pinot Gris/Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir crushed more in 2025 than they did 10 years ago.

In terms of crush by state, South Australia constituted 48% of the national crush by size,  NSW was the second largest with 33% and the third-largest state by crush size was Victoria. The estimated crush from Victorian vineyards was down 1% year-on-year and 13% below its 10-year average.  Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland all increased their crush year-on-year. For the second year in a row, Tasmania is estimated to have had a record crush.

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