About the report

The Australian Wine Production Sales and Inventory Report presents the results of the annual Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Survey, conducted by Wine Australia. The report aims to provide an overview of the current supply and demand situation for Australian wine.

The report includes the latest national statistics on:

• the Australian winegrape crush
• wine production
• domestic sales of Australian wine
• Australian wine exports
• total Australian wine sales and,
• inventory (along with stock-to-sales ratios).

The report is updated annually, once that year's survey results are available.

Report summary

The results of the Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2025 indicate that total Australian wine production in 2024–25 was 1.13 billion litres (126 million 9-litre case equivalents) – a 9 per cent increase compared with 2023–24 but 7 per cent (89 million litres) below the 10-year average of 1.22 billion litres.

The production of red wine increased by 15 per cent, while the production of white wine increased by 2 per cent. Red wine returned to having the larger share of production (52 per cent) after falling below white in 2023–24. This result was not surprising, as the increase in the crush was almost entirely in red grapes.

The total volume of Australian wine sold in 2024–25 is estimated to be almost unchanged from the previous year at 1.08 billion litres (120 million 9-litre cases). Export sales accounted for 59 per cent of sales by volume – an increase of one percentage point year-on-year, while domestic sales accounted for 41 per cent. 

The increase in production and decline in sales compared with 2023–24 meant that production exceeded sales by around 52 million litres or 6 million 9-litres cases (5 per cent) in 2024–25. This is the equivalent of around 75,000 tonnes.  

The excess production led to a 94 million litre (5 per cent) increase in national inventory, which is estimated to be 2.06 billion litres as at 30 June 2025 . Both the 2024 inventory figure and the 10-year average are 1.96 billion litres.

After showing a positive (downward) trend for the previous two years from the record high reached in 2021–22, the national stock-to-sales ratio (SSR) increased again in 2024–25 – up by 4 per cent to 1.9 to be 15 per cent above the 10-year average of 1.66. 

The white wine SSR was up by 19 per cent to 1.59 – taking it 15 per cent over its 10-year average of 1.38, while the SSR for red wine decreased slightly to 2.12 – still well above its 10-year average of 1.88.

An analysis of market conditions suggests that the outlook for wine has deteriorated in the past 12 months. Global consumption has continued to decline and remains lower than global production, despite reported adjustments occurring to vineyard areas in some countries and near-record low vintages in 2023 and 2024. These unfavourable global conditions are compounded for Australia by the high stock levels carried forward from the 2025 vintage and the lack of adjustment to the supply base (i.e. vineyard area). Without significant vine removals, grape prices are unlikely to improve significantly in the next few years.

About the survey

Wine Australia’s Wine Production, Sales and Inventory Survey is sent to the largest wineries based on grape crush size. Responses are received from around 40 wineries accounting for at least 75 per cent of total Australian wine production. Other data sources used include: ABS, Circana, Growth Scope, IWSR, Levies Revenue Service, OIV, Winetitles and Wine Australia.