Sparkling 2%. Fortified 7%. 20 million glasses of South African wine are enjoyed world-wide everyday. Composition 2007-2017. Source: SAWIS, 2 May 2018.
SOUTH AFRICAN
2018
WINE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Wine production 2017/18
1.22 m tonnes
948 m litres
Grapes crushed
Wine produced
-15%
-15%
Wine sales 2016/17 Total sales
R24.7 bn Exports
3.3% Local
50.1% volume
Volume 448 m litres Value R8.7 bn
49.9% volume
4.7%
Volume 447 m litres
2.4%
-3.1%
Value R16 bn
7.2%
Red 39%
Still 91%
White 51%
Sparkling 2%
Sparkling 1%
Fortified 7%
Blanc de noir/Rosé 9%
20 million glasses of South African wine are enjoyed world-wide everyday
Composition 2007-2017
Production vs area under vines million tonnes
’000 hectares
1.6 m
102 100 98 96 94 92
1.2 m 0.8 m
Producers
Cellars
3029
546
-25%
0.4 m
-3%
’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
Wine grape Production (tonnes)
Source: SAWIS, 2 May 2018. For more information visit www.sawis.co.za
