Australian Wine Industry Overview
Viticultural Information
Grape varieties
Area of grape varieties, bearing and non-bearing vineyard 2001/2002.
| Variety |
2001 |
2002 |
% Change |
|
Hectares |
Hectares1 |
01 to 02 |
| White grapes |
| Chardonnay |
18,434 |
21,724 |
17.8 |
| Sultana |
11,172 |
10,906 |
-2.4 |
| Semillon |
6,803 |
6,610 |
-2.84 |
| Riesling |
3,558 |
3,962 |
11.4 |
| Sauvignon Blanc |
2,766 |
2,914 |
5.4 |
| Colombard |
2,153 |
2,631 |
22.2 |
| Muscat Gordo Blanco |
2,576 |
2,530 |
-1.8 |
| Verdelho |
1,527 |
1,654 |
8.3 |
| Chenin Blanc |
895 |
820 |
-8.4 |
| Trebbiano |
689 |
677 |
-1.7 |
| Traminer |
589 |
614 |
4.2 |
| Waltham Cross |
346 |
287 |
-17.1 |
| Marsanne |
247 |
275 |
11.3 |
| Doradillo |
251 |
247 |
-1.6 |
| Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc |
216 |
222 |
2.8 |
| Muscadelle |
201 |
183 |
-9.0 |
| Crouchen |
114 |
115 |
0.9 |
| Pedro Ximenes |
90 |
106 |
17.8 |
| Palomino |
125 |
104 |
-16.8 |
| Crouchen |
115 |
114 |
-0.9 |
| Other white grapes |
4,591 |
4,844 |
5.5 |
| TOTAL White |
57,342 |
61,425 |
7.1 |
| Red Grapes |
| Shiraz |
33,676 |
37,031 |
10.0 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon |
28,609 |
29,573 |
3.4 |
| Merlot |
9,330 |
10,101 |
8.3 |
| Pinot Noir |
4,142 |
4,414 |
6.6 |
| Ruby Cabernet |
2,780 |
2,817 |
1.3 |
| Grenache |
2,427 |
2,528 |
4.2 |
| Petit Verdot |
1,200 |
1,313 |
9.4 |
| Mataro |
1,128 |
1,238 |
9.8 |
| Currant |
828 |
879 |
6.2 |
| Cabernet Franc |
943 |
873 |
-7.4 |
| Sangiovese |
603 |
660 |
9.5 |
| Malbec |
511 |
496 |
-2.9 |
| Durif |
300 |
463 |
54.3 |
| Muscat a Petit Grains Rouge/Rose |
406 |
428 |
5.4 |
| Barbera |
152 |
182 |
19.7 |
| Tarrango |
138 |
151 |
9.4 |
| Other red grapes |
3,762 |
4,022 |
6.9 |
| TOTAL Red |
90,933 |
97,169 |
5.0 |
| TOTAL Area |
148,275 |
158,595 |
1.4 |
1Includes bearing and not yet bearing vineyards
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1329.0
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