Nyheder 2011 – den Sydafrikanske vinindustri

Statistic fra den Sydafrikanske vinindustri 2010/2011

Currently 101.016 hectares of vines producing wine grapes are under cultivation in South Africa over an area some 800 kilometres in length.

Hvide vine:
White varietals constitute 56% of the plantings for wine, with Chenin Blanc plantings comprising 18.3% of the total.

Røde vine:
Red varietals account for 44% of the national vineyard. The most widely planted red varietal is Cabernet Sauvignon, accounting for 12.2% of the total.
Shiraz accounts for 10%, while Merlot accounts for 6.4% and Pinotage, which is indigenous to South Africa, represents 6.2%.
The local wine industry continues to re-align its vineyard offering in line with international trends

According to a study, commissioned by the SA Wine Industry Information & Systems (SAWIS) and published in December 2009, some 275.606 people were employed both directly and indirectly in the wine industry in 2008, including farm labourers, those involved in packaging, retailing and wine tourism.

The study also concluded that of the R26.2 billion gross domestic product (GDP) contributed by the wine industry to the regional economy, some R4.3 billion was generated indirectly through wine-tourism activities centred in the winelands.
About R14.2 billion eventually would remain in the Western Cape to the benefit of its residents.

Growth in contribution to the GDP has been at least 10% per annum since 2003.

In terms of world wine production, South Africa ranks as number seven in overall volume production of wine and produces 3.0% of the world’s wine (2010).

Of the country’s total annual harvest of 984.8 mill. litres in 2010, 79% was devoted to the making of wine, 4.0% to wine for brandy, 11.5% to distilling wine and 5.1% to grape juice concentrate and grape juice.
Of the country’s estimated total annual harvest of 973.7 mill. litres in 2011, 80% was devoted to the making of wine, 3% to wine for brandy, 13% to distilling wine and 4% to grape juice concentrate and grape juice.
Exports of natural (i.e. non-fortified) packaged wines for the 2010 calendar year reached 222.3 mill. litres, a decrease of 7.3% on the previous year.
Red wine exports decreased by 7.0% to account for 49.5% of all natural wines exported.

SOUTH AFRICA WINE INDUSTRY STATISTICS

 

WINE PRODUCED (Million Gross Litres)

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Wine	628.5	709.7	730.4	763.3	805.1	780.7
Distilling wine	129.2	147.9	146.4	166.5	122.1	113.3

WINE GRAPES AS % OF TOTAL HECTARES

	1990	2000	2007	2008	2009	2010
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Chenin	32	24	19	19	18	18
Chardonnay	2	6	9	8	8	8
Sauvignon Blanc	4	6	8	9	9	10
TOTAL WHITE	84	64	56	56	56	56
Cabernet	4	9	13	13	12	12
Merlot	1	5	7	7	7	6
Pinotage	2	7	6	6	6	6
Shiraz	1	6	10	10	10	10
TOTAL RED	16	36	44	44	44	44

AGE OF VINES AT 2010

Years	White %	Red %	Total %
<4 years	5.4	2.3	7.7
4-10 years	17.5	15.8	33.3
11-15 years	9.3	19.0	28.3
16-20 years	8.8	3.9	12.8
20+ years	15.0	2.8	17.9
Total	56	44	100

TOTAL SA EXPORTS

YEAR	LITRES	TREND
1996	99 900 000	140
1998	116 800 000	108
2000	138 400 000	108
2001	176 100 000	126
2002	215 800 000	123
2003	237 300 000	110
2004	266 500 000	112
2005	280 084 000	105
2006	271 778 000	97
2007	313 886 000	115
2008	407 320 000	132
2009	389 141 000	96
2010	389 324 000	96