The Bulk Wine Monitor is a one-page at-a-glance summary, which provides grapegrowers and winemakers with an indication of supply and demand for commercial wine on the global market, and the competitiveness of Australian wine. The report summarises global prices for bulk wine from Australia and other countries. Bulk wine prices are taken from the Ciatti Global Market reports published monthly.

The report includes:

• Monthly trend in Australian bulk wine prices over the past 2 years by variety
• Comparisons of price for the same month over the past 5 years
• Comparison of average bulk wine prices by country for the latest month
• Comparison of change in bulk wine price for Australian wine between AUD and USD

Varieties include: Shiraz (Syrah), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, generic red, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris/Grigio and generic white.

The report is updated monthly and published quarterly. Intervening month reports are available on request.

Report summary

The September 2025 Bulk Wine Monitor shows that there was an uptick in Australian bulk prices for major red and white varieties compared to last month in USD, based on Ciatti bulk wine offer prices. However, when comparing in AUD, prices look relatively stable as the AUD/USD exchange rate has increased compared to last month.

It has been over a year since the surge in prices of red varieties in March last year. Red prices have remained stable since the start of the year. Australia continues to record the lowest bulk prices by country for generic red at 38 cents (USD) and Shiraz / Merlot at 46 cents (USD) and Cabernet Sauvignon at 45 cents (USD).

All reds and whites have declined in the past 12 months. However, all red and whites have increased compared to last month. The white variety with the biggest decline was Sauvignon Blanc, which was down 21 per cent from a year ago. Despite increasing 2 per cent compared to last month to 68 cents (USD), it is still 38 per cent lower than its peak in February 2023. As for other white varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris/Grigio was down 5 per cent and generic white was down 7 per cent in USD compared with September 2024. These varieties increased 3 per cent compared with last month.

Source

Ciatti Global Market Reports – updated monthly.